Re: [CODE4LIB] Proquest search api?

- Original Message - > > While it may not be the coolest, I’d be willing to bet Proquest > supports Z39.50. Someone thinks Z39.50 isn't cool? It's got a very cool name anyway, especially when pronounced zed39.50. We'd also be interested in hearing how others are querying PQ, esp. Proq

Re: [CODE4LIB] CFP: A Librarian's Introduction to Programming Languages

+1 - Original Message - > +1 > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Simon Spero > wrote: > > > I would structure the book by task, showing how different languages > > would > > implement the same task. > > > > For example, > > > > using a marc parsing library in java, groovy, python, r

Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service

Mike, If you want to create Linked Data, check out EasyLOD, https://github.com/mjordan/easyLOD. It's not a guide, but it does provide a toolkit. You'd need to write a data source plugin in PHP that scrapes your ILS but the EasyLOD framework will take care of most of the other bits involved in

[CODE4LIB] Job posting: Software developer with the Public Knowledge Project

modules: Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Open Conference Systems, and Open Harvester Systems; as well as a variety of supporting software projects. Visit http://pkp.sfu.ca/ and https://github.com/pkp and have a look at the software and code. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] getting started with Drupal for library website

> There's CUFTS, which is no longer under development as far as I know: > http://researcher.sfu.ca/cufts CUFTS is under active development. Feel free to contact researcher-supp...@sfu.ca if you'd like more info. Mark

[CODE4LIB] Public Knowledge Project – Software Developer For XML Project

variety of supporting software projects. Visit PKP http://pkp.sfu.ca/ and have a look at the software and code. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.30

Re: [CODE4LIB] Exactly: A New Tool for Digital File Acquisitions

Bert, Looks really interesting. What license are you releasing this application under? Also, the Github repo https://github.com/avpreserve/uk-exactly doesn't exist (at least to the public) - it's linked to in the User Guide. Mark - Original Message - > AVPreserve and the Louie B. N

Re: [CODE4LIB] Exactly: A New Tool for Digital File Acquisitions

other questions. > Best -- > Bert > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Mark Jordan < mjor...@sfu.ca > wrote: > > Bert, > > > Looks really interesting. What license are you releasing this application > > under? Also, the Github repo https://github.com/avpreserve/u

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question on CONTENTdm and Linked Data

Hi, - Original Message - > Hi Matt, > > The largest hurdle you would face with linked data and ContentDM are > the > inconsistently persistent URLs (to say nothing of the application > specific > jankyness in the url). When an item is added to a collection in > ContentDM, > it is assigne

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question on CONTENTdm and Linked Data

Hi, - Original Message - [...] > > Dumping the data using the [CONTENTdm] web-services API into LOD > representations > is definitely the way to go. CONTENTdm out of the box has no > capacity to act as an LOD provider. > I've written a simple application, easyLOD, for exposing Linked

Re: [CODE4LIB] Institutional Repository Costs

Scott, I agree with Kirsta, but in addition to technical staff you will absolutely need someone who can develop and oversee policies associated with the IR, and work with the communities who will be contributing contents. IRs are a service, not a website or CMS (although the technology obviousl

Re: [CODE4LIB] Good MARC PHP Libraries,

Dan, File_MARC 0.8.0 beta appears to be working as expected in my scripts. Mark - Original Message - > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Dan Scott wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Bill Dueber > > wrote: > >> Given that File_MARC has been around since, what, the late 1950's,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting

FWIW, in British Columbia, public institutions are prohibited by law from hosting any data in the US. Mark Ross Singer wrote: I assume it's not about speed, but about the PATRIOT Act. For example, we don't host any of our customer data in the US (and aren't allowed to). -Ross. On Thu, Nov

Re: [CODE4LIB] DL Systems (allowing search within documents and access restrictions)?

(to the system) account, or with a campus account that knows that they are part of a specific department? Will they need to log into he system when they request to see a specific document? Will where they are sitting matter (i.e., restricted by IP address)? Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library

[CODE4LIB] Access 2011: Call for submissions deadline is March 31

ur session proposals (http://access2011.library.ubc.ca/program/) and Hackfest projects (http://access2011.library.ubc.ca/hackfest/). Mark Mark Jordan Access 2011 Conference Planning Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Simple Web-based Dublin Core search engine?

Hi, I've done this by encoding the DC records in an OAI static repository, works great. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 / Skype: mark.jordan50

[CODE4LIB] Position available: Public Knowledge Project – Software Developer

in development: Open Monograph Press. The current PKP website is found at: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ and provides more information about the PKP and its open source software including “test drive” versions of the latter. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser

Re: [CODE4LIB] If you were starting over, what would you learn and how would you do it?

Agreed: "Patience, Elbow Grease, Trial and Error" plus stick-to-it-itivenes (to use a word from Seymour Skinner). Mark - Original Message - > Ceci, > > I'd honestly recommend just continuing to play, experiment and try > things. You don't mention programming/scripting in your initial po

[CODE4LIB] Access 2011: Registration is open

C Digital Collection Services Bronze: Andornot Consulting, BC Electronic Library Network, BC Libraries Cooperative, Dell Canada, Innovative Interfaces, Microcom, Relais International, Richmond Public Library, Vancouver Community College. On behalf of the organizing committee, Mark Mark Jordan Hea

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2012 Seattle Update.

fered potential sponsors are listed at http://access2011.library.ubc.ca/sponsorships/ (in fact some of this might have been cribbed from c4l 2011). Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778

[CODE4LIB] Access 2011 Conference - Early Bird Reminder

access2011.library.ubc.ca/hotel/. Open data, open source development and community building, digital preservation, and artful data visualization! We hope to see you here for all this and more October 19-22, 2011 in Vancouver. Mark Jordan Access 2011 Conference Planning Committee Follow us on Twitter - @access_2011

[CODE4LIB] Access 2011 Early Bird registration extended (and hotel rate reminder)

still in high demand in October so please consider taking advantage of the conference rate. Pleaes visit http://access2011.library.ubc.ca/ to register for the conference and for a link to the hotel booking form. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Community google custom search

Actually, he asked me about it on Friday and I told him it would be posted soon. I'm meeting with him this afternoon to go over the media stuff so I'll mention it then. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbi

[CODE4LIB] I am king of the idiots: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Community google custom search

Sorry everybody, I reponded to the wrong message. #lookuponceinawhile - Original Message - > Actually, he asked me about it on Friday and I told him it would be > posted soon. I'm meeting with him this afternoon to go over the media > stuff so I'll mention it then.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Models of MARC in RDF

Well said Will, Mark - Original Message - > This is a *very* tangential rant, but it makes me mental when I hear > people say the "'disk space' is no longer an issue." While it's true > that > the costs of disk drives continue to drop, my experience is that the > cost > of managing storag

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with codeIgniter?

compared to Drupal or Wordpress. Before recommending it, you should review the categories under 'Contributions' at http://codeigniter.com/wiki to see if you can identify any glaring holes. But, overall, I'd say it's a pretty good PHP MVC framework (not that I've compared a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with codeIgniter?

Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 / Skype: mark.jordan50 mjor...@sfu.ca - Original Message - > Thanks, Dave and Mark -- this is exactly what I needed to h

Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop

Apologies to anyone who is not interested in this thread, but I'm curious to know what backup software comparable to OS X Time Machine Linux users have on their lap/desktops. Time Machine is one of those parts of OS X that would make it hard for me to emigrate from the garden. Mark - Origi

Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop

Hi Mike, - Original Message - > I've been happy with sbackup for a while now, though I believe the > latest Ubuntus are using DejaDup? > > But I can't remember the last time I needed to restore a file. > Me either - my use case is restoring my whole system. I've had two Macbooks over 5

[CODE4LIB] Job posting: Data Curator, Simon Fraser University Library

-job-posting Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 / Skype: mark.jordan50 mjor...@sfu.ca

Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital Collections management software

Hi, Another OSS option is http://qubit-toolkit.org. It's currently tuned only to archives-oriented collections, but over the next few months will be further developed to accommodate more general types of digital collections. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Li

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Authority Data

f records accompanying certain ebook collections, as per the vendors' license terms. A misguided practice, but one that exists nonetheless. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI-PMH Harvester in PHP?

world, I was looking at some of your WorldCat presentations just now Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "David Walker" &l

Re: [CODE4LIB] Integrating OCS and Drupal

database that could cause problems with workflows or submission status. Check the OCS/PKP support forums, and post questions if necessary, before using an external application to update the OCS database. All that being said, can you provide more detail on what you mean by 'integration'

Re: [CODE4LIB] Good advanced search screens

7;re describing with WorldCat -- a very rich metadata set to search against, plus in the Harvester's case, new schemas can be added fairly easily, and we don't want admins to have to rewrite the search form when they add a new schema. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C.

Re: [CODE4LIB] marc21 and usmarc

- "Jonathan Rochkind" wrote: A > > US-MARC/MARC21 record can actually be in MARC-8 encoding OR in UTF-8, > > and there is actually a field (fixed field I think) to declare which > encoding is used. leader pos 09 Mark

Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux tools for making PDFs

Yan, not sure how it handles east Asian characters, but imagemagick will create PDFs, e.g., convert FILE.jpg FILE.pdf See http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php for more info. Mark - "Yan Han" wrote: > Hello, > > > > Do you know a tool running under Linux to make PDFs from i

Re: [CODE4LIB] OCR engine for Persian/Dari

latin characters was poor as well IIRC), but I can't comment on how this product works with other languages. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 mjor

Re: [CODE4LIB] CouchDB

Hi Phil, I'm starting to play with CouchDB myself, mainly as a way of learning about schemaless databases. Have you seen the book that is being written, http://books.couchdb.org/relax/ ? So far it's got a pretty good set of up-and-running instructions and some basic howtos. Mark - "phil c

[CODE4LIB] Public Knowlege Project Conference 2009 - Early Bird Registration Ends June 8

Forwarded on behalf of the PKP Conference organizers... PKP Conference 2009 - Early Bird Registration Ends June 8 Planning to attend the Second International PKP Conference in Vancouver from July 8 - 10, 2009? If so, you should register soon, as the Early Bird rates will be ending June 8! I

Re: [CODE4LIB] HTML mark-up in MARC records

- "Walter Lewis" wrote: In > short, consider the downstream partners who may try and render the > HTML > and what interfaces they are using. Not everyone views the record via > a > browser ... :) > One downstream client that embedded HTML-in-MARC will almost certainly cause grief for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Suggest a keynote speaker for Code4Lib 2010!

I've also seen Stephen talk and he offers a nice blend of tech, metadata, and end-user perspective. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 mjor...@s

Re: [CODE4LIB] CollectiveAccess

Derek, I don't have any direct experience using CollectiveAccess, but have seen it demod at a conference and it looks quite slick and functional. However, this app suffers from a pretty much complete lack of documentation, apart from the support forum (which is active). According to the Collect

Re: [CODE4LIB] digital storage

or attached storage isn't as good as some other OSs, you're pretty much limited to using local disk. That all said, LOCKSS is actively working to overcome the storage scalability issue, and better support for attached storage is being tested right now. Mark Mark Jordan Head of L

Re: [CODE4LIB] digital storage

Hi Kyle, - "Kyle Banerjee" wrote: > LOCKSS is good for protecting articles since that is what it is > designed to do. For a variety of reasons that go beyond cost, I think > it's a hopeless model for backup. > Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that LOCKSS is for backup, in its PLN form

Re: [CODE4LIB] activestate and marc::batch

Eric, Yes, running ppm install MARC-Record will do the trick. I have never encountered a gotcha running MARC::Record and friends on ActiveState. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice

[CODE4LIB] Transport options from Charlotte to Asheville for c4l2010

Hi, Can anyone recommend transportation options to get from Charlotte International Airport to Asheville? From my neck of the woods airfare to Charlotte appears to be a ~ $200 cheaper than to Asheville. TIA, Mark

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals

Hey MJ, - "MJ Suhonos" wrote: > > More specifically, I wonder what thoughts people have about how a > VanC4L2011 might affect / be affected by the C4L North proposal, and > Eric's comment that C4L was originally "envisioned as an Access USA". > There seems to be a strong contingent on both

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals

- "Sean Hannan" wrote: > As someone who has done a lot of US->Vancouver travel, here's a > protip: Fly into Sea-Tac and then take the Quick Shuttle > (http://www.quickcoach.com/) across the border ($40ish USD). You > won't get dinged on airport international travel fees and you will > have

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals

Hi everybody, We're sensitive to the potential cost of accommodations in Vancouver, and we'll be doing our best to secure a reasonable rate at one or more conventional hotels. We'll also be investigating other options as well, including hostels and on-campus rooms. Mark Mark

Re: [CODE4LIB] Free/Open OCR solutions?

You may want to check out http://www.watchocr.com/ Mark - "Andy Kelly" wrote: > I'm working on scanning some documents in a collection and then > preforming > OCR on the documents. Thus far, I've used Adobe Acrobat Pro's OCR > function > with some success but the machines I'm working on are

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns

Wouldn't the NIH syndrome endemic to libraries make such a set unlikely? - Original Message - > So, there are a gajillion and one design pattern libraries out > there...has > anybody come across a set of design patterns focused on library web > sites? > > Thanks, > Pat >

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns

users somehow required an oval site architecture. It's the "for whatever local reasons or biases we had" that I am cynical about. Mark - Original Message ----- > On May 10, 2012, at 5:49 PM, Mark Jordan wrote: > > > Wouldn't the NIH syndrome endemic to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns

necessarily coherent or > even well-thought out, I think patterns would emerge. > > -Ross. > > On May 11, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Mark Jordan wrote: > > > Ross, > > > > Good counter example, and I'm sure your experience is a common one. > > P

[CODE4LIB] Storing lat / long

code4libers: What's the best (i.e., most standardized and flexible) format for storing single-point geocoordinates? Pages like http://www.maptools.com/UsingLatLon/Formats.html offer too many choices. TIA, Mark

Re: [CODE4LIB] Storing lat / long

Thanks everybody, looks like decimal degrees is the format to go with. Our local GIS expert came to the same conclusion. Spatial db extensions are not an option for us at the moment; we've got to store them as strings. Mark - Original Message - > On Jun 28, 2012, at 3:46 PM, Matthew LeV

Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival Software

Jay, If by 'archival software' you mean a digital preservation toolkit, check out Archivematica, https://www.archivematica.org/wiki/Main_Page Mark - Original Message - > Any suggestions for inexpensive & easy to use archival software? > > Thanks, > > Jay Dela Cruz, MLIS > Electronic R

[CODE4LIB] CURATEcamp iPRES 2012

Please excuse the cross postings. CURATEcamp iPRES 2012, with a focus on "Preservation Synthesis", is just a few weeks away. Further information, including a link to the registration service, is available at: http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/CURATEcamp_iPRES_2012 Mark Mark Jord

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4libcon

Hey guys, great idea. I'll pitch in some names for the WikiNamePage: rangan-athon for (libraries) { good code; } What's it cost roughly to get from Portland or Eugene to Corvallis? Mark On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 02:14:57PM -0600, Edward Summers wrote: > This is very preliminary, but since folks

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

_be_ the journal but it could be a new type of journal. This coming from a guy who's involved in the development of Open Journal Systems. That app is excellent but it is aimed squarely at traditional journals. It is moving fairly rapidly toward a modular, plugin architecture; however,

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

gs about) validates that. BUT, if the journal is to be taken seriously, particularly by promotion and tenure committees, then it does have to be peer reviewed and have some _semblance_ of conventionality. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

good one, and I give it a hearty +1 > Actually, in its next version Open Journal Systems will have a feature for releasing articles between issues, something which has been commmon in some scientific disciplines for a long time. I'm not necessarily advocating OJS, just saying what Ross is

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

roposed, but http://drexel-coas-elearning.blogspot.com/2006/02/peer-review-in-google-age.html is worth reading anyway. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Phone (604) 291 5753 / Fax (604) 291 3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

l, and MediaWiki on one site. Again, this is not an arguement for using any particular platform, but it's interesting to see how another site mashes things up. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Phone (604) 291 5753 / Fax (604) 291 3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/

Re: [CODE4LIB] text summarizers

y of plain text documents. I can use ots (open text summarizer) to do this work, but I would like to compare and contrast it with other possibilities. Do you have any suggestions? -- Eric Lease Morgan -- Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby

Re: [CODE4LIB] Z39.50 for III Database?

Hi Nathan, The demo at http://kubrick.no-ip.info/opac/opac.php is searching against an III target, using the 'opac' record syntax to pull back item-level holdings info. I'd be happy to share the code -- in fact, I plan to package it up when I get a chance and post it on my site. The only outstand

[CODE4LIB] Position available: Software Developer

laboration technologies such as email, chat, and VOIP. Applicants should send a current resume, cover letter, and samples of recent PHP or Java code and written technical documentation to Mark Jordan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] by May 4, 2007. Please note working language is English. Candidates must be ab

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Software Manifesto

and specifically - I have a responsibility to report reproducible bugs in a way as to facilitate reproducing it - I have a responsibility to report irreproducible bugs with as much detail as I can provide - I have a responsibility to request new features responsibly - I have a responsibility to vie

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcement: Open Source In Libraries Website

code4lib website to make people more aware of them. I totally agree Karen (and Dan, with your points) -- the more the merrier. Maybe we should focus on making it easier to find this info by providing linkages of whatever kind we can between the whole famlily of OSS-in-libraries sites. Mark Mark

Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journal publishing software

10019 Tel: 212.541.1013 Fax: 212.541.0357 -- Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.6959 / Fax: 778.782.3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/

Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journal publishing software

on Digital Resources Coordinator The City University of New York Office of Library Services 555 West 57th Street, Suite 1140 New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212.541.1013 Fax: 212.541.0357 -- Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columb

[CODE4LIB] Job posting: Web Developer at Simon Fraser University Library

. Please pass this posting on to anyone you think might be interested. Mark -- Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Interim data storage for researchers

Hi Krista, You might want to check out OwnCloud. It offers a viable Dropbox alternative that you can host locally, with sync clients for all major operating systems (even Blackberry cough). Mark - Original Message - > Thanks for the response so far. I'll definitely be looking into

Re: [CODE4LIB] Interim data storage for researchers

Erin is correct, Simon Fraser did go with Pydio as a user-facing loading dock to our Islandora-based research data repository but we are now (well, as soon as we can get some developer resources) replacing that with OwnCloud since campus IT has launched a university-wide service based on it. Bot

Re: [CODE4LIB] Consortial services

I'll throw in a couple examples from western Canada: COPPUL (Council of Prairie and Pacific Libraries) Archivematica as a Service: http://www.coppul.ca/archivematica BC ELN (British Columbia Electronic Library Network) consortial Islandora-based IR, Arca: http://arcabc.ca Mark - Origi