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Kwong, Vincci | 20 May 18:16
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Re: FW: Drupal for library staff intranet?

Our library is looking into Drupal too. However the server we have is Windows Server 2003 and we are required
to use IIS 6 instead of Apache as web server. Most of the documentation out there is for Apache, does any
library have experience with IIS 6 together with Drupal? Thanks and have a nice day!

Vincci Kwong.

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Vincci Kwong

Assistant Librarian

Head of Web Services

Franklin D. Schurz Library

574-520-4444

vkwong@...

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Eric Lease Morgan | 20 May 14:33
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xml workshop


[Please excuse the cross-posting.]

I have finished revamping my day-long, hands-on, XML workshop  
distribution. It includes a large set of sample data, style sheets,  
and scripts (for transforming, indexing, harvesting, & serving) for  
downloading:

   XML is about distributing data and information unambiguously.
   Through this hands-on workshop you will learn: 1) what XML is,
   and 2) how it can be used to build library collections and
   faciliate library services in our globally networked environment.

     * An introduction to XML
     * Activity - Beyond MARC
     * Indexes make search easier
     * Activity - Indexing/searching MODS
     * Activity - Writing XML
     * Flavors of XML
     * Activity - Writing XML, redux
     * Activity - Full-text indexes
     * Client/server computing
     * Databases for data storage and maintenance
     * OAI-PMH - a de-centralized OCLC
     * Activity - Being an OAI service provider
     * Activity - Being an OAI data repository
     * Web Services
     * Activity - Creating a "mash-up"
     * Workshop summary
     * External links
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Patty De Anda | 20 May 00:49
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Job Announcement: Information Specialist / Web Newsletter Editor (Gaithersburg, MD)

LAC seeks an Information Specialist/Web Newsletter Editor to assist with
implementing Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, RSS) for communicating and
interacting with a government agency research community, including
promoting awareness of information products and services and educating
the community on publishing opportunities, knowledge management, and
research discovery. This is a 4-month project in Gaithersburg , MD. 

 
Responsibilities

*	Create an operating replacement for library's monthly
newsletter, currently distributed in print and electronically, using Web
2.0 tools to deliver content.  
*	Specific activities may include:

	*	Participate on team tasked with exploring blog software
& hosting; options and defining workflows & review/approval policies;
	*	Upgrade existing wiki to latest version of MediaWiki, or
install and deploy Twiki software;
	*	Train information services staff on use of wiki;
	*	Implement/deploy blog software, and train staff on
authoring and editing of blog posts, and use of linking and web
syndication features;
	*	Work with information services staff to establish
workflows, and policies etc.;
	*	Prepare documentation that includes logistics, workflow
and staff training to ensure smooth operation beyond initial
implementation.  

Qualifications
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VanderHart, Robert | 19 May 16:26

FW: Drupal for library staff intranet?

Resending this message since I didn't ever see it show up on web4lib. 

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Subject: Drupal for library staff intranet?

I'm chairing a library team that's charged with reorganizing content on
our staff intranet, used by about 40 people.  We're also expected to
recommend an open-source solution that will allow our intranet to be a
little more self-servicing.  Specifically, we need to be able to
collaborate online to produce documentation (suggesting a wiki).  We
also have a fairly sizable collection of photos from library events and
conferences that currently sit on a networked drive, and we'd like to be
able to provide tags and collect them into various sets/albums.

I see there has been plenty of discussion on this list about Drupal.  I
know it's based on PHP, and although I have some basic knowledge of PHP,
I'm really a ColdFusion developer at heart and by experience.  So my
specific questions:

1) Would Drupal be "overkill" for our needs that I've expressed above,
especially for an intranet used by 40 people?
2) Would there be a huge need for me, as the admin, to be up to snuff on
PHP to even consider deploying Drupal?
3) Are there other software solutions you might suggest?  I know about
FarCry, an open-source CF-based CMS; has anyone used that?

Thanks!
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Gerry Mckiernan | 16 May 21:40
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New Book: _Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Digital Age_

Friends/

Another Most Excellent New Book:

_Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Digital Age_ / Caroline Eisner and
Martha Vicinus, Editors 

 timely intervention in national debates about what constitutes original or plagiarized writing

This collection is a timely intervention in national debates about what constitutes original or
plagiarized writing in the digital age. Somewhat ironically, the Internet makes it both easier to copy
and easier to detect copying. The essays in this volume explore the complex issues of originality,
imitation, and plagiarism, particularly as they concern students, scholars, professional writers,
and readers, while also addressing a range of related issues, including copyright conventions and the
ownership of original work, the appropriate dissemination of innovative ideas, and the authority and
role of the writer/author. Throughout these essays, the contributors grapple with their desire to
encourage and maintain free access to copyrighted material for noncommercial purposes while also
respecting the reasonable desires of authors to maintain control over their own work. 

{MORE}

Links to Table of Contents / Amazon Search Inside /  Etc. Available at 

[ http://infolitweb20.blogspot.com/2008/05/originality-imitation-and-plagiarism.html ]

OR

[ http://tinyurl.com/69k3fj ]

/Gerry
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KLINGLER, THOMAS | 16 May 18:32
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Collection Management Librarian, Kent State University

Collection Management Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and
Media Services, Kent Campus

Twelve month, full-time, tenure track position. Faculty rank of
Assistant Professor.

Reports to Assistant Dean for Technical Services

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.       Assists the Assistant Dean for Technical Services in overall
collection management, development, and assessment.

2.       Works with the Assistant Dean, other Department Heads in
Technical Services, liaison librarians, and faculty library
representatives to manage and develop the library's collections.

3.       Helps develop and analyze the collections budget.

4.       Works to maximize the effectiveness of vendor approval plans.

5.       Trains librarians in collection management tools and methods;
serves as a professional resource for collection assessment and
management issues. 

6.       Organizes and conducts collection management projects,
including weeding, gifts, and transition to electronic content.

7.       Coordinates collection statistics and overall collection
assessment.
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KLINGLER, THOMAS | 16 May 18:32
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Serials/ERM Librarian, Kent State University

Serials/ERM Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and Media
Services, Kent Campus

Twelve month, full-time, non-tenure track position. Faculty rank of
Assistant Professor.

Reports to: Head, Acquisitions

 Duties and Responsibilities:

1.	Works on the serials team to manage print and electronic serials
and integrating resources. 
2.	Manages serial and integrating resource records in the library's
automation system, including order, check-in, item and ERM records. 
3.	Maintains license agreements and related files including
summarizing information concerning access restrictions in the library's
automation system. 
4.	Provides and improves access to journals in all formats. 
5.	Establishes and monitors access to electronic resources;
researches and troubleshoots reports of unavailability of online access.

6.	Participates in resource linking/access activities and projects,
including maintenance of linking mechanisms for electronic records in
the local e-journal portal (Serials Solutions), OpenURL link resolver,
and the library automation system (III Millennium). 
7.	Works as part of a team to implement an electronic resource
management system (III ERM). 
8.	Assists in serials cancellation and weeding projects. 
9.	Communicates with publishers and vendors on behalf of the
library.
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KLINGLER, THOMAS | 16 May 18:32
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Catalog Librarian, Kent State University

Catalog Librarian - Kent State University Libraries and Media Services,
Kent Campus

Twelve month, full-time, non-tenure track position. Faculty rank of
Assistant Professor.

Reports to the Head, Catalog & Metadata

 Duties and Responsibilities:

 1.       Performs original cataloging and complex copy cataloging for
serials and integrating resources in all formats.

2.       Serves as a professional resource regarding issues of
cataloging electronic resources, databases and serials; provides serials
and integrating resources cataloging expertise on national and
international cataloging standards.

3.       Helps the serials team optimize access to serials.

4.       Performs original cataloging for monographic resources in all
formats.

5.       Assists with complex copy cataloging for monographic resources
in all formats.

6.       Assists with other cataloging services, including rush
cataloging services, as needs arise.

7.       Participates in national cooperative cataloging programs as
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Walt Crawford | 15 May 23:11
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Cites & Insights 8:6 available

Cites & Insights 8:6, June 2008, is now available for downloading at
http://citesandinsights.info/civ8i6.pdf.

The 28-page issue is PDF, as usual, but (since My Back Pages is missing) all
segments are also available as HTML separates at the home page (
http://citesandinsights.info/)

The issue consists of:

   - *Bibs & Blather*: Quick Updates: Limits and Slouching - A brief
   reminder of a timely essay, and a progress report about where things stand
   on the possible 2007-2008 liblogs project.
   - *Perspective: On Wikis and Transparency* - Transparency is great, as
   long as you're aware of it. MediaWiki makes your wiki (and most other wikis)
   very transparent to outsiders. A good thing, but do pay attention.
   - *(c)3 Perspective: DRM and ISP Surcharges* - Comments on the slow death
   (?) of DRM for purchased audio downloads--and the latest plan to assure Big
   Media of ongoing profitability.
   - *Perspective: On Semantics, Reality, Learning and Rockstars* -
   "Reality" in this case: When is a book not a book? Discover the connections
   between these four mini-perspectives and win yourself a virtual candy bar!
   - *Retrospective: Pointing with Pride, Part 2* - Selected excerpts and
   comments on issues past, another part of the centenary celebration.
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Gerry Mckiernan | 15 May 21:22
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New Book: _Elgg Social Networking_

Colleagues/

A Most Intriguing New Book On ELGG, The Open-Source Social Web application.

/Gerry

_Elgg Social Networking_

Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux,
Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform
combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social
networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki.
It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, and XML-RPC for
integration with most third-party blogging clients. It can be integrated with MediaWiki, Moodle,
Drupal, and WebCT

[snip]

While anybody can use Elgg to create their social network, it is especially useful in education as it has
many features making it suitable for e-learning, including groups, communities, and blogs that can be
used for online classes where students can communicate in a new way with each other and with students
around the world-in a managed, protected environment, creating what its authors term a "personal
learning landscape". This book also covers using Elgg in teaching/learning.

Table of Contents 
Preface
Chapter 1: Social Networks and Elgg
Chapter 2: A Tour around Elgg
Chapter 3: Users, Profiles, and Connections
Chapter 4: Blogging and Resources
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Gerry Mckiernan | 15 May 21:10
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New Virtual Worlds Research Listserv

Colleagues/

A new Virtual Worlds Research List has been created.  This listserv is intended to serve as a
forum for discussion and collaboration on the topic of virtual worlds research, and is sponsored by the
 _Journal of Virtual Worlds Research_ [ http://jvwr.org ]

The subscription link is here:

[ https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/vw-research ]

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck@... 

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