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michael.yunkin | 1 Dec 2005 01:12
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New digitization wiki launched


Announcing the launch of Digiwik: The Digitization Wiki
(http://www.digiwik.org/)

Digiwik is designed to be a repository of digitization information for use
by individuals, museums, libraries, researchers, and any other entities
with digitization needs.

Please direct any feedback, comments, or questions to digiwik@...

Thank you,
Michael Yunkin
Web Content/Metadata Manager (& Digiwik administrator)
UNLV Libraries
Las Vegas, NV
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Cox, Christopher N. | 1 Dec 2005 14:52
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Reminder: Proposals for Special Issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on Federated Searching Due December 15

Time is running out to submit a proposal for Internet Reference Services
Quarterly's special issue on federated searching.  The issue (12 1/2)
will tentatively be published in February 2007.

We hope the issue, which may also be published as a monograph, will
cover a wide range of topics pertaining to federated searching or
metasearching.  For the purposes of this issue, federated searching is
defined at a search system with a common interface which enables
simultaneous searching of databases or other resources from a variety of
vendors.    Topics might include, but are not limited to:

*	Implementations of the various software packages (MetaLib,
ENCompass, WebFeat, etc.) at different sized campus or as part of
consortia 
*	Issues related to implementation or use of the software 
*	Interface decisions 
*	Comparison to and competition with Google Scholar 
*	Metasearch standards 
*	Technical services issues (i.e. metadata, etc.) relating to
federated searching 
*	Information literacy issues related to federated searching 
*	Instruction of federated searching to various groups 
*	Utilization of federated searching at the Reference Desk 
*	Usability studies 
*	Assessment of federated searching technologies 
*	Studies of how widespread the phenomenon is, etc.   

Theory-based manuscripts and case studies are acceptable.  While the
editors expect the issue to center around federated searching in
academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries
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John Fitzgibbon | 1 Dec 2005 14:59
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firewalling a Koha web server

Hi,

I have installed Koha on a PC; so, the PC is acting as a web server to
two other PCs/Opacs which are on the same LAN. I wish to make the
internet available to these Opacs. How do I go about fire walling the
Koha server? Do I use a router? Internet access will be through a DSL
line.

If I wish to make the Koha web site available on the web, what
additional steps should I take? Is there a web site I can use to provide
the Koha server with a Domain name or can it be only accessed by
specifying its IP address?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

John Fitzgibbon

Galway Public Library
Island House
Cathedral Square
Galway
Ireland

p: 00 353 91 562471
f: 00 353 91 565039
w: http://www.galwaylibrary.ie 

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Tá eolas atá príobháideach agus rúnda sa ríomhphost seo 
agus aon iatán a ghabhann leis agus is leis an duine/na daoine
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Jocelyn Shaw | 1 Dec 2005 15:03
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Kiosk Software

Hi Cathryn,

  I don't know if this will work for you, but we use Mozilla as the  browser for our public access catalogs.  It has
a kiosk  extension.  We had to install jslib for it to run.  The jslib  is found at
http://www.mozdevgroup.com/clients/bm/index.html  .   The extension for Mozilla is at the Mozilla
site.   The last time I looked, it was not available for Firefox.  You can  create a whitelist to control which
sites the browser will allow.   We have been quite happy with it.

  Jocelyn

  
Original post:
Any recomendations on kiosk software?  I have 5 public stations on a blade 
server.   thanks

Cathryn Bowie
Electronic Services Librarian
State of Oregon Law Library
503-986-5921
cathryn.e.bowie@...

Jocelyn Shaw, MLIS
Documents Librarian, Web Mistress
Hackley Public Library
316 W Webster Ave
Muskegon MI 49441
jshaw@...
http://hackleylibrary.org
		
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Susan Moreland | 1 Dec 2005 15:49
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RE: Kiosk Software

There is a Kiosk mode available using Public Web Browser put out by Team
Software Solutions - http://www.teamsoftwaresolutions.com/.  It's very
reasonably priced and Public Web Browser runs off of Internet Explorer.  We
use Public Web Browser on some of our computers, but I haven't used the
Kiosk mode so I don't know much about it.

Susan Moreland
Assistant Director Technology/Access Services
North Kingstown Free Library
www.nklibrary.org

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces@...
[mailto:web4lib-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jocelyn Shaw
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:04 AM
To: web4lib@...
Subject: [Web4lib] Kiosk Software

Hi Cathryn,

  I don't know if this will work for you, but we use Mozilla as the  browser
for our public access catalogs.  It has a kiosk  extension.  We had to
install jslib for it to run.  The jslib  is found at
http://www.mozdevgroup.com/clients/bm/index.html  .   The extension for
Mozilla is at the Mozilla site.   The last time I looked, it was not
available for Firefox.  You can  create a whitelist to control which sites
the browser will allow.   We have been quite happy with it.

  Jocelyn
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brad.eden | 1 Dec 2005 15:33
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Job announcement: Digitization Librarian, UNLV


Please excuse duplicate postings.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries has opened a search for a
Digitization Librarian.  Details and job description, along with procedures
for application, are available at
http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175156021

Brad Eden, Ph.D.
Head, Web and Digitization Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
brad.eden@...
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Henri-Damien LAURENT | 1 Dec 2005 18:24
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Re: Firewalling a Koha Web Server

web4lib-request@... a écrit :

>Message: 11
>Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:59:44 +0000
>From: John Fitzgibbon <jfitzgibbon@...>
>Subject: [Web4lib] firewalling a Koha web server
>To: web4lib@...
>Message-ID:
>	<CD9D13303EF16F4294E4E2BDD7275FC20322B6F8@...>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>Hi,
>
>I have installed Koha on a PC; so, the PC is acting as a web server to
>two other PCs/Opacs which are on the same LAN. I wish to make the
>internet available to these Opacs. How do I go about fire walling the
>Koha server? Do I use a router? Internet access will be through a DSL
>line.
>
>If I wish to make the Koha web site available on the web, what
>additional steps should I take? Is there a web site I can use to provide
>the Koha server with a Domain name or can it be only accessed by
>specifying its IP address?
>
>Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
>  
>
It all depends on the way your Koha site is installed.
Do you have 2 differents ports to access Koha ? Or two local machine names ?
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brad.eden | 1 Dec 2005 18:33
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Re: Job announcement: Web Technical Support Manager, UNLV


Please excuse duplicate postings.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries has opened a search for a Web
Technical Support Manager.  This is a professional position, not a
librarian position.  Details and job description, along with procedures for
application, are available at
http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175156024

Brad Eden, Ph.D.
Head, Web and Digitization Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
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Amos Lakos | 1 Dec 2005 19:59
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Re: Interesting article on Google Book Search

Some random quotes from this weird rant disguised as a reasonable think 
peace:

"The long-term risk of privatization is simple: Companies change and fail. 
Libraries and universities last. Should we entrust our heritage...."

"It also invites a collision of norms and rules unlike any we have seen in 
almost a century."

"I share another of my concerns"

"So I worry."

"We need services like that provided by Google Library. But they should be 
"Library" projects."

It seems that the author is all over the map with worry about Google 
especially as a sort of
dark private force that will destroy "libraries" or the need for libraries.

It seems that somehow, in the very short history of Google, it became the 
reason for much worry by many in the culture, music, advertising, etc 
sectors, and somehow the disruptive technologies Google (not alone) 
embodies, worry this author to no end. The demise of libraries is just one 
of his worries.

Much of the article - seems to me - is a list of the many areas that Google 
adds to Siva's long list of worries. Many of the relationships and 
conclusions are quite weak. He seems to imply that if Google would not do 
what it is doing, libraries for sure will and with assured attention to
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Leo Robert Klein | 1 Dec 2005 20:25

Re: Interesting article on Google Book Search

Amos Lakos wrote:
> Some random quotes from this weird rant disguised as a reasonable think 
> peace:
[snip]

> "So I worry."

Yeah, I worry too -- I worry that other people worry too much about one 
thing when clearly there are so much other things to worry about.  This 
really worries me.

> It seems that somehow, in the very short history of Google, it became 
> the reason for much worry by many in the culture, music, advertising, 
> etc sectors, and somehow the disruptive technologies Google (not alone) 
> embodies, worry this author to no end. The demise of libraries is just 
> one of his worries.
> 
> Much of the article - seems to me - is a list of the many areas that 
> Google adds to Siva's long list of worries. Many of the relationships 
> and conclusions are quite weak. He seems to imply that if Google would 
> not do what it is doing, libraries for sure will and with assured 
> attention to social equity, privacy, and other good things.

I didn't go into his Copyright argument which is where he devoted the 
greatest about of worry -- I mean, argument.  To make a long story 
short, it argues that what Google is doing by copying a work and then 
making snippets available on the Web will set up the mother of all 
copyright battles and that the good side will loose, dragging us all down.

What a wonderful scenario!  Google shouldn't do this because it'll bring
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