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Reynolds, Erica, JCL | 1 Oct 15:22

Position Opening: Young Adult Librarian, Johnson County, KS

Do you love working with teens?  Do teens flock to your programs?  Can
you booktalk to the toughest crowd?  Can you build a rapport with teens
from a variety of backgrounds?  Would you like to work with teens in the
corrections system?  Do you have a strong public service attitude?  Are
you creative, passionate and fun?  Is your knowledge of young adult
literature and popular culture second to none?  

If so, you may be the next Johnson County Library Young Adult Librarian.
To be successful, you will need a MLS and the ability to communicate
effectively, be techno-savvy and have the ability to approach life with
a sense of humor.  Your role will be supported by a team of experienced,
talented professionals working in an award-winning and challenging
environment. 

Johnson County Library is located in metropolitan Kansas City and serves
a population of over 391,000 with a Central Resource Library (CRL) and
twelve branch libraries.  

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental,
vision and life insurance, deferred compensation, supplemental
retirement and paid time off.

If you are interested in taking our Young Adult Services to new levels,
please submit a resume with salary requirements electronically to
hentschelt@... by November 1, 2007.   Additional information
and all position requirements can be found at www.jocogov.org.

Erica Reynolds 
Web Content Manager 
Johnson County Library
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Lowry, Carlos | 1 Oct 18:03
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JOB POSTING: Programmer Analyst Senior


CITY OF AUSTIN (TEXAS) JOB POSTING

http://www.austincityjobs.org/applicants/Central?quickFind=54736

Posting Title             Programmer Analyst Senior

Department                Library    

Job Type                  Full-Time    

Regular/Temporary         Regular    

Hours                     M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Evening and 
                          weekend hours will be required.    

Minimum Qualifications    High School or GED plus 3 years of 
                          related experience

                          Any combination of education and/or 
				  work experience will substitute for 
                          minimum qualifications.

Pay Range                 Commensurate    

Job Close Date            Open until filled  

Category                  Technical    

Location                  Faulk Central Library
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Raumin "Ray" Dehghan | 1 Oct 22:41
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Fireworks mx - macromedia 2004

Colleagues,

  I would be grateful if somebody could recommend any good titles that
specialize
in explaining Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004  - the graphic editor/design
portion of the Dreamweaver MX 2004 suite.

Thanks very much,
Raumin "Ray" Dehghan
West Chicago Public Library
West Chicago, Illinois
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Thomas Rutter | 2 Oct 04:43
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Re: Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer

> Is it safe to say that
> having a good understanding of what these web programming languages
> can do is sufficient or should one become a proficient programmer?

Being a proficient programmer would certainly be helpful, and to be a 'web developer' it will be mandatory. 
But you can start off with a good understanding of and experience with web based markup ie XHTML and CSS.

A 'web developer' should have proven experience in developing web applications using a programming
languages such as one of C#, VB.NET, PHP, Ruby or Perl.  They should also have experience using SQL and
administering a database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL or PostgreSQL.  Optionally they
should be able to write Apache configuration scripts (like .htaccess) or configure IIS.  My background as
a web developer is with the PHP programming language, MySQL database and Apache web server.  A web
developer should also demonstrate a thorough understanding of HTML, XHTML _and_ CSS, with optional
experience in Javascript and Actionscript.  Any web developer who is placed in a senior position should
have a good ability to write project specifications, requirements and proposals and otherwise act as a
project manager.

A 'web designer' does not necessarily have the programming and database skills of a web developer, but a
little bit of understanding helps as a web designer may be required to work on the same project as a
developer.  A web designer should have a good eye for design; some sort of graphic or multimedia design
background may be good.  A web designer should demonstrate a thorough understanding of HTML, XHTML _and_
CSS, and experience using them in projects.  Programming skills in Javascript and Actionscript (for
Flash) are highly recommended but not mandatory.  A web designer should be able to edit bare HTML and CSS
code with or without the use of Dreamweaver.

You may want to begin with XHTML and CSS.  HTML, XHTML, CSS and Javascript are languages that all web
professionals should know and will benefit from.  Once you go beyond that into web development, or the
other direction into multimedia design such as Flash, then you can specialise more.

> I am also very curious about new and emerging technologies such as
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primarydat | 2 Oct 19:27
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Final Call for the Survey of Database Licensing Practices


Primary Research Group (www.primaryresearch.com) is planning to publish a survey of library database
licensing practices and seeks survey participants.   The survey will close on  October 9th 2007.
Academic, public, corporate, legal and special libraries are eligible.  This is an international
survey open to libraries of all countries. Participants receive a free PDF copy of the estimated 100-page
report. Data is broken out by type and size of institution for easier benchmarking.  To take the
40-question survey, follow the link below: 

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j9NdPfpcWLikLOdaLOcjFw_3d_3d

Maritza Ordoñez
Office Assistant
Primary Research Group, Inc.
www.primaryresearch.com
Tel. 212-736-2316
Fax 212-412-9097

________________________________________________________________________
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Michele Hampshire | 3 Oct 02:46

RE: Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for theMacintosh?

I'd be VERY interested to know if Mac (OS Leopard?) users could run
Windows Media Player and listen to downloadable eAudiobook since one of
my biggest peeves with our libraries is paying for something that
doesn't work with a majority of our patrons' technology of choice.  The
platform wars are killing me.

For those California Libraries that are CALIFA members, I heard on good
authority that some eAudiobook solution for Mac/iPod users is not far
down the pike.

Best, Michele

Michele Hampshire, MLIS
Web Librarian
Mill Valley Public Library
375 Throckmorton Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-389-4292 x107
http://millvalleylibrary.org 

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces@...
[mailto:web4lib-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Bret Parker
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:08 PM
To: Web4lib@...
Subject: [Web4lib] Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for
theMacintosh?

We get complaints from time to time about Mac users not being able to
use downloadable audiobooks on their Macs or iPods.
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Andrew Hankinson | 3 Oct 03:41
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Re: Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for theMacintosh?

Hi Michele,

Leopard (10.5) is the newer version of OS X due out this month.   
While I don't have a copy of it yet, I am pretty sure that the files  
will not play on the newer OS, the same with the current OS (10.4 -  
Tiger)

Apple users have to rely on a third party ("Flip4Mac") to provide  
Windows Media support, as Microsoft has stopped making and supporting  
new versions of Windows Media Player for the Mac.  This, of course,  
means that Apple users do not have access to Microsoft's proprietary  
DRM formats for playback on their operating system of choice.

The iPod currently has no way of playing Windows Media files of any  
shape or size.

The new advances in running Windows on a Mac are not much help here  
either.  There are basically three choices:

1.) Install Windows through "Boot Camp": This sets up a separate  
partition of your hard-drive that contains Windows.  To use this,  
users need to reboot their machine into Windows (which means you  
can't do any of your 'normal' work if OS X is your chosen operating  
system.)  It requires a full license of XP or Vista, though, so you  
will need to pay for this privilege.

2.) Install Windows through a virtualization technology such as  
VMWare and Parallels.  This allows you to 'boot' Windows in a window  
on your Mac while running OS X.  This is a more elegant solution than  
Boot Camp, but it also requires a legitimate license of XP or Vista,
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Leo Robert Klein | 3 Oct 03:44

Re: Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for theMacintosh?

> Bret Parker
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:08 PM
> To: Web4lib@...
> Subject: [Web4lib] Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for
> theMacintosh?

> What if the Mac users ran leveraged the new technology that allows them
> to run Windows programs?
> 
> Would anyone download  audiobooks from NetLibrary using Windows Media
> Player on the Windows side of the Mac? Seems like that would be adequate
> to at least listen. Maybe they could even transfer the file to a
> compatible MP3 player (not an iPod). Has anyone got an insider's view of
> this operation?
> 

Sounds like you're really expecting a lot from your user.  I'd give 'em 
a star if any of them accomplished the task.

LEO

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praveenkumar veeramalla | 3 Oct 13:08
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world wide Universities

Universities world wide
http://univ.cc/world.php

Universities of United States Listing
http://univ.cc/states.php

Would appreciate, if any one provide a free source which facilitates combination of   "subject +
University" search i mean subject wise listing of Universities.
For example,Universities offering PHD/ MS in Knowledge Management  etc.
If anybody know University information on "Knowledge Management" Please share it with me

Thanks !
Praveen Kumar Veeramalla

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Darci Hanning | 3 Oct 15:34
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Re: [Web4lib] Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for theMacintosh?

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From: Andrew Hankinson [mailto:andrew.hankinson@...]
To: web4lib@...
Sent: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:41:34 -0700
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Downloadable audiobooks - Windows Media Player for theMacintosh?

  
  The iPod currently has no way of playing Windows Media files of any  
  shape or size.
  While this is true, iTunes will convert non-DRM windows audio files into a format that the iPod can play. You
lose some audio quality with this conversion process but it wouldn't be noticeable to most people.

Also, I read over and over on this list (but not in this specific post) that Audible.com is not iPod
compatible (and no one ever seems to correct this). I'm not sure why people think this. I have only ever
owned/used an iPod for audio (and now video) files and get items from Audible.com (for personal use) and
play them on my iPod just fine. Am I misunderstanding what people mean when that's stated? There's
certainly no technology issue at play here but perhaps there's a policy/licensing one?

Cheers,
Darci Hanning
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