415 - Last lecture in VISTA
'Nuff said. See you Monday. Busy reading all your stuff.
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July 29, 2006
July 27, 2006
419 - Last lecture
The PPT handouts for the last lecture are in VISTA. See you tomorrow. Oh, and Assignment 1 comments are back in your assignment dropboxes.
July 25, 2006
415 - Next PPT
Tomorrow's slides are in VISTA. It's the whirlwind tour through the land of metadata and interoperability.
July 24, 2006
419 - Reserves
Aitchison, Glichrist & Bawden (thesaurus construction) and Booth (indexing generally) are now both on 3-hour reserve in Boston for LIS 419-20. You have to ask for them by call number.
July 23, 2006
415 - Next PPT et al.
I have loaded the following into VISTA: the PowerPoint for July 24, Assignment 5, a handout on entry and edit in OCLC, and the Bio Quiz.
July 20, 2006
415 - Lab at Beatley update
The books are not on a cart, but rather are placed on top of that last low range of Ref books at the end of the Z's.
July 19, 2006
415 - Weekend workers
Because of the shaky condition of electricity and coolth over the weekend, several Dewey sets and a couple of copies of the more crucial copies of LCC schedules will be made available in the library, on the 1st floor, at the end of the reference collection, where the lower shelves and some tables are. They will be on a booktruck with a sign on them which should make them obvious. So, you can work in Palace Road or in the library. We can all thank our GSLIS Librarian Linda Watkins for making this possible.
419 - Assignment 3
Your last (yay!!) assignment has been posted to VISTA.
July 18, 2006
Me and LibraryThing
So I finally got around to entering some of my library into LibraryThing on Saturday night. I started with the basic Tolkien stuff. You can import MARC records from LC and many other libraries, how cool. Suddenly it's 3am, and why? Because I have been busy finding the right book covers and, more pathetically, correcting the cataloging (how did these get to be MARC records - there's suppposed to be a space after the semicolon - there's no such word as "illus." - the maps are col. maps). So I only got 23 things entered, but boy it was fun. You can take the cataloguer out of the back room but ...
July 17, 2006
419 - PPT handouts for July 20 and 22
I have loaded the PowerPoint slides for this week into WebCT, and I also put a handout for PRECIS into the Handouts section. It's not vital that you bring that handout to class, but you might enjoy PRECIS more if you do. See you Wednesday.
InfoCurrent needs a taxonomist
INFOCURRENT JOB LISTING
Our Boston area client is looking for a recent MLS graduate with two or three years of experience in a web services environment where information is a key variable for ecommerce. This person will have cross-departmental oversight for a taxonomy that organizes 750K domain names.
Primary Responsibilities
This Taxonomy Editor should understand all aspects of the organizational principals that govern how information is governed in a taxonomy. You will be versed in current auto-classification techniques, entity extraction, managed vocabularies, thesaurus and dictionaries, meta data record management and data cleansing, The candidate will also be knowledgeable of ontological concepts, and should have working familiarity with parametric search techniques. Good working knowledge of Internet search engines a plus.
The ideal person will have helped define, build and manage a hierarchical taxonomy and the associated Meta Data records, and will have participated in the data quality assurance processes.
Job Requirements
Masters of Library Science degree
3 to 5 years of related work experience would be ideal
Work experience with a web services, search, classification or publishing firm
Please send resume as a word doc to Margaret.shue@infocurrent.com
Margaret Shue, MLS
InfoCurrent, Boston
617-573-5031
415 - PPT for July 19
I have put the PPT handout files for July 19 in WebCT.
415 - NextGen OPACs
You might want to have a look at Eric Lease Morgan's A next generation library catalog.
July 16, 2006
415 - PPT for July 17
The PowerPoint handouts are now available in VISTA. Part 1 is the end of LCC and part 2 is the beginning of Dewey.
July 15, 2006
419 - Project statements
I examined your project statements and bibliographies, and have made comments in the drop box for your perusal. See you all on Thursday (when I will make a fool of myself by forgetting who is who after so long an absence).
July 11, 2006
415 - Next PPT plus
I have put two PowerPoint handouts in VISTA. The first is four-to-a-page, and is the first 31 slides. The second is two-to-a-page and is the remaining 28. I have done this because the last part is almost all screenshots from Classification Web, and is rather dense. I also loaded Assignment 4 (ohh nooooo...).
July 06, 2006
419 - Contact sheet
I put the class contact sheet in the Handouts section of VISTA. Just in case you need someone's phone number or e-mail address.
419 - Which classroom?
And the answer is Kendade 303.
July 05, 2006
415 - Next PPT
I loaded Monday's slides into VISTA. Now I am off to Mount Holyoke.
Mass.Gov looking for interns
The Mass.Gov Content Management group seeks two interns to help support information architecture/content analysis and assist with research and documentation. These are 2006 Fall Internship opportunities, and unpaid positions.
Mass.Gov 2006 Fall Internship Opportunities
Position Overview:
Mass.Gov is the official web portal for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, providing a single face of government to residents, businesses, visitors, and government employees. The Content Management group seeks two interns to help support information architecture/content analysis and assist with research and documentation. This is an unpaid position.
You will:
• Learn new and emerging portal and internet technologies;
• Learn about e-government strategies and best practices;
• Train in the suite of tools that make up the Mass.Gov portal infrastructure including Vignette and Interwoven Teamsite content management solution; • Develop a thorough understanding of customer needs by constituency group and how Mass.Gov’s vision and strategy meets those needs; • Recommend content for enhancement or development.
Specific Responsibilities:
Track 1: Information architecture and content analysis
• Apply information architecture knowledge and skills to to ensure that portal users easily find what they need. • Analyze content and make recommendations for improvement. • Maintain and update Mass.Gov portal content, including navigation, terminal content, and feature stories. • Write usability test scripts, conduct usability testing and report findings.
Track 2: Research, competitive intelligence, and documentation • Survey state websites and compile information for analysis and comparison. • Research e-gov and web publishing best practices. • Update standards and other portal documentation • Review metrics from customer help desk and web analytics and report findings. • Conduct user surveys and report findings.
Qualifications
Track 1
• Completion of LIS 415 - Information Organization
• Completion of LIS 419 - Subject Analysis
Track 2
• Completion of LIS 415 - Information Organization
• Completion of LIS 403 - Evaluation of Information Services
Preferred:
• Completion of or current enrollment in LIS 531G - Web Development and Information Architecture. • Completion of or current enrollment in LIS 419 - Subject Analysis
Both Track 1 and Track 2:
• Must be available 10 hours a week for 12 weeks during normal business hours (9:00am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday). • Background in or demonstrate an understanding of the role of the web in information dissemination and discovery. • Relevant knowledge and experience in web-related discipline. • Strong organizational skills. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, MS Office, Internet and e-mail skills.
To apply, applicant must submit the following:
• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation
• A short explanation of why you would like to work for Mass.Gov
Questions and/or applications should be directed to:
Valerie McKay
Lead Information Architect, Mass.Gov Office
One Ashburton Place, Room 1602
Boston, MA, 02108
617-626-4449
valerie.mckay@state.ma.us
July 04, 2006
415 - Assignment 1
I endeavour to have assignments returned before the deadline for the next one. I am working on Assignment 1, and will be taking it/them to Mount Holyoke with me. My comments and your grade will go into VISTA.
419 - PPT and other stuff loaded
The PowerPoint handouts for Thursday through Saturday have been loaded into VISTA, and I added an indexing form to the attachments for Assignment 2.
July 03, 2006
415 - Next PPT and assignment
I have loaded up the PowerPoint handout for July 5 and Assignment 3. Happy 4th.
July 02, 2006
419 - Web pages
The course Web pages have been updated for the Mount Holyoke section of LIS 419. See you Thursday.
Volunteer service to indexers
Seth Maislin, local indexer and pres-elect of the American Society of Indexers, is looking for someone to help him update the thesaurus section of the ASI Web site. Specifically, he says, "I am interested in having this information rewritten or replaced with something more current. While the theories behind thesauri-building techniques may be the same, I imagine that the technologies and applications have been revisited several times over the past 10 years." So I asked if he would be interested in students doing this, and he said "I like the idea that one [or a couple] of your students could write something. Naturally their names would appear as authors and/or contributors. Can you ask them and see what turns up? I'd be happy to talk to someone." If you are interested, let me know, and I will let him know. I suspect the time frame is pretty liberal.