Category Archives: JISC OpenBib

Open source development – how we are doing

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Mark MacGillivray

Whilst at Open Source Junction earlier this year, I talked to Sander van der Waal and Rowan Wilson about the problems of doing open source development. Sander and Rowan work at OSS watch, and their aim is to make sure … Continue reading →

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Hackathon alert: BiblioHack!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

This is cross-posted from the OKFN blog The Open Knowledge Foundation’s Open Biblio group, and Working Group on Open Data in Cultural Heritage, along with DevCSI, present BiblioHack: an open Hackathon to kick-start the summer months. From Wednesday 13th – … Continue reading →

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BiblioHack hackathon registration form

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

Registration is now closed, but keep an eye on this blog and the main OKFN blog for upcoming events.

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#OpenDataEDB 2: 16th May

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

Following the fun we had at March’s Meet-up ‘launch’, we will be having another gathering of people interested in open data next Wednesday 16th May. Hosted by the Wash Bar, Edinburgh, from 19.00, come and join us to discuss ideas, … Continue reading →

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Recent BibServer technical development

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Mark MacGillivray

Along with the recent push of new front-end functionality to BibServer, and demonstrated on BibSoup, we have also applied some changes to the back-end. The new scheduled collection uploader is now runnable as a stand-alone tool, to which source URLs … Continue reading →

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BibJSON updates

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Mark MacGillivray

Following recent discussion on our mailing list, BibJSON has been updated to adopt JSON-LD for all your linked data needs. This enables us to keep the core of BibJSON pretty simple whilst also opening up potential for more complex usage … Continue reading →

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New BibServer features available on BibSoup

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Mark MacGillivray

A couple of months ago the development team had a Sprint and came up with some cool ideas of how to improve the user experience for BibServer and, subsequently, BibSoup. Have a play with the new features and see below … Continue reading →

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Community discussions 2

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

It’s been a funny few weeks, with Easter meaning that various people have been out-and-about at various times, but as always, the community never rests… Following on from Community Discussions (1), here are the latest goings-on to raise your interest … Continue reading →

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Community discussions

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

The Open Biblio core team are a small bunch, but there’s a wealth of people out there providing information and suggestions to make our work better and more widely known. The List is a key way for people to post … Continue reading →

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Planning for the next three months

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Naomi Lillie

We have developed BibJSON… We’ve improved BibServer… We’ve made BibSoup… …But what’s next? The nature of cutting-edge technology is that it is fast-paced and constantly adapting. We may think we’ve come up with a good idea, but if it turns … Continue reading →

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