Comments for infomusings http://blog.infomuse.net on LIS, grad school, academia, and other random things... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on best evidence. by Simon Spero http://blog.infomuse.net/2011/02/17/best-evidence/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Simon Spero Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:22:58 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=394#comment-2473 I think part of the reason that LT is able to do WEMI with such a relatively high success rate is that Tim is not bound to accepting the IFLA report as revealed truth, but is free to implement something that is inspired by it. [F is to FRBR as S is to SOAP] Tim also has the advantage of a massively parallel architecture for matching and error detection, using an early form of artificial intelligence described in early cataloging literature as "the reader". WEMI is incomplete, but the ideas that drove it are the real future of bibliographic description. Ignoring the theories and models of people like Seymour L. -> Elaine S. -> Barbara T., Martha Y., Allison C. leads to absurdities like iRods. [ The UIUC approach of using the formal logical incoherence of the literal FRBR model to deny the existence of documents is less helpful. I warned Karen Wickett that the old punishment for that was to be tied between two antelopes, with the remains shelved separately:-)] If you don't mind, I will gank this comment and turn it into a full post, as it overlaps with a lot of stuff I've been meaning to comment on. Also, I'm in Chapel Hill for a bit, and have to go through a lot of the early Aslib's, which we don't have the back issue subscription license for, and which really need to be read with a sneeze-guard. Emerald are a bunch of Limey bastards :-) I think part of the reason that LT is able to do WEMI with such a relatively high success rate is that Tim is not bound to accepting the IFLA report as revealed truth, but is free to implement something that is inspired by it.

[F is to FRBR as S is to SOAP]

Tim also has the advantage of a massively parallel architecture for matching and error detection, using an early form of artificial intelligence described in early cataloging literature as “the reader”.

WEMI is incomplete, but the ideas that drove it are the real future of bibliographic description. Ignoring the theories and models of people like Seymour L. -> Elaine S. -> Barbara T., Martha Y., Allison C. leads to absurdities like iRods.

[ The UIUC approach of using the formal logical incoherence of the literal FRBR model to deny the existence of documents is less helpful. I warned Karen Wickett that the old punishment for that was to be tied between two antelopes, with the remains shelved separately:-)]

If you don’t mind, I will gank this comment and turn it into a full post, as it overlaps with a lot of stuff I’ve been meaning to comment on. Also, I’m in Chapel Hill for a bit, and have to go through a lot of the early Aslib’s, which we don’t have the back issue subscription license for, and which really need to be read with a sneeze-guard. Emerald are a bunch of Limey bastards :-)

]]> Comment on that conversation is still being blogged. by The Real Paul Jones » This Converstion is being Blogged – panel tomorrow http://blog.infomuse.net/2007/03/30/that-conversation-is-still-being-blogged/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 The Real Paul Jones » This Converstion is being Blogged – panel tomorrow Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:19:45 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/2007/03/30/that-conversation-is-still-being-blogged/#comment-2452 [...] UPDATE: Terrell writes about his brief panel statement on his blog here. UPDATE: Jeff Pomerantz writes about the panel in retrospect on his blog here. UPDATE: Kristina has added some of her ideas on the discussion to her blog here. [...] [...] UPDATE: Terrell writes about his brief panel statement on his blog here. UPDATE: Jeff Pomerantz writes about the panel in retrospect on his blog here. UPDATE: Kristina has added some of her ideas on the discussion to her blog here. [...]

]]> Comment on jruby/rawr exe bundling headbanging with windows xp. by Charl http://blog.infomuse.net/2011/01/21/jrubyrawr-exe-bundling-headbanging-with-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-2448 Charl Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:19:39 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=381#comment-2448 Looks like this is being caused higher up in exe_bundler.rb where the script tries to determine the drive letter the script is running from. It needs an extra set of backslashes (as documented here: http://blog.ntrippy.net/2011/02/bundling-jruby-app-with-rawrbundleexe.html) to fix this. Looks like this is being caused higher up in exe_bundler.rb where the script tries to determine the drive letter the script is running from. It needs an extra set of backslashes (as documented here: http://blog.ntrippy.net/2011/02/bundling-jruby-app-with-rawrbundleexe.html) to fix this.

]]> Comment on i’m number six! i’m number six! by Simon Spero http://blog.infomuse.net/2010/12/27/im-number-six-im-number-six/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Simon Spero Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:31:03 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=331#comment-2224 Who is number one? You are number six. I am not a number, I am a free-floating subdivision. I will not be shelved, classed, re-classed, subdivided geographically, or numbered. Who is number one?

You are number six.

I am not a number, I am a free-floating subdivision. I will not be shelved, classed, re-classed, subdivided geographically, or numbered.

]]> Comment on if i could… by Cristóbal http://blog.infomuse.net/2010/08/30/if-i-could/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Cristóbal Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:07:30 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=303#comment-2163 You go, girl. You go, girl.

]]> Comment on notes on installing apache 2.2.6 for cygwin by Chris http://blog.infomuse.net/2008/12/13/notes-on-installing-apache-226-for-cygwin/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Chris Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:11:26 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=175#comment-2120 That's great!! That’s great!!

]]> Comment on morning fun. by DougR http://blog.infomuse.net/2010/02/17/morning-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 DougR Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:48:39 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=262#comment-2109 OK, I'll bite. Here's my WAG: Replace 650 0 Leopard. With 650 0 Panthers|xPress coverage. All perfectly LCSH-compliant, but all so out-to-lunch ... OK, I’ll bite. Here’s my WAG:

Replace 650 0 Leopard.
With 650 0 Panthers|xPress coverage.

All perfectly LCSH-compliant, but all so out-to-lunch …

]]> Comment on LCSH study: Concept mapping by Simon Spero http://blog.infomuse.net/2009/12/14/lcsh-study-concept-mapping/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Simon Spero Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:09:47 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=253#comment-2088 Google translates that German title as "Experiments and computer simulations in science education: an empirical comparison". That fits with the kindegarteners. What fits less well is that the first book listed for Concept Mapping, in just a few pages of google preview, managed to expose me to "fishy smelling vaginal discharge". Band name? Google translates that German title as “Experiments and computer simulations in science education: an empirical comparison”. That fits with the kindegarteners.

What fits less well is that the first book listed for Concept Mapping, in just a few pages of google preview, managed to expose me to “fishy smelling vaginal discharge”. Band name?

]]> Comment on LCSH study: Concept mapping by Simon Spero http://blog.infomuse.net/2009/12/14/lcsh-study-concept-mapping/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Simon Spero Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:51:47 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=253#comment-2087 My infernal forensic epistemology ("what the hell were they thinking?") suggests that there might have been "Conception." at some point in the fool chain. "Misconception" would be better. My infernal forensic epistemology (“what the hell were they thinking?”) suggests that there might have been “Conception.” at some point in the fool chain. “Misconception” would be better.

]]> Comment on notes on installing apache 2.2.6 for cygwin by Tim http://blog.infomuse.net/2008/12/13/notes-on-installing-apache-226-for-cygwin/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Tim Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:51:58 +0000 http://blog.infomuse.net/?p=175#comment-2085 Thanks this helped me too! Thanks this helped me too!

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