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Welcome Andrea, our new community manager

Not too long ago, Karen explained that we were growing here at Developer Network--not only with all the new services being made available through the Platform, but also with people and staff to make things happen. I am happy to announce that we have filled both positions and are excited to get even more things cooking for you. So with that, I want to introduce Andrea (pronounced Ann-drea as opposed to Ahn-drea), who can tell you about herself, in her own words:

Submitted by alicesneary on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:55am
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EZproxy version 5.6 released today

Good news for EZproxy admins! A new version was released today with lots of bug fixes and a few new features to boot. Here's the recap from the official announcement that went out:

Submitted by alicesneary on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:25am
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Enhancements for OCLC Web services set for 20 May 2012

The planned install this weekend has a number of enhancements designed to make your life better, as a developer. Of course, I say this with a caveat because it still feels like step 2 of 132 that we have envisioned for having all the services look, act and smell the way we want them to. But, “walk before you run” is what we keep telling ourselves.

What you need to know:

Principle to Principal

Small but important change for all WorldShare (WMS) APIs except NCIP:

Submitted by alicesneary on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:23pm
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OCLC control number expansion in 2013

If you've built an app that uses OCLC numbers, here's the official "heads up" that they're expanding next year, and you may need to modify your code:

Submitted by alicesneary on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:23pm
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VIAF transitions from prototype to OCLC service

You may have heard the news a couple of weeks ago that VIAF is transitioning from a prototype to a production OCLC service. Yes, and we’re super excited about it. As it said in the official news release,

Submitted by alicesneary on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 10:21am
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There's an App for That! at ER&L right now

Just in case you're hanging out in Austin (or virtually) at ER&L--and wondering what to do--head on over to Salon A/B to hear Andrea Schurr from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and our own Kathryn Harnish share the new apps they've built and talk about the WorldShare Platform.

Here's the information:

Submitted by alicesneary on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 3:39pm
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Check out presentations and information from our panel at CIL!

Last month I had the pleasure of participating on a panel with Jason Griffey from University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Eliot Polak from Norwich University on Plugin and Play Apps. We talked about how the WorldShare Platform can enable libraries to build and share cool custom apps with one another. Jason talked provided an intro to the concepts of platforms and their power.

Submitted by librarywebchic on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 1:55pm
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EZproxy hosted service Webinar tomorrow!

If you've ever wished for less authentication server care-and-feeding time, plan to attend (or send your colleagues to) this Webinar tomorrow.

Ezproxy Hosted Webinar

Hear about a hosted solution for your library’s authentication and authorization for e-resources. You'll learn how EZproxy and the Ezproxy hosted service works and listen as EZproxy product manager Don Hamparian answers any and every question possible about Ezproxy configuration.

Thursday, 29 March 2012
12:00 noon–1:00 pm, Eastern (9 am Pacific)

Submitted by alicesneary on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:54am
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EZproxy hosted service Webinar tomorrow!

If you've ever wished for less authentication server care-and-feeding time, plan to attend (or send your colleagues to) this Webinar tomorrow.

Ezproxy Hosted Webinar

Hear about a hosted solution for your library’s authentication and authorization for e-resources. You'll learn how EZproxy and the Ezproxy hosted service works and listen as EZproxy product manager Don Hamparian answers any and every question possible about Ezproxy configuration.

Thursday, 29 March 2012
12:00 noon–1:00 pm, Eastern (9 am Pacific)

Submitted by alicesneary on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:54am
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Heading to CIL this week? Join us!

Headed to Computers in Libraries? Hope to see you there! There are some stellar session planned. Two to mark your calendars for:

Submitted by alicesneary on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 5:05pm
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