[datacatalogs] [ckan-discuss] Non-gov catalogs in datacatalogs.org

Wed Dec 7 18:40:52 UTC 2011

Hi David,

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:47 PM, David Read <david.read at okfn.org> wrote:

> On 7 December 2011 09:28, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org> wrote:
> > Hi David,
> >
> >>
> >> Lucy,
> >> Weird - I managed to create it no problem:
> >> http://datacatalogs.org/group/academic_institutions
> >> Maybe you got it in the wrong box?
> >
> >
> > Ah, yes - I did, but from a UX perspective - the text that is actually
> > accompanying the 'Name' field is hovering over the title field in my
> > browser, so it very definitely appears that they should be the other way
> > round!
>
> Lucy,
>
> Thanks for looking into this

> Thanks for this. I've raised a ticket for this issue:
> http://trac.ckan.org/ticket/1530
> Would you mind getting a screen shot and supply browser details?
>

All done ))

Lucy

Either put them in the ticket or email me directly to add in.
>
> David
>
> >
> > Maybe something to look into?
> >
> > Lucy
> >
> >>
> >> http://datacatalogs.org/group/edit/academic_institutions
> >> Anyway, do try it again with another name and I can delete it if
> >> necessary.
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >>
> >> > I have entered: academic_institutions
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Am I doing sth wrong?
> >> >
> >> > Lucy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Ton Zijlstra <ton.zijlstra at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi Rufus, Lucy,
> >> >>
> >> >> we've already have a group at datacatalogs.org for gov catalogues
> >> >> within
> >> >> the EU. so yes, grouping is a good way.
> >> >>
> >> >> Ton
> >> >> -------------------------------------------
> >> >> Interdependent Thoughts
> >> >> Ton Zijlstra
> >> >>
> >> >> ton at tonzijlstra.eu
> >> >> +31-6-34489360
> >> >>
> >> >> http://zylstra.org/blog
> >> >> -------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Rufus Pollock <
> rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Strictly this is for:
> >> >>> <http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/data-catalogs> ;-) (cc'd
> now)
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Answer: we already have non-gov catalogs (e.g. IATI registry) and
> so I
> >> >>> suggest we change front page and probably introduce a tag or group
> for
> >> >>> 'official government catalogs'.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Rufus
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 3 December 2011 16:15, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org>
> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>> > Hi guys,
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > I've registered a couple of university open data catalogs in
> >> >>> > datacatalogs.org to keep track of them (Oxford & Southampton) -
> on
> >> >>> > front
> >> >>> > page, it says that datacatalogs.org is for Govt stuff, but do we
> >> >>> > have
> >> >>> > anywhere  else to keep track of e.g. academic institutions that
> are
> >> >>> > opening
> >> >>> > up their data?
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Lucy
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > --
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> >> >>> > Community Coordinator
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> >> > Lucy Chambers
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> > Lucy Chambers
> > Community Coordinator
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Lucy Chambers
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Open Knowledge Foundation
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Skype: lucyfediachambers
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