Who needs CONTENTdm when you have Kochief*?

* Kochief: not a Mellon-funded project.


On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Gabriel Farrell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yeah, Roy. Why build anything when we already have CONTENTdm, right?
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Phew! That's a relief! I saw the word "develop" instead of
>> "implement". Thanks for the clarification,
>> Roi
>>
>> 2011/9/27 Colford, Scot <[log in to unmask]>:
>>> Not developing from scratch, mind you.
>>>
>>> This position will be working closely with the other position posted for
>>> Web Services Developer, the rest of the Web Services and Digital Projects
>>> teams already at the BPL, and the staffs of other Massachusetts libraries
>>> participating the Digital Commonwealth project.
>>>
>>> Don't you worry about us, Roy. ;-)
>>>
>>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/
>>>
>>> Scot Colford
>>> Web Services Manager
>>> Boston Public Library
>>>
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> Phone 617.859.2399
>>> Mobile 617.592.8669
>>> Fax 617.536.7558
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/27/11 11:58 AM, "Roy Tennant" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>So BPL is developing its own digital repository system? Mind if I ask
>>>>why? And are you throwing anything else at it beyond this one
>>>>developer?
>>>>Roy
>>>>
>>>>On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Colford, Scot <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Digital
>>>>> Library Repository Developer position. The successful candidate will
>>>>> develop and maintain the core technical infrastructure for a digital
>>>>> object repository and library system that will be used by Massachusetts
>>>>> libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums to store and
>>>>> deliver digital resources to users across the State and beyond.
>>>>> Competitive benefits. Salary:  $62,053 - 83,770, DOQ.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> EDUCATION
>>>>>
>>>>> Bachelor¹s Degree in Computer Science from an accredited college or
>>>>> university with a focus on programming, applications development, and
>>>>> scripting languages. Preferred degree or coursework in
>>>>>Library/Information
>>>>> Science.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> EXPERIENCE
>>>>>
>>>>>  · A minimum of 4 years experience of significant development experience
>>>>> in an object oriented environment such as Ruby, Python, or Java.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·        Strong working knowledge of XML/XSLT.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·       Demonstrated familiarity with image, audio, video, and text
>>>>>file
>>>>> formats - especially as they relate to digital library standards,
>>>>> encoding/decoding/transcoding, and related metadata schemas.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·       Demonstrated familiarity with semantic web/RDF components such
>>>>> as SPARQL, FOAF, and OWL.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·       Demonstrated familiarity and comfort working with various
>>>>> operating systems such as UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·      Significant experience working in LAMP and/or WAMP stacks,
>>>>> preferably on virtualized and/or cloud-computing platforms.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·       Experience with open-source repository systems such as Fedora,
>>>>> Greenstone, or D-Space and affiliated projects and service providers
>>>>>such
>>>>> as Hydra, Islandora, and Duraspace.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ·       Demonstrated project management experience.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> REQUIREMENTS ­ Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as
>>>>> required by the job
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> RESIDENCY ­ Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day
>>>>>of
>>>>> hire.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> CORI ­ Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information
>>>>> check with the City of Boston
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Complete job description and application available at:
>>>>> www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: October 9, 2011
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In compliance with Federal and State Equal Employment Laws, Equal
>>>>> opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of race,
>>>>>color,
>>>>> sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual
>>>>> orientation, marital status, ex-offender status, prior psychiatric
>>>>> treatment or military status.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/
>>>>>
>>>>> Scot Colford
>>>>> Web Services Manager
>>>>> Boston Public Library
>>>>>
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Phone 617.859.2399
>>>>> Mobile 617.592.8669
>>>>> Fax 617.536.7558
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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