That's just because we need young virgins to sacrifice in order appease our sun god, who blesses us with perfect weather.
We used to just hold fake Jonas Brother's concerts on campus, but this method has just turned out so much easier since developers really don't put up much of a fight....
On Sep 27, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Ross Singer wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Michael B. Klein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I'm curious why someone who works for a primarily Mellon-funded organization
>> would be interested in influencing the direction the BPL takes with its
>> staff-wide web development.
>>
> I'm curious why someone from a west coast private university would be
> interested in influencing somebody from a Mellon-funded organization
> meddling in the direction the BPL takes with its staff-wide web
> development.
>
> And let's face it, Stanford will just hire the person away in 3 or 4
> months anyway, so BPL might as well not even bother.
>
> YOU WILL ALL BE HIRED AWAY BY STANFORD IN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS,
> RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
>
> -Ross.
>
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Mark A. Matienzo <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> So BPL is developing its own public and staff-side web portal for a
>>> repository from scratch? Do you mind if I ask why?
>>>
>>> Mark (not affiliated with OCLC)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Colford, Scot <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Web Services
>>>> Developer position. The successful candidate will develop and maintain
>>> the
>>>> public and staff-side web portal for a digital object repository that
>>> will
>>>> be used by Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies, and
>>>> museums to store, make discoverable, and deliver digital resources to
>>>> users across the State and beyond. Competitive benefits. Salary: $62,053
>>>> - 83,770, DOQ.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> EDUCATION
>>>>
>>>> * Bacheloršs Degree in an Information Technology field from an
>>>> accredited institution with a focus on programming, web
>>>> development/design, and scripting languages.
>>>>
>>>> * An Associatešs Degree or higher degree in another field plus 4 years
>>>> programming experience in a library setting may be substituted in lieu of
>>>> Bachelor's Degree.
>>>>
>>>> * Degree or coursework in Library/Information Science preferred.
>>>>
>>>> * Experience working in a library environment preferred.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> EXPERIENCE
>>>>
>>>> * A minimum of 3 years of significant experience developing and
>>>> maintaining database-driven web applications.
>>>>
>>>> * Thorough knowledge of and experience with web technologies including
>>>> (X)HTML, DOM, CSS, XML, XSLT, and RSS.
>>>>
>>>> * Experience developing and coding interactive web applications using
>>>> scripting languages, including JavaScript and PHP.
>>>>
>>>> * Experience in web programming frameworks such as JQuery, Zend, Rails,
>>>> and/or other AJAX-compliant services.
>>>>
>>>> * 3 years experience with relational database modeling on systems such
>>>> as MySQL, Sybase ASE, and MS SQL Server.
>>>>
>>>> * Demonstrated familiarity and comfort working in UNIX/Linux and Windows
>>>> operating systems, related software, and basic system administration
>>>> utilities.
>>>>
>>>> * Significant experience working in LAMP and/or WAMP stacks, preferably
>>>> on virtualized and/or cloud-computing platforms. Experience with Apache
>>>> Tomcat and Geronimo desirable.
>>>>
>>>> * Experience in web programming frameworks such as PHP, Rails, or
>>> Django.
>>>>
>>>> * Familiarity with an object-oriented programming language such as Ruby,
>>>> Python, or Java is highly desirable.
>>>>
>>>> * 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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