Is that the official OCLC policy?
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Jeremy Frumkin
Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist
University of Arizona Libraries
+1 520.626.7296
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"I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without having their
motives questioned"
On 10/13/11 3:02 PM, "Roy Tennant" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Ross, hold him down, would you, while I cut his beard off?
>Roy
>
>On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>> It's days like today I wish I was Amish.
>>
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>> On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:16 PM, Ross Singer wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Blake, Tom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> ...or, you could take advantage of our extended application deadline
>>>>and reconsider one of the two developer positions open at the Boston
>>>>Public Library. Salaries are more in line with municipal government
>>>>than Silicon Valley - but benefits and job security are too. You'd be
>>>>one of the brightest stars on our team of several whip smart
>>>>librarians, and you really cannot beat the variety weather out here.
>>>>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to
>>>>discuss the positions - posted and Advanced Searchable under Job
>>>>Opening ID #341652 (Web Developer) and #341650 (Repository Developer)
>>>>here:
>>>>
>>>> www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp
>>>
>>> Hmm, I think we really need to run this by OCLC first.
>>>
>>> -Ross.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thomas Blake
>>>> Digital Projects Manager
>>>> Boston Public Library
>>>> 700 Boylston St.
>>>> Boston, MA 02116
>>>> 617 859-2039
>>>> http://www.bpl.org/online/
>>>> Free To All
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>>>>Of Bess Sadler
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 4:23 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] two open positions at Stanford
>>>>
>>>> We are looking for two software developers to work on a four year
>>>>grant funded digital library project. The department, Digital Library
>>>>Systems and Services (DLSS) is part of the Stanford Library, and it's
>>>>a great place to work. Salaries are more in line with Silicon Valley
>>>>than with academia, you'd be part of a team of whip smart library
>>>>programmers, and you really cannot beat the weather out here. Please
>>>>feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to discuss
>>>>the positions.
>>>>
>>>> To see more details on any of the positions, search for the Job ID at
>>>>http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html.
>>>>
>>>> Bess Sadler
>>>> Manager for Application Development, Digital Library Systems and
>>>>Services
>>>>
>>>> p.s. Resistance is futile. ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to browse other great jobs at
>>>>http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html
>>>> Digital Library Software Engineer, Stanford University Libraries
>>>>
>>>> Job ID
>>>> 43757
>>>> Job Location
>>>> University Libraries
>>>> Job Category
>>>> Library
>>>> Salary
>>>> 4P3
>>>> Date Posted
>>>> Jul 29, 2011
>>>>
>>>> Working Title: Revs Infrastructure Developer
>>>> Job Classification: System Software Developer
>>>>
>>>> This position is double posted at the 4P3 and 4P4 levels.
>>>>
>>>> Job Objective:
>>>>
>>>> Stanford University Libraries is seeking a talented software engineer
>>>>to support the digitization, collection delivery and collaboration
>>>>components of the Revs Program at Stanford. This is a four-year,
>>>>grant-funded position.
>>>>
>>>> This position is part of the Revs Program at Stanford
>>>>(http://revs.stanford.edu). This program is dedicated to developing an
>>>>understanding of the impact of the automobile on society, culture and
>>>>technology. The Revs Program at Stanford was founded to inspire a new
>>>>trans-disciplinary field connecting the past, present and future of
>>>>the automobile. The Revs Program fosters an intellectual community
>>>>bridging the humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design,
>>>>science and engineering, and the professions. As a part of that
>>>>effort, SULAIR will support the dissemination of scholarly research on
>>>>the automobile; provide digital access to a collection of over two
>>>>million items relating to automotive history, racing and technology;
>>>>and, develop a system and service to develop and sustain an online
>>>>automotive community. Members of the team will play a role in building
>>>>the world's leading center on the study of the impact of the
>>>>automobile on the 20th and 21st century.
>>>>
>>>> The Repository Developer will primarily develop digital library
>>>>software to enable management, preservation, and online discovery of
>>>>Revs materials. This will involve deployment of a new repository and
>>>>web application using the Hydra technology stack
>>>>(http://projecthydra.org). The Repository Developer will be a core
>>>>contributor to the open source Hydra project in the process of
>>>>building the Revs digital repository.
>>>>
>>>> The Repository Developerwill be a member of a core team dedicated to
>>>>the successful completion of this project, and will work closely with
>>>>the project manager, Revs web developer, the information architect,
>>>>digital library infrastructure developers, the user experience
>>>>designer and other developers involved in digital library initiatives.
>>>>This particular project is highly collaborative, and will involve
>>>>interactions with developers, scholars and staff across Stanford and
>>>>from other institutions. As a member of SULAIR's digital library
>>>>application development team, the Repository Developer will contribute
>>>>to the overall development of the Stanford Library's web and digital
>>>>library infrastructure, and help plan, specify, and build the
>>>>technologies needed to support the University's goal of ubiquitous
>>>>access to scholarly information.
>>>>
>>>> Primary Responsibilities:
>>>>
>>>> * Design and deploy a world class digital access system for the
>>>>Revs collection.
>>>>
>>>> * Leverage and further develop SULAIR's existing work on hydra
>>>>(http://projecthydra.org/) to serve as a full text, image and media
>>>>(audio/video) delivery environment.
>>>>
>>>> * Provide analysis and software engineering support for
>>>>implementing and leveraging the open source Fedora framework,
>>>>leveraging both XML and RDF-based metadata.
>>>>
>>>> * Enable cross-linking of Revs materials through persistent &
>>>>well-structured methods, allowing researchers to build associative
>>>>graphs of related materials in a rigorous and machine-actionable
>>>>manner.
>>>> * Leverage and further develop existing infrastructure to
>>>>create a text, image & media file processing pipeline for digital Revs
>>>>content; as materials are digitized by Revs and its agents, this
>>>>infrastructure will ensure the orderly management of the files and
>>>>their associated metadata; the processing of these files for
>>>>activities such as optical character recognition (OCR), and the
>>>>transfer of a copy of these files to SULAIR for long-term preservation
>>>>and accessioning into Stanford's digital library.
>>>> * Leverage and further develop existing infrastructure to
>>>>preserve Revs content in the Stanford Digital Repository.
>>>>
>>>> Required Qualifications and Demonstrated Experience:
>>>>
>>>> * Expertise in Ruby on Rails, both for application development
>>>>and in engineering an enhanced framework, including plug-ins, engines
>>>>and gems, for developing library and repository applications.
>>>> * Demonstrated ability to develop new programming skills
>>>>quickly, and to grasp unfamiliar architectures and application designs
>>>>quickly.
>>>> * Demonstrated ability to write solid, simple, elegant code
>>>>both independently and in a team-programming environment and within
>>>>schedule limitations.
>>>> * Demonstrated expertise with XML and related tools and
>>>>technologies (e.g., XML schema, schema management and databases, XSLT,
>>>>X-forms).
>>>> * Experience with relational database design and management.
>>>>Experience implementing database applications for SQL Server, Oracle,
>>>>or MySQL.
>>>> * Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from
>>>>specification to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in
>>>>writing; and work with all levels of staff, vendors, and consultants.
>>>> * Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to technical
>>>>projects, especially test-first development and automated testing.
>>>>Also must make effective use of team collaboration tools, build
>>>>management, and version control systems.
>>>> * Demonstrated success participating in and contributing to
>>>>open source software development projects.
>>>> * Demonstrated experience with library applications and
>>>>technology, including experience participating in relevant library
>>>>open source efforts.
>>>> * In-depth knowledge of library policies and practice, metadata
>>>>standards and the scholarly communication framework
>>>> * Quick and self-bootstrapping learner. Particularly adept at
>>>>quickly learning new scripting and programming languages.
>>>> * Expertise in networking and systems integration in a
>>>>heterogeneous hardware and software environment.
>>>> * Four-year college degree or equivalent with five to seven
>>>>years demonstrated experience required.
>>>> * At the 4P4 level, seven to ten years demonstrated experience
>>>>required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Desired Knowledge and Skills:
>>>>
>>>> * Advanced degree desired
>>>> * Demonstrated success participating in community-based open
>>>>source projects, specifically those relevant to the Stanford
>>>>Libraries' Digital Library architecture, such as Fedora, Blacklight,
>>>>Solr or Hydra.
>>>> * Familiarity with the process of digitizing images, text,
>>>>audio and video in cultural heritage institutions.
>>>> * Familiarity with RDF, semantic web, and linked data
>>>>technologies and practices
>>>> * Familiarity with XML schemas used to describe digitized
>>>>cultural heritage materials, such as TEI, MODS, METS, and EAD.
>>>> * Prior, successful experience working as a professional in an
>>>>academic and/or library environment.
>>>> * Interest and enthusiasm in the social, technical and economic
>>>>history of the automobile.
>>>>
>>>> *****
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to browse other great jobs at
>>>>http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html
>>>> Digital Library Software Engineer, Stanford University Libraries
>>>>
>>>> Job ID
>>>> 43758
>>>> Job Location
>>>> University Libraries
>>>> Job Category
>>>> Library
>>>> Salary
>>>> 4P3
>>>> Date Posted
>>>> Jul 29, 2011
>>>>
>>>> Working Title: Revs Web Developer
>>>> Job Classification: System Software Developer
>>>>
>>>> This position is double posted at the 4P3 and 4P4 levels.
>>>>
>>>> Job Objective:
>>>>
>>>> Stanford University Libraries is seeking a talented web developer to
>>>>support scholarship in the digital age by delivering on the promises
>>>>of the digital library. This is a four-year, grant-funded position.
>>>>
>>>> This position is part of the Revs Program at Stanford
>>>>(http://revs.stanford.edu). This program is dedicated to developing an
>>>>understanding of the impact of the automobile on society, culture and
>>>>technology. The Revs Program at Stanford was founded to inspire a new
>>>>trans-disciplinary field connecting the past, present and future of
>>>>the automobile. The Revs Program fosters an intellectual community
>>>>bridging the humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design,
>>>>science and engineering, and the professions. As a part of that
>>>>effort, SULAIR will support the dissemination of scholarly research on
>>>>the automobile; provide digital access to a collection of over two
>>>>million items relating to automotive history, racing and technology;
>>>>and, develop a system and service to develop and sustain an online
>>>>automotive community. Members of the team will play a role in building
>>>>the world's leading center on the study of the impact of the
>>>>automobile on the 20th and 21st century.
>>>>
>>>> The Web Developer will be responsible for the development of an
>>>>online discovery, visualization and collaboration environment for
>>>>digital library and research data materials related to automobilia.
>>>>This will involve deployment of a new repository and web application
>>>>using the Hydra technology stack, as well as integration of third
>>>>party tools, components and API's to enhance these environments. The
>>>>web developer will be a core contributor to the open source Hydra
>>>>project in the process of building the Revs digital repository.
>>>>
>>>> The second major role of the web developer is building and sustaining
>>>>the program website, which is intended to serve as the working space
>>>>for the automotive research community at Stanford. The prevailing web
>>>>publishing platform and content management system used at Stanford is
>>>>Drupal, and this project will likely require the design and
>>>>development of a sophisticated Drupal-based website.
>>>>
>>>> The Web Developer will be a member of a core team dedicated to the
>>>>successful completion of this project, and will work closely with the
>>>>project manager, Revs repository developer, the information architect,
>>>>digital library infrastructure developers, the user experience
>>>>designer and other web developers involved in digital library
>>>>initiatives.This particular project is highly collaborative, and will
>>>>involve interactions with developers, scholars and staff across
>>>>Stanford and from other institutions. As a member of SULAIR's web
>>>>development team, the Web Developer will contribute to the overall
>>>>development of the Stanford Library's web and digital library
>>>>infrastructure, and help plan, specify, and build the technologies
>>>>needed to support the University's goal of rich, digitalaccess to
>>>>scholarly information.
>>>>
>>>> Primary Responsibilities:
>>>>
>>>> * Develop and deploy a digital repository and digital library
>>>>applications to support discovery of and access to digitized books,
>>>>journals, photographs, posters, promotional materials, manuscript
>>>>archives and other unique artifacts related to the history of the
>>>>automobile. This will involve full deployment and enhancement of the
>>>>Hydra technology stack, using Ruby on Rails, Fedora, Blacklight and
>>>>Solr, as well as integration of third party components and API's to
>>>>provide ground-breaking functionality for exhibits, mashups,
>>>>collaborative annotation, and novel visualizations of information.
>>>> Develop and deploy the application layer of digital asset management
>>>>(processing, description, permissions management) interfaces to
>>>>support the digitization, accessioning and preservation of the digital
>>>>materials associated with the Revs at Stanford program.
>>>> * Build, enhance and sustain the Revs at Stanford web site to
>>>>support research and teaching. This will include deployment of a
>>>>Drupal intance, custom theming, module integration and development,
>>>>and custom coding to support the unique needs of the program. This may
>>>>include development of the site's information architecture and
>>>>contributions to its visual design.
>>>> * Provide project management support as well as liase with
>>>>Stanford faculty, students and researchers, as well as outside
>>>>researchers and stakeholders from industry, automotive associations
>>>>and the Revs Institute in Naples, Florida.
>>>>
>>>> Required Knowledge and Skills
>>>>
>>>> * Demonstrated expertise participating in successful web
>>>>application development efforts using Drupal (PhP/MySQL), Ruby on
>>>>Rails, or Java. Familiarity with a range of programming and scripting
>>>>languages is essential; Drupal and Ruby on Rails expertise is highly
>>>>desirable.
>>>> * Demonstrated ability to write solid, simple, elegant code
>>>>both independently and in a team-programming environment and within
>>>>schedule limitations.
>>>> * In-depth knowledge of HTML and related website development
>>>>technologies and software (especially JavaScript, Ajax, CSS and PHP).
>>>> * Demonstrated expertise with XML and related tools and
>>>>technologies (e.g., XML schema, schema management and databases, XSLT,
>>>>X-forms).
>>>> * Experience with relational database design and management.
>>>>Experience implementing database applications for MySQL, Oracle, or
>>>>SQL Server.
>>>> * Strong writing and communication skills, particularly in an
>>>>academic setting.
>>>> * Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from
>>>>specification to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in
>>>>writing; and work with all levels of staff, vendors, and consultants.
>>>> * Demonstrated proficiency working on a cross-functional web
>>>>development team, including human-computer interaction specialists,
>>>>system administrators, database administrators, librarians and end
>>>>users.
>>>> * Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to technical
>>>>projects, especially test-first development and automated testing.
>>>>Also must make effective use of team collaboration tools, build
>>>>management, and version control systems.
>>>> * Interest in and capacity to contribute to open source
>>>>software development projects.Capacity to do so may include technical,
>>>>communication and social skills.
>>>> * Quick and self-bootstrapping learner. Particularly adept at
>>>>quickly learning new scripting and programming languages.
>>>> * A curious, innovative and dynamic approach to experimenting
>>>>with new technologies, user interfaces, API's and programming methods,
>>>>with the ability to rapidly integrate useful leads into the project's
>>>>technology core.
>>>> * Excellent sense of visual design, graphic production and
>>>>information architecture is highly desired; experience with and
>>>>appreciation for effectively incorporating these domains into a
>>>>development project is required.
>>>> * Expertise in networking and systems integration in a
>>>>heterogeneous hardware and software environment.
>>>> * Four-year college degree or equivalent with five to seven
>>>>years demonstrated experience required.
>>>> * At the 4P4 level, seven to ten years demonstrated experience
>>>>required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Desired Knowledge and Skills:
>>>>
>>>> * Demonstrated experience with library applications and
>>>>technology, including experience participating in relevant library
>>>>open source efforts.
>>>> * Familiarity with XML schemas used to describe digitized
>>>>cultural heritage materials, such as TEI, MODS, METS, and EAD.
>>>> * Familiarity with RDF, semantic web, and linked data
>>>>technologies and practices
>>>> * Familiarity with the Hydra Project and its related
>>>>technologies: Fedora, Blacklight, and Solr.
>>>> * Interest and enthusiasm in the social, technical and economic
>>>>history of the automobile.
>>>> * Familiarity with test driven development processes, or the
>>>>desire and ability to learn them.
>>>>
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