Nate,

Sounds cool! For the collection development angle (and any ancillary data
curation aspects) I'd suggest checking with IASSIST [1]. You might also see
their jobs repository [2] "a record of job descriptions posted to the
members' email list from 2005 to the present".

The OKFN might be another good resource, for instance looking through
personnel descriptions [3].

Since you're in a public library context, checking with *municipalities*
that are leading the open data movement might also make sense. So one
question would be: which *local governments* are working on open data? One
is Rotterdam, in the Netherlands [4][5]; I don't know anybody there but you
might ping them.

Anybody know of other *local* open data projects?

-Jodi
[1] http://www.iassistdata.org/about/index.html
[2] http://www.iassistdata.org/resources/jobs/all
[3] http://okfn.org/about/team/
[4] http://www.almende.com/rod-2.0
[5] http://www.rotterdamopendata.nl/


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks Ranti!
> I think this is more of an academic library position, right? If anyone on
> the list has a data services librarian in their world I'd love to speak to
> them.
> N
>
> On Monday, October 7, 2013, Ranti Junus wrote:
>
> > Nate,
> >
> > For classic collection development activities, you might want to explore
> > job descriptions for Data Services librarians.
> >
> >
> > ranti.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look.
> > > This is a great resource:
> > > http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/
> > > What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic
> > > collection development activities.
> > > I might have to just make that up!
> > > If you see anything out there, let me know!
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt <
> > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Nate,
> > > >
> > > > I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as
> > the
> > > > library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more
> > > relevant
> > > > descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let
> me
> > > poke
> > > > around and see if I can dig something up.
> > > >
> > > > Toby
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my
> > > public
> > > > > library.
> > > > >
> > > > > This person would work for the public library as a
> builder/maintainer
> > > for
> > > > > our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves
> > civic
> > > > > (and eventually other) public domain data.
> > > > >
> > > > > They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with
> > > other
> > > > > city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of
> useful,
> > > > > useable data, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects
> of
> > > the
> > > > > job.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone seen a similar job description?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Nate
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > > > > http://www.natehill.net
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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