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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 >>