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Next suggestion for the code4lib website - The Code4Lib Humor Encyclopedia, for those of us who don't quite get all the jokes. I mean - Bieber??? You mean he has a beard? Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries [log in to unmask] 315-228-7363 On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Rob Casson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > "professional" > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Patrick Etienne > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I rarely if every post to this list, but I keep up with the content > pretty > > regularly - So I felt it was worth saying that: > > > > You guys all crack me up. I love to see that people aren't too timid to > have > > a good (and well-intentioned) sense of humor on a professional list. > > > > Cheers mates =) > > > > - Patrick E. > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > >> Alas, I can't grow one, which is why the Amish won't have me. > >> > >> This is the life of a grammy-winning teen pop superstar. > >> > >> On Oct 13, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Frumkin, Jeremy wrote: > >> > >> > Is that the official OCLC policy? > >> > > >> > -- jaf > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > Jeremy Frumkin > >> > Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist > >> > University of Arizona Libraries > >> > > >> > +1 520.626.7296 > >> > [log in to unmask] > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > "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. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> 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. > >> >>>>> > >> >>> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Patrick K. Etienne > > Systems Analyst > > Georgia Institute of Technology > > Library & Information Center > > (404) 385-8121 > > >