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. >>>>> >>>