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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. >>>> >>