Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: MARC8 vs. MARC/Unicode and pymarc and misencoded III records
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Godmar Back god...@gmail.com wrote: Here's my hand ||*( [1]. ||*) I'm sorry that I was so unhelpful w/ the patches welcome message on your docfix. You're right, it was antagonistic of me to suggest you send a patch for something so simple. Plus, it wasn't even accurate, because I actually wanted a pull request :-) I've been amazed at how much github can speed fixes getting into the codebase--even very small ones. Using the machinery of git (fork, commit, push, pull request, merge) leaves a trail which is extremely helpful for surfacing who is helping with what at the source code level. It would be great if the students that you mentioned who are using pymarc knew that they have the ability to participate at this level as well. One of the reasons why we moved pymarc over to github was to enable more people to more easily maintain the software. I agree that there are some dusty corners of pymarc that could use some cleanup, and that character encoding is probably the cruftiest of the cruft. Perhaps python3 compatibility will be good time to rethink how some of it works? At any rate, I hope that you will keep helping the project out, we need it. //Ed PS. thanks for being you Mike :-)
Re: [CODE4LIB] CONTENTdm xml to CrossRef xml
I'm not a big user of CONTENTdm, but I was interested in this question so I did a little bit of digging around. I didn't turn anything up, but would it be practical for your situation to approach it a different way and use the Custom XML export, as described here: http://www.contentdm.org/help6/collection-admin/exporting3.asp#custom The DataCite schema is pretty simplistic, so this might be a possibility. You'd probably still need to do a little massaging, but this might get you 90% of the way there. Unless I missed the point entirely, which is what usually happens. =) s On 12-03-08 11:59 AM, Medina-Smith, Andrea wrote: Hello, I've searched the listserv, but I haven't found anything on this. I'm convinced someone has done it before us here at NIST. Basically, we are in the process of depositing DOIs for legacy articles with CrossRef, and while we can do it via a web entry form it would be much easier and faster if I could transform the xml that is exported from our CONTENTdm repository to the schema used by CrossRef. Has anyone come up with the xslt for that particular transformation? I'm comfortable w/ xml, but not with xsl so noob alert. Thanks in advance, Andrea ___ Andrea Medina-Smith Metadata Librarian NIST Gaithersburg andrea.medina-sm...@nist.gov 301-975-2592 Be Green! Think before you print this email. -- Stephen Marks Digital Preservation Policy Librarian Scholars Portal Ontario Council of University Libraries step...@scholarsportal.info 416.946.0300 Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago. --Skírnismál
[CODE4LIB] ScourDox OpenURL-server
Hi, I have been working on a drop-in replacement for our SFX system for a while. ScourDox (the name of the project) has matured enough for (beta) publishing. We have had it up and running for about six months and it seems to be doing just fine (well some occasional bugs here and there still ;=)) We use it with EbscoHost, PubMed and Ovid. We have about 2200 journals from our library and an additional about 1 open access in the database. It runs on a standard LAMP server and uses jquery client-side and is translated to English and Swedish. It is capable of: - Resolving OpenURL 0.1 links and Pubmed-type links - Showing a unified journal list - Showing bundles of journals (for example medical journals, technical) or any type you can think of - Can create packages from simple csv-files Project home: http://sourceforge.net/projects/materio Some test links for the client: Our journal list: http://www.ldbib.se/tidskriftslista Example pmid type link (we have it): http://www.ldbib.se/tidskriftslista/index.php?sid=Entrez:PubMedid=pmid:18984876 Example pmid type link (we don't have it): http://www.ldbib.se/tidskriftslista/index.php?sid=Entrez:PubMedid=pmid:14316043 A journal bundle (medical journals): http://www.ldbib.se/tidskriftslista/?Do=BundleGroup=5 Tony Mattsson IT-Librarian Bibliotek och informationscentral Falun, Sweden
Re: [CODE4LIB] CONTENTdm xml to CrossRef xml
Buh. I've got DataCite on the brain. Sorry for the irrelevant reply. Looks like the CrossRef schema is a bit more involved, but might be worth a shot still. s On 12-03-08 11:59 AM, Medina-Smith, Andrea wrote: Hello, I've searched the listserv, but I haven't found anything on this. I'm convinced someone has done it before us here at NIST. Basically, we are in the process of depositing DOIs for legacy articles with CrossRef, and while we can do it via a web entry form it would be much easier and faster if I could transform the xml that is exported from our CONTENTdm repository to the schema used by CrossRef. Has anyone come up with the xslt for that particular transformation? I'm comfortable w/ xml, but not with xsl so noob alert. Thanks in advance, Andrea ___ Andrea Medina-Smith Metadata Librarian NIST Gaithersburg andrea.medina-sm...@nist.gov 301-975-2592 Be Green! Think before you print this email. -- Stephen Marks Digital Preservation Policy Librarian Scholars Portal Ontario Council of University Libraries step...@scholarsportal.info 416.946.0300 Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago. --Skírnismál
Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: MARC8 vs. MARC/Unicode and pymarc and misencoded III records
For more background, I found the text from this session at the most recent PyCon interesting. It's a nice overview of Unicode in Python. Pragmatic Unicode or How Do I Stop the Pain? -- Ned Batchelder http://nedbatchelder.com/text/unipain.html -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Kennison Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 9:17 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: MARC8 vs. MARC/Unicode and pymarc and misencoded III records On Mar 8, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Terray, James wrote: UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe8 in position 9: ordinal not in range(128) Hello everyone, I just ran into this the other day when trying to write to a file. I searched the documentation and found this: fp = codecs.open(dc.csv, mode=w, encoding=utf-8) This opens a file that is utf-8 aware and it let me write the file. Doesn't answer your question about the encoding but it will let you save the record. -- Brian Kennison Western Connecticut State University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: MARC8 vs. MARC/Unicode and pymarc and misencoded III records
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Ed Summers e...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Godmar Back god...@gmail.com wrote: Here's my hand ||*( [1]. ||*) I'm sorry that I was so unhelpful w/ the patches welcome message on your docfix. You're right, it was antagonistic of me to suggest you send a patch for something so simple. Plus, it wasn't even accurate, because I actually wanted a pull request :-) Here's a make-up pull request especially made for you :-) https://github.com/edsu/pymarc/pull/25 - Godmar
Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: MARC8 vs. MARC/Unicode and pymarc and misencoded III records
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Godmar Back god...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a make-up pull request especially made for you :-) https://github.com/edsu/pymarc/pull/25 Merged! :-D //Ed
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sharing code
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Whitworth, Cliff cliff.whitwo...@unt.edu wrote: NOOB to list and am appreciative of this discussion. My boss is encouraging me to share code and pointed me to code4lib. the majority of my code is recycled / repurposed from others so I've had reservations about sharing mainly because of what's taken from others. At the least, I'm mindful about leaving acknowledgements intact. Is there a good resource on how to start sharing code and ethical considerations? Howdy and welcome Cliff! In short, I think there's a push over the past few years to share more and more code, even when it's small. There's a lot of individuals scattered in the library world who are not necessarily on local teams who end up doing the same work over and over again. There's some tension with this as there's also projects that tend to get abandoned or just don't have as much support and community as they could. I've been bad about releasing source myself. I've got a barrier in our lawyers, who I really need to push to let me have more leeway for releasing stuff. There's been a couple of articles over the years on the code4lib journal, see... First, an argument on why to just put stuff out there by Dale Askey: COLUMN: We Love Open Source Software. No, You Can’t Have Our Code http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/527 See Terry Reese's excellent article in the latest issue: Purposeful Development: Being Ready When Your Project Moves From ‘Hobby’ to Mission Critical http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6393 Michael Doran gave an excellent talk a few years back that really stuck in my head with the very issue I've been reluctant to put more effort into: lawyers and code: The Intellectual Property Disclosure: OpenSource in Academia 21:09 - 4 years ago http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3341633878207243364 There's a lot of other good articles in the journal and on people's various blog posts. Github is all the rage these days, so at some point I'll need to figure out how to use it ;). Again, welcome! Jon Gorman
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sharing code
Jon, Thanks for the info and the welcome! Best regards -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jon Gorman Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:38 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Sharing code On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Whitworth, Cliff cliff.whitwo...@unt.edu wrote: NOOB to list and am appreciative of this discussion. My boss is encouraging me to share code and pointed me to code4lib. the majority of my code is recycled / repurposed from others so I've had reservations about sharing mainly because of what's taken from others. At the least, I'm mindful about leaving acknowledgements intact. Is there a good resource on how to start sharing code and ethical considerations? Howdy and welcome Cliff! In short, I think there's a push over the past few years to share more and more code, even when it's small. There's a lot of individuals scattered in the library world who are not necessarily on local teams who end up doing the same work over and over again. There's some tension with this as there's also projects that tend to get abandoned or just don't have as much support and community as they could. I've been bad about releasing source myself. I've got a barrier in our lawyers, who I really need to push to let me have more leeway for releasing stuff. There's been a couple of articles over the years on the code4lib journal, see... First, an argument on why to just put stuff out there by Dale Askey: COLUMN: We Love Open Source Software. No, You Can't Have Our Code http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/527 See Terry Reese's excellent article in the latest issue: Purposeful Development: Being Ready When Your Project Moves From 'Hobby' to Mission Critical http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6393 Michael Doran gave an excellent talk a few years back that really stuck in my head with the very issue I've been reluctant to put more effort into: lawyers and code: The Intellectual Property Disclosure: OpenSource in Academia 21:09 - 4 years ago http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3341633878207243364 There's a lot of other good articles in the journal and on people's various blog posts. Github is all the rage these days, so at some point I'll need to figure out how to use it ;). Again, welcome! Jon Gorman
[CODE4LIB] Composite imaging?
I'm working with a set of images of artworks (images which are common on the web for the most part) and I'm wondering if there is a way to layer multiple possibly-subject-to-copyright-claim images together into a single layered image which would not be subject to any copyright claim. Since the GIMP'ed image I would be presenting would be different from any of its constituent parts, could I post it without fear of takedown orders? Or is this a dubious strategy? Thanks for pondering -- Matt Amory (917) 771-4157 matt.am...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-amory/8/515/239
Re: [CODE4LIB] Composite imaging?
If the original work is truly copyrighted, than any derivative works will be in violation of copyright unless they are themselves original, creative expressions--and even then you aren't in the clear. It doesn't sound like this would pass. If it's any consolation, an photograph of an artistic work that is out of copyright can't be copyrighted in the United States. When US libraries and museums claim copyright on photos of 100 year-old paintings they are being disingenuous. It's called copy-fraud. Other countries--most notably the UK--have different takes on this. I'm not a lawyer, by the way. Ben Florin On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Matt Amory matt.am...@gmail.com wrote: I'm working with a set of images of artworks (images which are common on the web for the most part) and I'm wondering if there is a way to layer multiple possibly-subject-to-copyright-claim images together into a single layered image which would not be subject to any copyright claim. Since the GIMP'ed image I would be presenting would be different from any of its constituent parts, could I post it without fear of takedown orders? Or is this a dubious strategy? Thanks for pondering -- Matt Amory (917) 771-4157 matt.am...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-amory/8/515/239
Re: [CODE4LIB] Composite imaging?
Hi Matt, That's tricky. Copyright owners control the right to make derivatives of their work. So, creating a new image using theirs could be construed as a derivative image, especially if you're using their entire image. You could take a look at this Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education (http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education) and see if it helps you with interpreting what you would like to do with the images. Also, it doesn't matter if the image is common on the web. What matters is who owns the actual image. There are plenty of images on the web that are free to use or have creative commons licensing (but still require attribution) that may be better for you to start with. This site (http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/) tries to link you to places with copyright friendly images. Laura Laura Pope Robbins Associate Professor/Reference Librarian Dowling College / Library 150 Idle Hour Boulevard Oakdale, NY 11769 Phone: (631) 244-5023 Fax: (631) 244- 3374 E-mail: pope-...@dowling.edu A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.--Tyrion Lannister in A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Matt Amory matt.am...@gmail.com 3/12/2012 10:51 AM I'm working with a set of images of artworks (images which are common on the web for the most part) and I'm wondering if there is a way to layer multiple possibly-subject-to-copyright-claim images together into a single layered image which would not be subject to any copyright claim. Since the GIMP'ed image I would be presenting would be different from any of its constituent parts, could I post it without fear of takedown orders? Or is this a dubious strategy? Thanks for pondering -- Matt Amory (917) 771-4157 matt.am...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-amory/8/515/239
[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The MIT Libraries are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated web developer to join a group of developers providing programming and software analysis support across the MIT Libraries. **RESPONSIBILITIES** Reporting to the Head of Software Development and Analysis, the Web Developer will be responsible for technical planning, development, and implementation of Web-based applications and interfaces. S/he will work collaboratively with members of the User Experience and Enterprise Systems departments to implement enhancements to the MIT Libraries website presence and electronic resources discovery and access systems. The Web Developer will maintain up-to-date system documentation and manage code in a version-control system. S/he will also work with both technical and non-technical library staff to provide general web development guidance and expertise. As a member of the Software Development and Analysis Department, the Web Developer will work with other software engineers in supporting the ongoing development of the MIT Libraries software infrastructure, including, but not limited to, institutional repositories (DSpace, and others), digital library collection management systems, digital archiving systems, GIS web applications, and other digital library systems. S/he will collaborate with other technology partners both on and off-campus. **QUALIFICATIONS** _Required: _Bachelor's degree. Three years of website development experience in a Unix/Linux environment. Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining web applications. Demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages: PHP, Ruby, Python, Java. Strong working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, AJAX. Demonstrated proficiency with Javascript and related libraries/frameworks (e.g., jQuery, node.js). Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities. Flexibility and a collaborative approach to innovation, problem-solving, and working across organizational boundaries with technical and non-technical library staff and faculty. Ability to be productive independently and to work successfully in a team environment within a culturally diverse community. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. _Preferred: _Demonstrated experience managing and extending a Wordpress or Drupal instance strongly preferred. Familiarity with responsive web design practices. Experience developing mobile website applications. Experience designing, developing and/or consuming HTTP-based web services (e.g., XML, JSON). Familiarity with open source repository systems such as DSpace, Fedora, and affiliated projects and services such as DuraSpace. Knowledge of web accessibility standards and best practices. Experience working in a library or academic computing environment. **SALARY AND BENEFITS** $65,000 minimum. Actual salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. MIT offers excellent benefits including a choice of health and retirement plans, a dental plan, and tuition assistance. The MIT Libraries afford a flexible and collegial working environment and foster professional growth of staff with management training and travel funding for professional meetings. **APPLICATION PROCESS** Apply online at: [http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/](http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/). Please include cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. MIT is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community and particularly encourages applications from qualified women and minority candidates. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/836/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Composite imaging?
It depends on how creative you are being here. The key concept is transformativeness. If you modify the original images into something that is truly unique, then you could make the case that your use of the images is protected under fair use. The classic example here is a parody, a particular type of use which is explicitly permitted in the law. If you are just stringing together images, making the case for transformativeness might be tough, but I don't fully understand what you have in mind. Keep in mind that appealing to fair use does not protect you from takedown requests and legal action. If the copyright owner wants to take you to court over the issue, the court will then decide on a case-by-case basis whether your use is truly protected by fair use. Even if your use is determined to be legal, you are still stuck with an expensive and laborious process. The only way to _truly_ be safe here would be to contact the copyright owner, unless you find from a reputable source that the images are licensed for the kind of re-use you have in mind. Josh Welker Electronic/Media Services Librarian College Liaison University Libraries Southwest Baptist University 417.328.1624 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matt Amory Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:52 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Composite imaging? I'm working with a set of images of artworks (images which are common on the web for the most part) and I'm wondering if there is a way to layer multiple possibly-subject-to-copyright-claim images together into a single layered image which would not be subject to any copyright claim. Since the GIMP'ed image I would be presenting would be different from any of its constituent parts, could I post it without fear of takedown orders? Or is this a dubious strategy? Thanks for pondering -- Matt Amory (917) 771-4157 matt.am...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-amory/8/515/239
[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Developer, WGBH Media Library Archives, Boston
WGBH is looking for a creative and energetic Senior Developer to lead the development of a digital asset management (DAM) preservation system for the WGBH Media Library and Archives. The Senior Developer will play a leading role in designing and implementing the architecture, workflows, and applications for WGBH MLA digital library services. The system will be based on the Hydra Project technology stack, which includes Ruby on Rails, Blacklight, Apache Solr, and the Fedora Commons repository. In addition, the Senior Developer will work on web based projects for the Media Library and Archives, including the implementation of a website to give scholars and researchers access to material in the WGBH Archive. Working closely with the Media Library and Archive’s Director, Project Manager, and a WGBH Interactive Designer, the Senior Developer will specify, document and develop the technical architecture of a prototype digital asset management system for digital preservation. They will develop user interfaces to the system. They will also continue to develop the Open Vault website: http://openvault.wgbh.org. Specific duties include: * Gather requirements and develop specifications for the digital library architecture; work closely with digital object creators and managers to understand their needs. * Working with open-source applications and toolkits, design and implement a multi-purpose repository infrastructure that supports the ingestion, preservation, and delivery of digital objects. * Test, evaluate, and recommend potential toolkits and applications for inclusion in the repository architecture. * Design and implement workflows to extract, transform and repurpose metadata and digital objects as needed. * Customize open source applications to provide front-end interfaces to the repository for end-user delivery * Maintain digital library architecture, troubleshooting issues whenever they arise. * Keep abreast of community-wide developments in the realm of digital library software and infrastructure. * Contribute to the development of Open Source applications. * Write and maintain documentation. * May supervise junior programmers Please note that this position has the possibility of being extended based upon funding levels. Responsible for maintaining a working environment that leverages the potential and diversity of the department's entire staff. Provide direction and leadership in such a way as to nurture, create and maintain an environment that is (1) free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment and (2) provides employees with equal access to opportunities for growth and advancement including professional development whenever possible. Skills Required: * The ideal candidate: * Has experience implementing digital archives, using repository software such as DSpace or Fedora Commons. * Is Unix proficient. * Has some experience with Blacklight, Hydra, Ruby on Rails and/or Solr. * Can demonstrate understanding of Internet technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML (particularly XSLT, XPath and RDF) * Has worked with web services such as REST, SOAP and/or XML-RPC * Is familiar with one or more RDMS, such as MySQL. Experience integrating with, or extracting data from, FileMaker Pro will also be helpful. * Is familiar with online media workflows (from post-production to compression to distribution). WGBH is a Mac shop, with LAMP servers. Candidates should be prepared to share and discuss code samples. Educational Requirements: To perform the required duties, the Senior Developer must possess the skills and qualities required to complete a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and more than 3 years of work experience developing web applications. Demonstrated interest in library or moving images archive issues preferred. Department Overview: WGBH produces the best and most well known television, radio and online programs for public media. The WGBH Media Library and Archives preserves and helps re-purpose WGBH creations into the future. The MLA establishes the policies and procedures for the access, acquisition, intellectual control, and preservation of WGBH’s physical media and digital production and administrative assets. The MLA also offers production organization of archival materials from projects start up to shut down, research services, rights clearances, and licenses WGBH stock footage. This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits, starting as soon as possible. It is funded for 12 months, with the possibility of renewal after that. Moderate travel may be required. We work hard, but believe in work/life balance. Apply at http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm Courtney Michael Project Manager WGBH Media Library Archives One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 p. 617-300-2673 f. 617-300-1056 courtney_mich...@wgbh.org
[CODE4LIB] Univ. of Illinois - Research Programmer -Mobile/Web Applications Developer (Jon Posting)
### Posting on behalf of a friend ### Univ. of Illinois - Research Programmer -Mobile/Web Applications Developer. The full description below: https://jobs.github.com/positions/9bd26640-58b9-11e1-8f64-c21e8c89813c ~Bohyun
[CODE4LIB] Job: Research Programmer - Mobile/Web Applications Developer at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Programmer -Mobile/Web Applications Developer Visiting Academic Professional Position University Library University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Position Available: This position is available immediately. This is a 100%-time, twelve-month appointment Visiting Academic Professional position. Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be appointed to support a digital library grant-funded research project being conducted at the Undergraduate Library. The appointee will report to the respective grant project's principal investigator (PI) and will be a member of the University Library's Software Development Group. Specifically, this position will support and be funded by the following grant project: The Student/Library Collaborative: Toward Transformative Mobile Library Service, funded by The Institute of Museum and Libraries National Leadership Grant. This grant funded position will provide an opportunity to participate in design, development, and testing of innovative, cutting-edge mobile applications. The successful candidate will collaborate with experienced Research Programmers in the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center and the Library's Office of Information Technology Planning and Policy to design and implement an infrastructure and middleware to support the creation of the mobile applications. Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; 3+ years of experience with object oriented programming; experience using modern Web-server development frameworks for creating 'restful' AJAX web services; Experience with source control tools: e.g. git, SVN; Knowledge of XML and XSLT; demonstrable LINUX or UNIX experience; demonstrable knowledge of relational database design principles and programming using SQL; ability to work in a collaborative team environment, and successfully handle multiple priorities; good oral and written communication and customer service skills. See http://jobs.illinois.edu for preferred qualifications. Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact information including email addresses for three professional references. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169. In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be received by March 14, 2012. Interviews may occur before the closing date; however, no decisions will be made prior to the closing date. Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experienc Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/840/
[CODE4LIB] Job: System Administrator, Pittsburgh, PA at eiNetwork-- Pittsburgh PA
_**POSITION OVERVIEW:**_ The eiNetwork, a non-profit organization providing technology services to public libraries in the Pittsburgh region, seeks applicants for the position of System Administrator for the Integrated Library System (ILS). We provide enterprise-class technology services to libraries including a wide-area network for 75+ locations, management of more than 2,200 desktops, and development and administration of multiple application systems including the Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) integrated library system.. Position offers opportunities to work in a high-performance work environment; and to design and implement new ILS related services and solutions for public library users and library operations. We are seeking high- performance individuals who share our core values to: 1. Provide leadership and delivery of excellent services for our customers and stakeholders. 2. Embrace and drive change. 3. Be Passionate. 4. Work Collaboratively with Honesty and Integrity. _**RESPONSIBILITIES:**_ Under general direction, is responsible for the management, maintenance, support, and enhancement of the Integrated Library System (ILS) and associated hardware. Serves as an ILS technical expert interfacing with library customers, eiNetwork staff, and the eiNetwork Help Desk. Interacts with library committees and customers to understand and fulfill requests for new services, additional functionality, and information. Provides oversight and management for ILS related projects. Takes ownership and responsibility for all ILS related administration including identifying, escalating, and resolving support issues, and ensuring that all ILS systems and solutions are sustainable for the eiNetwork and library customers. • Evaluates, recommends, and utilizes technology required to improve efficiency and effectiveness of new and existing ILS related processes and procedures. • Plans, manages, and implements upgrades and changes to ILS software and associated hardware, including the justification for and testing of new functionally. • Responds to and diagnoses ILS problems including problem recognition, research, isolation, and identification of resolution steps. • Provides level two support to Help Desk for troubleshooting and resolving complex ILS problems • Develops and maintains ILS project and support documentation for both technical and user audiences. • Collaborates with various stakeholders to identify and implement new ILS technologies to enhance library services. • Provides leadership, and demonstrates initiative and enthusiasm for eiNetwork's mission with technology and the libraries. • Job duties will include both project management and hands on technical work, so qualified candidates should have current experience in both areas. _**EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:**_ • One to three years recent experience in technical support of enterprise class application system including project management experience. Experience with an Integrated Library System preferred. • Familiarity with the MARC record and authority control. • Experience with a variety of technology tools including Excel, Access, and scripting languages such as Auto IT, VBScript, PHP, Java, etc. • Knowledge of relational databases and database query languages. • Excellent communication skills with multiple audience groups. • Ability to plan and manage multiple projects and assignments concurrently and effectively. • Team-oriented and customer focused. • Demonstrated leadership, accountability, passion, determination, and sense of urgency • Embraces change and constantly develops stretch goals. Submit a letter of interest and a resume via email to openposit...@einetwork.net. A review of resumes/applications will continue until the position is filled. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/841/
