Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Bill Dueber]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Genny Engel 
 wrote:

> Guess there's no groundswell of support for firing Zoia and replacing
> her/it with a GLaDOS irc bot, then?
>

I'm in. "We've both said things you're going to regret."

[GLaDOS  is the really-quite-mean AI
from the games Portal and Portal2]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Genny Engel wrote:

> Guess there's no groundswell of support for firing Zoia and replacing
> her/it with a GLaDOS irc bot, then?
>
> *Sigh.*
>
> Genny Engel
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Andromeda Yelton
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 11:30 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia
>
> FWIW, I am both an active #libtechwomen participant and someone who is so
> thoroughly charmed by zoia I am frequently bothered she isn't right there
> *in my real life*.  (Yes, I have tried to issue zoia commands during
> face-to-face conversations with non-Code4Libbers.)
>
> I think a collaboratively maintained bot with a highly open ethos is always
> going to end up with some things that cross people's lines, and that's an
> opportunity to talk about those lines and rearticulate our group norms.
>  And to that end, I'm in favor of weeding the collection of plugins,
> whether because of offensiveness or disuse.  (Perhaps this would be a good
> use of github's issue tracker, too?)
>
> I also think some sort of 'what's zoia and how can you contribute' link
> would be useful in any welcome-newbie plugin; it did take me a while to
> figure out what was going on there.  (Just as it took me the while to
> acquire the tastes for, say, coffee, bourbon, and blue cheese, tastes which
> I would now defend ferociously.)
>
> But not having zoia would make me sad.  And defining zoia to be
> woman-unfriendly, when zoia-lovers and zoia-haters appear to span the
> gender spectrum and have a variety of reasons (both gendered and non) for
> their reactions, would make me sad too.
>
> @love zoia.
>
> Andromeda
>



-- 
Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Bill Dueber]

The HathiTrust BibAPI might help you out -- you can get MARC-XML back with
a call, although of course its only as good as the underlying record and
our coverage won't be nearly as good as the OCLC.

Format is:

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/full/isbn/080582796X.json





On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:38 PM, William Denton  wrote:

> On 21 January 2013, David Fiander wrote:
>
>  All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
>> basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
>> service.
>>
>
> LibraryThing's thingISBN is nice and might serve your needs:
>
> 
> http://www.librarything.com/**wiki/index.php/LibraryThing_**APIs
>
> Bill
> --
> William Denton
> Toronto, Canada
> http://www.miskatonic.org/
>



-- 
Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Genny Engel]

Guess there's no groundswell of support for firing Zoia and replacing her/it 
with a GLaDOS irc bot, then?

*Sigh.*

Genny Engel


-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of 
Andromeda Yelton
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 11:30 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

FWIW, I am both an active #libtechwomen participant and someone who is so
thoroughly charmed by zoia I am frequently bothered she isn't right there
*in my real life*.  (Yes, I have tried to issue zoia commands during
face-to-face conversations with non-Code4Libbers.)

I think a collaboratively maintained bot with a highly open ethos is always
going to end up with some things that cross people's lines, and that's an
opportunity to talk about those lines and rearticulate our group norms.
 And to that end, I'm in favor of weeding the collection of plugins,
whether because of offensiveness or disuse.  (Perhaps this would be a good
use of github's issue tracker, too?)

I also think some sort of 'what's zoia and how can you contribute' link
would be useful in any welcome-newbie plugin; it did take me a while to
figure out what was going on there.  (Just as it took me the while to
acquire the tastes for, say, coffee, bourbon, and blue cheese, tastes which
I would now defend ferociously.)

But not having zoia would make me sad.  And defining zoia to be
woman-unfriendly, when zoia-lovers and zoia-haters appear to span the
gender spectrum and have a variety of reasons (both gendered and non) for
their reactions, would make me sad too.

@love zoia.

Andromeda

[CODE4LIB] Job: Special Collections Digitization Coordinator at San José State University

[jobs]

The Library's Digitization Coordinator works respectfully and cooperatively
with employees in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library to perform duties
under general supervision, but works independently to achieve specified
outcomes reporting to the Director of Special Collections, University
Library. The King Library is a unique collaboration between
the City of San Jose and the San Jose State University.

  
This position provides technical planning, implementation, project
coordination, problem-solving, and quality control for Special Collections
digitization projects. The Digitization Coordinator serves as the department's
liaison to Technical Services, where the majority of the metadata creation
takes place, and collaborates with the Head of Cataloging and the Associate
Dean of Digital Futures on new digitization projects. This position
administers the library's content management system for digital collections,
CONTENTdm, works with the vendor to troubleshoot problems, and implements
enhancements that add value to the collection. This position also hires,
trains and supervises student assistants; maintains the online presence of
Special Collections; helps with grant writing; stays abreast of new
technologies and integrates them into department practices.

  
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the
following: Digitization and Metadata Creation; Technology and Development;
Grant Writing and Coordination; Team and Other Responsibilities; and perform
other duties as assigned

  
Education and Experience

  
High School education or equivalent, and three years progressively responsible
library experience involving digitization in a library or museum
environment. Any combination of education and experience
that provides the required knowledge and abilities may be considered

  
Preferred Qualifications

  
- Knowledge of digitization and metadata creation  
- Knowledge and experience using technology and social medial to promote 
digital collections  
- Knowledge and/or experience using content management systems such as 
ContentDM and OCLC  
- Knowledge and/or Experience coordinating team projects and grants  
  
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  
- Ability to take initiative and independently plan, organize, coordinate, and 
perform work in various situations where numerous and diverse demands are 
involved.  
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, make constructive 
recommendations, interpret and apply policies and procedures, and perform work 
in various situations where numerous and diverse demands are involved.  
- Ability to handle multiple work priorities, organize and plan work and 
projects.  
- Ability to make independent decisions and exercise sound judgment.  
- Ability to quickly learn and apply a variety of state, federal, CSU, and SJSU 
policies and procedures.  
- Knowledge of technologies that is key to management and dissemination of 
special collections materials.  
- Knowledge of intellectual property rights, copyright, rights management, 
patron and donor privacy, and other legal issues, especially as they apply to 
primary materials in various formats.  
- Knowledge of the security and preservation needs of the collections, both in 
storage and during use.  
- Knowledge of the purpose, construction, and presentation of formal 
descriptions of special collections materials, such as bibliographies, 
bibliographic utilities, catalogs, and finding aids.  
- Ability to develop and maintain knowledge of the content and organization of 
the collections in the repository, including their bibliographic, historical, 
cultural, and institutional aspects.  
- Demonstrated awareness of issues, standards, trends, and current best 
practices regarding the full range of information technologies.  
- Knowledge of the methodologies, including digital imaging and recording 
technologies, for creating reproductions of primary source materials  
- Familiar with the use of digital asset management systems and metadata for 
providing access to digitized primary source materials  
- Ability to create and maintain of web sites using a content management 
system.  
- Demonstrated knowledge of digital library content and metadata standards such 
as EAD, MARC, and Dublin Core.  
- Demonstrated experience with current digital collection architectures and 
platforms such as CONTENTdm.  
- Knowledge of the basic history, theory, and professional practices relating 
to materials generally found in special collections research libraries, 
including but not limited to rare books, maps, prints, photographs, ephemera, 
archives, manuscripts, original artwork, audiovisual media, and digital 
materials.  
- Knowledge of the significance of original artifacts and the nature and value 
of primary materials for learning, teaching, research, and outreach.  
- Commitment to life-long learning as applied to professional development in a 
special collections environment.  
- Fa

Re: [CODE4LIB] : Persian Romanization table

[Craig Franklin]

I think that looking for "English" might be a red herring, what you want is
a translation between Persian in the Arabic script to Persian in the Latin
script.

That said, a quick look at Wikipedia indicates that this might not be as
straightforward a task as one might expect:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romanization_of_Persian&oldid=532605934

Cheers,
Craig

On 23 January 2013 08:30, Han, Yan  wrote:

> Hello, All,
> I have a project to deal with Persian materials. I have already uses
> Google Translate API to translate. Now I am looking for an API to
> transliterate /Romanize (NOT Translate) Persian to English (not English to
> Persian). In other words, I have Persian in, and English out.
> There is a Romanization table (Persian romanization table - Library of
> Congress
> www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/persian.pdf<
> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/persian.pdf>).
>
> For example, If
>
> كتاب  should output as  Kitāb
> My finding is that existing tools only do the opposite
>
> 1.  Google Transliterate: you enter English, output Persian (Input
> “Bookmark”, output “بوکمارک “, Input “بوکمارک “, output “بوکمارک “)
>
> 2.  OCLC language: the same as Google Transliterate.
>
> 3.  http://mylanguages.org/persian_romanization.php  : works, but no
> API.
>
> Anyone know such API exists?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Yan
>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[William Denton]

On 21 January 2013, David Fiander wrote:


All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
service.


LibraryThing's thingISBN is nice and might serve your needs:

http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/LibraryThing_APIs

Bill
--
William Denton
Toronto, Canada
http://www.miskatonic.org/

[CODE4LIB] Job: Processing Archivist, Historical Collections, Knowledge and Library Services at Harvard University

[jobs]

Under the direction of the Special Collections Librarian for Manuscripts, the
Processing Archivist will be responsible for providing intellectual access to
the full archival collection of a leading financial investment management
firm, including paper and electronic records and digital content such as web
files, video, audio etc.

  
The Processing Archivist will be a key member of a team that includes the
Director, Special Collections, the Special Collections Librarian for
Manuscripts, and the HBS Information Lifecycle Management Program Manager that
oversees all aspects of this special project including acquisitions of new
materials and outreach.

  
Key Responsibilities:

  * Provides intellectual access to assigned collections via bibliographic 
control and/or finding aids using appropriate metadata (MARC, EAD, XML, DACS, 
or other national standards) to produce high-quality, timely products and tools 
to support customer access. Creates preliminary MARC records for incoming 
materials.
  * Organizes and documents the archival materials to create a complete 
historical record.
  * Contributes to the development of oral histories and interviews that 
supplement the artifacts and allow a deeper understanding of the creation and 
history of the firm.
  * Participates in the development of an organizational structure for ongoing 
records and a taxonomy and standard metadata to provide innovative access to 
both archival and current materials.
  * Makes recommendations to the project team about content appraisal and 
privacy issues.
  * Handles confidential information in accordance with University, state, and 
federal policies and regulations.
  * Contributes to development and administration of policy guidelines 
concerning internal and external research access and use of materials.
  * Works closely with the firm's staff to identify and describe records of key 
significance. Acts as a lead researcher for the archives.
  * Actively engages, as a team member, in corporate projects that utilize the 
Archives such as marketing and production of publicity products, documentaries 
etc.
  * Under the general direction of the Collections Conservator and project 
team, manages the re-housing and other recommended preservation actions for the 
collection including preparation of materials for digital reformatting.
  * Participates as appropriate in relevant professional organizations and 
monitors the print literature and online discussion groups of the profession.
  * May supervise and train staff and/or temporary workers.
  * Other appropriate duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications

  * Advanced degree with relevant professional concentration or experience, 
including formal training in the management of archives.
  * A minimum of one year of experience appraising, arranging and describing 
archival materials using DACS and MARC for original cataloging of manuscript 
materials and EAD for creating finding aids, preferably in a university setting.
  * Team player; excellent communicator who embraces change, seeks out 
opportunities for innovation and improvement, and is committed to providing 
excellent customer service.
  * Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
  * Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
  * Excellent communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking/ 
problem-solving skills.
  * Must be able to regularly lift 40 lbs.
  * There is a strong internal candidate under consideration for this 
opportunity.
Additional Qualifications

  * Degree or coursework in History/American Studies or related field desired; 
strong interest in business and/or financial history.
  * Two to three years' experience appraising, arranging and describing 
archival materials using DACS and MARC for original cataloging of manuscript 
materials and EAD for creating finding aids, preferably in a university setting.
  * Broad understanding of activities related to archival and digital 
technologies in an academic research library setting as well as knowledge of 
emerging trends in digital technologies and archival practices and where they 
might intersect.
  * Familiarity with EAD, MODS, METS, XML/XSL and other data structure 
standards relevant to the archival control of digital collection materials.
  * Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively in a 
team-oriented environment.
Our expectations are that employees of HBS adhere to and represent our
Community Values. They are:

  
Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others

Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community

Accountability for personal behavior



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Sr. SysAdmin for Northwestern University at Northwestern University

[jobs]

Northwestern University is searching for someone who is looking for an
exciting opportunity to work with the design, maintenance, and support of
large-scale library server systems at a major university.
This is a 3-year position (with the possibility of renewal)
that focuses on our Linux/Unix ExLibris and non-ExLibris
"enterprise" servers. Northwestern
University is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and
Chicago in Illinois, United States. See the condensed
version of the Job Posting below and if interested, please follow the
instruction below to visit and review the official job posting and to apply
for the position.

  
  
Position: System Administrator Sr.

Position ID Number: 20505

  
  
== SysAdmin Sr. Job Description == .

  
This is a condensed version (see official Job Posting for full version)==.

  
== Job Summary:

  
The Systems Administrator Senior serves as the University Library's lead
computer systems administrator under the direct supervision of the Head of
Enterprise Systems. Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance
and support of software, systems and related networking infrastructure on
physical and virtual servers in the Library, NU Data Centers and in hosted
environments; ensuring they adhere to standards, policies and procedures
establish by the organization and vendors. This position acts as team leader
on certain projects and functions as technical resource to other developers,
system administrators and technical staff in the library and university. This
is a 3-year position (with the possibility of renewal).

  
== Specific Responsibilities:

  
* Installs, rebuilds or migrates existing servers and configure hardware and 
virtual machines (VM), applications, peripherals, services, networking, 
storage, creates and maintains user accounts, security, permissions, and file 
systems in accordance with standards and operational requirements;  
* Performs ongoing support and maintenance for library systems and related 
applications, including, but not limited to hardware/VM upgrades, networking, 
CPU, memory, and storage systems, performance tuning, monitoring, alerting and 
backing-up systems;  
* Prioritizes, troubleshoots and resolves issues using Library and University 
ticketing systems;  
* Coordinates and communicates ongoing technology needs with NU Information 
Technology (NUIT) and other technology units on campus;  
* Monitors security alerts and working with other staff to ensure that 
appropriate patches are applied in an automated and timely fashion;  
* Applies new operating software releases and patches as necessary;  
* Works with staff, vendors and other collaborators provides hardware, software 
and networking solutions and technical specifications;  
  
== Minimum Qualifications:

* A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or the 
equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which 
comparable skills can be acquired;  
* Four to Five years of related professional experience;  
* Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and networking standards, 
command line BSD/GNU tools, and scripting languages; maintaining web 
applications such as Apache, and basic database (MySQL or Oracle) 
administration.  
* Demonstrated experience in managing physical and virtual server environments, 
Unix/Linux, related software, and basic system administration utilities, and 
networking standards.  
  
== Preferred Qualifications:

* Applicable certifications, such as LPIC 2/3, RHCT, RHCSA, RHCE, BSDA, OCA, 
MCTS.  
  
  
---.
  
  
To Apply:

See the entire Job Postingand apply at:
https://nuhr.northwestern.edu/hr91prod_er/eRecruit_login.html

Then do an Advance Search forJob Opening ID 20505.

  
  
* please forward this to anyone who you know that might be interested.  
  
Michael North

Sr. SysAnalyst/Programmer

Northwestern University Libraries

[m-no...@northwestern.edu](mailto:m-no...@northwestern.edu)



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[CODE4LIB] : Persian Romanization table

[Han, Yan]

Hello, All,
I have a project to deal with Persian materials. I have already uses Google 
Translate API to translate. Now I am looking for an API to transliterate 
/Romanize (NOT Translate) Persian to English (not English to Persian). In other 
words, I have Persian in, and English out.
There is a Romanization table (Persian romanization table - Library of 
Congress 
www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/persian.pdf).

For example, If

كتاب  should output as  Kitāb
My finding is that existing tools only do the opposite

1.  Google Transliterate: you enter English, output Persian (Input 
“Bookmark”, output “بوکمارک “, Input “بوکمارک “, output “بوکمارک “)

2.  OCLC language: the same as Google Transliterate.

3.  http://mylanguages.org/persian_romanization.php  : works, but no API.

Anyone know such API exists?

Thanks much,

Yan

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digitization Project Internship at Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

[jobs]

Densho is a Seattle-based non-profit organization started in 1996, with the
initial goal of documenting oral histories from Japanese Americans who were
incarcerated during World War II. This evolved into a mission to educate,
preserve, collaborate and inspire action for equity. Densho uses digital
technology to preserve and make accessible primary source materials on the
World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. We present these materials
and related resources for their historic value and as a means of exploring
issues of democracy, intolerance, wartime hysteria, civil rights and the
responsibilities of citizenship in our increasingly global society.

  
Job Description

  
Densho is seeking 1 or 2 interns to support our digital repository and
encyclopedia projects through the following activities: digitizing a variety
of materials (newspapers, photographs, documents, etc.), editing and
performing quality control on digital images, transcribing documents,
cataloging, cross-indexing materials and encyclopedia articles, and other
duties as needed.

  
This internship runs from March 2013 through August 2013 for 20-30 hours per
week at $12 per hour, no benefits.

  
Current students or recent graduates from library and information science or
archival studies programs preferred. The ideal candidates are self-directed,
detail-oriented, and comfortable with technology. Knowledge of Japanese
American history is welcome but not required. Funding for the internship comes
from the National Parks Service Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant
Program.

  
Apply

  
To apply for the position, please send your resume and cover letter to
caitlin.oiye(at)densho.org by Wednesday, February 13, 2013. All applications
will be held in confidence. All submissions and questions should be sent via
email - no phone inquiries please.

  



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Charles Ledvina]

Hi David:

My Amazon to MARC service may be the answer for you.  Go to this page: 
http://amazon.libcat.org/cgi-bin/az2marc.pl and enter the ISBN into the 
box labeled ASIN.  Not only will you get basic bibliographic data, but 
you can export it as a MARC record.


Enjoy,
--CL

On 1/21/13 7:04 PM, David Fiander wrote:

I'm working on a project that involves collecting information about the
books that people own, and the easiest way to do most of that data
collection is to collect just the ISBNs for those books that have them, and
photograph the title pages of the books that don't. This gets me out of
people way quickly and lets me do my data processing later.

I've asked OCLC about the requirements for getting an affiliate ID for
using their APIs for the project, but while I'm waiting for that, I'm
looking at the Open Library APIs.

The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state of
ongoing development of them is?

All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
service.

- David

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Ed Summers]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Jonathan Rochkind  wrote:
> Thanks to whoever removed the 'poledance' plugin (REALLY? that existed? if
> it makes you feel any better, I don't think anyone who hangs out in
> #code4lib even knew it existed, and it never got used).

I knew it existed, and I even invoked it a few times. Although, If
this "war on humor" keeps up, I'm unlikely to "hang out" in #code4lib
much longer.

//Ed

PS. I really didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference roommate

[Ed Summers]

Whoever is rooming with Gabe, be sure to remind him to bring his Ukulele.

//Ed

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Gabriel Farrell  wrote:
> And the code4lib community comes through again. I now have a roommate. See
> you all at the conference!
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Gabriel Farrell  wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a roommate for a room at the conference hotel Monday
>> through Thursday. I've also posted at
>> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_room_ride_share. References
>> available upon request.
>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[David Fiander]

Oh, we're cataloguing members. And the head of tech services has already
emailed out contact about what needs to happen for me to get hooked up.


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Karen Coombs wrote:

> So when you need a higher level of access you'll have to fill out an xISBN
> request and have your eligibility verified. Your library has to be a
> cataloging member to get the higher level of access but we can tweak the
> usage based on your needs if you're eligible.
>
> Karen
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:56 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
>
> > Karen,
> >
> > Thanks for the details. Like I said, this is for a research project. So,
> > while I don't need more than 1,000 requests / day right now, given the
> > current size of my dataset, it will grow larger in the future. But that
> > means I can start programming and testing without the affiliate ID, and
> > then once I've got one, I can stop worrying about getting throttled right
> > when things are getting exciting.
> >
> > - David
> >  On Jan 22, 2013 1:07 PM, "Karen Coombs" 
> wrote:
> >
> > > So the xISBN service will give you the workset and basic metadata about
> > > each item in that workset.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=*
> > >
> > > You can get 1000 request/day without even having to get an affiliate
> ID.
> > >
> > > Another possibility is the inline Schema.org markup in WorldCat.org.
> > >
> > > You can link into WorldCat by ISBN -
> > > http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0451462645
> > >
> > > Basic metadata is there in RDFa. There is actually a little demo
> > > bookmarklet which grabs the metadata from a Schema.org encoded page and
> > > sends it over so it can be added to Goodreads. -
> > > http://www.oclc.org/developer/prototypes/schemaorg-markup-extractor
> > >
> > > I think the WorldCat.org option is better because it is a little closer
> > to
> > > getting work level metadata.
> > >
> > > Karen
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Ross Singer 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander 
> wrote:
> > > > > The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't
> > > been
> > > > > updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the
> > state
> > > > of
> > > > > ongoing development of them is?
> > > >
> > > > I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open
> Library.
> > > >  Others may be able to provide more details.
> > > > >
> > > > > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an
> ISBN
> > > into
> > > > > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la
> OCLC's
> > > > xISBN
> > > > > service.
> > > >
> > > > You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for
> > > > work_id (at least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN
> > clone
> > > > with the OL data, but it stopped working when Talis shut down the
> > > > Platform...
> > > >
> > > > The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to
> > download
> > > > it and create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better
> > to
> > > > hack up something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly
> > dumps
> > > > and create a similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting
> > > this.
> > > >
> > > > -Ross.
> > >
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Production Specialist at Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

[jobs]

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is the world's largest archive of
Public Opinion Data and an internationally trusted digital
repository. Founded in the 1940s, the Center maintains
nearly 20,000 opinion surveys conducted in the US and abroad since the
1930s. Over 20,000 survey questions and more than 500
datasets are processed every year; the collection of US data spans every major
survey organization in the country and is accessible at the question level via
an online retrieval system to more than 250 institutions around the
globe. At this time, the Center seeks a creative addition
to its data curation and processing team that designs and manages metadata
development, quality assurance, and processing workflows that support and
advance the Center's mission of acquisition, preservation and access to public
opinion survey data.

  
Following up on the recommendations of a grant-funded review of its processing
systems, this is an exciting time for the Center's data
curation and processing team who are enhancing data
management methods and appropriate metadata structures for born digital
materials, while streamlining workflows in order to accommodate archiving a
broader and more diverse collection of materials. The Data
Production Specialist is a new position within the archive team and will work
to streamline work processing, integrating best practices for quality
assurance. This opening is an opportunity for the right candidate to play a
leading role in supporting long-term management of research data throughout
the data lifecycle, including issues of digital preservation and access,
intellectual property rights, and security of sensitive data.

  
RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manages and coordinates various workflows for dataset and summary data 
release in accordance with expanding digital curation and online accessibility 
requirements  
- Analyzes processing streams to develop more efficient production workflows  
- Oversees the production of and builds metadata content for databases served 
by online retrieval systems for data discovery to external clients, including 
the preparation of materials for iPOLL, a question level database  
- Produces documentation to clearly describe methods of data collection and 
reporting  
- Assists in research, review, testing and evaluation of support products or 
enhancements.  
- Assists in the development of archival tools and services to support data 
curation.  
- Develops scripts, writes, and maintains programs as required for workflow 
processing.  
- Advises users on the availability of data and provides user support of Center 
collections  
- Coordinates regular ongoing data acquisitions with data providers  
- Communicates with data producers to secure all necessary metadata pertaining 
to archived survey materials.  
- Participates in the development and adoption of archival standards for the 
Center's collections  
- Performs other related duties as required.  
  
Qualifications

The successful candidate will display the following required qualifications:

- Educational training in a related field as evidenced by at least a 
baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 1-3 years of experience. Strong 
preference will be given to those candidates with a relevant MA/MS. Relevant 
fields include, but are not limited to, Information Science, Social Science, 
Library Science, and Computer Science.  
- Demonstrated metadata development skills, strong data skills, analytical 
reasoning and logical problem solving along with, a working knowledge of issues 
and challenges related to data management/curation, including format migration, 
preservation, metadata, data retrieval and research data use.  
- Able to manage time and multiple projects in a complex, changing environment 
with a positive, flexible, creative and innovative attitude.  
- Demonstrated ability to work individually and collaboratively in a team 
environment, as well as ability to oversee student and/or professional staff. 
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines within a production environment.  
- Familiarity with one or more current scientific data and metadata 
conventions. The ability to acquire new technological skills and resolve 
problems in a resourceful and timely manner.  
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong editing skills. 
Attentiveness to detail and excellent organizational skills are also required.  
- Demonstrated experience in training users, consulting with users for 
computing problems, or programming in a large data processing environment.  
  
Other Highly Desirable Qualifications/Skills

In addition, special consideration will be given to those candidates familiar
with long-term management of research data throughout the data lifecycle and
with common metadata standards (e.g. DDI). Likewise
relevant programming experience, and knowledge of common development tools &
languages (e.g. Java, SQL, XML/XSLT, PHP, Perl), and an understanding of
ontology and sem

[CODE4LIB] Job: Visiting Research Programmer for Repository Development at University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

[jobs]

**Visiting Research Programmerfor Repository Development  
Academic Professional

University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign**

  
**Position Available**: Position available immediately. This is a full-time, 
three-year visiting academic professional appointment in the University of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Software Development Group. Position may 
become permanent dependent on funding.  
  
**Duties and Responsibilities**: As part of a team of repository developers, 
the Research Programmer will be responsible for providing programming and 
technical support for all components of a large-scale digital preservation 
management system, codename Medusa, and the technical infrastructure for the 
IDEALS scholarly communications initiatives within the University Library. As 
necessary, the Research Programmer may also provide technical support to other 
scholarly communication or digital preservation research projects or related 
programs within the Library.  
Detailed job duties include but are not limited to the following:

  * Work with project stakeholders and senior programming staff to gather and 
analyze requirements for repository development and digital preservation, and 
recommend approaches to meeting those requirements.
  * Working independently or as a member of a small team, will be responsible 
for implementing the approved recommendations, especially for in-house 
development, but also for customization or integration of purchased and open 
source software.
  * Apply best practices in various software development methodologies, 
including version control, automated testing and code refactoring, and 
leveraging appropriate programming frameworks and technical architectures to 
the requirements and proposed solutions.
  * May supervise student hourly or graduate assistant employees.
  * Encouraged to spend 5% of their time on personal research to learn new 
skills and stay abreast of the latest developments and trends in software 
development, especially in the context of a library setting.
  * May also have opportunities to participate in other research grant projects 
in the Library.
  
**Environment**: The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one 
of the preeminent research libraries in the world. With more than 12 million 
volumes and significant digital resources, it ranks second in size among 
academic research libraries in the United States and first among public 
university libraries in the world. As the intellectual heart of the campus, the 
Library is committed to maintaining the strongest possible collections and 
services and engaging in research and development activities in pursuit of the 
University's mission of teaching, scholarship, and public service. The Library 
currently employs approximately 90 faculty and 300 academic professionals, 
staff, and graduate assistants.  
  
The Library consists of multiple departmental libraries located across campus,
as well as an array of central public, technical, and administrative service
units. The University of Illinois
Library Software Development Group (SDG) is an exciting and supportive team
with whom to work that encourages continual learning and career growth. SDG
developers work closely with library faculty and staff to design, customize
and implement a wide variety of innovative and critical software, web services
and technical infrastructure including IDEALS[1] , Connections@Illinois[2],
BibApp[3], Vireo[4] and Medusa[5]. All academic professionals in the Library
are encouraged to take advantage of Investigation Time[6].

  
**Qualifications**: _**Required**_: Bachelor's Degree; Solid understanding of 
core Web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript; Experience with one or more 
relevant programming/scripting languages: Ruby, Python, VB/ASP, Java, etc.; 
Demonstrated ability to accurately convert client requirements and 
specifications into working code; Ability to work independently or under only 
general direction; Motivated, self-starter, proactive, resourceful, naturally 
inquisitive, desire to continuously improve; Strong oral and written 
communication skills; able to legally work in the United States by January 15, 
2013. _**Preferred**_: Master's degree in Library and Information Science, 
Computer Science or related field; One or more years of experience in 
developing and coding interactive, data-driven Web applications in Ruby on 
Rails and/or Java; Experience with open-source software tools relevant to 
scholarly communication and libraries, specifically those related to 
repositories: DSpace, Fedor!
 a Commons, Blacklight and Solr; Experience working in a UNIX/Linux 
command-line environment; Experience with current software development 
methodologies and tools, such as agile and scrum, test driven development, 
source control and versioning, code refactoring and DRY; Experience working 
with XML, and library metadata and interoperability standards (e.g., PREMIS, 
MARC, MODS, Dublin 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference roommate

[Gabriel Farrell]

And the code4lib community comes through again. I now have a roommate. See
you all at the conference!


On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Gabriel Farrell  wrote:

> I'm looking for a roommate for a room at the conference hotel Monday
> through Thursday. I've also posted at
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_room_ride_share. References
> available upon request.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Gabriel Farrell]

It should be noted that @poledance really was originally named @rsinger. See
*
https://github.com/code4lib/supybot-plugins/commit/7ae336cc37a7bbd41e4899f1ca90fb43b12acf46
* and
https://github.com/code4lib/supybot-plugins/commit/90e7d0f2bbb5f8a30c43a6177fb3d4eb7bcb46b1
.


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Jonathan Rochkind  wrote:

> I agree with Ed.
>
> Thanks to whoever removed the 'poledance' plugin (REALLY? that existed? if
> it makes you feel any better, I don't think anyone who hangs out in
> #code4lib even knew it existed, and it never got used).
>
> It's certainly possible that there are or will be other individual
> features that are, well, just plain rude and offensive, and should be
> removed.
>
> But in general, I think it would be a HUGE mistake to think that all
> personality, frivolity, or 'subcultural' elements should be removed from
> all things #code4lib in the name of 'accessiblity'.  Whatever it is about
> code4lib that has made it 'succesful' -- is in large part due to the fact
> that it IS a social community with cultural features. If you try to remove
> all those, you are removing what makes code4lib what it is, you are
> removing whatever you liked about it in the first place.
>
> If you want online or offline venues that are all-business-all-the-time
> with no social subcultural aspects, there are plenty of others already, you
> don't need to make code4lib into one. If you find those "plenty of others"
> not as useful or rewarding as code4lib -- well, I suggest the reason for
> that has a lot to do with the social community aspects of code4lib. YES,
> the social subcultural aspects WILL turn some people off, it's true, but by
> trying to remove them, you wind up with something that doesn't rub people
> the wrong way and doens't rub anyone the right way either.
>
>
> On 1/22/2013 1:25 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Kyle Banerjee 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In every "noisy" forum that I participate in (BTW, none of them are tech
>>> or
>>> even work related), there are always people who dislike the noise. The
>>> concerns are analogous to the ones expressed here -- irritation  factor,
>>> it
>>> keeps people away, it's all about the "in" crowd, etc. Likewise, the
>>> proposed solutions are similar to ones that have been floated here like
>>> directing the noisemaking from the main group elsewhere or silencing it.
>>>
>>> For things to work, everyone needs a reason to be there. People with less
>>> experience need access to those who have been around the block. But a
>>> diet
>>> of repetitive shop talk isn't very interesting for people who have a
>>> decent
>>> handle on what they're doing. They need something else to keep them
>>> there,
>>> and in the final analysis, many come for entertainment -- this normally
>>> manifests itself in the form of high noise levels. But even if people
>>> spend
>>> the vast bulk of the time playing around, nuggets of wisdom are shared.
>>> And
>>> if something's truly serious, it gets attention.
>>>
>>> It's far better to help people learn to tune out what they don't like,
>>> and
>>> this is much easier to do in c4l than in communities where interaction is
>>> primarily physical. All communities have their own character and
>>> communication norms. It's important for people to be mindful of the
>>> environment they're helping create, but reducing communication to help
>>> avoid exposing people to annoyances screws things up.
>>>
>>> In all honesty, I think the silliness on the sidelines is far more
>>> important than the formal stuff. I know I learn a lot more while goofing
>>> off than in formal channels for pretty much everything I do.
>>>
>>> kyle
>>>
>>
>> +1
>>
>> I'm all for removing specific offended responses and commands as some
>> others have suggested, but I agree trying to remove some of the
>> lighter stuff will in the long term, be more likely to be detrimental
>> then a positive.
>>
>>
>>

[CODE4LIB] JOB POSTING : Sr. SysAdmin for Northwestern University

[Michael North]

Northwestern University is searching for someone who is looking for an exciting 
opportunity to work with the design, maintenance, and support of large-scale 
library server systems at a major university.  This is a 3-year position (with 
the possibility of renewal) that  focuses on our Linux/Unix ExLibris and 
non-ExLibris "enterprise" servers.   Northwestern University is a private 
research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United 
States.  See the condensed version of the Job Posting below and if interested, 
please follow the instruction below to visit and review the official job 
posting and to apply for the position.


Position:  System Administrator Sr.
Position ID Number:  20505

To see or apply for this job, please click the link below:
http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/careers/index.html

Then, click the "External Applicants" link under the "Search for Jobs & Apply 
Now" label.
Click on "Advanced Search" link.
 On the Job Search page, enter 20505 in the Job Opening ID box.  Click Search 
button.
On the results page, Click the "Systems Administrator Sr."  link.
Read the Job Description. 
If you wish to apply, please click the APPLY NOW button, register if necessary 
and then fill out the application form.
If there any questions, please send them to me.

*  please forward this to anyone who you know that might be interested.

Michael North
Sr. SysAnalyst/Programmer
Northwestern University Libraries


==  SysAdmin Sr. Job Description  == . 
This is a condensed version (see official Job Posting for full version)==.

Job Summary:

The Systems Administrator Senior serves as the University Library's lead 
computer systems administrator under the direct supervision of the Head of 
Enterprise Systems. Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance 
and support of software, systems and related networking infrastructure on 
physical and virtual servers in the Library, NU Data Centers and in hosted 
environments; ensuring they adhere to standards, policies and procedures 
establish by the organization and vendors. This position acts as team leader on 
certain projects and functions as technical resource to other developers, 
system administrators and technical staff in the library and university. This 
is a 3-year position (with the possibility of renewal).

== Specific Responsibilities:

 *  Installs, rebuilds or migrates existing servers and configure hardware and 
virtual machines (VM), applications, peripherals, services, networking, 
storage, creates and maintains user accounts, security, permissions, and file 
systems in accordance with standards and operational requirements; 
*  Performs ongoing support and maintenance for library systems and related 
applications, including, but not limited to hardware/VM upgrades, networking, 
CPU, memory, and storage systems, performance tuning, monitoring, alerting and 
backing-up systems; 
*  Prioritizes, troubleshoots and resolves issues using Library and University 
ticketing systems; 
*  Coordinates and communicates ongoing technology needs with NU Information 
Technology (NUIT) and other technology units on campus; 
*  Monitors security alerts and working with other staff to ensure that 
appropriate patches are applied in an automated and timely fashion; 
*  Applies new operating software releases and patches as necessary; 
*  Works with staff, vendors and other collaborators provides hardware, 
software and networking solutions and technical specifications; 

== Minimum Qualifications:
*  A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or the 
equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which 
comparable skills can be acquired; 
*  Four to Five years of related professional experience;
*  Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and networking standards, 
command line BSD/GNU tools, and scripting languages; maintaining web 
applications such as Apache, and basic database (MySQL or Oracle) 
administration.
*  Demonstrated experience in managing physical and virtual server 
environments, Unix/Linux, related software, and basic system administration 
utilities, and networking standards.

== Preferred Qualifications:
*  Applicable certifications, such as LPIC 2/3, RHCT, RHCSA, RHCE, BSDA, OCA, 
MCTS.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Software Developer at Northwestern University

[jobs]

**Job Summary:**  
  
The Senior Software Developer (Job ID 20343) will work in a highly
collaborative environment with library colleagues and partners on the analysis
design, coding and testing of software in order to explore, adapt, and
implement current and emerging technologies. Under the direction of the Head
of Web Technologies, this position develops, tests, maintains, and supports
high-performance, innovative and interactive web-based applications. This
position oversees the development of the site concept, interface design, and
architecture of the library's existing and new mobile and web development
projects.

  
**Responsibilities:**  

  * Architects, develops, deploys, maintains and supports web and mobile 
applications, websites and related systems, and communication components 
written in a variety of scripting and programming languages;
  * Develops interactive interfaces and database solutions to integrate web 
services into the library's public website and other web and mobile sites;
  * Collaborates with others in the library and outside of the University on 
software projects facilitating open source and other cooperative contributions;
  * Plans upcoming projects, gathers requirements, determines scope, documents 
project tasks and meets with internal library staff regarding project needs
  * Communicates with others to determine best areas of focus, requirements 
gathering, code review, and status updates;
  * Attends project meetings as needed, and may represent the library at 
technically oriented conferences and meetings;
  * Defines and implements interface strategies with other software systems in 
use locally, with consortia partners or vendor systems;
  * Prepares documentation to effect knowledge transfer of application systems 
and local software development;
  * Performs related duties as required or assigned.
  
**Minimum Qualifications:**  

  * A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or the 
equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable 
knowledge and abilities can be acquired;
  * Four to six years of related professional experience;
  * Advanced web development experience with languages such as Java, PHP, Ruby, 
and Python;
  * Experience with XML parsing technologies, JavaScript, and object-oriented 
programming;
  * Prior work with collaborative projects involving group software development;
  * Knowledge of software development processes, requirements gathering, and 
bug tracking;
  * Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, verbal and written 
communication skills.
**To Apply:**  
Learn more about this position and apply at:
https://nuhr.northwestern.edu/hr91prod_er/eRecruit_login.html (advance search
Job Opening ID **20343**).



Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/5730/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Karen Coombs]

So when you need a higher level of access you'll have to fill out an xISBN
request and have your eligibility verified. Your library has to be a
cataloging member to get the higher level of access but we can tweak the
usage based on your needs if you're eligible.

Karen


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:56 PM, David Fiander  wrote:

> Karen,
>
> Thanks for the details. Like I said, this is for a research project. So,
> while I don't need more than 1,000 requests / day right now, given the
> current size of my dataset, it will grow larger in the future. But that
> means I can start programming and testing without the affiliate ID, and
> then once I've got one, I can stop worrying about getting throttled right
> when things are getting exciting.
>
> - David
>  On Jan 22, 2013 1:07 PM, "Karen Coombs"  wrote:
>
> > So the xISBN service will give you the workset and basic metadata about
> > each item in that workset.
> >
> >
> >
> http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=*
> >
> > You can get 1000 request/day without even having to get an affiliate ID.
> >
> > Another possibility is the inline Schema.org markup in WorldCat.org.
> >
> > You can link into WorldCat by ISBN -
> > http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0451462645
> >
> > Basic metadata is there in RDFa. There is actually a little demo
> > bookmarklet which grabs the metadata from a Schema.org encoded page and
> > sends it over so it can be added to Goodreads. -
> > http://www.oclc.org/developer/prototypes/schemaorg-markup-extractor
> >
> > I think the WorldCat.org option is better because it is a little closer
> to
> > getting work level metadata.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Ross Singer 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> > > > The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't
> > been
> > > > updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the
> state
> > > of
> > > > ongoing development of them is?
> > >
> > > I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open Library.
> > >  Others may be able to provide more details.
> > > >
> > > > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN
> > into
> > > > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's
> > > xISBN
> > > > service.
> > >
> > > You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for
> > > work_id (at least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN
> clone
> > > with the OL data, but it stopped working when Talis shut down the
> > > Platform...
> > >
> > > The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to
> download
> > > it and create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better
> to
> > > hack up something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly
> dumps
> > > and create a similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting
> > this.
> > >
> > > -Ross.
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Jonathan Rochkind]

I agree with Ed.

Thanks to whoever removed the 'poledance' plugin (REALLY? that existed? 
if it makes you feel any better, I don't think anyone who hangs out in 
#code4lib even knew it existed, and it never got used).


It's certainly possible that there are or will be other individual 
features that are, well, just plain rude and offensive, and should be 
removed.


But in general, I think it would be a HUGE mistake to think that all 
personality, frivolity, or 'subcultural' elements should be removed from 
all things #code4lib in the name of 'accessiblity'.  Whatever it is 
about code4lib that has made it 'succesful' -- is in large part due to 
the fact that it IS a social community with cultural features. If you 
try to remove all those, you are removing what makes code4lib what it 
is, you are removing whatever you liked about it in the first place.


If you want online or offline venues that are all-business-all-the-time 
with no social subcultural aspects, there are plenty of others already, 
you don't need to make code4lib into one. If you find those "plenty of 
others" not as useful or rewarding as code4lib -- well, I suggest the 
reason for that has a lot to do with the social community aspects of 
code4lib. YES, the social subcultural aspects WILL turn some people off, 
it's true, but by trying to remove them, you wind up with something that 
doesn't rub people the wrong way and doens't rub anyone the right way 
either.


On 1/22/2013 1:25 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Kyle Banerjee  wrote:

In every "noisy" forum that I participate in (BTW, none of them are tech or
even work related), there are always people who dislike the noise. The
concerns are analogous to the ones expressed here -- irritation  factor, it
keeps people away, it's all about the "in" crowd, etc. Likewise, the
proposed solutions are similar to ones that have been floated here like
directing the noisemaking from the main group elsewhere or silencing it.

For things to work, everyone needs a reason to be there. People with less
experience need access to those who have been around the block. But a diet
of repetitive shop talk isn't very interesting for people who have a decent
handle on what they're doing. They need something else to keep them there,
and in the final analysis, many come for entertainment -- this normally
manifests itself in the form of high noise levels. But even if people spend
the vast bulk of the time playing around, nuggets of wisdom are shared. And
if something's truly serious, it gets attention.

It's far better to help people learn to tune out what they don't like, and
this is much easier to do in c4l than in communities where interaction is
primarily physical. All communities have their own character and
communication norms. It's important for people to be mindful of the
environment they're helping create, but reducing communication to help
avoid exposing people to annoyances screws things up.

In all honesty, I think the silliness on the sidelines is far more
important than the formal stuff. I know I learn a lot more while goofing
off than in formal channels for pretty much everything I do.

kyle


+1

I'm all for removing specific offended responses and commands as some
others have suggested, but I agree trying to remove some of the
lighter stuff will in the long term, be more likely to be detrimental
then a positive.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Repository Specialist at Boston College

[jobs]

**Boston College Introduction**  
  
Boston College is a leading national Jesuit, Catholic university, enrolling
14,700 students, 9,000 full-time undergraduates and 4,900 graduate and
professional students. Located six miles from downtown Boston, the University
has 760 full-time faculty, 2,500 employees, an operating budget of$808
million, and an endowment of $1.6 billion.

  
**Position Details**  
  
Department: 060021 - O'Neill Library

Position: 6909 - Digital Repository Specialist

Grade or Band: 2ND

  
**Job Description**  
  
The incumbent will independently manage the workflow for deposit of materials
to the eScholarship repository. The incumbent will interpret and make
recommendations on intellectual property rights under the direction of the
Scholarly Communication Librarian. The incumbent will
communicate with faculty regarding their deposits, will prioritize workflow
steps, and will make recommendations for improvements in
procedures. The incumbent is charged with the safe handling
of rare materials and operating sophisticated imaging equipment.

Changes in software and procedures will require flexibility and creativity.

  
Manages the workflow of eScholarship, the University Libraries' institutional
repository of scholarly output. Supports the description, digitization, and
ingest of publications for the library's eScholarship
program. Supports the digitization and creation of metadata
for special collections and for digital projects.

Requirements

  * 3-5 years of library experience, including work with metadata.
  * Familiarity with descriptive cataloging rules and citation standards.
  * Experience with XML based descriptive and structural metadata schema (METS, 
MODS, MARC). *Experience with name authority work and familiarity with WorldCat 
database.
  * Ability to independently move publications through a complex workflow from 
investigation of rights issues, digitization, metadata creation, and deposit in 
repository.
  * Ability to understand and interpret intellectual property issues.
  * Understanding of imaging standards and the ability to operate advanced 
image capturing systems. *Familiarity with library special collections and the 
handling of special materials.
  * Fluency in Excel and ACCESS.
  * Experience with scripting (PERL) and XSLT.
  * Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  
Preferred:

  * Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably coupled with some training in 
library or computer science.
**Closing Statement**  
  
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.

  
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Content Specialist at Boston College

[jobs]

**Boston College Introduction**  
  
Boston College is a leading national Jesuit, Catholic university, enrolling
14,700 students, 9,000 undergraduates and 4,900 graduate and professional
students. Located six miles from downtown Boston, the University has 760 full-
time faculty, 2,500 employees, an operating budget of $845 million, and an
endowment of $1.9 billion.

  
**Position Details**  
  
Department: 060021 - O'Neill Library

Position: 00012510 - Digital Content Specialist

Grade or Band: 2ND

  
**Job Description**  
  
This person plays a pivotal role in creating digital collections for the
Boston College libraries, including metadata, digital objects, and the
infrastructure to support discovery, access, dissemination, and preservation.
Working collaboratively with other members of the digital library staff, they
will be responsible for carrying out projects from start to finish, adhering
to best practices and standards. They will execute plans as developed by both
the Digital Program Planning and the Scholarly Communications teams. They will
investigate and implement new technologies and troubleshoot technical issues
as required in order to continuously improve our digital collections and
institutional repository and associated services to the Boston College
community. Is a member of the Library Digital team, and
they will report to the Digital Preservation Manager.

  
**Requirements**  

  * 3-5 years experience with digitizing and processing both print and 
photographic materials is required.
  * Must have worked for at least two years in digital libraries and archives.
  * Demonstrated record of technical proficiency, with both hardware and 
software.
  * Some first-hand experience using DigiTool, xslt, and TEI text encoding.
Preferred:

  * A Bachelor's degree is preferred.
**Closing Statement**  
  
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.

  
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[David Fiander]

Karen,

Thanks for the details. Like I said, this is for a research project. So,
while I don't need more than 1,000 requests / day right now, given the
current size of my dataset, it will grow larger in the future. But that
means I can start programming and testing without the affiliate ID, and
then once I've got one, I can stop worrying about getting throttled right
when things are getting exciting.

- David
 On Jan 22, 2013 1:07 PM, "Karen Coombs"  wrote:

> So the xISBN service will give you the workset and basic metadata about
> each item in that workset.
>
>
> http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=*
>
> You can get 1000 request/day without even having to get an affiliate ID.
>
> Another possibility is the inline Schema.org markup in WorldCat.org.
>
> You can link into WorldCat by ISBN -
> http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0451462645
>
> Basic metadata is there in RDFa. There is actually a little demo
> bookmarklet which grabs the metadata from a Schema.org encoded page and
> sends it over so it can be added to Goodreads. -
> http://www.oclc.org/developer/prototypes/schemaorg-markup-extractor
>
> I think the WorldCat.org option is better because it is a little closer to
> getting work level metadata.
>
> Karen
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Ross Singer 
> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> > > The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't
> been
> > > updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state
> > of
> > > ongoing development of them is?
> >
> > I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open Library.
> >  Others may be able to provide more details.
> > >
> > > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN
> into
> > > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's
> > xISBN
> > > service.
> >
> > You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for
> > work_id (at least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN clone
> > with the OL data, but it stopped working when Talis shut down the
> > Platform...
> >
> > The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to download
> > it and create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better to
> > hack up something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly dumps
> > and create a similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting
> this.
> >
> > -Ross.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[David Fiander]

Ross,

You can do it, but it's a two-step process. The RESTful API will give you
the "book" information based on the ISBN, and that book information has the
"work" key in it. So you can then fetch the work details with all the ISBNs
in it, but it's not pretty.

- David
 On Jan 22, 2013 12:57 PM, "Ross Singer"  wrote:

> On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> > The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
> > updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state
> of
> > ongoing development of them is?
>
> I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open Library.
>  Others may be able to provide more details.
> >
> > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
> > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's
> xISBN
> > service.
>
> You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for
> work_id (at least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN clone
> with the OL data, but it stopped working when Talis shut down the
> Platform...
>
> The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to download
> it and create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better to
> hack up something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly dumps
> and create a similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting this.
>
> -Ross.

[CODE4LIB] Call for authors for a forthcoming book titled Library Publishing Toolkit

[Cyril Oberlander]

Hello Colleagues,

Does your library publish books? Journals? Blogs?
Does your library offer support to writers and others to self-publish?
Does your library create multimedia or digital content?
We want you to tell your story.

Abstract:

Public and Academic libraries have long been the curators of information and
are now adding content creation to their services.  Each type of library has
unique users and content creators, and the process for creating and
distributing the content has numerous new electronic publishing and print on
demand services.  Libraries are seeking advice on how to choose, implement,
and support these new endeavors.

The forthcoming open access publication Library Publishing Toolkit will
share a broad range of publishing strategies and projects from both academic
and public libraries for libraries of various types to to get started or
improve efficiency with publishing services.  It will provide snapshots of
libraries' publishing and digital content creation projects, identify
successful strategies and workflows, and provide general guides to available
resources and platforms.

Editorial Board:Allison Brown, SUNY Geneseo Library Publishing
Services Researcher
Cyril Oberlander, SUNY Geneseo Library
Director

Kate Pitcher, SUNY Geneseo Head of Technical Services and Collection
Development

Patricia Uttaro, Monroe County Library System Director


Publisher: IDS Project Press in collaboration with Rochester Regional
Library Council, the Rochester Public Library, and Milne Library at SUNY
Geneseo

Expected Publication Date: June 30 2013

Guidelines:

We seek papers that detail a library publishing service or library
publishing project's progression from early planning and strategy stages to
implementation, techniques, and project completion.

Desired topics include but are not limited to:

*   Examples or case studies of specific publishing and digital content
creation projects
*   Publishing service models
*   Strategies and workflows for publishing, self-publishing, electronic
publishing and digital content creation
*   Experiences with publishing tools and platforms
*   Design of space dedicated to end-user publishing activities


Submit a 300-500 word abstract or proposal to bro...@geneseo.edu. Proposals
should include:
Title
Author
Institution
Email Address
300-500 word abstract introducing your library and the publishing project
you wish to write about.

Deadline for proposals is February 15th, and writers can expect to receive
notification by February 22nd. 


Selected papers of 2-5 pages due by April 22nd. 

Timeline:

Proposals due: February 15th, 2013
Author notification: February 22nd, 2013
Papers due: April 22nd, 2013
Final Edits due: June 1st, 2013
Publication: June 30, 2013


Further information about ourselves and our project can be found at our
 website.



 

Best wishes,

 

Allison, Cyril, Kate, Patty,

 

Cyril

Cyril Oberlander, Director, Milne Library
SUNY College at Geneseo
1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454
Email:   cy...@geneseo.edu  -  TEL: 585-245-5528
-  FAX: 585-245-5769  -  Skype: cyriloberlander

 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Web Usability Consultant

[Peter Ellinger]

Hi Kevin,
We used an organisation called Akendi ( 
http://www.akendi.com/usability-ucd-user-centered-design/usability-testing-company.php
 ) for our web re-design. The experience was very positive - they not only did 
the usability, but committed to a significant amount of skills & knowledge 
transfer. They were very thorough - no cookie cutter approach - and took care 
to really understand out business (a Provincial (aka State) Legislature). 
I'd be happy to discuss further.

Peter

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Kevin Reiss
> Sent: January 18, 2013 4:26 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Web Usability Consultant
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We are in the process of putting together a plan to conduct a 
> comprehensive usability study for our web content and 
> services. I was wondering if anyone on the list who has 
> worked with a usability consultant or firm that they've had a 
> positive experience with would be willing to pass on a 
> recommendation. 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kevin Reiss
> Web Developer
> Princeton University Library
> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Edward M. Corrado]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Kyle Banerjee  wrote:
> In every "noisy" forum that I participate in (BTW, none of them are tech or
> even work related), there are always people who dislike the noise. The
> concerns are analogous to the ones expressed here -- irritation  factor, it
> keeps people away, it's all about the "in" crowd, etc. Likewise, the
> proposed solutions are similar to ones that have been floated here like
> directing the noisemaking from the main group elsewhere or silencing it.
>
> For things to work, everyone needs a reason to be there. People with less
> experience need access to those who have been around the block. But a diet
> of repetitive shop talk isn't very interesting for people who have a decent
> handle on what they're doing. They need something else to keep them there,
> and in the final analysis, many come for entertainment -- this normally
> manifests itself in the form of high noise levels. But even if people spend
> the vast bulk of the time playing around, nuggets of wisdom are shared. And
> if something's truly serious, it gets attention.
>
> It's far better to help people learn to tune out what they don't like, and
> this is much easier to do in c4l than in communities where interaction is
> primarily physical. All communities have their own character and
> communication norms. It's important for people to be mindful of the
> environment they're helping create, but reducing communication to help
> avoid exposing people to annoyances screws things up.
>
> In all honesty, I think the silliness on the sidelines is far more
> important than the formal stuff. I know I learn a lot more while goofing
> off than in formal channels for pretty much everything I do.
>
> kyle

+1

I'm all for removing specific offended responses and commands as some
others have suggested, but I agree trying to remove some of the
lighter stuff will in the long term, be more likely to be detrimental
then a positive.

Re: [CODE4LIB] III loading module cannot handle non-English characters

[McDonald, Stephen]

It sounds like your catalog is set to use MARC-8 encoding, and you are trying 
to load records with UTF8 encoding.  You can use MarcEdit to change the 
encoding of the records to MARC-8, or you can ask III to switch your encoding 
to UTF8 (which may require a service fee).

Steve McDonald
steve.mcdon...@tufts.edu


> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Han, Yan
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:03 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] III loading module cannot handle non-English characters
> 
> Hello,
> We have problems using III loading module to load MARC files (.mrc) to our
> catalog.  This is to use "Data Exchange" > "Load Electronic Records (itm)".
> Basically  non- English characters (French, Arabic ) will be changed to
> unknown symbols. The MARC files (.mrk and .mrc) are verified before
> loading to III. There are only two issues:
> 1. the III configuration might be wrong.
> 2. The III loading module has a bug and it probably does not know how to
> deal with non-English characters.
> 
> Anyone having similar experience or resolving it?
> Thanks,
> Yan

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Karen Coombs]

So the xISBN service will give you the workset and basic metadata about
each item in that workset.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=*

You can get 1000 request/day without even having to get an affiliate ID.

Another possibility is the inline Schema.org markup in WorldCat.org.

You can link into WorldCat by ISBN - http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0451462645

Basic metadata is there in RDFa. There is actually a little demo
bookmarklet which grabs the metadata from a Schema.org encoded page and
sends it over so it can be added to Goodreads. -
http://www.oclc.org/developer/prototypes/schemaorg-markup-extractor

I think the WorldCat.org option is better because it is a little closer to
getting work level metadata.

Karen


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Ross Singer  wrote:

> On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> > The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
> > updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state
> of
> > ongoing development of them is?
>
> I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open Library.
>  Others may be able to provide more details.
> >
> > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
> > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's
> xISBN
> > service.
>
> You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for
> work_id (at least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN clone
> with the OL data, but it stopped working when Talis shut down the
> Platform...
>
> The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to download
> it and create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better to
> hack up something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly dumps
> and create a similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting this.
>
> -Ross.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Maryann Kempthorne]

working with a db that uses the Powell's Books api
http://api.powells.com/stable

Basic enough bibliographic? or too basic.
sorry not enough coffee yet in PST. Maryann

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Randy Fischer  wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
>
> > All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
> > basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's
> xISBN
> > service.
> >
>
> For the former, how about isbndb.com?
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Randy Fischer]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:

> All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
> basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
> service.
>

For the former, how about isbndb.com?

Re: [CODE4LIB] III loading module cannot handle non-English characters

[Becky Yoose]

Hi Yan,

You might find some folks who've encountered similar issues on the IUG
listserv [1]. While we haven't had the same issue as you are having, we've
had other issues with encoding and diacritics with III in the past, even
though we went through the Unicode database conversion years ago.

[1] http://innovativeusers.org/iug-discussion-list

Thanks,
Becky

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Han, Yan wrote:

> Hello,
> We have problems using III loading module to load MARC files (.mrc) to our
> catalog.  This is to use "Data Exchange" > "Load Electronic Records (itm)".
> Basically  non- English characters (French, Arabic ) will be changed to
> unknown symbols. The MARC files (.mrk and .mrc) are verified before loading
> to III. There are only two issues:
> 1. the III configuration might be wrong.
> 2. The III loading module has a bug and it probably does not know how to
> deal with non-English characters.
>
> Anyone having similar experience or resolving it?
> Thanks,
> Yan
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Ross Singer]

On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:04 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
> updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state of
> ongoing development of them is?

I am pretty sure that there is no ongoing development of Open Library.  Others 
may be able to provide more details.
> 
> All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
> basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
> service.

You can't do this via the API, because there's no way to search for work_id (at 
least none that I'm aware of).  I was running an xISBN clone with the OL data, 
but it stopped working when Talis shut down the Platform...

The dataset isn't that large, however.  It may be worthwhile to download it and 
create your own xisbn style services.  It might be even better to hack up 
something at Code4lib13 (or, elsewhere) to take the monthly dumps and create a 
similar service.  I imagine you're not alone in wanting this.

-Ross.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[MJ Ray]

David Fiander 
> looking at the Open Library APIs.
> 
> The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
> updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state of
> ongoing development of them is?

I think they're used by Koha but I don't remember much more than that
- maybe it's enough of a pointer for someone to find the related code
and use it as an example.  Manual entry:
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.10/en/administration.html#OpenLibraryPrefs

Koha is at http://koha-community.org

Hope that helps,
-- 
MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op.
http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer.
In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html
Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[Karen Coyle]

There is an open library list: ol-t...@archive.org and some API users do 
answer there. However, Open Library is not currently staffed/supported 
by the Archive. It's kept running but I'm not clear on the future.


kc

On 1/21/13 5:04 PM, David Fiander wrote:

I'm working on a project that involves collecting information about the
books that people own, and the easiest way to do most of that data
collection is to collect just the ISBNs for those books that have them, and
photograph the title pages of the books that don't. This gets me out of
people way quickly and lets me do my data processing later.

I've asked OCLC about the requirements for getting an affiliate ID for
using their APIs for the project, but while I'm waiting for that, I'm
looking at the Open Library APIs.

The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state of
ongoing development of them is?

All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
service.

- David


--
Karen Coyle
kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
ph: 1-510-540-7596
m: 1-510-435-8234
skype: kcoylenet

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Michael B. Klein]

If anyone feels like sorting through the Quote, Dunno, Blame, Disclaimer,
LoveHate, Praise, Sarge, and/or Tantrum databases to weed out potentially
off-putting materials, I can extract and email them. They're flat-file DBs,
and pretty easy to read through quickly.


On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Esmé Cowles  wrote:

> I personally regard the IRC channel as a "particular flavor" of c4l,
> rather than the "primary" flavor.  For example, this discussion is
> happening on the mailing list and not in the IRC channel.  I'd say IRC is
> one of the main flavors, but I'm not sure I would call anything primary.  I
> really like zoia, and find the channel to be a very good complement to the
> conference.  But I really don't hang out in IRC, and I think many people
> who read the mailing list and/or attend events don't either.
>
> Regarding people being comfortable with participating in the IRC channel,
> I think you can't please everyone.  If you stop all the messing around with
> zoia because some people find it frivolous and irritating, then other
> people will think the channel has gotten too stuffy and serious.  So I
> think it's important to keep focused on what is alienating to a large
> fraction of the community.
>
> -Esme
> --
> Esme Cowles 
>
> "Information wants to be anthropomorphized." -- /. sig
>
> On 01/18/2013, at 3:47 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:
>
> > This would mean not seeing the c4l irc as a "primary community" space
> but as a "particular flavor of the community" space, and taking pains to
> make sure that c4l IRC is not billed as or treated as the "main stage" for
> c4l and those who do not hang out in the channel should not be viewed as
> "non-participants" in c4l (and I think they are not). However, by doing so
> we do lose the one central "go-to" place for quick questions when you're
> stuck in some technology nightmare. Some of that takes place on the list,
> but sometimes you want to find a real person and do a quick back-and-forth.
>

[CODE4LIB] Job: Business & Data Librarian at California State University, Northridge

[jobs]

Rank: Senior Assistant or Associate Librarian

  
Salary: Minimum salary of $57,084 for Senior Assistant or $65,628 for
Associate Librarian, and an excellent benefits package.
Salary and rank are dependent on

qualifications and experience. This is a 12-month tenure-track position.

  
Qualifications: Master's degree in information and/or library science from an
ALA-accredited school or its equivalent degree if earned from outside the U.S.
or Canada; Strong commitment to enhancing service through teamwork and
responsiveness to faculty, students, and colleagues; Excellent organizational,
interpersonal, communication and project management skills; Commitment to
providing high-quality public service within a flexible and continually
evolving academic library environment; Ability and commitment to working with
a diverse campus community; Capability and commitment to engage in research
and continued professional development worthy of promotion and tenure in the
California State University system.

  
Preferred Qualifications: Degree in business or statistics or experience in a
business/corporate library; Experience using social science data sources and
government document publications; Commitment to the instructional mission of
the academic library; Previous teaching experience in library research methods
or other relevant subject areas; Experience in providing reference service,
library and information literacy instruction, and training in an academic
library setting; Knowledge of various forms of technology, including software
such as SPSS; Experience in developing digital learning objects to further
embedded librarian instructional efforts as well as the marketing and outreach
of library services and collections; familiarity with Learning Management
Systems (such as Moodle); familiarity with Data Management Planning and
related tools (i.e. UC3's DMPTool); a basic knowledge of DSpace, Digital
Commons or any other online digital institutional repository and their impact
upon scholarly communication.

  
CSUN is a Learning Centered University. The successful candidate will be
expected to join faculty and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the
assessment of learning outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students
to graduate.

  
At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must
have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to
work in the United States.

  
Evidence of degree(s) required at time of hire.

  
Responsibilities: The Oviatt Library at California State
University, Northridge seeks a service-oriented, enthusiastic and energetic
individual to provide research assistance, library instruction, scholarly
communications and outreach in a comprehensive university
environment. This librarian will primarily serve as liaison
to the AACSB-accredited and highly ranked College of Business and
Economics. Major responsibilities will include: General and
subject-specific research assistance in the social sciences with particular
emphasis in business, economics, and statistical data sources; Liaison
responsibilities for providing outreach to students and faculty in the College
of Business and Economics; Participation in and development of specialized
information literacy instruction for the College of Business and Economics;
Participation in the library's general instruction program for undergraduates
and graduate students; Engagement in collection development and information
resources management for business, economics, and statistical data sources;
Participation (in collaboration with other faculty) in digital and scholarly
communication projects; Management of data sets including: Providing research
support in retrieving statistical data and quantitative/qualitative data sets;
Serving as library liaison for advising on the acquisition of data sets for
campus use and working in tandem with the Digital Services Librarian to
support campus-wide digital library initiatives for statistical data
repository development and Data Management Planning.

  
This is a 12-month, full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Senior
Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian level with attendant expectations
for professional competence, service and scholarship. Some
evening and weekend work is required.

  
Application Deadline: Applicants should submit a letter of
application, vitae and three current letters of
recommendation. Position is open until filled, but priority consideration will
be given to applications received by February 25, 2013.

  
Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to:

Ms. Lynn Lampert, Chair/Reference & Instructional Services Department

Oviatt Library

California State University, Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330-8327

  
General Information:

  
California State University, Northridge, one of the largest of the 23 campuses
of The California State University system, is located twenty-five miles
northw

[CODE4LIB] Job: Associate Information Management Officer at United Nations

[jobs]

This position is located in the Department of Management/Office of Central
Support Services/FCSD/CAS/Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS).
Under the supervision of the Chief, Records Information System Unit, the
Associate Information Management Officer is responsible for the identification
and maintenance of digital archival records from Peacekeeping Operations to
ensure their long-term preservation and easy retrieval according to
established rules and standards.

  
  
  
  
Responsibilities

  
  
  
He/she manages records accession data related to Peacekeeping Operations in
the ARMS electronic record-keeping system. In coordination with the Archives
Unit, he/she facilitates the appraisal of digital records
with permanent archival value and makes recommendations for the storage,
permanent preservation and future access of digital archives. He/she
supervises Support Staff in implementing the related tasks as well as other
related duties, as required.

  
  
  
  
Competencies

  
  
  
Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories,
concepts and approaches relevant to archives and records management
(particularly electronic record-keeping and digital curation). Ability to
identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems.
Is able to use different analytical and data analysis tools; shows pride in
work and in achievements; is conscientious and efficient in meeting
commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; shows persistence when
faced with difficult problems or challenges; Remains calm in stressful
situations.

  
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational
goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is
willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda;
supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such
decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team
accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings

  
Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands
applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office;
actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to
learn new technology

  
  
  
  
Education

  
  
  
A first-level university degree in archives and records management or
information technology.

  
  
  
Work Experience

  
  
  
A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in archives and
records management or information technology. (No
experience is required for candidates who have passed a United Nations
Competitive Recruitment Examination.)

  
  
  
Languages

  
  
  
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations
Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is
required. Working knowledge of other UN official languages
is desirable.

  
  
  
Assessment Method

  
  
  
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which
may be followed by competency-based interview.

  
  
  
Special Notice

  
  
  
Owing to the temporary funding nature of this position, recruitment, selection
or extension of appointments against this position will be subject to
budgetary approval. There is no expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal or
conversion to any other type of appointment in the Secretariat of the United
Nations.

  
Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to
assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move
periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established
rules and procedures.

  
  
  
United Nations Considerations

  
  
  
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and
women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its
principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3,
article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.



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[CODE4LIB] iPRES-2013 - Call for Contributions

[Heather Bowden]

[Please excuse cross-postings]


iPRES-2013 - Call for Contributions
http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/
iPRES, the major international conference on digital preservation, will be held 
at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, from 2-6 September 2013. 
The conference invites original contributions addressing a wide range digital 
preservation challenges.  Papers, posters and demonstrations, panels, and 
workshops topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
Innovation in Digital Preservation: Novel Challenges and Scenarios; Innovative 
Approaches; Preservation at Scale; Domain-specific Challenges (Cultural 
Heritage, Technical and Scientific Processes and Data, Engineering Models and 
Simulation, Medical Records, Corporate Processes and Recordkeeping, Web 
Archiving, Personal Archiving, e-Procurement, etc.)
Systems Life-cycle: Specific Digital Preservation Requirements and Implications 
in Modeling, Design, Development, Deployment and Maintenance
Governance: Risk Analysis; Audit, Trust and Certification, Trusted 
Repositories; Information/Data Quality
Business Models and Added-value of Digital Preservation: Benefits Analysis, 
Emerging Exploitation Scenarios, Long-Tail of Digital Preservation
Theory of Digital Preservation: Interdisciplinary Modeling, Representation 
Concepts, Incentive Structures
Case Studies and Best Practices: Processes, Metadata, Systems, Services, 
Infrastructures
Training and Education
Call for Contributions:
·Full and Short Papers: Full papers (8 to 10 pages) must report 
research work with proved results. Short papers (4 to 6 pages) can focus in new 
challenges and work in progress. All contributions, which must report on novel 
and previously unpublished work, will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 members of 
the scientific Program Committee. The accepted papers will be published in the 
iPRES-2013 proceedings (in digital form). Best papers will be recommended for 
publication in archival journals.
·Posters and Demonstrations: Submissions (2 to 4 pages) are encouraged 
for posters reporting on emerging issues or work in progress, and also for 
demonstrations of innovative solutions. All contributions will be 
peer-reviewed. The accepted posters and demos will be published in the 
proceedings.
·Panels: Proposals for thematic panels to be held during the main 
conference program can be submitted by 3 to 5 experts. Acceptance will be 
judged on the merits of the proposal and relevance for the expected audience. 
Proposals must detail the subject, motivation and panelists. 
·Workshops: Proposals for thematic workshop are welcome. Proposals must 
detail the subject, scope, program committee and intended content. Ideally, 
workshops should be open to public registration and participation. Acceptance 
will be judged on the merits of the proposal, requirements for its 
organization, and local capability to support it (which should not be a major 
constraint).
·Tutorials: Tutorials must be on a single topic, addressed at either an 
introductory level or an in-depth, expert level. Submissions, for tutorials 
should include a brief abstract and an outline of the content, the duration 
(half-day 3 hours or full-day 6 hours), a description of the intended audience 
and the expected learning outcomes, and a short biography of the presenter(s).
·Doctoral Symposium: iPRES-2013 will hold a Doctoral Symposium. A 
specific call for contributions will be issued, in cooperation with the DC-2013…

Submissions
·   Full or Short Papers, Posters or Demonstrations: Proposals must be 
submitted on-line, in PDF, according to the ACM template (preserving the empty 
space in lieu of the ACM copyright note in the bottom left corner)
o   Submission: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ipres2013
o   Template: http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates
·   Workshops, Tutorials or Panels: Proposals must be submitted by email 
toipres2...@ist.utl.pt.

Important Dates:
·   21 April 2013: Deadline for Submission of Papers, Posters and 
Demonstrations
·   19 May 2013: Deadline for Workshops
·   26 May 2013: Workshops notification
·   02 June 2013: Deadline for Tutorials and Panels
·   07 June 2013: Author notification
·   09 June 2013: Draft program announcement
·   08 July 2013: Deadline for early registration
·   02 September 2013: Tutorials sessions and Doctoral Symposium
·   03 September 2013: Conference starting…
·   05 September 2013: …Conference closing (noon time)
·   05 September 2013: Workshops starting (afternoon)…

References:
·   IPRES-2013 web site: http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/
·   General email contact for IPRES-2013: ipres2...@ist.utl.pt
·IPRES-2013 will be held at the Instituto Superior Técnico: 
https://www.ist.utl.pt/en/
·   iPRES-2013 will be co-located with the International Conference on 
Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, DC-20

[CODE4LIB] Web Usability Consultant

[Kevin Reiss]

Hi,

We are in the process of putting together a plan to conduct a comprehensive 
usability study for our web content and services. I was wondering if anyone on 
the list who has worked with a usability consultant or firm that they've had a 
positive experience with would be willing to pass on a recommendation. 


Thanks,

Kevin Reiss
Web Developer
Princeton University Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Cocktails at the Aviary during Code4Lib 2013

[James Stuart]

Hey all! We're going to make a trip to the Aviary on Monday. I'm going to
try my best to get reservations for us, but if we don't, let's assume we'll
head out there aiming to get there sometime around 9-10. We'll also save on
hospital bills and not be aiming for 10-drink flights. Since reservations
are made the afternoon of, I'll update the C4L list as we get/don't get
reservations with a more concrete plan.

--James


On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:14 AM, James Stuart wrote:

> Chicago is my favorite city to visit, and one of the reasons is the
> absolutely amazing food/drink scene, and at the head of that bar scene is
> Aviary, a bar which has a potential claim on the best cocktail bar in
> America, and at the very least, it's certainly the craziest.
>
> Fueled by a lot of fancy molecular gastronomy techniques, they make
> cocktails you pretty much couldn't get anywhere else in the world:
>
> http://www.molecularrecipes.com/molecular-mixology/aviary-cocktails/
>
> Two main ways we can do that (which aren't exclusive):
>
> One is that we can just go some night for cocktails. They serve single
> cocktails and flights, as well as some food. It's tricky but not too
> difficult to get reservations (although they're only day-of), although for
> anything more than 6-8 people, it's nigh impossible. I think the best way
> is to just have a rough idea which day works, and which people might be
> interested, and then grab people and go when the mood strikes.
>
> Two is the crazier, awesomer approach. They have a tasting flight, either
> 7 or 10 drinks long, with food all along the way. It's pricey ($125 /
> $165), and yes, that's really seven cocktails, but I think it'll be
> amazing. This, as far as I can tell, it is possible to get advance
> reservations for.
>
> So, I've created a little section on the social activities wiki. Add if
> you're interested!
>
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_social_activities#Ideas
>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Newberry Library tour

[Linda Ballinger]

Code4Lib 2013 attendees,

I've arranged a Newberry Library tour for C4L folks at 3:30 on
February 14. I'll need to give the tour guide an estimate of how many
people might come, so please use the wiki

to sign up for the tour. Hope to see you there!

Linda Ballinger

[CODE4LIB] Anybody using the Open Library APIs?

[David Fiander]

I'm working on a project that involves collecting information about the
books that people own, and the easiest way to do most of that data
collection is to collect just the ISBNs for those books that have them, and
photograph the title pages of the books that don't. This gets me out of
people way quickly and lets me do my data processing later.

I've asked OCLC about the requirements for getting an affiliate ID for
using their APIs for the project, but while I'm waiting for that, I'm
looking at the Open Library APIs.

The documentation for the APIs is weak, and it looks like it hasn't been
updated for a while. Has anybody used them much, or know what the state of
ongoing development of them is?

All I'm really looking for at this point is a way to convert an ISBN into
basic bibliographic data, and to find any related ISBNs, a la OCLC's xISBN
service.

- David

[CODE4LIB] Job: Leader, Rare Books Cataloging Team at Princeton University

[jobs]

Position Summary: The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections seeks
an experienced, multifaceted manager to join the Rare Books Cataloging Team.
The Team's staff varies with project appointments. Currently it consists of 3
professional catalogers and 3 high-level support staff members. Its workload
encompasses new cataloging for both the Department's collections and the rare
book collections in the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, retrospective
conversion, end processing, and record maintenance and enhancement, along with
numerous special projects. The Team Leader directly supervises the team's
support staff, advises the professional staff, and coordinates work with
curators. The Team Leader also regularly catalogs books, serials, and other
types of materials, and creates NACO name authority records. The position is
one of three unit leaders in Special Collections Technical Services, all
working together to develop the Department's overall descriptive program and
provide technical expertise for a variety of initiatives. In addition, the
Team Leader contributes to Library-wide initiatives such as system
implementation and digital library metadata development, in concert with staff
from Cataloging and Metadata Services in the Library's Technical Services
Department. The Team Leader collaborates with the department's rare books
curators and their assistants and with public services staff, along with other
managers of rare books collections. This position offers the opportunity to
work with exceptional collections in a technically sophisticated environment.
The Leader, Rare Books Cataloging Team reports to the Head, Technical Services
for Special Collections.

  
Essential Qualifications:

  * ALA-accredited Master's degree in library science;
  * Minimum of 3 years of professional cataloging experience in an academic or 
research library, with emphasis on original cataloging of early-modern rare 
books in special collections applying current cataloging standards (including 
one or more of the DCRM manuals);
  * Experience in training and supervising cataloging staff and creating 
documentation;
  * Demonstrated ability to plan and lead cataloging projects;
  * Both conceptual and detailed knowledge of catalog data, with strong 
analytical skills and the ability to work with and present the data in various 
formats;
  * Ability to communicate with curators and public services staff about 
cataloging issues and to work with them in providing sound bibliographic 
services;
  * Good knowledge of Latin and/or a modern Western European language relevant 
to the rare book collections
  * Education Required: Master's Degree
  
Preferred Qualifications:

  * Experience in description of visual materials and printed ephemera;
  * Participation in NACO;
  * Experience applying MODS and other non-MARC metadata schema;
  * Working knowledge of XML and related specifications;
  * Serials cataloging experience;
  * Bibliographic familiarity with other relevant languages



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[CODE4LIB] III loading module cannot handle non-English characters

[Han, Yan]

Hello, 
We have problems using III loading module to load MARC files (.mrc) to our 
catalog.  This is to use "Data Exchange" > "Load Electronic Records (itm)". 
Basically  non- English characters (French, Arabic ) will be changed to unknown 
symbols. The MARC files (.mrk and .mrc) are verified before loading to III. 
There are only two issues:
1. the III configuration might be wrong. 
2. The III loading module has a bug and it probably does not know how to deal 
with non-English characters.  

Anyone having similar experience or resolving it? 
Thanks,
Yan

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital and Metadata Services Librarian at Henderson District Public Libraries

[jobs]

Title: Digital and Metadata Services Librarian

Location: Paseo Verde Library

Announcement #: 0902-13

Openings: 1

Applications accepted through: 3:00 pm on 02-01-13

  
Salary and Benefits: $21.07 - $32.42 per hour (staff currently work a 36-hour
schedule); this position is non-exempt. Hiring level will be based on
experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, HDPL
pays100% for employee and 82% for employee plus dependents. In addition, HDPL
offers paid short and long term disability insurance, long term care, PERS
membership, tuition reimbursement, Section 125 plan (health and dependent care
reimbursement), a flexible schedule, and generous vacation, sick, holiday and
personal leave plans.

  
Qualifications: Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited
college or university required. Knowledge of metadata and archival encoding
standards, including but not limited to EAD, MARC, XML, and Dublin Core.
Familiarity with copyright issues, digital rights, digital preservation and
technical metadata. Background in developing digital initiatives such as
archival projects or database-backed dynamic websites, knowledge of current
Web technologies for digital content delivery. Experience with SimpleDL
preferred but not required. Experience in traditional cataloging standards and
practices using MARC, AACR2/RDA, LCSH and Dewey classification preferred but
not required. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
Successful candidate will display evidence of initiative, creativity and
resourcefulness and a demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative
environment.

  
Job Description: Create, edit, and maintain digital archives and metadata for
the District. Represent the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services Department
on district-wide committees. Serve as the District's liaison to community
organizations. Manage the physical archives, which include photographs,
negatives and print publications. Stay abreast of current digital standards
and train staff on any changes. Perform original cataloging of all types of
library materials. Occasionally work on public service desks conducting
reference interviews with library users in person or by telephone. May serve
as person in charge of department or building in the absence of a supervisor.
Position may require use of personal or library vehicle on library business.
Other related duties as assigned.



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[CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 Newcomer Dinner details

[Becky Yoose]

Hi everyone,

Are you coming to c4l this year? Will this be your first time at the
conference? Or are you a c4l veteran looking to corrupt some newbies? Come
one, come all to the Newcomer Dinner on *Tuesday, February 12th*. Join
fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and
stimulating demonstrations of the many uses of XML.

The sign up page is at
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_social_activities#Newcomer_Dinner.2C_Tuesday_2.2F12.
There are a lot of restaurants to choose from, so there should be plenty of
options to go around. Here are the guidelines (also listed on the wiki):

   - Max of 6 per location
  - Please, no waitlisting
  - Some places are large enough to accommodate multiple groups - it's
  your responsibility to find out either way if you're interested
  - ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
   in each group
  - New folks - n
  - c4l vets - v
   - One leader needed for each location (declare yourself! - Vets are
   highly encouraged to lead the group)
  - Leader duties
 - Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the
 restaurant can handle a group of 6 rowdy library coders
 - Herd folks from hotel/other designated meeting place to
 restaurant (know where you're going)

Go forth and sign up! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll see
you all soon.

Thanks,
Becky

[CODE4LIB] Job: Automated Services Librarian at Springdale Public Library

[jobs]

AUTOMATED SERVICES LIBRARIAN - Springdale Public Library is currently
accepting applications until Feb. 8, 2013, for an Automated Services
Librarian. Requirements include a Master's in Library Science or equivalent
degree and four years of related experience. The salary range is low to mid-
$40s, depending upon qualifications.

  
The Automated Services Librarian is responsible for providing expertise in all
functions of the integrated library system (ILS). SPL is a member of
Washington County Library System which migrated from Innovative Interfaces'
Millennium to Polaris in 2012. This position shares responsibility for all
aspects of technology with the Technology Coordinator and participates in the
team-based management structure with other professionals. The incumbent must
have the skills and experience to provide standard reference service, using
online and print resources, along with community referrals and technology
assistance.

  
The Library is located in Murphy Park, along with the city's Aquatic and Youth
Recreation Centers. The Library staff numbers 32, with 28.7 FTE. Circulation
for 2012 was 740,000 items, with 51,000 registered borrowers. The Library
functions with a strong values-based customer service philosophy that is the
basis of all services and programs.

  
Springdale is a community of 70,000, with a large Hispanic population and one
of the largest Marshallese communities outside of the Marshall Islands. It is
located in the Northwest corridor of the state along with Bentonville, home of
Walmart and the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Springdale is just
a few miles north of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas. Springdale
is home to The Naturals of Northwest Arkansas, a Double AA Minor League
baseball team affiliated with the Kansas City Royals. Other cultural amenities
include the Art Center of the Ozarks, The Jones Center for Families, and The
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, all located in Springdale.

To apply, submit letter and resume to j...@springdalear.gov, mail to HR Dept.,
201 Spring St., Springdale, AR 72764 or fax to 479-750-8523. The City of
Springdale provides an excellent benefit package and is an EOE and drug free
workplace.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Instructional Design and Integration Librarian at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

[jobs]

Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is seeking a creative,
dynamic, service-oriented librarian to provide leadership in the development
of a comprehensive and sustainable library instruction program.
Responsibilities include designing and developing pedagogically rich tools and
experiences to enhance critical thinking and information literacy on campus;
incorporating learning theory and instructional technologies into the
library's teaching and learning experiences; playing a major role in
conducting information literacy instruction sessions; participating in
reference services and collection development in assigned subjects; and
participating in collegial governance and campus and professional activities.
The library recognizes and values diversity in its faculty, staff, and
students. We seek a colleague who shares the library's commitment to diversity
and who will be a dedicated librarian and mentor for students with diverse
backgrounds, preparation, and career goals.

  
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Masters degree from an ALA-accredited program or
international equivalent in library or information science; at least one year
of professional academic library experience developing and delivering
information literacy instruction; excellent oral and written communication
skills.

  
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced degree in field or sub-field of Education
and/or coursework in instructional design or educational technology; At least
three years experience with library instruction in an academic library.
Expertise in learning theory, pedagogical methods, and the design and
development of online learning objects and instructional modules. Commitment
to the librarian's teaching role in the University. Evidence of professional
growth potential through publication, professional activities, or other
contributions to the field.

  
UW-L is an AA/EEO employer. We strive to recruit, develop, and retain the most
talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and we encourage applications
from persons with varied backgrounds and perspectives.
Please contact the Search and Screen Committee if you have a special
need/accommodation to aid your participation in our hiring process.

  
Employment will require a criminal background check. A
pending criminal charge or conviction will not necessarily disqualify an
applicant. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, UW-La Crosse
does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.

  
SALARY AND RANK: Competitive salary for 9-month tenure track position at the
rank of Assistant Professor. An approximate 50% summer contract also is
available.

  
STARTING DATE: August 26, 2013.

  
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Electronic submission of application materials is
required. For additional information about this faculty position, the campus
commitment to diversity, the work/life environment, and to apply, please visit
https://employment.uwlax.edu. First review begins February 4,
2013; this position is open until filled.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Dean of University Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University

[jobs]

Carnegie Mellon University invites nominations and applications for the
position of Dean of University Libraries. The University seeks an inspiring,
visionary library leader with excellent interpersonal skills and management as
well as a record of achievement and scholarship in her/his field of expertise.
The Dean will foster a work environment that welcomes change and innovation to
meet new challenges and that balances traditional library values with evolving
roles for libraries in higher education.

  
We seek an engaging and articulate leader to advocate for the library, its
faculty and staff, and its mission. The University Libraries support and
collaborate in teaching, learning, and research at Carnegie Mellon across
diverse academic programs, curricula, and locations. The University Libraries
are comprised of Hunt Library, Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library,
Mellon Institute Library, the Posner Center, and an off-site storage facility
in Pittsburgh; and the Library at the Qatar campus in Education City, Doha,
Qatar. In addition, the University Libraries provide services for other global
Carnegie Mellon programs.

  
The Dean of University Libraries, as the chief academic and administrative
officer of the CMU Libraries, reports to the Provost in parallel with the
deans of the academic schools and colleges. The University Libraries are
staffed by 25 faculty librarians and archivists and approximately 60 staff,
plus information assistants, interns, and student employees. Library Faculty
are appointed and promoted in a Librarian/Archivist track according to the
Policy on Librarian and Archivist Appointments. The Dean is appointed to this
track and administers this policy.

  
The Dean will lead and supervise all aspects of the Libraries' operations and
programs, including public and technical services, archives, special
collections, and information technology. He/she will be responsible for the
enhancement and growth of the Libraries' collections. The Dean is also
responsible for the cultivation and procurement of requisite resources
including fundraising and grant proposals.

  
The Dean will maintain and advance the University Libraries' reputation as a
leader in the arena of digital information resources and technology, its
commitment to the advancement of scholarly communications, and its trajectory
of responsiveness to user needs, as represented by the new Global
Communications Center, located on the newly renovated first floor of the Hunt
Library.

  
  
The successful candidate should have an ALA accredited MLS degree or other
appropriate academic preparation. An advanced degree is preferred. The
candidate should have management experience in an academic or research
library, and a demonstrated commitment to organizational leadership and
mentoring. The candidate should have a record of innovation as applied to
contemporary libraries, and an advanced understanding of digital technologies
and trends.

  
Applications are being accepted for this position. Candidate review will begin
on February 1, 2013 and will continue until a Dean is named. To ensure
priority consideration, all materials should be received by February 15, 2013.
Candidates must submit: (1) a letter of application detailing their
qualifications for the position, (2) a statement of their vision for the
future of University Libraries as well as the approaches they feel are
essential to realizing that vision, and (3) a comprehensive curriculum vitae.
Application materials must be submitted in electronic form to: Edna Jackson,
Director of the Provost's Office, Carnegie Mellon University, Email:
e...@cmu.edu.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Management Librarian at Colorado State University

[jobs]

The Colorado State University Libraries is seeking a
collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented librarian to provide support
for the teaching, research, and data management needs of the campus community.
The Data Management Librarian is part of a team that leads the development,
management, and promotion of campus and cooperative digital collections and
repository services. This position offers an exciting opportunity to support a
scholarly communications program that will provide support services relating
to organizing, preserving, and sharing of research data.

  
RESPONSIBILITIES:

  
The successful candidate will work closely with staff in the Digital Library
and ePublishing Services Division and other Libraries' units to leverage the
full range of library expertise and resources in building and managing the
consortial digital repository, Digital Collections of Colorado
(http://digitool.library.colostate.edu), and its content. This position:

  
* Contributes to development of policies and procedures; collaborates to 
develop and implement appropriate metadata strategies to enhance discovery, 
management, presentation, and preservation of digital collections; develops 
planning documents and monitors progress for projects; creates new digital 
collections within the repositories; and collaborates on development of web 
content, displays, and interfaces.  
* Works with Libraries staff and members of other institutions on cooperative 
digital projects.  
* Monitors developments related to digital repositories and services, including 
new data management approaches and technologies.  
* Works with Libraries staff to support and promote repository services.  
* Collaborates with the College Liaisons, other librarians, and campus partners 
to develop and support data services.  
* Reporting to the Coordinator of the Digital Collection Services Department, 
the Data Management Librarian contributes to departmental planning, 
development, and evaluation of services.  
  
QUALIFICATIONS:

  
Required: MLS or equivalent from an ALA accredited program, completed by June
30 th, 2013; demonstrated knowledge of one or more digital asset or
institutional repository systems (e.g., DigiTool, CONTENTdm, DSpace);
demonstrated knowledge of digital technologies, applying
digital standards, and employing principles of content description, controlled
vocabularies, and appropriate metadata schema/markup standards (including but
not limited to MARC21, Dublin Core, METS, MODS, and XML) preferably within an
academic setting; ability to work independently and collaboratively within an
exciting and rapidly evolving environment; ability to work well with a diverse
employee and user community; strong analytical and decision-making skills;
excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and the ability to meet
tenure and promotion criteria.

  
Preferred: Additional graduate degree in a subject discipline or knowledge of
research methods in a subject discipline; demonstrated interest in growing
expertise in digital initiatives and technologies as they apply to open access
digital repositories, scholarly communication, and data services; knowledge of
digital preservation standards and best practices; knowledge of research data
lifecycle concepts and issues; experience creating, reviewing, editing, and
bulk loading of metadata or content for digital collections; familiarity with
data interchange standards (e.g., OAI-PMH); knowledge of the semantic web and
linked data; experience with integrated library systems; experience with
providing research data services; understanding of best practices in data
management; experience with data analytics; experience with consortial
collaborations.

  
ENVIRONMENT:

  
The Digital Collections of Colorado repository provides management,
dissemination, and preservation services for research, scholarship, and
creative works of faculty, students, and academic staff from several Colorado
institutions of higher education. This rich resource of
over 45,000 digital objects also hosts locally digitized collections of
selected archival holdings to support teaching and research.

  
RANK AND SALARY:

  
Faculty status and responsibilities. Twelve-month tenure-track appointment
with contract reviewed annually until tenure is granted.
Rank is dependent upon qualifications. Insurance benefits are available for
appointments of half-time or greater, and faculty and administrative
professionals may select from several options for medical, dental, life, and
personal disability insurance, as well as retirement plans.
Full-time faculty and administrative professionals earn 24 days of vacation
and 15 days of sick leave annually. Optional deferred
compensation. Salary is competitive and commensurate with
experience and qualifications.

  
UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION:

  
Colorado State University was established as the land-grant institution of the
State of Colorado in 1870. Student enrollment is
approximately 25,000,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Cary Gordon]

While I agree that the nature of IRC is pretty much open to all kinds
of behavior, good, and less good, zoia is a shadow character that
often seems to serve as a jerk by proxy. If someone has to be a jerk,
let them be a jerk, not program a bot to be a jerk on their behalf.

Now that I have used the word jerk four times and explained what proxy
means to a group of library professionals, I am taking the rest of the
day off.

Cary

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Michael J. Giarlo
 wrote:
> You need a plugin to pronounce that.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Andreas Orphanides wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Gabriel Farrell 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I've also been working on a new IRC bot framework in node.js called n0d3
>> (
>> > https://github.com/gsf/n0d3).
>>
>>
>> ... How exactly do you pronounce that?
>>



-- 
Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com

[CODE4LIB] Islandora Camp Europe, March 20-22

[Mark Leggott]

The Islandora team is pleased to report that plans for the upcoming Islandora 
Camp Europe are coming along nicely. With the new Islandora 6 and 7 releases 
due in the coming weeks we are sure to have a lot to talk about when we gather 
in March. The current agenda is available:

http://europe.islandora.ca/program/session-schedule

There are still 2 "Community Member" session opening (45 minutes each), so if 
you would like to present on your project (or share the slot with someone 
else), please let me know as soon as possible. We have already confirmed Daniel 
Stein and Daniel Jettka (Fedora, Islandora, and Language Corpora) and Anna 
Perin and Giancarlo Birello (Digibess: thanks Islandora!). We have also set 
aside 6 slots for the unConference sessions, which will allow those attending 
to determine additional topics for break-outs  as part of discussion on Day 1. 
The unConference part of the 3-day event is something we started with Islandora 
Camp last year and it was a great way for the community to let us know what 
they wanted to hear about. If you are planning to come to Camp and have 
specific session requests please let me know, as it gives us more time to 
prepare. We will also be adding an unConference session idea form next week.

Mark Leggott (UPEI and DiscoveryGarden Inc.), Donald Moses (University of PEI), 
Paul Pound (University of PEI, and Thorny Staples (The Smithsonian) will be 
lead facilitators and speakers for the Camp. In the next couple of days we will 
be conforming additional developers from the Islandora community who will be in 
Tuscany as facilitators for the event.

Register soon and join your colleagues in the historic Tuscan town of 
Arcidosso, March 20-22, for what is sure to be a stimulating learning Camp!

Mark


Mark Leggott, Islandora Lead
Robertson Library
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Ave. Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
Office - 902-566-0460  Cell - 902-314-7507
islandora.ca   mlegg...@islandora.ca  Skype: markleggott  

[CODE4LIB] Job: Librarian at Princeton University

[jobs]

Position Summary: The Princeton University Library is one of the world's
leading research libraries, serving a diverse community of 5,264
undergraduates, 2,674 graduate students, 1,148 faculty, including visiting
scholars. Its holdings include more than 7,000,000 printed volumes, 5,000
manuscripts, 2,000,000 non-print items, and extensive collections of digital
text, data, and images. The Library employs a dedicated and knowledgeable
staff of more than 300 professional and support staff housed in a large
central library, nine specialized branches, and three storage facilities.

  
Princeton University Library seeks a flexible and innovative Metadata
Librarian for Western Languages with a specialization in Spanish/Portuguese
languages, history, and culture. The Metadata Librarian for Western Languages
will work as part of a team creating, converting and manipulating library
metadata in various formats to provide control of and access to the Library's
collections, digital and print, with broad responsibility for Western language
acquisitions, contributing special expertise, initiative and/or leadership
where application of knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese language is required.
The librarian needs a strong grounding in cataloging principles and the
ability to apply them to existing and emerging media in a variety of encoding
formats coupled with strong technical skills and the imagination to envision
alternate methods for achieving the Library's goals. The focus of the position
is on creative and efficient management of metadata, and increasing use of
technology whenever appropriate to achieve quicker, more efficient processing,
control and discovery promotion of print and digital receipts and holdings.
The librarian will work with multiple library systems and use tools such as
macros, MARCEdit, and the XML tools that are becoming more important for
cross-walking and storing our data.

  
Applications must include a resume/cv, cover letter, and a list of three
references with full contact information.

  
Essential Qualifications:

  * Strong working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese;
  * M.L.S. or equivalent experience;
  * Minimum of two years professional experience in an academic or research 
library;
  * Experience which demonstrates a strong knowledge of cataloging principles;
  * Knowledge of RDA;
  * Knowledge of at least one XML metadata schema;
  * Knowledge of authority principles and practices;
  * XML, XPath, Xquery, Xquery update;
  * Experience demonstrating capability for project planning and workflow 
management;
  * Demonstrated ability to work in a collegial, team environment.
  * Education Required: Other-see essential qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:

  * Working knowledge of other European languages;
  * Experience demonstrating supervisory skills;
  * Familiarity with systems architecture;
  * Knowledge of additional metadata schema.



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[CODE4LIB] Conference roommate

[Gabriel Farrell]

I'm looking for a roommate for a room at the conference hotel Monday
through Thursday. I've also posted at
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_room_ride_share. References
available upon request.

[CODE4LIB] Last day to register for Code4lib

[Francis Kayiwa]

In order to allow us to proceed with the business of planning for the
conference the last day to register for the conference will be January
31st. 

For those still on the fence there will be no `on-site` registration so
you will have to make you decision by the end of the month. 

If you are registered for the conference we thank you for confirming
what pre-conferences you intend to go to.

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

Cheers,
./fxk
-- 
Old programmers never die.  They just branch to a new address.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Projects Librarian at New Mexico State University

[jobs]

Required Qualifications-

• MLS from and ALA-accredited program or equivalent.

• Proven experience in managing digital collections and digitization
activities, such as digital scanning, image editing, and/or managing format
conversion.

• Demonstrated technical experience with current digitization technologies,
standards, platforms, and products.

• Evidence of successful project management and the ability to organize,
prioritize work, and manage time.

• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and maintain effective working
relationships with diverse colleagues, faculty, and students.

• Strong writing and oral communication skills.

  
Desired-

• Working knowledge of metadata standards.

• Knowledge of emerging trends in digital technologies and the ability to
effectively use current technologies, acquire new technological skills, and
resolve problems in a resourceful and timely manner.

• Knowledge of copyright/fair use, intellectual property and privacy laws as
they relate to print and digital materials.

• Ability to work with the Library Development Officer and the Library Grant
Officer on fundraising activities.

  
Examples of Duties: Responsibilities- The Digital Projects Librarian manages
digital projects as assigned, providing leadership and technical expertise to
ensure their successful completion. The librarian works closely and
collaboratively with a variety of individuals involved in the collections-
based projects to plan and implement, including identifying resource needs,
establishing and maintaining schedules, workflows, and procedures
documentation. Working in conjunction with others, perform extension and
outreach to the library's diverse constituencies to promote digital
initiatives and develop partnership opportunities. The incumbent will also be
expected to participate in library-wide projects and other duties as assigned.
This position may supervise staff and student employees and reports to the
Associate Dean of the Library.

  
For more information on the library and the position, go to the Library's
webpage-

http://lib.nmsu.edu/index.shtml

New Mexico State University home page-

http://www.nmsu.edu/

  
Benefits Offered: Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance,
long-term disability insurance, state educational retirement, workers'
compensation, sick leave, annual leave, and unemployment compensation.
Opportunity for educational advancement. For additional information, visit the
NMSU Employee Benefits web page http://hr.nmsu.edu/benefits.

Nine month faculty- not eligible for annual and sick leave.

Special Conditions: All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent
on the university's verification of credentials and other information required
by federal law, state law and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include the
completion of a background check.

Reply to/Deadline for Applications: To Apply- Qualified applicants should
submit a cover letter stating qualifications, a resume, unofficial transcripts
and names, addresses, (including e-mail), and telephone numbers of three
references to Leticia Phetteplace, HR Liaison, e-mail l...@lib.nmsu.edu.

  
Review of applications will begin March 4, 2013, applications received after
this date may be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Finalists for this position may be required to provide official transcripts of
MLS and highest degree earned.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Production Specialist at University of Connecticut

[jobs]

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is the world's largest archive of
Public Opinion Data and an internationally trusted digital
repository. Founded in the 1940s, the Center maintains
nearly 20,000 opinion surveys conducted in the US and abroad since the
1930s. Over 20,000 survey questions and more than 500
datasets are processed every year; the collection of US data spans every major
survey organization in the country and is accessible at the question level via
an online retrieval system to more than 250 institutions around the
globe. At this time, the Center seeks a creative addition
to its data curation and processing team that designs and manages metadata
development, quality assurance, and processing workflows that support and
advance the Center's mission of acquisition, preservation and access to public
opinion survey data.

  
Following up on the recommendations of a grant-funded review of its processing
systems, this is an exciting time for the Center's data
curation and processing team who are enhancing data
management methods and appropriate metadata structures for born digital
materials, while streamlining workflows in order to accommodate archiving a
broader and more diverse collection of materials. The Data
Production Specialist is a new position within the archive team and will work
to streamline work processing, integrating best practices for quality
assurance. This opening is an opportunity for the right candidate to play a
leading role in supporting long-term management of research data throughout
the data lifecycle, including issues of digital preservation and access,
intellectual property rights, and security of sensitive data.

  
RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manages and coordinates various workflows for dataset and summary data 
release in accordance with expanding digital curation and online accessibility 
requirements  
- Analyzes processing streams to develop more efficient production workflows  
- Oversees the production of and builds metadata content for databases served 
by online retrieval systems for data discovery to external clients, including 
the preparation of materials for iPOLL, a question level database  
- Produces documentation to clearly describe methods of data collection and 
reporting  
- Assists in research, review, testing and evaluation of support products or 
enhancements.  
- Assists in the development of archival tools and services to support data 
curation.  
- Develops scripts, writes, and maintains programs as required for workflow 
processing.  
- Advises users on the availability of data and provides user support of Center 
collections  
- Coordinates regular ongoing data acquisitions with data providers  
- Communicates with data producers to secure all necessary metadata pertaining 
to archived survey materials.  
- Participates in the development and adoption of archival standards for the 
Center's collections  
- Performs other related duties as required.  
  
Qualifications

The successful candidate will display the following required qualifications:

- Educational training in a related field as evidenced by at least a 
baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 1-3 years of experience. Strong 
preference will be given to those candidates with a relevant MA/MS. Relevant 
fields include, but are not limited to, Information Science, Social Science, 
Library Science, and Computer Science.  
- Demonstrated metadata development skills, strong data skills, analytical 
reasoning and logical problem solving along with, a working knowledge of issues 
and challenges related to data management/curation, including format migration, 
preservation, metadata, data retrieval and research data use.  
- Able to manage time and multiple projects in a complex, changing environment 
with a positive, flexible, creative and innovative attitude.  
- Demonstrated ability to work individually and collaboratively in a team 
environment, as well as ability to oversee student and/or professional staff. 
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines within a production environment.  
- Familiarity with one or more current scientific data and metadata 
conventions. The ability to acquire new technological skills and resolve 
problems in a resourceful and timely manner.  
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong editing skills. 
Attentiveness to detail and excellent organizational skills are also required.  
- Demonstrated experience in training users, consulting with users for 
computing problems, or programming in a large data processing environment.  
  
Other Highly Desirable Qualifications/Skills

In addition, special consideration will be given to those candidates familiar
with long-term management of research data throughout the data lifecycle and
with common metadata standards (e.g. DDI). Likewise
relevant programming experience, and knowledge of common development tools &
languages (e.g. Java, SQL, XML/XSLT, PHP, Perl), and an understanding of
ontology and sem

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia

[Kyle Banerjee]

In every "noisy" forum that I participate in (BTW, none of them are tech or
even work related), there are always people who dislike the noise. The
concerns are analogous to the ones expressed here -- irritation  factor, it
keeps people away, it's all about the "in" crowd, etc. Likewise, the
proposed solutions are similar to ones that have been floated here like
directing the noisemaking from the main group elsewhere or silencing it.

For things to work, everyone needs a reason to be there. People with less
experience need access to those who have been around the block. But a diet
of repetitive shop talk isn't very interesting for people who have a decent
handle on what they're doing. They need something else to keep them there,
and in the final analysis, many come for entertainment -- this normally
manifests itself in the form of high noise levels. But even if people spend
the vast bulk of the time playing around, nuggets of wisdom are shared. And
if something's truly serious, it gets attention.

It's far better to help people learn to tune out what they don't like, and
this is much easier to do in c4l than in communities where interaction is
primarily physical. All communities have their own character and
communication norms. It's important for people to be mindful of the
environment they're helping create, but reducing communication to help
avoid exposing people to annoyances screws things up.

In all honesty, I think the silliness on the sidelines is far more
important than the formal stuff. I know I learn a lot more while goofing
off than in formal channels for pretty much everything I do.

kyle




On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:

> On 1/18/13 11:30 AM, Andromeda Yelton wrote:
>
>>
>> I also think some sort of 'what's zoia and how can you contribute' link
>> would be useful in any welcome-newbie plugin; it did take me a while to
>> figure out what was going on there.  (Just as it took me the while to
>> acquire the tastes for, say, coffee, bourbon, and blue cheese, tastes
>> which
>> I would now defend ferociously.)
>>
>
> Having read through the c4l IRC FAQ (which has maybe a dozen Zoia
> commands) and later been pointed to the github hub for the plugins, I would
> say that Zoia is very complex and quite under-documented. For example,
> nowhere could I find the @mf plugin -- and then found out that the commands
> and plugin names are not always the same. While python isn't the worst
> language to read, reading code isn't the greatest way to make things
> understandable -- especially when we've agreed that one doesn't have to be
> a "coder" to be included in c4l.
>
> The zoia bot in c4l IRC strikes me as being a type of adventure game where
> you have to pass certain milestones to gain more power. I think that is
> very appealing to lots of folks. Unfortunately I don't think that it's
> going to be possible to have this tight c4l culture based around irc and
> also be broadly inclusive. In fact, that isn't the case today. As I said to
> someone offline, if you want the classical music folks to join your music
> channel but you primarily play heavy metal, it's just not going to work. So
> maybe trying to make c4l IRC everything to everybody isn't a feasible goal.
>
> You may have noticed (although it has been unremarked) that a larger
> number of men have listed "zoia-play" as a reason they do not hang out in
> c4l irc than women (1, me). So there are those who love it, and those who
> find it annoying. That's fine. But it does leave c4l with a kind of a
> dilemma -- try to make everyone happy? Or accept that the irc channel and
> its particular "flavor" may not be as inclusive as the community would like
> it to be. This would mean not seeing the c4l irc as a "primary community"
> space but as a "particular flavor of the community" space, and taking pains
> to make sure that c4l IRC is not billed as or treated as the "main stage"
> for c4l and those who do not hang out in the channel should not be viewed
> as "non-participants" in c4l (and I think they are not). However, by doing
> so we do lose the one central "go-to" place for quick questions when you're
> stuck in some technology nightmare. Some of that takes place on the list,
> but sometimes you want to find a real person and do a quick back-and-forth.
>
> This isn't an easy situation, and we might want to discuss it more at the
> conference. If the folks who aren't into the IRC banter aren't missing
> anything, then there's not really a problem. If, however, there is a desire
> to gather c4l-ers around the IRC channel (and there seemed to be when we
> proposed a channel for women, which was seen as "splintering the
> community", then we have some negotiating to do.
>
> kc
>
>
>
>
>> But not having zoia would make me sad.  And defining zoia to be
>> woman-unfriendly, when zoia-lovers and zoia-haters appear to span the
>> gender spectrum and have a variety of reasons (both gendered and non) for
>> their reactions, would make