Re: [CODE4LIB] conf presenters: a kind request
If your university or any local professional groups have brown bag lunches with presentations, or anything informal and about the same amount of time as the conference presentation, then you can ask the group if you can do a dry run there. -Wilhelmina Randtke On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.govwrote: On Feb 4, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Bill Dueber wrote: [trimmed (and agreed with all of that)] As Jonathan said: this is a great, great audience. We're all forgiving, we're all interested, we're all eager to lean new things and figure out how to apply them to our own situations. We love to hear about your successes. We *love* to hear about failures that include a way for us to avoid them, and you're going to be well-received no matter what because a bunch of people voted to hear you! I'd actually be interested in people's complaints about bad presentations; I've been keeping notes for years, with the intention of making a presentation on giving better presentations. (but it's much harder than it sounds, as I plan on making all of the mistakes during the presentation) On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: We are all very excited about the conference next week, to speak to our peers and to hear what our peers have to say! I would like to suggest that those presenting be considerate to your audience, and actually prepare your talk in advance! [trimmed] Just practice it once in advance (even the night before, as a last resort!), and it'll go great! I did one of those 'Ignite' talks this year; because it's auto- advancing slides, I went over it multiple times. My recommendation is that you try to get various co-workers as guinea pigs. I even subjected one of my neighbors to it, even though he wasn't necessarily part of the intended audience. They gave me a lot of feed back -- asking for clarification on bits, we realized I could trim down a couple of slides, giving me more slides to expand other bits. I still screwed up the presentation, but it would have been much worse if I hadn't practiced. My local ASIST chapter used to run 'preview' events before the annual meeting, where the local folks presenting at annual were invited to give their talks. If nothing else, it forced you to have it done a couple of weeks early, but more importantly, it gave me a chance to have a similar audience to what would be at the main meeting ... one of my talks bombed hard; it was on standards protocols for scientific data, and I hadn't considered just how bad a talk that's 50% acronyms would go over. I was able to change how I presented the material so it wasn't quite so painful the second time around. There's only been once when practicing in advanced made for a worse presentation ... and that's because when I finished, PowerPoint asked me if I wanted to save the timings ... what ever you do, do *not* tell it yes. Because then it'll auto-advance your slides, so when you skip over one slide during the practice, it'll not let you have it up during the real talk. (There's a setting to turn off use of timings ... and the audience laughed when I kept scolding the computer, but it still felt horrible when I was up there) And it's important that you *must* practice in front of other people. How fast you think it's going to take you, or how fast it takes you talking to yourself is nothing like talking in front of other people. ... So, all of that being said, some of the things I've made a note of over the years. (it's incomplete, as I've still take notes by hand, and there are more items on the back pages of the various memo books I've had over the years) * Get there before the session, and test your presentation on the same hardware as it's going to be presented from. This is especially important if you're a Mac user, and presenting from a PC, or visa-versa. Look for odd fonts, images that didn't load, videos, abnormal gamma, bad font sizes (may result in missing test), missing characters, incorrect justification, etc. * If you're going to be presenting from your own machine, still test it out, to make sure that you have all of the necessary adaptors, that you know what needs to be done to switch the monitor, that the machine detects the projector at a reasonable size and the gamma's adjusted correctly. (and have it loaded in advance; you're wasting enough time switching machines). And start switching machines while the last presenter's doing QA ... and if you lose 5 min because of switching, prepare to cut your talk short, force the following presenters to lose time) * Have a backup plan, with the presentation stashed on a website that you've memorized the URL to, *and* on a USB stick. (website is safer vs. virus transfer, only use the USB stick if there's no internet) And put the file at the top level of
Re: [CODE4LIB] conf presenters: a kind request
On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: If your university or any local professional groups have brown bag lunches with presentations, or anything informal and about the same amount of time as the conference presentation, then you can ask the group if you can do a dry run there. And if you want to get critiques on the manner of presentation, rather than the content, you might consider checking to see if there's a Toastmasters group in your area: http://www.toastmasters.org/ (there are some dues associated with the club, though ... but for those with a fear of public speaking, they can help you through it) -Joe
Re: [CODE4LIB] Rdio playlist
There are 70 songs on the playlist [1] now, including Little Walter, Styx, Liz Phair, Tortoise, Lupe Fiasco, Cheap Trick, Herbie Hancock, Ministry, Sam Prekop and Screeching Weasel. Great listening! Nine busy people have added songs so far. It costs $5 or more per month if you want to subscribe to Rdio, but you can sign up free for a week if you just want to try it out. There's an API [2], and with it or by hand I'll make a record of the songs on the playlist so they're not lost and people can listen to them elsewhere. Bill [1] http://www.rdio.com/people/wdenton/playlists/2229053/Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/ [2] http://developer.rdio.com/ -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/
[CODE4LIB] Free spot available at Code4lib
Ernesto Valencia suddenly cannot make it to Chicago but has generously offered his spot to anyone with a good Sharpie. I will weight the fastest to recycle these electrons with a I have a Sharpie and will take them I will then run them through /dev/urandom machine and pick one Responses to the list go to /dev/null for failure to follow instructions. :-) GO! ./fxk -- Klein bottle for rent -- inquire within.
Re: [CODE4LIB] CODE4LIB Digest - 3 Feb 2013 to 4 Feb 2013 (#2013-31)
Applications consuming linked data certainly *could* blend accurate and inaccurate (or questionably accurate) sources. Lots of people still love to hate Wikipedia for its doubtful authority, yet it's one of the biggest sources of available linked data at this point. But just because someone exposes something as linked data, that doesn't mean you have to incorporate it in some automatic way. I'd answer that you design your application to consume data that you trust, and linked data makes it easy for you to do that. You raise a good question (imo) -- Can users trust the content because the people doing the blending can be trusted to have assembled only good stuff? Or do the chunks of blended content need some kinds of markers to indicate their sources and authority? Is something as simple as a source citation sufficient? (Sorry for the excessive sibilance in that sentence.) David Talley -- Date:Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:34:37 -0500 From:Donna Campbell dcampb...@wts.edu Subject: Linked data [was: Why we need multiple discovery services engine?] In mentioning pushing to break down silos more, it brings to mind a question I've had about linked data. From what I've read thus far, the idea of breaking down silos of information seems like a good one in that it makes finding information easier but doesn't it also remove some of the markers of finding credible sources? Doesn't it blend accurate sources and inaccurate sources? Donna R. Campbell Technical Services Systems Librarian [snip] Westminster Theological Seminary Library
[CODE4LIB] gathering preservation-related organisations in Europe
Begin forwarded message: From: Stotzka, Rainer (IPE) rainer.stot...@kit.edu Date: 5 February 2013 16:18:43 GMT To: dariah-v...@gwdg.de Subject: [dariah-vcc1] Task 4: Preservation Infrastructure Dear colleagues, In Task 4 Preservation Infrastructure we are looking for potential partners and contributions to organize and to set up a European data preservation infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities. One of the first aims is to set up a communication infrastructure, e.g. a mailing list and to organize regular telephone conferences. If you are interested, please send - your name - email address - affiliation - short list of competences/interests in preservation An initial wiki already exists here: https://dev2.dariah.eu/wiki/display/DARIAH/Preservation+Infrastructure Please feel free to add content or comments. With our best regards, Danah Tonne and Rainer Stotzka KIT Dr. Rainer Stotzka KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute for Data Processing and Electronics Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany fon: +49 721 608 2 4738 fax: +49 721 608 2 3560 email: rainer.stot...@kit.edu http://ipelsdf1.lsdf.kit.edu/cms/
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
On Tue, Feb 05, 2013 at 11:42:50AM -0500, Erin White wrote: Tagging on to this thread, a logistical question for the conference planning group: What's the layout of the audience space at UIC Forum - tables and chairs, theater seating, etc. - and what'll the power situation be? Trying to decide what kind of tech I need to bring. http://goo.gl/uCt0R Is a map of the setup. Power will be better than the Superbowl post half-time but we expect you to share. :-) ./fxk thanks! -- Erin White Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | www.library.vcu.edu On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Margaret Heller mhell...@luc.edu wrote: Hi all, To add to what Francis said, we will send out final travel and logistics information in an email to all registered conference attendees after registration closes January 31. The local conference planning committee will also ensure the wiki and the website is completely up to date and accurate. As with all Code4Lib conferences, we try to flexible in responding to community requests, but paying for these items involves many moving parts. Please bear with us in the last few days as we finish up details. If you have specific questions about logistics, please ask on the Code4Lib conference planning group so that we don't clutter up the main list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/code4libcon. Thanks, Margaret Heller Digital Services Librarian Loyola University Chicago 773.508.2686 Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu 1/29/2013 2:36 PM On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 03:27:07PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote: Thanks for pointing it out. So, there is no shuttle? I don't mind either way if someone hadn't said that there would be one and now the wiki is saying there won't be one. It's just a bit confusing and doesn't help with planning... Yes we said there would be one but *as I type* we cannot say that there will be one for one very simple reason. We are guessing. We budgeted for 400 people (lower limit and not including the bus) and we are barely cracking that. Cost of UIC Forum is a fixed number. Cost of food is also an estimate of 400 and also a fixed number. Failing to reach that 400 number makes it an arithmetic problem. If we have to pay for rent and food. Transport becomes a luxury. We have quotes ranging from ~700 - 3500. Again our fault for never factoring that in. We still feel using CTA is environmentally (see what I did there? :-)) the right thing to do given the distance, cost. Again we may sell the remaining 40 tickets or so which may give us room to breathe. We are not deliberately misleading. This I will hazard is the problem of the conference not selling out as it did in the past and leaving little room to estimate. Again these are problems we brought on ourselves but please know if there is no shuttle it is because we can't afford it and no other reason. ./fxk On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca tracy.sen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with conference navigation! Best, Tracy Seneca On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.edu wrote: Hi all, Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the information about the conference is the location made clear. Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume transportation will be available. best, Erik Hetzner Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/. -- Pohl's law: Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it. -- Klein bottle for rent -- inquire within.
[CODE4LIB] interesting link resolver layout for title-level links?
So, many of us have a 'link resolver' product, which among other things will give you a screen for a journal title (say, JAMA), which lists several different licensed full text platforms offering access. These platforms are usually listed with a vendor/platform name (which is a hyperlink), along with a coverage statement. In most of the UI's I've seen, including most of the out-of-the-box UI's from the link resolver products, the vendor/platform name is the most prominent/scannable part of the item, while the dates of coverage is actually graphically subsidiary and hard to scan. Whereas, in fact, the coverage statement is the thing most patrons are probably most interested in (not all all the time, but most), and which it's most important the user notice before clicking on the link to find out that coverage was only until 1995 when they wanted recent coverage. Can anyone show me examples of link resolver UI's that change the emphasis in the graphic design to make the coverage statement the prominent part? Either customized local UI's, or different vendor products that do this differnetly, etc. One thing that makes this especially challenging is that while the coverage statement is _sometimes_ as simple as 1990 to present, sometimes it can include month and even day on both end points, as well as volume/issue statements on both endpoints. Which is a lot of information. I'm not sure how/if to split it up, and generally need some ideas from looking at prior art here, if there is any. Thanks for any pointers!
Re: [CODE4LIB] Rdio playlist
This is great - loved the way the mix shaped up! Getting a taste of some new music. Thanks especially to the I Fight Dragons rec that surfaced on the thread. Love. It. Rock. On. On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:33 AM, William Denton w...@pobox.com wrote: There are 70 songs on the playlist [1] now, including Little Walter, Styx, Liz Phair, Tortoise, Lupe Fiasco, Cheap Trick, Herbie Hancock, Ministry, Sam Prekop and Screeching Weasel. Great listening! Nine busy people have added songs so far. It costs $5 or more per month if you want to subscribe to Rdio, but you can sign up free for a week if you just want to try it out. There's an API [2], and with it or by hand I'll make a record of the songs on the playlist so they're not lost and people can listen to them elsewhere. Bill [1] http://www.rdio.com/people/**wdenton/playlists/2229053/** Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/http://www.rdio.com/people/wdenton/playlists/2229053/Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/ [2] http://developer.rdio.com/ -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/ -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Job: Director of Library Technology at Lehigh University
This position is responsible for the collaborative development and implementation of the Lehigh University Library's technology and digital content strategy. This role will serve as a member of the Vice Provost's leadership group advising VP and peers on library technology- related matters. Accountabilities: * Develop and deliver a shared and aligned vision for library technology. * Align efforts, develop partnerships, and communicate ongoing vision with LTS Directors, Librarians, LTS staff, faculty, students, campus staff, and broader community. * Participate in strategic and operational planning, budget management, and administrative decision-making. * Lead the Library Technology team supervising a staff of 4. * Establish and maintain contacts with peer institutions and the professional community to stay abreast of standards, best practices, and tools that facilitate and promote digital collection development and access. * Direct library technology infrastructure and systems. * Ensure stable, secure, and reliable access to all library-related systems including but not limited to library management systems, enterprise library applications and services, network and cloud storage, and the libraries' web presence. * Research, evaluate, and identify new information technologies and software pertinent to integrated library services, electronic resource management, digital library, and institutional repository development. * Work collegially and collaboratively with systems analysts, and other partners, in Lehigh's infrastructure and support teams. * Prepare time and cost estimates for potential new technologies and for completing potential projects. * Lead the continued development of the Lehigh University Digital Library (DL). * Lead the collaborative development, maintenance and use of DL and the deployment and management of Lehigh's digital repository and digital publishing platforms. * Plan and facilitate the success of digital projects in the libraries and on campus. * Direct DL project resources, collaborations and partnerships. * Coordinate with Digital Library Project Coordinator on grant-funded projects. * Participate in LTS-wide data management planning and storage initiatives. * Direct, plan, and evaluate efforts for multi-institutional projects, such as the Kuali Open Library Environment (OLE) initiative. * Lead Lehigh's transition from legacy system to Kuali OLE, a community-source enterprise library management suite. * Participate on functional and leadership boards and committees. * Direct staff on project volunteer teams, in conjunction with Director of Library Access. * Plan data migration and upgrades. * Plan and coordinate integrations between projects (such as Kuali OLE) and other enterprise applications, such as Oracle Identity Management and Banner. Qualifications: * Master's degree in Computer Science, Library Science, or Management Information Systems preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. * Demonstrated ability to supervise people and manage and oversee complex projects in a fast-paced team environment * Demonstrated commitment to building coalitions and developing partnerships to foster user-centered services. * Strong analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills. * Exemplary oral and written communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to work with faculty and staff in articulating and achieving goals. * Demonstrated experience with library systems and digital library management, such as Kuali OLE, SirsiDynix Symphony, CONTENTdm and Digital Commons. * Demonstrated ability with open source software projects, such as VuFind, eXtensible Catalog NCIP Toolkit. * Working knowledge of discovery and indexing applications, such as Apache Solr Lucene. * Demonstrated experience with data modeling, database design, and business analysis techniques. * Working knowledge of programming techniques and languages, SQL, and managing server systems, particularly in Linux and Unix environments. * Demonstrated ability to analyze and determine appropriate hardware and software features for implementation. Previous programming experience preferred. * Strong familiarity with the life cycle management of digital content or how digital resources are acquired, described, preserved, and delivered to students and faculty to support learning, teaching and research. * Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks and credit history based upon the requirements of the position. Special Considerations: Review of applications will begin on March 4, 2013. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by the review date. Brought to you by code4lib jobs:
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote: Power will be better than the Superbowl post half-time but we expect you to share. :-) Does this mean We'll loaded for bear or Bring your own plug-strips? Also, a reminder to people -- put your name on your computer *and your power adapter.* Things can get...confusing. -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
[CODE4LIB] Trapeze at Code4Lib
Hi Folks, If you signed up for trapeze at Code4Lib and you haven't received an email from me about registering, please email me off list. Thanks, Rosy
[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Management Planning Tool Project Developer at UC Curation Center
Software engineer for a one year development project to enhance the DMPTool (http://dmptool.org/) service supported by the UC Curation Center (UC3). The DMPTool is a widely used service that supports University faculty and researchers in creating data management plans as required by various governmental and private funding agencies. The development project will augment the existing tool with a number of new functions and features. Reporting to the DMPTool project manager, the incumbent will be responsible for refining functional requirements, UI designs, and technical specifications; implementation of those specifications; testing and documenting the resulting codebase; and deployment of the operational system in a production environment. UC3 employs an agile development methodology relying on iterative code prototyping, assessment, and refinement. The DMPTool is a Ruby on Rails web application with a MySQL backend database and is integrated with LDAP- and Shibbolith-based authentication. It is deployed in a SLES/SUSE Linux VM environment. Candidates will have demonstrated experience and expertise in these and related web technologies, as well as in general software development methodologies and best practices . The UC Curation Center (UC3, http://www.cdlib.org/uc3) at the California Digital Library (CDL), an administrative unit of the UC Office of the President (UCOP). UC3, one of the world's premier digital curation programs, is a creative partnership between the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the international curation community, providing innovative services and solutions to ensure the long-term usability of the University's digital content More information is available at http://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56026 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6042/
[CODE4LIB] Ambra
I may be asked to look into a scholarly publishing project based on Ambra. I'm a little concerned because it appears that the project isn't currently active. All of the activity on topazproject.org appears to be at least two years out of date. Is anyone currently working with Ambra, and can you make any recommendations? -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Software Engineer at UC Curation Center
Digital library software engineer at the University of California Curation Center (UC3) for a one year term, with the possibility for extension. UC3, a core programs at the California Digital Library (CDL), is one of the world's premier digital curation programs, is a creative partnership between the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the international preservation and curation communities, provides a wide variety of online services and solutions to ensure the long- term viability and usability of digital content in support of the University's research, teaching, learning, and outreach mission. Reporting to the UC3 development manager, and working with the UC3 team of managers, analysts, and developers, the incumbent will be responsible for the full range of agile software development activities: refining functional requirements from use cases; developing UI and data model designs and technical specifications; implementation of those specifications; testing and documenting the resulting codebase; and deployment of operational systems in a production environment. Candidates will have demonstrated experience and expertise in developing sophisticated online web services and supporting technologies, as well as in general software development methodologies and best practices. More information is available at http://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56027 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6043/
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
The setup will be tables with two chairs apiece facing the podium/screen, so you will have to share a power strip with a few others, but they will be there. Margaret Heller Digital Services Librarian Loyola University Chicago 773.508.2686 Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com 2/5/2013 12:20 PM On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote: Power will be better than the Superbowl post half-time but we expect you to share. :-) Does this mean We'll loaded for bear or Bring your own plug-strips? Also, a reminder to people -- put your name on your computer *and your power adapter.* Things can get...confusing. -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
[CODE4LIB] Job: Information Lifecycle (Records) Manager (Bethesda, MD) at Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The Information Lifecycle (Records) Manager will utilize records management best practices and appropriate technologies. He or she will provide leadership and expertise in records management and archiving support across all business operations and office locations (US, UK, Switzerland, Japan). The daily responsibilities of this position include supporting high-level, long-term strategic corporate objectives through project management and hands-on administrative collaboration; and initiating and developing the Information Lifecycle Governance function within the company. This position shall report to the Contracts, Risk, and Records Director, and is functionally housed in the Law Department. Primary Responsibilities • Assume ownership of company's current records management program and resources to continue the strategic design and implement a multi-year Information Lifecycle Governance Plan • Create and revise record retention plans and procedures across all business operations to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, corporate policies, and sector procedures for a company that is publicly traded, multi-national, and has both RD and commercial activities • Collaborates with IT to source technical solution providers, and acts as a project manager to implement ERM solutions • Audits records to ensure compliance with applicable procedural requirements • Collaborates with law department to support due diligence and legal hold activities • Collaborates with quality department to ensure that Good Document Practices are followed Job Qualifications: • Certified Records Manager or equivalent certification • Post-graduate degree/certificate (such as Master of Library Science or Project Management Professional) preferred • Experience managing a multi-national information lifecycle program at a biotech/pharmaceutical company with responsibilities in the areas of policy and process design, training and implementation; and retention schedule implementation and auditing • Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve areas of concern • Advanced IT skills level with experience of this person will be conversant with electronic document management systems (EDMSs), databases, MS-Office, especially MS-Excel, and ideally with electronic TMF systems and the ability to troubleshoot computer and document problems with little supervision • Able to work effectively independently as well as an active member of a team environment, a strong work ethic, critical thinking skills and who can take direction Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6050/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ambra
I don't know much about Ambra, but I do know that they moved about three years ago to http://ambraproject.org/. I believe they are alive. Cary On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: I may be asked to look into a scholarly publishing project based on Ambra. I'm a little concerned because it appears that the project isn't currently active. All of the activity on topazproject.org appears to be at least two years out of date. Is anyone currently working with Ambra, and can you make any recommendations? -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Programs Archivist at University of Wyoming
The American Heritage Center (AHC) of the University of Wyoming is seeking a Digital Programs Archivist at the assistant archivist level. The AHC seeks a creative, articulate, and collaborative professional to manage its electronic records and mass digitization programs, and provide leadership on various web tasks. The incumbent reports to the Associate Director of the AHC. The AHC is a major research archive independent of the University's libraries, reporting directly to the Provost. The AHC is one of the largest and busiest modern manuscripts repositories in the U.S. Its archivists have modified faculty status and are involved in scholarly efforts in various fields. Recent emphases at the AHC have been on minimal processing and cataloging, reappraisal, major scanning projects, and pragmatic electronic records initiatives. In 2010 the Center received SAA's Distinguished Service Award. Responsibilities: The Digital Programs Archivist will continue to evolve the AHC's electronic records program by developing and executing processes enabling effective and efficient acquisition, appraisal, ingest, preservation, and management of born-digital archival collections. This position works closely with a variety of stakeholders, including Libraries, IT, donors, and other AHC archivists. The Digital Programs Archivist will manage a very active mass digitization program, and provide leadership in the creation and delivery of digital content to meet the needs of the AHC's constituents. This includes digitization of text, image, audio, and video formats. The archivist may also assist with ongoing development and maintenance of various AHC websites. The archivist will be expected to remain current with emerging standards and professional best practices in digitization and electronic records administration and be able to manage complex projects, coordinate multiple activities and tasks, and supervise 2.5 FTE staff as well as various student employees. Qualifications: Required: Master's degree in Library Science, Information Science, Computer Science/Systems Management, History, or other allied discipline. Understanding of modern archival principles and practices, through graduate education or equivalent experience. Strong knowledge of current electronic records theory and practice. Strong familiarity with metadata standards, such as MARC, EAD, Dublin Core, METS, MODS, and PREMIS. Strong familiarity with one or more markup languages (HTML, XHTML, etc.). Experience using Digital Asset Management software. Strong familiarity with digitization standards and workflows. Excellent organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to handle complex analytical and detailed work. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Preferred: Graduate concentration equivalent to the SAA Guidelines for Archival Graduate Education. Progressively responsible experience with digitizing content in an archival repository. Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and implement effective programs, complex projects, and services. Experience obtaining grant funding and managing grant funded projects. Advanced knowledge of and experience with administrating electronic records programs in an archival setting. Experience in other common areas of archival practice, including collection development, archival processing, and outreach. Salary and Benefits: Salary $45,000. UW's benefit package includes health and life insurance, retirement funded primarily by the university, and tuition benefits for employee and their spouse. This position is afforded 22 vacation days per year plus an additional full week paid leave during the annual Winter Break campus closure. The position includes time and funds toward professional development. Detailed information regarding the University of Wyoming, the AHC, and the benefit package can be found on the web at http://www.uwyo.edu/. The University's policy has been, and will continue to be, one of nondiscrimination, offering equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without regard to such matters as race, sex, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, political belief, or other status protected by state and federal statues or University Regulations. The University of Wyoming is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search, employment and motor vehicle history. Offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of the background check. Application Materials Required: Application:
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ambra
That explains a _lot_. Thanks. On 2/5/13 3:20 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: I don't know much about Ambra, but I do know that they moved about three years ago to http://ambraproject.org/. I believe they are alive. Cary On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: I may be asked to look into a scholarly publishing project based on Ambra. I'm a little concerned because it appears that the project isn't currently active. All of the activity on topazproject.org appears to be at least two years out of date. Is anyone currently working with Ambra, and can you make any recommendations? -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Software Engineer at California Digital Library
Digital library software engineer at the University of California Curation Center (UC3) for a one year term, with the possibility for extension. UC3, a core programs at the California Digital Library (CDL), is one of the world's premier digital curation programs, is a creative partnership between the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the international preservation and curation communities, provides a wide variety of online services and solutions to ensure the long-term viability and usability of digital content in support of the University's research, teaching, learning, and outreach mission. Reporting to the UC3 development manager, and working with the UC3 team of managers, analysts, and developers, the incumbent will be responsible for the full range of agile software development activities: refining functional requirements from use cases; developing UI and data model designs and technical specifications; implementation of those specifications; testing and documenting the resulting codebase; and deployment of operational systems in a production environment. Candidates will have demonstrated experience and expertise in developing sophisticated online web services and supporting technologies, as well as in general software development methodologies and best practices. Duties: * Development, review, and revision of project functional requirements, user interface designs, and technical specifications. * Implementation of project technical specifications resulting in a new version of the DMPTool incorporating new features and functions and meeting all project requirements and deliverables. * Unit, integration, and regression testing of the service code bases. * Technical documentation of system architectures, designs, and operational procedures. Job Requirements: * Demonstrated experience and skills in agile development practices applied to high-performance, high-availability mission-critical web services. * Demonstrated experience and skills in the design and implementation of sophisticated web application user interfaces and underlying database modeling. * Demonstrated experience and skills with relevant leading edge technologies, including Ruby/Rails, AJAX, Javascript, JQuery, HTML/CSS, XSLT, REST, MySQL, Unicorn, LDAP, Shibboleth, VMware, SUSE/SLES Linux, shell scripting, and Mercurial. * Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication. * Demonstrated ability to work both collegially and independently, set priorities, and meet deadlines. * Required * Experience and skills with additional technologies, including Java/J2SE, Apache httpd, Tomcat, Python/Django, C#/.NET, Scala, Hadoop, Solr, Solaris, Windows, Azure cloud. * Understanding of digital library, preservation, and curation concepts, policies, and best practices. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6065/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Management Planning Tool Software Engineer at California Digital Library
Software engineer for a one year development project to enhance the DMPTool (http://dmptool.org/) service supported by the UC Curation Center (UC3). The DMPTool is a widely used service that supports University faculty and researchers in creating data management plans as required by various governmental and private funding agencies. The development project will augment the existing tool with a number of new functions and features. Reporting to the DMPTool project manager, the incumbent will be responsible for refining functional requirements, UI designs, and technical specifications; implementation of those specifications; testing and documenting the resulting codebase; and deployment of the operational system in a production environment. UC3 employs an agile development methodology relying on iterative code prototyping, assessment, and refinement. The DMPTool is a Ruby on Rails web application with a MySQL backend database and is integrated with LDAP- and Shibbolith-based authentication. It is deployed in a SLES/SUSE Linux VM environment. Candidates will have demonstrated experience and expertise in these and related web technologies, as well as in general software development methodologies and best practices. The UC Curation Center (UC3, http://www.cdlib.org/uc3) at the California Digital Library (CDL), an administrative unit of the UC Office of the President (UCOP). UC3, one of the world's premier digital curation programs, is a creative partnership between the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the international curation community, providing innovative services and solutions to ensure the long-term usability of the University's digital content. Duties: * Development, review, and revision of project functional requirements, user interface designs, and technical specifications. * Implementation of project technical specifications resulting in a new version of the DMPTool incorporating new features and functions and meeting all project requirements and deliverables. * Unit, integration, and regression testing of the DMPTool codebase. * Testing * Technical documentation of DMPTool architecture, design, and operational procedures. Requirements: * Demonstrated experience and skills in agile development practices applied to high-performance, high-availability mission-critical web services. * Demonstrated experience and skills in the design and implementation of sophisticated web application user interfaces and underlying database modeling. * Demonstrated experience and skills with relevant leading edge technologies, including Ruby/Rails, Javascript, JQuery, HTML/CSS, XSLT, REST, MySQL, Unicorn, LDAP, Shibboleth, VMware, SUSE/SLES Linux, shell scripting, Mercurial, and Maven. * Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication. * Ability to work both collegially and independently, set priorities, and meet deadlines. * Understanding of data management best practices. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6066/
