[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Technology Analyst at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Digital Library Technology Analyst Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library (UL) is seeking a Digital Library Technology Analyst, who will report to the UL Director of Technology. This is a new position and will be a member of a high performing digital technology team. The analyst will provide technology support for complex projects and assignments for a wide variety of library activities. Additionally, the position will explore emerging technologies, develop administrative as well as user interfaces and workflows for digital scholarship tools (including text, image, data, and multimedia repositories, journal publishing systems, and websites) through use of open source or vendor based applications. The position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of library units to develop the next generation of fully integrated and engaging online library experiences. Key responsibilities of this position involve coding programs, performing program module testing, plus debugging and system integration and testing. The analyst will also provide technical direction in system and application development and maintenance. This includes recommendations for feasibility, design specifications, programming development, time and cost estimates, testing and implementation on new systems and modifications to any existing systems. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Science, Informatics, or related field. Combinations of related education and experience will be considered. • Experience with web applications programming, Web server set-up, maintenance, security and troubleshooting, demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Ruby on Rails, PHP, Perl, Java, Javascript, CGI Scripts, CSS, or XML, support relational database access through the Internet. • Experience with any of the following: Lucene/Solr, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Python, MySQL, postgreSQL, shell scripting, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery, Fedora/Hydra, Dspace, Drupal, ContentDM, Open Journal System, or Islandora. • Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with library technology team members and other library staff. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • System administration experience with UNIX/LINUX, Windows or Mac server operating systems. • Knowledge of responsive design, agile development methodologies, version control applications such as Git/Hub. • Experience developing in a library/information technology environment or preservation of digital assets. • Demonstrated understanding of the open source community, including communication and how to work with and maintain installations of open source software. IUPUI is a campus of Indiana University and the UL provides a tremendous work environment for a technology analyst. Minimum salary is $52,000, with additional funding for professional development. Excellent benefits include 30 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, health/dental insurance options, and retirement contributions of 10% to either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity plans. To apply, visit https://jobs.iu.edu/. Deadline for applications is August 31, 2015. The position will be available no later than October 15, 2015. With your application, please include a resume, contact information for three references (include name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address) and a letter discussing the strengths you will bring to the position. As part of Indiana University, IUPUI University Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting, hiring, promoting, educating, and providing services to persons based upon their individual qualifications. Our policy at IUPUI prohibits discrimination against anyone for reasons of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, or veteran's status. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/22051/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Indie Preserves
I recommend a look at Pop Up Archive [1] - digital archiving for the non-archivist. It's heavily based on the archiving of sound files. kc [1] https://www.popuparchive.com/ On 7/29/15 9:13 PM, Scott Carlson wrote: Apologies for any cross-posting, and please excuse the shameless self-promotion... Norie Guthrie (an archivist/special collections librarian) and myself have started a website/blog to help DIY born-digital music labels with the digital/physical preservation of their materials. We hope to provide practical archiving tips and solutions to those putting out music on a shoestring budget. This past spring, we conducted a survey to understand what types of materials record labels were saving and how they were saving them. We hope to formally present on this data some time in the future. If you have time, please stop by the blog: http://www.indiepreserves.info/ Feel free to look us up on Twitter as well: https://twitter.com/IndiePreserves Thanks, Scott Carlson Metadata Coordinator Rice University, Fondren Library scarl...@rice.edu -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
[CODE4LIB] Job: Science and Engineering Librarian, University Park at Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Science and Engineering Librarian, University Park Pennsylvania State University Libraries University Park, PA The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seek an outwardly focused, enterprising librarian to develop and deliver innovative and informative collections, research and instructional services in support of disciplinary and interdisciplinary work related to the earth and engineering sciences. This librarian will be based in the Earth and Mineral Sciences branch library, which is embedded in the unique and student- centered College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The EMS Library offers a full suite of patron services, from circulation to reference, and is operated by a highly collaborative team of librarians and staff. The EMS Library personnel work closely and collaboratively with other STEM and subject-based libraries on campus and across the Commonwealth. In collaboration with other librarians, the Science and Engineering Librarian is expected to actively contribute to a wide range of University Libraries initiatives ranging from instruction and reference to outreach and scholarly communication to collections and research data services. Populations to be served include the public and students enrolled at other campuses, including students taking EMS-related online classes or enrolled in degree and non- degree programs via Penn State's online World Campus. This is a 12-month tenure-track faculty position, which has concomitant responsibilities for research and service, and reports to the Head of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Library. Qualifications: Requires an MLS from an ALA-accredited program, or master's degree in a related field; academic background or relevant experience in the sciences, engineering, or one of the subject fields of the College of EMS; ability to work independently and collaboratively; initiative; strong commitment to serving the needs of all users in a timely and superior fashion; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Interest in furthering the growth of knowledge through research is required. Please visit http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/policies/ulhrg07.html to learn more about the University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Guidelines. Preferred qualifications: creativity; experience with outreach to geographically dispersed users; experience working with diverse populations; reference and instructional expertise; library experience. Environment: The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences offers degrees, both resident and online, including: geography, geosciences, meteorology, energy business finance, energy sustainability policy, materials science and engineering, energy engineering, petroleum and natural gas engineering, mining engineering, and environmental systems engineering. The College is actively engaged in multiple interdisciplinary research centers with strengths in materials, energy, water, sustainability, earth and environment. Undergraduate enrollment stands at well over 2,000 students, graduate enrollment numbers over 500, and the 200+ faculty are joined by several hundred research associates in related institutes and centers. All academic departments offer degrees through the doctoral level and most are ranked in the top ten nationally. The University Libraries is ranked among the top ten research libraries in North America, according to the Association for Research Libraries investment rankings, and provides services at University Park and 22 other locations throughout Pennsylvania as well as online. We serve approximately 6,300 faculty and 46,000 students at University Park, and more than 95,000 students system-wide. The University Libraries consists of approximately 100 faculty and enjoys extensive technological resources and research support services. Penn State, a land-grant institution, is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a consortium of the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago. The University Park campus is set in the State College metropolitan area, a university town located in central Pennsylvania. State College offers a vibrant community with outstanding recreational facilities, a low crime rate, and excellent public schools. The campus is within a half-day drive to Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, or Pittsburgh. The University Park Airport is served by three major carriers with flights to Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit. For more information, please visit http://www.libraries.psu.edu and http://www.cbicc.org. Compensation: Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include liberal vacation, excellent insurance and health care coverage, state or TIAA/CREF retirement options, and educational privileges. In addition, faculty in the University Libraries are afforded funds for professional development travel annually. Faculty may be asked to travel as official representatives of
[CODE4LIB] Job: AfroCROWD Project Manager Job Description at AfroCROWD
AfroCROWD Project Manager Job Description AfroCROWD New York metropolitan area AfroCROWD Project Manager Job Description Title: AfroCROWD Project Manager (New York City) Type: Part-time Independent Contractor Compensation: $25/hr Cycle: July to December 2015 (Start date: Early August) **Duties:** * Outreach to female Afrodescendant scholars to increase their awareness of the gender and multicultural gaps in Wikipedia and of the benefits of teaching with Wikipedia. **Deliverables:** * Organize 2 workshops in NYCfor female academics, including collaborating with project ExecutiveDirector (E.D.)training them into Wikipedia.This will be done with the support of members of the Wiki Education Foundation who are part of Wikimedia NYC. * Organize and collaborate with project E.D. onorganizing and training participants of2 edit-a-thons in the period July-December ensuring that female participation is at least 50%. * Support edit-a-thons organized by community at community/cultural groups' request. * Make community aware of this service. * Deliverables: 3-4 editathons * Organize outreach campaign to make sure that Afrodescendant women are aware of the gender gap in Wikipedia and the need to come up with creative ideas to involve women. * Campaign outreach activities: * Timely announcements email, social media and flyer circulation for public events; * Update AfroCROWDwebsite with blog posts about gender related issues; * Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Wikipedia page updating for AfroCROWD and the project; * Project mailing list update and maintenance; * Various in person meetings with target subgroup leaders as needed; * Attend events related to the International Decade for People of African Descent as needed; * Identify and attend events by technology oriented Afrodescendants * Recruit and supervise babysitter for editathons and trainings of female academics * Project bookkeeping: keep track of project expenses, receipts and collaborate with fiscal sponsor board treasurer and AfroCROWDE.D. in project accounting and reporting. * Collaborate with project E.D. in final cycle report to Wikimedia Foundation due February 30, 2016. **Desired Qualifications**(if you possess most but not all of these qualifications, please apply anyway): * Demonstrated social media, web design and flyer design skills; * Demonstrated ability to edit Wikipedia * Past attendance at one or more Wikipedia editathons or attendance at June 20th Wikipedia Training the Trainers a plus; * Experience with technical or other community training or experience with teaching a plus; * Enthusiasm for Wikipedia, free culture or free knowledge movements; * Familiar with the concept of gender equality (experience in work on gender equality issues a plus); * Demonstrated familiarity with issues affecting Afrodescendants; * Experience with creating presentations (PowerPoint or Google Presentations) a plus; * Experiencewith Benchmark, Constant Contact or other similar email service a plus; * Knowledge of a language other than English spoken in the African Diaspora a plus. **To Apply:** Submit resume, statement of purpose with links of social media or online presence work and languages spoken other than English to al...@afrocrowd.org. Feel free to integrate creative visuals in your application materials, including your resume. **About Afrocrowd:** **Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD)** is a new initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African Descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements. The events are open to all Afrodescendants including but not limited to individuals who self-identify as **African, African-American, Afro-Latino, Biracial, Black, Black-American, Caribbean, Garifuna, Haitian or West Indian.** [www.afrocrowd.org](http://www.afrocrowd.org/) Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/22071/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] NOW AVAILABLE: Fedora 4.3.0 Release
Release date: 24 July 2015 We are proud to announce the release of Fedora 4.3.0. Full release notes are included in this message and are also available on the wiki: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Fedora+4.3.0+Release+Notes = Resources = This release has been built against Java 8 * Downloads [1] * Javadocs [2] = Team = Release Manager - Nick Ruest Developers Yinlin Chen Kevin S. Clarke Aaron Coburn Esme Cowles Osman Din Michael Durbin James R. Griffin III Daniel Lamb Sébastien Leroux Nick Ruest Rob Sanderson Hélder Silva A. Soroka Jared Whiklo Andrew Woods Issue Reporters -- Kevin S. Clarke Aaron Coburn Hector Correa Stefano Cossu Esme Cowles Justin Coyne Michael Durbin James R. Griffin III Nick Ruest Rob Sanderson A. Soroka Trey Terrell Andrew Woods Summary The Fedora 4.3.0 release furthers several major objectives: * Move Fedora towards a clear set of standards-based services * Move Fedora towards runtime configurability * Improve support tooling for upgration from Fedora 3.x to 4.x * Improve support for participation in the semantic web * Fix bugs This release is 4.3.0 instead of 4.2.1 because there are two non-backwards compatible changes: * Several properties (mimetype, filename, digest, and cnd update) no longer use the fedora namespace. * The fcrepo-kernel and fcrepo-kernel-impl packages have been renamed to fcrepo-kernel-api and fcrepo-kernel-modeshape, respectively. An update utility [3] has been included with the release - see the README [4] for how to run the utility to migrate the properties to their new namespaces and update the package names. === Updates === Strategic Direction - Fedora is moving towards a tightly defined, standards-based, set of RESTful services that are supplemented with a pattern of integrating message-driven, asynchronous services for non-core capabilities. The 4.3.0 release includes several updates that move the software in that direction. Aligning with LDP [5] by * Returning a 400 response when illegal triples are not persisted * Advertising constraints in responses when an update request fails due to a repository constraint * Showing inbound references for indirectly contained resources Tightening the core repository services by * Forbidding the update of resources that are not the target of the request * Removing the leakage of the underlying UUID to repository clients * Allowing mimeType and filename properties to be mutable Moving towards full OSGi [6] deployability for runtime configuration and feature activation by * Ensuring modules are property packaged as OSGi bundles * Ensuring modules are importing and exporting correct dependencies and services * Creating a Fedora features.xml for dependable deployment into Apache Karaf [7] Enhancing external services with the Apache Camel [8] integration framework by * Adding a reindex endpoint * Adding a fixity invocation service * Adding support to the REST API for the JSON-LD Accept header profile parameter Upgrading and Migrating -- A primary focus of the ongoing Fedora effort is to facilitate the upgrade/migration of Fedora3 repositories to Fedora4. To those ends, a number of improvements have been incorporated into the migration-utils [9] upgration utility. * Packaging the utility as a standalone executable application * Using opaque identifiers for migrated resources * Adding support for user-provided RDF namespace mappings * Providing specific mappings of Fedora3 to Fedora4 properties * Improving support for migrating resources with non-existent datastreams Audit --- After the completion of the Audit Service [10] sprints this spring, there remained two items to be completed: * Aligning the identifier of internal Audit events with the identifier of that same event found in the external triplestore * Publishing Audit events for runs of the Fixity service The 4.3.0 release includes the resolution of the first item above. Semantic Web One of the primary goals of Fedora is to participate as a first-class member in the world of linked data. Two updates are included in the 4.3.0 release related to that goal: * Cleaning the Fedora ontology [11] by removing the obsolete fedora:Blanknode class * Creating a JSON-LD @context file for the Portland Common Data Model [12] ontology Fedora Java Client -- The Fedora Java Client library [13] was updated for this release by * Adding support for the creation of repository resources without a user-provided identifier, i.e. using the repository identifier minter * Adding support for resource copy, delete, and move operations Housekeeping and Bugfixes --- Numerous refactorings, bugfixes, and clean-up tasks were addressed in this release. Some of the highlights include: * Using more
[CODE4LIB] CopyTalk August 6th - Copyright Information at Universities
Apologies for cross posting. Different institutions provide copyright information to the members of their community in different ways. Join us on CopyTalk this month to hear three universities describing the copyright services they offer to their faculty, staff, and students. Our presenters will include Sandra Enimil, Program Director, Copyright Resources Center at the Ohio State University Libraries, Pia Hunter, Visiting Assistant Professor and Copyright and Reserve Librarian from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Cindy Kristof, Head of Copyright and Document Services from Kent State University. CopyTalk will take place on August 6th at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern time. After a brief introduction of our presenters, they will present for 45 minutes, and we will end with a QA session (questions will be collected during the presentations). Please join us. It’s free! Complete connection information (and archive information) is available at http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/07/even-though-it-is-summer-copytalk-webinars-continue/
