[CODE4LIB] AUL for *Special Collections*: UNC Chapel Hill

[Shearer, Timothy]

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY

Happy New Year,

The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
seeks a team-oriented and engaged Associate University Librarian for Special 
Collections and Director of Wilson Library to join our staff.

Review of applications will begin upon receipt. The position will close on 
February 9, 2024.   

Announcement, details, and link & apply online at: https://go.unc.edu/AULSC

More about working in Carolina's Libraries: 
https://library.unc.edu/hr/working-at-the-university-libraries/

Best wishes,
Tim

[CODE4LIB] AUL for *Health Sciences*: UNC Chapel Hill

[Shearer, Timothy]

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY

Happy New Year,

The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
seeks a team-oriented and engaged Associate University Librarian for Health 
Sciences and Director of the Health Sciences Library to join our staff.

Review of applications will begin upon receipt. The position will close on 
February 9, 2024.   

Announcement, details, and link & apply online at: https://go.unc.edu/AULHSL

More about working in Carolina's Libraries: 
https://library.unc.edu/hr/working-at-the-university-libraries/

Best wishes,
Tim

Re: [CODE4LIB] Circulation clerk learning to code.

[Shearer, Timothy]

Chiming in.

Erich's advice and perspective are spot on from where I stand.  

For my part (though I'm in a different part of my career) developing code (or 
being a sysadmin, or being a metadata person, or...) in an academic setting, 
specifically in libraries, is super rewarding professionally and personally.  
The challenges are endlessly interesting, the mission is a constant source of 
energy, and the stuff you work with is almost always delightful.  And the folks 
you run into are the kinds of people who like to work with fun stuff, are 
mission driven, and who are called to solve complex problems.  That is to say 
the folks are pretty great.  A nice way to spend time and earn a living.

+1 (x n; n=infinity) on the regex advice.  It's a super power and one that gets 
endless use.

Best of luck!
Tim

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries  On Behalf Of Hammer, Erich F
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 9:40 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Circulation clerk learning to code.

Patrick,

I commend you on expanding your knowledge and skill.  Creating, modifying or 
even just understanding computer code can be very satisfying.  While in some 
sense it doesn't really matter what kind of code you learn as a beginner, you 
may want to start thinking about what direction you want to go with your 
coding.  Web design, app development, gaming graphics, AI, administrative 
scripting, and many others are all very different coding paths.  Be prepared no 
matter which direction you go in IT/programming to always be learning new 
things.  It is a fast and ever-changing world.

Personally, I like working in a library (as a sysadmin who writes a fair number 
of scripts) because there is so much variety and surprising complexity and the 
people I assist are generally friendly, intelligent (even if they aren't 
"techies"), and interesting.  If you are more of a 
tune-out-the-world-and-grind-through-a-specific-problem-without-concerning-yourself-with-the-bigger-picture
 person, a larger, corporate coding environment may be more to your liking.  

If I can give one single piece of advice that I tell to anyone who will 
listen... Learn regular expressions ("regex").  Even if you decide that you 
hate writing code, knowledge of regexes can be beneficial in ANY job requiring 
general computer use.  It is my firm belief that -- like learning to swim or to 
tie a few useful knots-- *nobody* regrets learning basic regular expressions.

That's my $.02.  Good luck!

Erich


On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 18:09, Patrick Pletcher eloquently inscribed:

> Hi, this is my first time posting to a list like this. I am a 
> circulation clerk who is learning to code at freecodecamp.org. Right 
> now I am studying html and css, but I plan on going through all the 
> lessons on the website. I enjoy working in libraries, and I also enjoy 
> writing code. I am not sure where I am going with this. Do I stay in 
> the library field, or do I go off in a completely different direction? 
> I would appreciate your input. I think I would like best to work for a 
> company that provides access to eBooks or audio books. I like print, 
> but I don't see people using ink printed on dead trees 50 years from now, 
> with all of the environmental issues the planet is facing.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fiscal continuity vote now open

[Shearer, Timothy]

A potential issue with that first method is that I think a lot of folks lurk, 
care, and maybe even attend the conference...but for a variety of reasons may 
not post to the list.

Early in my code4lib days I was intimidated by what I perceived to be the level 
of experience and expertise from the more vocal/visible members of the 
community and doubted the potential worth of adding my voice.   There can be 
lots of reasons for radio silence including impostor's syndrome, actual job 
function (as compared to idealized job fit), current ability to engage (life 
and work get in the way), etc.  And so I'm not sure that contributing to the 
list is an ideal proxy for "active" for this community.  

Having said this, I'm not coming up with any great alternatives.

If this particular attempt doesn't seem to end in a clear answer, I'd be 
comfortable with that subset of the community that happens to attend the 
conference in 2018 making the decision as a collective.  I think it would end 
up being representative enough. And there'd be the potential for nearly full 
engagement (for the attendees) with the voting process if it were a part of the 
actual event. 

I really appreciated the reminder, though, as I'd meant to vote but it had 
fallen off my radar.   

As a past conference organizer, I'd recommend giving extra emphasis in your 
individual deliberations to the voices of those who have struggled with the 
realities of being "a community" with no formal mechanism for dealing with the 
funds issue.

Others have done so, but I'd like to pile on with my thanks to those who have 
been doing the heavy lifting on identifying the alternatives, investigating 
them, and creating this tool.  It's a lot of work, but it's important work.  
Thank you!

Tim 
[now wearing his imaginary, virtual "I voted" sticker]




On 10/24/17, 5:01 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Butler, Paul Raymond" 
 wrote:

One method would be to count all unique emails that posted to the listserv 
in say the last 3 years as a baseline for "Active membership" and require say 
51% of that number to be consider a quorum for this vote. Another baseline 
would be the average conference attendance over a period of time. So many ways 
to slice and dice this, if it wasn't established prior to the vote. 

Cheers, Paul
-
Paul R Butler, mlis
Library Technologies Support Analyst
Library Information Technology Services (L.I.T.S)
Ball State University
Muncie, IN  47306
P: 765.285.8032
E: prbut...@bsu.edu

The University Libraries provide services that support student pursuits for 
academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom 
instruction. 


-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of 
Coral Sheldon-Hess
Sent: October 24, 2017 4:25 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Fiscal continuity vote now open [radical idea]

That isn't a dumb question, Jason; no, we have not set up a minimum 
percentage of voters, in part because “membership” in Code4Lib is such an 
amorphous thing. We definitely do not have 3500 active members, no matter what 
our listserv subscription looks like. But we do get close to 500 attendees at 
conferences, not all of whom are the same from year to year, so I will be 
disappointed in us if we don’t get at LEAST that many votes.

Speaking purely practically, I hope that we will see enough votes come in 
that nobody tries to argue for invalidating the election results because of it. 
I will be furious if all of this work was for naught.

Please vote.

Best,
Coral

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Jason Bengtson 
wrote:

> I apologize if this is a dumb question, or something I've just missed 
> or forgotten, but is there a minimum percentage vote tally required to 
> certify a result?
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Jason Bengtson*
>
>
> *https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.j
> asonbengtson.com%2F=02%7C01%7Cprbutler%40BSU.EDU%7C13ba8a3039f84d
> 676f8508d51b1d66fe%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C636444
> 735451074274=HrecQio34Qyx7D3SAMf7BQriz%2BAOudSoKvoE8qPISaw%3D
> served=0 
>  asonbengtson.com%2F=02%7C01%7Cprbutler%40BSU.EDU%7C13ba8a3039f84d
> 676f8508d51b1d66fe%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C636444
> 735451074274=HrecQio34Qyx7D3SAMf7BQriz%2BAOudSoKvoE8qPISaw%3D
> served=0>*
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Kyle Banerjee 
> 
> wrote:
>
> > I would be leery of interpreting abstention in that way. Similar 
> > logic
> has
> > 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Searching LC Name Authority file programmatically

[Shearer, Timothy]

It's hard to quantify or qualify how significant MarcEdit has been for many 
staff in libraries.  Terry has saved people untold work though his own work.  
And, indeed, made things possible that (given the lousy tools we spend tens and 
hundreds of thousands of dollars for each year) would never have been possible 
without it.

-t

On 8/25/17, 1:26 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Josh Welker" 
 wrote:

Thank you all for the clarifications and for the pointer to VIAF. If I
decide to use VIAF, I will make sure I pull the LCNAF ID for the name
record and reconstruct the LC URI to store in the $0 field. Or maybe I will
store both the VIAF URI in the $1 and the LCNAF URI in the $0.

I was vaguely aware of MarcEdit but had no idea it has so many features for
batch processing. Very impressive.

Joshua Welker
Information Technology Librarian
James C. Kirkpatrick Library
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO 64093
JCKL 2260
660.543.8022


On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Terry Reese  wrote:

> If you use VIAF, this value shouldn't go into the $0.  This value goes 
into
> the $1 -- the $0 has been set aside to handle the URI to the actual
> semantic object, the $1 is set aside for aggregations like VIAF.
>
> --tr
>
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Alexander Duryee <
> alexanderdur...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Josh,
> >
> > Depending on your planned workflow, we've had better results  for
> > programmatic authorization using the VIAF API (
> > https://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/web-services/viaf.en.html) - and
> > storing its LCNAF identifier after sifting through the results - than
> using
> > the native id.loc.gov API.
> >
> > Regards,
> > --Alex
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Josh Welker  wrote:
> >
> > > Related question: I want to store linked data URI references in my 
MARC
> > > records. If I want to store the URI to an LC Name Authority entry such
> as
> > > this one (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010056162.html), what
> is
> > > the best way to do that? My guess would be to store it in a 100 
control
> > > subfield 0, but I am not sure how to format it. Would it be something
> > like
> > > this?
> > >
> > > (lcname)http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010056162.html
> > >
> > > I'm guessing there is some technical acronym I should use instead of
> > > "lcname."
> > >
> > > Joshua Welker
> > > Information Technology Librarian
> > > James C. Kirkpatrick Library
> > > University of Central Missouri
> > > Warrensburg, MO 64093
> > > JCKL 2260
> > > 660.543.8022
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Josh Welker  wrote:
> > >
> > > > That's exactly what I needed. Thanks, Kevin!
> > > >
> > > > Joshua Welker
> > > > Information Technology Librarian
> > > > James C. Kirkpatrick Library
> > > > University of Central Missouri
> > > > Warrensburg, MO 64093
> > > > JCKL 2260
> > > > 660.543.8022 <(660)%20543-8022>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Kevin Ford 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> There's no reason to screen scrape the results.
> > > >>
> > > >> The label service permits the use of the "Accept" header.  For
> > example:
> > > >>
> > > >> curl -i -L -H "Accept: application/rdf+xml"
> > > >> http://id.loc.gov/authorities/label/orchids
> > > >>
> > > >> Take note of the initial set of response headers:
> > > >>
> > > >> HTTP/1.1 302 FOUND
> > > >> Location: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095334
> > > >> X-URI: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095334
> > > >> X-PrefLabel: Orchids
> > > >> Cache-Control: public, max-age=1209600
> > > >> Content-Length: 0
> > > >> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:41:00 GMT
> > > >> Server: Apache
> > > >> X-Varnish: 95467183 53781367
> > > >> Age: 2343793
> > > >> Via: 1.1 varnish-v4
> > > >> X-Cache: HIT
> > > >> X-Cache-Hits: 24
> > > >> Connection: keep-alive
> > > >>
> > > >> If you want, you could perform only a HEAD request on the label
> > service
> > > >> and then use the X-URI and X-PrefLabel headers to gather the info
> you
> > > >> need.  NB: The service works on an exact match, more or less; take
> off
> > > the
> > > >> 's' of 'orchids' and you'll get an entirely different result.
> > > >>
> > > >> You can also operate on the search results - not the label service 
-
> > > >> programatically.  See "Supported Search serialization formats" 
here:
> > > >> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

[Shearer, Timothy]

+1 and thank you to the "doers!"

Tim

On 7/24/17, 10:02 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Kim, Bohyun" 
 wrote:

And as you may have guessed, it's already in the works. Voting coming soon 
from LPC +Program Committee +FCIG. 

Bohyun 


> On Jul 24, 2017, at 9:42 PM, Tim McGeary  wrote:
> 
> +1.
> 
> And as a past Conference Chair (2014), I am happy to assist in a process 
or
> be a source of information, as needed and appropriate.
> 
> Tim
> 
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 9:39 PM Matt Sherman 
> wrote:
> 
>> I would second (well at this point third) your proposal Andromeda.
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 9:34 PM, Roy Tennant  
wrote:
>>> 
>>> All for it. Let's call the question, as you have put it so well. Fire up
>>> the voting machine!
>>> Roy
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Andromeda Yelton <
>>> andromeda.yel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
 In my experience on the LITA board (which Code4lib most emphatically is
 not), there are sometimes discussions where all the substantive issues
>>> have
 been put on the table but we have not managed to make a decision, and
 eventually I realized that is because unstructured discussion is not a
 mechanism for making decisions. In the LITA context, the remedy for
 indecisiveness is to *call the question* - to put a motion on the table
>>> and
 make a vote happen, because votes, unlike discussions, are decisions.
 
 I believe this discussion has already put the substantive issues on the
 table, and Code4lib is failing to reach a decision - the same decision
>> it
 failed to reach last year - because it lacks a mechanism for calling
>> the
 question; discussion thus eventually peters out without a mechanism for
 closure. Do-ocracy has been, and I hope and expect will continue to
>> be, a
 fantastic means for Code4lib to produce deliverables - conferences,
 journals, discussion spaces, codes of conduct - but those are all
 situations where self-nominating do-o-crats speak for the *project*,
>> for
 the deliverable, and not for the governance of the community as a
>> whole.
>>> I
 don't think any one of us, or even defined group of us, has the
>>> legitimacy
 to speak for us all in that way.
 
 So we are...not making decisions about governance because we lack a
 governance structure with which to make decisions?
 
 That said, I have seen an actual decision-making mechanism proposed in
>>> this
 discussion: fire up the diebold-o-tron and vote on incorporation/do
 nothing/fiscal sponsorship (with a second vote, if needed, to choose
>>> among
 sponsors). This seems like a very *Code4lib* way of doing things.
>>> Assuming
 we reached some quorum (to put a number on the table, say "70% times
>> the
 number of posters to the list in the last year"), is there anyone here
>>> who
 would not find the outcome of that decision to be legitimate?
 
 On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Kim, Bohyun >> 
 wrote:
 
> Jonathan is right, Cary. I am on this year's LPC for the next year's
>>> C4L
> conference at DC, and we are already working with DLF as a fiscal
 sponsor.
> No legal entity status was required.
> 
> Bohyun
> 
> 
> 
> From: Code for Libraries  on behalf of
>>> Jonathan
> Rochkind 
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:18 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad
>>> about
> bylaws?)
> 
>> The bottom line is that we need some sort of entity if we want
>> enter
 into
> an agreement with a fiscal agent or sponsor. Otherwise, there is no
>>> "we”
 to
> enter into said agreement.
> 
> I've said this before and I'll keep saying it, this is not true that
>>> you
> need a legal entity to have your project fiscally sponsored by a
>> fiscal
> sponsor. I know of many projects (not library related, generally
> 'charitable') which become fiscally sponsored without having any
>> legal
> incorporation or other legal entity. The project is legally a project
>>> of
> the fiscal sponsor.
> 
> It is very common. It is a common way for "charitable" projects to
>>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] What single sign-on auth system does your academic institution use?

[Shearer, Timothy]

Michael,

You may already be aware of this, but Clifford Lynch did some research last 
year on this topic (or close enough as to be potentially very useful).  Not 
sure if CNI could provide the data behind the report.

https://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/12/report-on-the-2016-cni-authentication-and-authorization-survey

Tim

Timothy J Shearer
Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Information Technology
University Libraries
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill





On 4/26/17, 11:55 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Michael Berkowski" 
 wrote:

Hi all,

We're gathering some very informal data on which authentication mechanisms 
are 
being used for single sign-on in academic institutions. Your responses will 
help us determine how best to focus efforts in an ongoing project. Though 
we're mainly concerned with institutions in the United States, all 
responses 
are welcome.

This short survey has just 5 questions and should take only a moment of 
your 
time. We'd really appreciate your participation.


https://docs.google.com/a/umn.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedNoNWPq1EcLk6ZB1yfJiCAY9tbkCqSfDJLjOAHm4BKOD1Mg/viewform


Thank you,
-- 

Michael Berkowski
University of Minnesota Libraries

612.626.6137
PGP Public Key: http://z.umn.edu/mjbpubkey

Re: [CODE4LIB] Post-election statement affirming diversity from Code4Lib?

[Shearer, Timothy]

+1

-
Timothy J Shearer
Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Information Technology
University Libaries
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
919 843-9516
tshearer at email dot unc dot edu






On 11/14/16, 4:04 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Kim, Bohyun" 
 wrote:

>Hi Code4Libbers,
>
>What do you think about issuing a post-election statement on diversity 
>basically affirming that we stand by it?
>
>If that _IS_ the majority opinion in Code4Lib which I am _POSITIVE_ that it 
>is, then I want to hear it and I think others may well!
>
>I just drafted one for LITA (to be out tomorrow hopefully). So I have some 
>wordings that I can offer as a starting point.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>Bohyun
>

[CODE4LIB] Jobs: Health Information Technology Librarian - UNC Chapel Hill University Libraries

[Shearer, Timothy]

http://library.unc.edu/jobs/health-information-technology-librarian/
 
POSITION:   Health Information Technology Librarian
AVAILABLE:  December 1, 2016
 
The UNC Health Sciences Library (HSL) seeks a creative and forward-thinking 
individual to contribute to our growing health IT efforts. The library and our 
health affairs partners are increasingly blending health data and technology to 
improve understanding of health information and this position will help the 
library identify and partner in those initiatives. The Health Information 
Technology Librarian will expand the library’s support of health informatics 
and analytics, mHealth, electronic medical records, and related fields to 
advance teaching and learning, research, and clinical care. This position will 
play a key role in investigating current and future needs within health 
affairs, taking stock of our current services, and finding new ways to assist 
our partners in these rapidly growing and evolving fields.
 
The Health IT Librarian is expected to remain current about technology trends, 
such as:
innovative areas of health IT such as data visualization, informatics, 
electronic health records, and mobile health
technologies that facilitate user access to and use of library information 
resources
 
The HSL is committed to supporting professional development and continual 
growth in these areas through training, conferences, and continuing education 
opportunities.
 
The HSL’s partners include UNC’s health affairs schools (Medicine, Nursing, 
Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Public Health) as well as the Carolina Health 
Informatics Program (CHIP), UNC Medical Center, NC Translational and Clinical 
Sciences Institute (NC TRACS), and the NC Area Health Education Centers 
Information and Library Systems network (AHEC).
 
This position, located in the HSL’s Health IT Department, will report to the 
Head of Health IT, and work closely with staff working on the Carolina Digital 
Health Research Initiative (CaDHRI), related positions within the HSL such as 
the Digital Health Research Assistant, Health IT web developers, and the HSL 
Research Hub. This position will also collaborate with staff in the University 
Libraries system, and other groups across campus.
 
Principal responsibilities:
· Expand the library’s support in the areas of health informatics, health 
analytics, mHealth, electronic health records, and related fields.
· Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences 
through written communications, meetings, public presentations and classes.
· Provide information and technical support to researchers working with health 
data throughout the research lifecycle, from inception through assessment.
· Work closely with the Carolina Digital Health Research Initiative to support 
the digital health ecosystem at the HSL and our partners across campus.
· Plan classes and seminars in the HSL’s Research Hub useful to constituents 
employing health data and technology in their work.
· Serve as a bridge between the HSL and related groups in the Libraries and in 
Health Affairs schools in areas related to health IT.
· Make health IT contributions to library-wide assessment efforts.

REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
· Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Science, Informatics, or a 
related degree from an accredited graduate program.
· Minimum of 2 years of experience working with research data in an academic 
library or a health sciences setting.
· Demonstrated flexibility, initiative, time-management, and problem-solving 
skills.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and customer service 
orientation.
· Strong organizational skills, resourcefulness, and demonstrated ability to 
work independently and in teams.
 
DESIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Experience working with electronic health records.
· Certificate or degree in Health Informatics.
· Experience in user interaction research with healthcare systems, mhealth 
devices, or care teams, including the use of screen capture software, eye 
tracking devices, and related technologies.
· Experience using scripting languages (such as Python or Javascript), or 
statistical solutions (R, SAS, SPSS) for the analysis of research data.
· Experience working in data visualization tools (such as D3 JavaScript library 
or Tableau).
 
The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country’s oldest state 
university. UNC Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately 29,000 students, 
employs more than 3,500 members of the faculty, and offers 69 doctoral degrees 
as well as professional degrees in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and 
law. The University Library collections include over 7.5 million volumes, and 
is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and the Center for 
Research Libraries. Together with the libraries at Duke University, North 
Carolina Central University, and North Carolina 

[CODE4LIB] Jobs: Head, Software Development - UNC Chapel Hill University Libraries

[Shearer, Timothy]

http://library.unc.edu/jobs/head-software-development/

POSITION: Head, Software Development
AVAILABLE: December 1, 2016
 
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for the 
position of Head, Software Development. The Software Development group is 
comprised of two teams; the Repository Team, responsible for the development 
and stewardship of the Carolina Digital Repository (CDR), an institutional 
repository and preservation platform, and the Core Team, responsible for a wide 
range of services including the Libraries’ main websites, discovery layer, 
digital libraries, digital scholarship projects, grant-funded projects, system 
integrations, and custom applications to support Library operations. The Head 
recruits, manages, supervises, and leads 12 FTE across the two teams and 
fosters an environment that values creativity, diversity, teamwork, and 
innovation. This position also works directly with faculty and staff 
stakeholders to collaboratively identify and provide solutions that meet 
end-user and staff needs.
 
This position provides vision and leadership for library technology services by 
helping create a flexible and scalable technology infrastructure, facilitating 
improvements to work processes including software development practices and 
project management, and developing relationships with stakeholders, including 
campus IT partners and vendors. The Head collaborates with Infrastructure 
Management Services on software system architecture planning and provides 
strategic direction for the evaluation, customization, and implementation of 
existing technology platforms and systems.
 
The Head of Software Development reports to the Director of the Library and 
Information Technology (L). L is a service-oriented program that 
researches, develops, and supports advanced information systems for the 
Library, and ensures excellent operational management of information systems 
and support of end users. The Head is a senior member of the L management 
team along with counterparts from Infrastructure Management Services and 
Desktop Support.
 
The Software Development department uses agile methodologies, versions code, 
and automates deployment. Continuous integration and test-driven development 
are goals for the department.  Technologies and tools used are primarily open 
source, and the stack includes: RHEL, PHP (Laravel), Python (Django), Java, 
Hydra, Fedora, MySQL, Solr, eXist, Capistrano, and GitHub/GitLab. The L 
division uses Jira, Confluence, and Service Desk to manage and document work.
 
QUALIFICATIONS

Required: ALA accredited master’s degree in library or information science, or 
an advanced degree in a related field. Minimum of three years of progressively 
responsible management and supervisory experience in a technical setting, 
including planning and allocating resources to support software development. 
Professional experience in a technical environment focused on application 
development. Evidence of effective interpersonal competence and excellent oral 
and written communication skills. Collaborative work ethic and the ability to 
build effective partnerships, articulate goals, and negotiate priorities.

Preferred: Work experience in higher education and/or an academic research 
library. Experience developing and leading high functioning teams.  Active 
professional involvement in the library or information technology fields, and 
demonstrated knowledge of current information technology developments in 
libraries and higher education. Demonstrated interest in open source 
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[CODE4LIB] jobs site busted?

[Shearer, Timothy]

Hi Folks,

Apologies for spam if this is already known/being dealt with.

The jobs site both requires a "Location" to submit successfully, and yet there 
seems to be no way to complete a search for a location.  

I see in the archives that this was raised up as an issue on Oct 2nd.

I realize there are other ways to advertise, but thought I'd check the hive to 
see what if anything can be done.

Thanks,
Tim