[CODE4LIB] Job: Technical Services Librarian / System Administrator at Centre College

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The position is responsible for the supervision of library acquisitions, cataloging, serials, maintenance of the automated library system and online catalog, and serving as the library's primary contact with Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Additional responsibilities include some evening, weekend, and

[CODE4LIB] Job: APS 6, Digital Preservation Engineer at National Library of Australia

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* Evaluate, design, build and implement software tools and workflows to support the preservation of the Library's digital collections * Analyse the Library's digital collections, preservation aims and available access tools for the purposes of identifying and planning preservation actions

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian at Miami University

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Serves as a member of the new Center for Digital Scholarship and actively engages in support of faculty and students involved in digital scholarship. Teach credit/non-credit workshops and classes in the Libraries' instruction program. Responsibilities In Oxford, Ohio: Provide consulting to

[CODE4LIB] Job: Technical Lead, Kuali OLE, Indiana University at Indiana University Bloomington

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Technical Lead, Kuali Open Library, UITS Job Summary: Acts as technical lead for systems analysis and programming personnel for the Kuali Open Library Environment (OLE). Responsible for systems development as directed by the Kuali Foundation for the Kuali Open Library Environment which

[CODE4LIB] Job: CREATe Scholarship - Archives, Digitisation and Copyright at University of Glasgow

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Ref: WP1B2 Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship being offered by CREATe ([www.create.ac.uk](http://www.create.ac.uk)) at the University of Glasgow. CREATe is the RCUK research centre for copyright and new business models in the creative economy. With an ambitious programme of 40

[CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Cary Gordon
Anyone using it? Thanks, Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Lin, Kun
That's something pretty pricy. Kun -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 2:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch Anyone using it? Thanks, Cary -- Cary

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Al Matthews
In context of logstash, more or less from source but not in production. That's mostly a +1 to the idea though. Interested to hear thoughts. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Ross Singer
On Mar 14, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Anyone using it? We do, what are you looking to know? -Ross. Thanks, Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread MJ Suhonos
Likewise, I've been using it since mid-2010 (0.6.0). What do you want to know about it? MJ

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Cary Gordon
I am trying to decide whether we should evaluate it and possibly do a Drupal integration. I know that this is not a trivial question, but, being lazy, I would like to know in what ways it provides services that I can't get from Solr. I have looked at the comparo cheatsheet —

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Christian Pietsch
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 06:49:28PM +, Lin, Kun wrote: That's something pretty pricy. Are you joking? It's free and open-source software: https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch Some of my colleagues at Bielefeld University Library's LibTec department are using it with LibreCat

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Ross Singer
So the main advantages to ES over Solr that I can think of offhand are the fact that you can store and search on complex JSON documents (that is, documents with nested objects, etc.) making it an effective standalone document database and the fact that it will automatically replicate and shard

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Tom Johnson
I would add that it generally does better for realtime applications. If your index is updated often, ES *might* perform much better than Solr. http://blog.socialcast.com/realtime-search-solr-vs-elasticsearch/ On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: So the

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Cary Gordon
This is good info. I guess I will build out a test Drupal integration, unless I can talk someone else into doing it. Cary On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote: I would add that it generally does better for realtime applications. If your index is

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Lin, Kun
Oh, I though he/she is talking about Amazon Search service(part of amazon cloud). I think it is the same or similar name. Kun -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Christian Pietsch Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 3:13 PM To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread MJ Suhonos
To these responses, I would also add: extremely easy to install and configure -- that is, NO configuration is required to get it running out-of-the-box (including schema definitions, servlet containers, etc.) This alone was what drew me to ES in lieu of Solr way back, though I don't know if it

[CODE4LIB] Job: Librarian for Assessment at Yale University

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The Librarian for Assessment provides leadership and vision for assessment, measurement, planning and analysis throughout the Yale University Library (YUL) and strives to ensure that these activities are integral parts of the Library's programs, services, and collections. Oversees and participates

[CODE4LIB] Job: Discovery Metadata Librarian 1-3 at Yale University

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Under the general direction of the Metadata Services and Catalog Management Team Leader, the Discovery Metadata Librarian works closely with other librarians and support staff in the department, and across the Library, to support the discovery of, and access to, the library's digital and print

[CODE4LIB] Job: Librarian (Instructional and Digital Services) at College of Marin

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Reporting to the Director of Learning Resources, the person in this position would work on both campuses - Kentfield and Indian Valley (Novato). The primary responsibilities of this position include: The development, maintenance, and organization of electronic information sources throughout

[CODE4LIB] Job: Librarian for Digital Resources at Lillian Goldman Law Library

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Under the general direction of the Associate Librarian for Technical Services, the Librarian for Digital Resources works independently and uses professional judgment to oversee the lifecycle of all Law Library electronic resource purchases and subscriptions, from trials to payments, including

[CODE4LIB] Job: Public Health and GIS Librarian 1-3 at Yale School of Public Health

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Position Focus: The Public Health and Geographic Information System (GIS) Librarian will provide vision and strategic leadership for the development of innovative programs to support the research, teaching, academic computing, and service missions of the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH). Major

[CODE4LIB] Job: Cataloging Internship (Remote Work) at Dickinson State University

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Digital Cataloging and Review Internships The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is seeking interns to participate in the cataloging of historical documents in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. The goal of the Center is to serve scholars, tourists, teachers, curious

[CODE4LIB] Job: Halifax, NS, Canada: Digital Archivist, Dalhousie University at Dalhousie University

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Digital Archivist The Dalhousie Libraries seeks a creative, collaborative, enthusiastic Professional Librarian / Archivist for the position of Digital Archivist. Reporting to the Dalhousie University Archivist, the Digital Archivist will take a leadership role in the management, acquisition,

[CODE4LIB] Job: Library Technology Specialist at Mount Hood Community College

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The Library at Mt. Hood Community College is accepting applications for a full-time Library Technology Specialist. Responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of library computer systems implementation, upgrades and monitoring of activities on library servers, in collaboration with IT.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Software Engineer at University of Virginia Library

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The University of Virginia Library seeks a Senior Software Engineer to serve as senior developer, managing medium-complexity development projects from start to finish. Responsible for planning, analysis, design, engineering and development. Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's degree or

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Dennis Zielke
We use ES for indexing and searchability of historical textcorpora (Structure presented in TEI XML) in our dedicated research data repository in the LAUDATIO project (http://www.laudatio-repository.org). In my opinion the main advantages from ES are: Schema-free, Real time and Data in JSON and the

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Cary Gordon
That would be Amazon CloudSearch. It costs (roughly) from $75/mo (small instance, ~1MM documents) to $500/mo (xl instance, ~8MM docs). It isn't thrilling. Yet. Cary On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Lin, Kun l...@cua.edu wrote: Oh, I though he/she is talking about Amazon Search service(part

[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Curation Librarian at University of Tennessee

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The Data Curation Librarian will build on e-Science training initiatives and support new emphases and directions in liaison librarian assignments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This new position will lead new initiatives in data curation and work collaboratively on new research