[CODE4LIB] SUNY faculty and libraries innovate to solve problems of high-cost textbooks by producing high-quality open textbooks

2013-10-23 Thread Cyril Oberlander 
Hello Code4Lib,

Thought I would share the news during Open Access Week... Best wishes. Cyril


SUNY Faculty and libraries published two free online open textbooks
today; *Literature,
the Humanities and Humanity* by Theodore Steinberg, and *Native Peoples of
North America* by Professor Susan Stebbins, Ph.D. are being released as
part of Open Access Week , a global event
now in its sixth year that aims to promote open access in scholarship,
research, teaching, and learning.



Open SUNY Textbooks  is an open access textbook
publishing initiative established by State University of New York libraries
and supported by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. This
initiative publishes high-quality, cost-effective course resources by
engaging faculty as authors and peer-reviewers, and libraries as publishing
infrastructure. The pilot launched in 2012, providing an editorial
framework and service to authors, students and faculty, and establishing a
community of practice among libraries. The first pilot is publishing 15
titles in 2013, with a second pilot to follow that will add more textbooks
and participating libraries.


Participating libraries in the 2012-2013 pilot include SUNY Geneseo,
College at Brockport, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY
Fredonia, Upstate Medical University, and University at Buffalo, with
support from other SUNY libraries and SUNY Press.



“Digital textbooks are the future of the academic publishing world,” said
Carey Hatch, SUNY associate provost for academic technologies and
information services. “The average college student nationally spends $1,200
on textbooks per year, and Open SUNY Textbooks positions us to cut those
costs for our students while putting them on a more direct path toward
completing their degree, which is still the most effective way to save
students money.”


The Open SUNY Textbook program will publish 15 books this fall on subjects
such as Anthropology, Business, Computer Science, Education, English,
Geological Sciences, Mathematics, Music Education, and Physics. Open SUNY
Textbooks will be made available for download at www.opensuny.org.



The two books released this week are:

   - *Literature, the Humanities and
Humanity
   * written by SUNY Fredonia Distinguished Teaching Professor Ted
   Steinberg, a professor at the college for more than 40 years. The book
   focuses on the reading and teaching of literature and will be used most
   frequently by English education majors.

“My profession has done a great job of taking literature away from people,
of making it seem inaccessible. This is my answer to that,” said Dr.
Steinberg. "As my career is winding down, I would like to give literature
back, make people realize that they can read literature and enjoy it. I
really believe in this project and the book.”



   - *Native Peoples of North
America
   * written by SUNY Potsdam Professor of Anthropology Dr. Susan
   Stebbins. The textbook is an anthropological introduction to the Native
   peoples of what are now the United States and Canada, focusing on
   presenting both historical and contemporary information from
   anthropological categories such as language, kinship, economic and
   political organization, religion and spirituality and art.

* *

For more information about the program, please see:  http://opensuny.org or
contact: Cyril Oberlander, Open SUNY Textbook PI, cy...@geneseo.edu

-- 

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

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior DevOps System Administrator Positions @ Northwestern at Northwestern University

2013-10-23 Thread jobs 
Interested applicants need to apply online via Northwestern
University's eRecruit web site, referencing either Job Opening ID #21845
(permanent) or #22043 (3-year term) at:

  
  
Two positions are available:

1. Senior DevOps System Administrator -- Permanent Position

2. Senior DevOps System Administrator -- 3-Year Term Position

The job summary below applies to both openings.

  
This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies at
Northwestern University Library.

  
JOB SUMMARY:

Serves as the University Library's lead DevOps System Administrator under the
direct supervision of the Head of Enterprise Systems. Works
and communicates directly with developers, system administrators, and business
owners to quickly build new systems, deploy custom code and maintain current
infrastructure. Responsible for installation,
configuration, maintenance and support of software, systems and related
networking infrastructure on physical and virtual servers in the Library, NU
Data Centers and in hosted environments, as well as modify and deploy custom
code in cooperation with software developers and others in a team environment.
In collaboration with system administrators, perform ongoing support and
maintenance for library systems and related applications, including, but not
limited to hardware/VM upgrades, networking, CPU, memory, and storage systems,
performance tuning, monitoring, alerting and backup systems. Support the
management, preservation and access of digital library content; act as team
leader on certain projects and functions as technical resource to other
developers, system administrators and technical staff in the Library and
University.

  
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

-- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or the 
equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which 
comparable skills can be acquired; Strong knowledge of operating systems and 
networking standards.  
-- Demonstrated experience in managing physical and virtual server environments 
with Linux systems, related software, and basic system administration 
utilities, and networking standards.  
-- Demonstrated experience with Linux server administration. Strong skills with 
command line GNU tools and scripting languages. Experience maintaining web 
applications such as Apache, and basic database (MySQL or Oracle) 
administration.  
-- Knowledge of group server administration using tools (such as--but not 
limited to--Puppet or Chef), package management, and monitoring tools such as 
Hyperic and Nagios.  
-- Knowledge of network and application security best practices.  
-- Knowledge of application development best practices and ability to support 
related infrastructure such as continuous integration, monitoring, version 
control, automated builds, etc.  
-- Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from specification 
to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in writing; and work with all 
levels of staff, vendors, and consultants.  
-- Demonstrated ability to develop new skills quickly, and to grasp unfamiliar 
architectures and application designs quickly.  
  
  
For more information, interested applicants can view the full job description
via Northwestern University's eRecruit web site, referencing Job Opening ID
#21845 (permanent) or #22043 (3-year term) at:



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Pyromarc (Modern MARC processing in python) sprint next week

2013-10-23 Thread Galen Charlton 
Hi,

On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Marc Chantreux  wrote:

> Here in Pycon 2013 (Strasbourg University), we'll have a sprint to port
> the more MARC::MIR features we can in python.
>
> https://github.com/agrausem/pyromarc
>
> feel free to join us if you can.
>

Looks interesting.  However, if you're looking for folks to join in the
sprint, it may help to state the license that the end result will be
distributed under.

Regards,

Galen
-- 
Galen Charlton
Manager of Implementation
Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts
email:  g...@esilibrary.com
direct: +1 770-709-5581
cell:   +1 404-984-4366
skype:  gmcharlt
web:http://www.esilibrary.com/
Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org &
http://evergreen-ils.org

[CODE4LIB] WorldCat knowledge base API Workshop on 10/29

2013-10-23 Thread Hostetler,Shelley 
The OCLC Developer Network is offering a free webinar Tuesday, Oct 29 at 11am 
EDT featuring Jeff Carter and Brian Cassidy from the University of New 
Brunswick. They'll show their eResources discovery and eBooks search interfaces 
built using the WorldCat knowledge base API and then take us behind-the-scenes 
for a code walkthrough.

This one hour workshop will also include an overview of the functionality, 
potential use cases, and Q & A about the WorldCat knowledge base 
API, a 
read-only service that supports e-resource discovery and OpenURL linking.

Registration is now open.

Shelley


Shelley Hostetler
Community Manager, WorldShare Platform
OCLC | 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 847 701 8932
Email: 
hoste...@oclc.org
Skype: shelley_hostetler
http://www.oclc.org/developer

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Curation Coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Madison

2013-10-23 Thread jobs 
Reporting to the Libraries' Digital Preservation Officer, the Digital Curation
Coordinator will be the principal liaison and technical support for the
UWDCC's Institutional Repository and digital publication services to
University faculty, departments, and other librarians. The successful
candidate will consult with the campus community about their data curation
needs, and work with them to preserve the scholarly output of the University.
This person will collaborate extensively with liaison librarians, library
technologists, and Digital Collections staff, as well as with the University's
research support community.

  
The position vacancy for the Information Processing Consultant or Associate
Information Processing Consultant (100% FTE) is posted at: [http://www.ohr.wis
c.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=77971](http://www.ohr.wi
sc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=77971)

  
To apply, send cover letter, resume and contact information for three
references to:

  
Pat Erickson

728 State St

367 Memorial Library

Madison, WI 53706-1418

Phone: 608-262-2768

Fax: 608-265-2754

Email: [perick...@library.wisc.edu](mailto:perick...@library.wisc.edu)

  
To ensure consideration, application materials must be received by November
15, 2013.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Product Manager at DuraSpace

2013-10-23 Thread jobs 
Winchester, MA DuraSpace (http://www.duraspace.org) is
seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial Product Manager for the open source
Fedora Repository project (http://www.fedora-commons.org), a world-wide
community focused on creating a robust, modular, open source repository system
for the management and dissemination of digital content. The Fedora Product
Manager will have the opportunity to play a key role in the evolution and
growth of the Fedora platform as it positions itself for the coming decade
through a major new development effort.

  
Fedora is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for
access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to very
large and complex digital collections of historic and cultural materials as
well as scientific data. Fedora has a worldwide installed user base that
includes academic and cultural heritage organizations, universities, research
institutions, university libraries, national libraries, and government
agencies. The Fedora project is supported under the stewardship of the
DuraSpace organization.

  
The Fedora Product Manager is a new, full-time position. The Product Manager,
accountable to the Fedora Steering Committee and employed by DuraSpace, will
lead the Fedora community in accomplishing its goals by fulfilling the
following responsibilities:

  
Primary Responsibilities

  
Product Management

  
● Set vision for the product working with the steering committee, establish
the long-term roadmap

● Serve as strategic liaison to steering committee, advisory group, sponsors,
service providers, and other stakeholders

● Seek out and engage in collaborations and partnerships that will leverage
resources and expertise for the advancement of Fedora and digital preservation

● Raise annual funding for project through sponsorship, grants and in-kind
contributions

● Articulate non-technical needs to technical stakeholders; articulate product
functionality to non-technical audiences

● Be an effective spokesperson for the project through outreach, public
speaking, and advocacy



Operations Leadership

  
● Work with stakeholders, committees, and staff to ensure timely
implementation of products and services.

● Plan and manage budgets and resources for the project

● Provide regular status and financial reports to the steering group,
DuraSpace, and sponsors.

● Work together with Technical Lead to oversee key project processes such as
gathering requirements, setting work priorities, coordinating user acceptance
testing, coordinating efforts to produce documentation, and others essential
to project operations.

  
Community Management

  
● With the Steering Committee and DuraSpace, solicit new institutional and
corporate sponsors as well as providers of services to the Fedora community

● Perform international outreach to institutions, government organizations,
sponsors, funding agencies, and others

● Recruit and cultivate new adopters and contributors.

  
Marketing and Communications

  
● Develop marketing strategy for product

● Develop and document key use cases within community

● Explore and define market opportunities in new areas

● Develop and execute communications with stakeholders, contributors,
sponsors, partners, service providers, etc.

● Coordinate representation for Fedora community at key conferences and
workshops

  
Skills and Competencies

  
Required

  
● A bachelors degree with at least 7-10 years of progressively responsible
experience in higher education and/or business, or equivalent work experience

● Experience working with technology project teams; ability to communicate
effectively with technical staff

● Excellent product management skills and demonstrated success with managing
teams working in disparate locations

● Entrepreneurial skills, especially the ability to successfully promote
innovative concepts and enroll stakeholders in new solutions

● Strong ability to think and act strategically, and demonstrated success at
bringing concepts to realization

● Able to communicate effectively both in person and virtually using a variety
of media and technologies.

● Experience creating and managing fiscal budgets

  
Preferred

  
● Experience working with Fedora Repository

● Experience with digital preservation issues and solutions and working with
libraries and/or IT organizations

● Analytical skills in crafting successful funding and business models for
innovative projects.

● Fund raising skills in a non-profit domain.

  
About DuraSpace

  
DuraSpace is a small not-for-profit organization providing leadership and
innovation for open source technologies that promote durable, persistent
access to our digital culture. We collaborate with academic, scientific,
cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects and creating
services to help ensure that current and future generations may discover and
access our collective digital heritage.

  
DuraSpace is an equal opportunity employe

[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Services Manager at New York Public Library

2013-10-23 Thread jobs 
**Overview**  
  
The Metadata Services Manager will oversee, guide and collaborate with
managers and staff to set standards for the creation and use of metadata
across the New York Public Library's digital initiatives. In particular, the
Metadata Services Manager will represent stakeholder interests in the
development of the Library's metadata repository and other related components
of digital library infrastructure.

  
This position will also be pivotal in developing new policies and practices
for handling an expanding range of metadata types and sources including user-
generated content, machine-derived data (e.g. output from large-scale visual
analysis, OCR, geodata), as well as participating in conversations about other
aspects of metadata lifecycle and evolution. The Library is looking for a
strategic and tactical thinker who excels at building partnerships and
empowering staff.

  
**Responsibilities**  
  
Reporting to the Deputy Director, Reference and Research Services, the
Metadata Services Manager:

  * Informs metadata policy and documents best practices for metadata creation 
for digital objects, including metadata created by or purchased from third 
parties
  * Directs or manages the training of staff on metadata tools, policies, and 
procedures
  * Works closely with the Digital Repository stakeholders to ensure 
appropriate descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata standards are 
employed by the Library's Repository and other digital library tools
  * Devises strategies for the management and coordination of metadata and 
related cataloging for digital projects in concert with Curatorial division 
heads, processing unit heads, Digital Imaging Unit, Rights, NYPL Technology 
Group, Repository, Cataloging, and other staff
  * Monitors trends to ensure that NYPL complies with and helps to set 
nationally-accepted standards and practices
  * Supervises librarians, specialists and paraprofessionals who create 
metadata and MARC records, when necessary, for digital objects
  * Performs related duties as required
  
**Key Competencies**

  * Communication
  * Job Knowledge
  * Judgement
  * Quality Management
  * Technology Leadership
  
**Requirements**

  * ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science or 
equivalent relevant experience working with library and archival metadata
  * Demonstrated understanding of digital library standards including MODS, 
METS, EAD, Dublin Core, MARC, and RDA
  * Experience with cataloging or creating descriptive metadata
  * Experience with creating name, title and subject access points and 
maintaining national and local controlled vocabularies
  * 3 years of professional and supervisory experience, including training 
paraprofessional and professional staff
  * Experience creating, editing, and executing transformations on XML data
  * Knowledge of database structures and query syntax (Oracle in particular), 
familiarity with data access via APIs, and data exchange
  * Experience managing metadata workflows
  * Ability to articulate and promote an evolving vision of resource access and 
discovery
  * Knowledge of Semantic Web, LODLAM and other open data communities
  * Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  * Demonstrated ability to work well collaboratively and independently
  * Experience working with special collections or academic libraries preferred
  * experience in automating and streamlining metadata creation, analysis and 
management preferred
  * Familiarity with regular expressions and at least one programming language 
preferred
  
To apply, please visit

https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/7566/metadata-services-manager/job.

  
  
The New York Public Library is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.



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[CODE4LIB] Looking for an Announcements system

2013-10-23 Thread Tom Keays 
Our campus uses DotNetNuke as the backend for its website. Opinions aside
about the wisdom of that particular CMS choice, one DNN module that has
proven to be extremely useful at MPOW is the DotNetNuke Announcements
module.

  http://dnnannouncements.codeplex.com/documentation

We are currently using it for all of our announcements, but I find I keep
looking for an alternative that I might use as a replacement. I'm worried
about what I would do if the campus ever were to switch away from DNN.

Here are several essential functionality requirements that I am looking for
in a replacement.

Publication and Expiration Dates -- Posts in DNN Announcements have both
publication and expiration date and time fields. This means you can write
an announcement in advance and it won't appear in public current events
listing until the specified date and time. If the optional expiration date
and time is set, the post will drop out of the current list of events once
that date is passed, but will continue to appear in the Monthly and
Category archives. The RSS feed for the current events listing therefore
only includes items that have not expired. This functionaliity, especially
the expiration feature, is not found in the same form in any of the common
blogging platforms I've looked at. In WordPress, the CMS I'm most familiar
with, I've found plugins that "expire" a post by assigning it to a
different category or deleting it. However, neither of those approaches are
satisfactory. Are there any CMSes or blogging platforms that have true
expiration date functionality, either natively or via plugins?

Featured Posts -- Posts can be easily tagged to be "featured" which means
they float to the top, regardless of default sort order (DNN Announcements
lets you choose to sort lists of posts by either publication or expiration
date). I believe there are ways to pull the featured post content to
display on other pages, although that is something I have not explored. I
think there are ways to achieve this in WordPress using plugins.

Publication and Expiration Date functionality is the biggie. Most of the
other key functionality in DNN Announcements can be found in other systems
-- i.e., use of author, title, summary, hierarchical categories, tags,
thumbnail image, summary image, and other similar metadata fields -- so I'm
less worried about being able to replicate that functionality in a
replacement system.

I would not rule out calendar systems per se, but what separates that use
case from the announcements use case is that most of my announcements are
either not tied to a particular date and time (i.e., announcements about a
new service) or span a block of time (i.e., a show in the art gallery).
Calendar systems don't really handle those sorts of announcements well or
at all.

Any suggestions? I'm looking for either a standalone announcements system
or a module in a more general CMS. It would be nice if it installed on a
vanilla LAMP stack.

Thanks,
Tom

[CODE4LIB] Pyromarc (Modern MARC processing in python) sprint next week

2013-10-23 Thread Marc Chantreux 
hello,

Here in Pycon 2013 (Strasbourg University), we'll have a sprint to port
the more MARC::MIR features we can in python.

https://github.com/agrausem/pyromarc

feel free to join us if you can.


regards
-- 
Marc Chantreux
Université de Strasbourg, Direction Informatique
14 Rue René Descartes,
67084  STRASBOURG CEDEX
☎: 03.68.85.57.40
http://unistra.fr
"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet"
-- Abraham Lincoln