[CODE4LIB] Job: Search Analyst on the DigitalGov Search Team at General Services Administration
Search Analyst on the DigitalGov Search Team General Services Administration Washington, D.C. Do you have a passion for search and helping the public find good, relevant search results? Do you enjoy being part of a small, innovative team? Apply to work with us on DigitalGov Search, GSA's award-winning hosted service that powers the search box on 1,500 government websites. [http://search.digitalgov.gov/blog/job- opening.html](http://search.digitalgov.gov/blog/job-opening.html) Applications are being accepted now through May 23, 2014. Apply online at: * [https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/369615300](https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/369615300) (for all US citizens and nationals) * [https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/369621100](https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/369621100) (for current or former federal employees only) This brief posting period is because of our interest in accelerating the hiring process and shouldn't be interpreted as an indication that someone has already been selected. About Us: We're a commercial-grade service that gives the public a great search experience on government websites. With about 20 million searches each month, we power the search box on some of the most visited government websites, including NASA.gov, SocialSecurity.gov, USA.gov, USCIS.gov, WhiteHouse.gov, and 12 states' websites. It's so easy to take for granted. You go to a website, enter a term in the search box, and find the results you're looking for. But imagine the cost and time involved if every government agency and website had to acquire and run its own search engine. We take that burden off agencies' hands. By using free or low-cost commercial APIs and open source software, we currently provide the service free to any federal, state, or local agency. Contact Ammie Farraj Feijoo, DigitalGov Search Manager, at ammie[dot]farrajfeijoo[at]gsa[dot]gov for further information about the position. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14513/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] ActiveSierra - Gem for connecting to III Sierra db
James, This looks very useful indeed. Does it work against both hosted and local versions of Sierra? Regards, Chris Chris Awre Head of Information Management Library and Learning Innovation University of Hull Hull, HU6 7RX www.hull.ac.ukhttp://www.hull.ac.uk T: 01482 465441 M: 07545 422674 Skype: clja1967 Twitter: clawre On 9 May 2014, at 04:00, CODE4LIB automatic digest system wrote: Date:Thu, 8 May 2014 18:29:09 + From:Van Mil, James (vanmiljf) vanmi...@ucmail.uc.edumailto:vanmi...@ucmail.uc.edu Subject: ActiveSierra - Gem for connecting to III Sierra db My colleague Sean Crowe and I have written a simple Rails engine with models for the Postgresql database backend to Innovative Interfaces Inc. Sierra ILS. Within a host rails app, it can be used to spin up mediated access to the database via Ruby objects. With a few additional controllers, it would also be straightforward to enable the serialization of database contents over http via json or xml. Though there is a pending release of API functionality for Sierra, this gem offers broader and more granular access to the database. See the github repo: https://github.com/uclibs/active_sierra/ We’re both primarily tech services librarians, and our first use cases for this gem have focused on back-end workflow. For example, we’re developing a Rails app to track and report lost, missing, or long-overdue items in Sierra. With a rake task, a webapp will query Sierra monthly and build a local database of targeted item record numbers and values, which will be served to a site for use in making decisions about replacement. Other possible use cases could be record quality control reports. Out of security concerns, we've purposefully excluded models for patron tables but we haven’t ruled out adding these once we can ensure the security of this data. We still have some short-term development planned, but we noticed that the repo was getting some attention yesterday, and thought it would be a good time to share. Some of our planned work includes: - Developing tests for the models and methods - Adding more scopes and methods to abstract the tables (we have a goal of making our testing application backend as friendly as possible to other tech services staff, and so we’d like the code to be readable to anyone who is familiar with both MARC cataloging and III system conventions) - Modeling additional tables Please feel free to use, fork or contribute. We are very open to comments and suggestions (especially from experienced Rails developers who may be able to offer some perspective on our direction – we both started learning about Rails at Code4Lib2013). And of course we welcome any questions. Thanks! James James Van Mil Collections Electronic Resources Librarian University of Cincinnati Libraries Telephone: (513)556-1410 vanmi...@ucmail.uc.edumailto:vanmi...@ucmail.uc.edu ** To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://www2.hull.ac.uk/legal/disclaimer.aspx **
[CODE4LIB] Job: Application Designer/Architect at Institute for Advanced Study
Application Designer/Architect Institute for Advanced Study Princeton Application Designer/Architect (Contract Position) The Institute for Advanced Study is dedicated to the pursuit of fundamental knowledge. In the more than eighty years since its founding, the work of the Institute's Faculty and Members has had permanent impact, in both intellectual and practical terms in the broad range of fields in the sciences and humanities. We are currently seeking to fill a contract position for a talented, solution oriented application designer and architect to manage the full software development and implementation lifecycle for a new application that is envisioned to have a significant impact for Faculty in the Humanities. The incumbent will be responsible for moving this idea through the various stages necessary to bring it to life, including application design, development, testing, rollout, post-rollout support, troubleshooting, and general quality assurance. The project will begin with an analysis of the market for existing tools or platforms on which the project can be developed, as well as identifying the appropriate standard and technologies to use therein. Included in process will be the responsibility to provide input regarding the production and administrative requirements of the application, the development of relevant dashboards and reports, capacity planning, and the ability to interact with both internal and external stakeholders. The preferences for the ideal candidate will be a degree in software engineering or a related field, with a minimum of two years of experience with professional software development, user interface design work and instructional technology. Prior experience with web programming, cross-platform mobile application development, and/or digital humanities is also preferred. Strong communications skills are essential. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a resume to: appdesign...@ias.edu or mail it to : Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14516/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer at Skokie Public Library
Web Developer Skokie Public Library Skokie Put your web development skills to work for an award-winning library. Skokie Public Library is looking for a web developer familiar with Python, Django, relational databases, and front-end web development. As a key member of the Virtual Community Engagement department, you'll help build user-centered websites and services to support the library's mission and respond to the community's needs. We're looking for candidates who are familiar with the following: * Modern web development with HTML, CSS, and Javascript * Python/Django * Responsive web design * Version control with Git * Postgres, SQL, and relational databases * FreeBSD and Nginx server environment * Working with third-party APIs and web services Our ideal candidate will thrive working in a collaborative environment with other team members and be willing to juggle multiple projects and learn on the job. You'll be a full participant in the design and development process from user research to deployment. You need a bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or a related area. An understanding of and familiarity with libraries is a plus. Salary range: $52,435 to $78,653 Submit cover letter and resume by 5:00pm on Friday, May 30, 2014 to: Beth Dostert, Manager of Human Resources Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton Street Skokie, Illinois 60077 847.673.7797 fax [Email Beth Dostert](mailto:bdost...@skokielibrary.info?subject=Web%20Developer%20Opening) No phone calls, please. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14517/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Add job as a listserv topic (was Re: [CODE4LIB] separate list for jobs)
On May 8, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Jodi Schneider jschnei...@pobox.com wrote: Eric -- are you still the list owner? j...@code4lib.org already uses Job: as a prefix -- so I would suggest adding Job as a topic, setting Default-Topics= Job,OTHER (unless all-caps is requisite?) If this works, nobody should have to take any action except the list-owner and anybody who wants the Job topic filtered out. On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: ...As this is an an actual LISTSERV(tm) mailing list, it's possible for the list owner to define 'topics', and then for people to set up their subscription to exclude those they wish to ignore: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/16.0/htmlhelp/list%20owners/ModeratingEditingLists.html#2338132 I have not been ignoring my administrative mailing list responsibilities, just away from my computer. I will investigate the possibilities of creating a “topic”. —Eric Morgan
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
Asking questions is an essential part of the interview. You are interviewing them as well as them you. But, never ask questions that can be easily answered by browsing their website or common reference works. That just makes you look either lazy or not interested enough to take a few minutes to investigate the situation. This seems silly to say, but it does happen. Sincerely, David Bigwood dbigw...@hou.usra.edu Lunar and Planetary Institute @LPI_Library -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of scott bacon Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 6:13 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices I would like to echo Jimmy and Laura about the importance of asking questions to your potential employer. You should be interviewing them as they interview you. We've all been at the point where we're terrified to ask a question that will take us out of the running for a position; it's a vulnerable place to be. But not asking pointed questions may turn up red flags too, making it look like you either don't know any better or don't have enough initiative to ask for what you need to be successful. A lot of the angst I've seen in workplace situations revolves around socio-political situations. So some of the questions I might ask a potential employer: - What is the relationship between the library and the administration at this institution? Does the administration recognize the importance of the library? - Are there any projects you have wanted to complete that have failed due to external forces? Please explain... - What is your relationship to the president/provost/dean, and how does it help/hinder your everyday work? They'll appreciate your initiative -- be bold!
[CODE4LIB] Job: Application Designer/Architect at Institute for Advanced Study
Application Designer/Architect Institute for Advanced Study Princeton The Institute for Advanced Study is dedicated to the pursuit of fundamental knowledge. In the more than eighty years since its founding, the work of the Institute's Faculty and Members has had permanent impact, in both intellectual and practical terms in the broad range of fields in the sciences and humanities. We are currently seeking to fill a contract position for a talented, solution oriented application designer and architect to manage the full software development and implementation lifecycle for a new application that is envisioned to have a significant impact for Faculty in the Humanities. The incumbent will be responsible for moving this idea through the various stages necessary to bring it to life, including application design, development, testing, rollout, post-rollout support, troubleshooting, and general quality assurance. The project will begin with an analysis of the market for existing tools or platforms on which the project can be developed, as well as identifying the appropriate standard and technologies to use therein. Included in process will be the responsibility to provide input regarding the production and administrative requirements of the application, the development of relevant dashboards and reports, capacity planning, and the ability to interact with both internal and external stakeholders. The preferences for the ideal candidate will be a degree in software engineering or a related field, with a minimum of two years of experience with professional software development, user interface design work and instructional technology. Prior experience with web programming, cross-platform mobile application development, and/or digital humanities is also preferred. Strong communications skills are essential. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a resume to: appdesign...@ias.edu or mail it to : Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14515/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Instructional and Digital Archivist at Carthage College
Instructional and Digital Archivist Carthage College Kenosha Carthage College is accepting applications for a Digital Archivist who will provide enthusiastic and forward-thinking leadership for the Staubitz Archives, including providing instructional services and leading the creation and usage of digital repositories. The Instructional and Digital Archivist provides leadership in the management of the College's electronic records, working with the Hedberg Library team to identify and implement best practices for organization, preservation and promotion of both print and born-digital materials. In support of the College's emphasis in undergraduate research and global education, the Instructional and Digital Archivist will play a key role in the implementation of institutional repositories and preservation practices including providing guidance and instruction to contributors. The Instructional and Digital Archivist ensures effective reference services and research support for the holdings of the Staubitz Archives as well as the larger Hedberg Library collection; engages in education and outreach regarding the materials in Staubitz Archives and their classroom use; and develops relationships with professional organizations, other educational institutions and vendors for the mutual benefit of Carthage and to the larger community. The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of a team of undergraduate student employees who assist with the management, preservation, research, and outreach goals of the Staubitz Archives and special collections. Carthage has a solid existing base of digitized institutional records and has recently been expanding its digital record holdings and automating office workflows using digital records. The Instructional and Digital Archivist will be the primary consultant for offices implementing their own sustainable record and workflow management as well as initiating an institutional repository for academic artifacts. The successful candidate will have the ability to interact effectively with library and information services colleagues and the college community; work both independently and collaboratively in a rapidly changing team-based environment; and communicate effectively. The successful candidate will also possess problem-solving and decision-making skills; have the ability to formulate and implement innovative approaches and solutions to problems; communicate complex ideas to a wide range of audiences; and to speak and write clearly, concisely, and persuasively. The candidate will have exceptional organizational, analytical, interpersonal, communication, and time and project management skills as well as a strong commitment to public service. Basic Qualifications: * ALA-accredited MLIS with a concentration in archives, records management, and/or instruction * Demonstrated knowledge of archival theory and best practices to support the management of archival functions such as accessioning, processing, and description. * Background with digital records management, including workflow. Experience with imaging systems and repositories. OnBase experience preferred. * Experience planning and managing a digital archives program with knowledge of current trends, tools, best practices, policy development, and issues associated with electronic records. * Experience designing and updating web pages and establishing and maintaining an interactive and engaging social media presence. * Experience in an academic or research library. To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV/resume, and three references to cliscandid...@carthage.edu. Review of applications will begin on June 1. For more information, please email questions to the address above. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14429/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Information Technology Librarian at Mount Saint Mary's University
Information Technology Librarian Mount Saint Mary's University Emmitsburg Mount St. Mary's University seeks a librarian to fill a new and innovative position. The successful candidate reports to the Dean of the Phillips Library and serves the faculty and students of the University by coordinating the development of new technology applications that support library programs and services. The successful candidate will provide management and leadership in planning, implementing, maintaining and improving the Library's information systems and digital services. The librarian will identify emerging technologies and develop programs and best practices for the Phillips Library, and will work collaboratively with library and IT staff, faculty and students. MAJOR TASKS: 1. Manage our new WorldShare (OCLC) service (catalog and resources discovery). 2. Supervise operation and effectiveness of interlibrary loan service (ILLiad). 3. Manage digital resources collection (database products and licenses), EZproxy (user authentication software), MSM digital repository. 4. Assist in development and maintenance of Library website. MINOR TASKS: 1. The Information Technology Librarian leads the Library's digital initiatives in collaboration with librarians, faculty, and administration. 2. Provides expertise in identifying, evaluating, and making recommendations concerning the use of new and emerging technologies. 3. Provides leadership and coordination for planning, implementing, and training for the adoption and integration of new technologies. 4. Evaluates user-side applications and their significance in information systems design and resource delivery. 5. Participates in regional and/or national professional activities to advance the development of digital library resources. 6. Develops, implements, and maintains digital services, workflows and policies. 7. Assists library users with their research needs. 8. Participates in the academic department liaison program including library instruction. 9. Coordinates library technology services with Mount's Frederick campus. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: MLS/MLIS/MIS degree from an ALA accredited program at time of appointment; experience with electronic information services and library systems and their applications for reference and instruction; experience with and strong commitment to reference service and library instruction; working knowledge of basic Microsoft Office applications, Web development tools, and social media; effective oral and written communication skills; assignment may require working some evenings and/or weekends. Experience/Qualifications: 1. Demonstrated enjoyment in working with the challenges of using technology applications in the provision of library services. 2. Knowledge of current trends in digital library development, digitization standards and preservation, and rights management issues relating to digital materials. 3. Ability to work independently and effectively across organizational lines and in collaboration with a variety of individuals and groups. 4. Ability to learn and teach new technologies quickly, as well to effectively interact with others who possess a range of technological backgrounds. 5. Ability to provide training and instruction on processes to individuals or groups. 6. Excellent customer service skills with a commitment to customer service. 7. Strong analytical and organizational skills. 8. Knowledge and experience with current metadata schemes and evolving standards. 9. Effective communication, interpersonal, organizatio Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14430/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Data and Services Developer at University of Essex
Data and Services Developer University of Essex Colchester The UK Data Archive at the University of Essex is curator of the UK's largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities. It is also a partner in delivering the UK Data Service, an online portal for social science data, documentation and guidance. Both are vital resources for researchers, policymakers, teachers and students around the world. The UK Data Archive are seeking a talented and enthusiastic person to join the Applications Development and Maintenance team within the Technical Services directorate to lead on Web Services design, implementation, testing and maintenance, using Continuous Integration Testing and Agile Development tools and techniques. The software production environment is predominantly Microsoft based, using Visual Studio, C# .Net, Web API and SQL Server technologies. This opportunity would suit an established IT systems professional looking to broaden and consolidate their software development skills in an environment which encourages continuous personal development. You should have a first degree (or equivalent qualification) in a computing related discipline, or relevant professional qualifications, together with experience in web services development and have a good working knowledge of database development tools and techniques. This is a full time, fixed-term contract until 30 September 2017. The UK Data Archive is ISO 27001, certified for Information Security Management. This post involves access to Government systems, information or data and will be subject to the staff vetting process. Further information can found in the Recruitment Pack. We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14435/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: User Interface Developer at University of Essex
User Interface Developer University of Essex Colchester The UK Data Archive at the University of Essex is curator of the UK's largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities. It is also a partner in delivering the UK Data Service, an online portal for social science data, documentation and guidance. Both are vital resources for researchers, policymakers, teachers and students around the world. The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic person to join the Applications Development and Maintenance team within the Technical Services directorate. This includes being part of a small team responsible for the design, development, quality assurance and maintenance of all aspects of the User Interfaces pertaining to the Archive's product portfolio. The software production environment is predominantly Microsoft based, using Visual Studio, C# .Net, Web API and SQL Server technologies. This opportunity would suit an established IT systems professional looking to broaden and consolidate their User Interface development skills in an environment which encourages continuous personal development. You should have a first degree (or equivalent qualification) in a computing related discipline, or relevant professional qualifications, together with experience of User Interface development and have a good working knowledge of HTML, CCS and Javascript. This is a full time, fixed-term contract for two years. The UK Data Archive is ISO 27001, certified for Information Security Management. This post involves access to Government systems, information or data and will be subject to the staff vetting process. Further information can found in the Recruitment Pack. We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14436/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Analyst Programmer at SOAS, University of London
Analyst Programmer SOAS, University of London London We have an opportunity for an Analyst Programmer to join the Information Systems division of the Library and Information Services Directorate. You will work primarily with the School's Library Systems and will have the opportunity to contribute to the implementation of the Kuali Open Library Environment at SOAS. You will be educated to degree level in Computer Science or a related discipline or have significant experience in a relevant field. You will have experience and knowledge of all phases of the software development cycle and will have detailed knowledge of the operation of enterprise class information systems. You will have experience of digital technologies and digitisation and your programming experience will include SQL, XML, Java as well as programming and scripting languages such as Perl. You will have experience of Content delivery and experience of Agile approaches to development and implementation. Good communication and customer care skills are vital as you will be working closely with all elements of the business and will be networking with colleagues from other institutions. You will be able to demonstrate a proactive, tenacious and effective approach to problem solving and to the resolution of complex technical issues. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14446/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Manager, Desktop Systems at Columbia University
Manager, Desktop Systems Columbia University New York City The Columbia University Library Information Technology Office (LITO) seeks an experienced professional for the position of Manager of Desktop Systems. Reporting to the Director of the Library Information Technology Office, the Manager of Desktop Systems is responsible for all aspects of both public and staff facing desktop, laptop, and mobile computers and servers. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: system architecture and design, backup, security, storage, server and desktop virtualization, compliance, and disaster recovery for Columbia Libraries' Digital Centers, staff and other public computing platforms. The Manger of Desktop Systems is a senior leader within LITO with the responsibility for making purchase decisions for hardware, software, and servers in support of 900 staff and public desktop systems and related servers. The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility over four systems engineers, ensuring an effective and productive team to serve the needs of the Libraries/Information Services. Responsibilities include: -Provides senior leadership and strategy on assigned projects, including in-depth design, development and operational support of server and workstation infrastructure. - Oversees staff responsible for the development, delivery and maintenance of information systems and services, performs evaluation and assessment of goals and other administrative duties as required. Directly supervises four desktop system engineers and indirectly several others on a per project basis. - Manages security policies, access permissions, backup, failover and disaster recovery for mission-critical systems. - Develops, designs, tests, implements and documents modifications to both vendor supplied and in-house applications and systems to meet specific requirements. -Collaborates on projects, strategic planning and related activities and serves as liaison with other IS, IT and Library units. Represents LITO at University-wide initiatives related to desktop infrastructure and services. One of the world's leading research universities, Columbia provides outstanding opportunities to work and grow in a unique intellectual community. Set in the Morningside Heights academic village, Columbia also presents the unmatched dynamism, diversity and cultural richness of New York City. The University Libraries, grounded in collections of remarkable depth and breadth, are also building extensive electronic resources and services. The Libraries at Columbia are committed to collegiality, professionalism, innovation and leadership. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer --Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14472/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Survey Invitation: Impact of Cloud Computing on Librarians at Small or Rural Academic Libraries
**Apologies for cross-posting** Are you an academic librarian at a small (FTE 3000) or rural (50,000 pop.) library? Do you work (or want to work) with cloud computing technologies? If so, we invite you to participate in a research study about the impact of cloud computing on librarians at small or rural academic libraries. The purpose of this study is to understand: 1. Impact of cloud computing on librarians at small and rural academic libraries; 2. The nature and use of cloud computing technologies by small and rural academic librarians; and 3. Concerns about cloud computing by librarians at small and rural academic libraries. Please visit https://lime.usca.edu/limesurvey/index.php?sid=99289lang=en to take the online survey. The survey will be open until May 30, 2014. If you've already participated in this survey, thank you. Please consider forwarding it to colleagues who may be interested. Thank you for your interest in and support of this research. Sincerely, Deborah Tritt, M.L.I.S., M.S.I.T. (PI) University of South Carolina Aiken Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. (Co- PI) University of South Carolina Lancaster
[CODE4LIB] CFP: DH-CASE II: Collaborative Annotations in Shared Environments
*Apologies for cross-posting* ___ We invite submissions for DH-CASE II: Collaborative Annotations in Shared Environments: metadata, tools and techniques in the Digital Humanities, to be held in conjunction with the ACM Document Engineering 2014 conference. http://research-it.berkeley.edu/dhcase2014 Digital Humanities is rapidly becoming a central part of humanities research, drawing upon tools and approaches from Computer Science, Information Organization, and Document Engineering to address the challenges of analyzing and annotating the growing number and range of corpora that support humanist scholarship. == Focus of workshop From cuneiform tablets, ancient scrolls, and papyri, to contemporary letters, books, and manuscripts, corpora of interest to humanities scholars span the world’s cultures and historic range. More and more documents are being transliterated, digitized, and made available for study with digital tools. Scholarship ranges from translation to interpretation, from syntactic analysis to multi-corpus synthesis of patterns and ideas. Underlying much of humanities scholarship is the activity of annotation. Annotation of the aboutness of documents and entities ranges from linguistic markup, to structural and semantic relations, to subjective commentary; annotation of activity around documents and entities includes scholarly workflows, analytic processes, and patterns of influence among a community of scholars. Sharable annotations and collaborative environments support scholarly discourse, facilitating traditional practices and enabling new ones. The focus of this workshop is on the tools and environments that support annotation, broadly defined, including modeling, authoring, analysis, publication and sharing. We will explore shared challenges and differing approaches, seeking to identify emerging best practices, as well as those approaches that may have potential for wider application or influence. == Call We invite contributions related to the intersection of theory, design, and implementation, emphasizing a big-picture view of architectural, modeling and integration approaches in digital humanities. Submissions are encouraged that discuss data and tool reuse, and that explore what the most successful levels are for reusing the products of a digital humanities project (complete systems? APIs? plugins/modules? data models?). Submissions discussing an individual project should focus on these larger questions, rather than primarily reporting on the project's activities. This workshop is a forum in which to consider the connections and influences between DH annotation tools and environments, and the tools and models used in other domains, that may provide new approaches to the challenges we face. It is also a locus for the discussion of emerging standards and practices such as OAC (Open Annotation Collaboration) and Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LODLAM). See also: http://research-it.berkeley.edu/dhcase2014/cfp == Submission procedures Papers should be submitted at www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dhcase2014 . An abstract of up to 400 words must be submitted by June 1st, and the deadline for full papers (6 to 8 pages) is June 8, 2014. Submissions will be reviewed by the program committee and selected external reviewers. Papers must follow the ACM SIG Proceedings format. Up to three papers of exceptional quality/impact will be invited to submit an extended abstract (2-4 pages) for inclusion in the DocEng 2014 conference proceedings. == Key dates: June 1Abstracts due (400 words max) June 8Full workshop papers due June 30 Notification of acceptance to workshop. Up to 3 papers may be invited to submit extended abstracts Sept. 16 Workshop We look forward to seeing you in Ft. Collins! Workshop Organizers: Patrick Schmitz, Laurie Pearce, Quinn Dombrowski Jody Perkins Digital Scholarship Librarian / Metadata Specialist Center for Digital Scholarship Miami University Libraries perki...@miamioh.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Bigwood, David dbigw...@hou.usra.eduwrote: Asking questions is an essential part of the interview. You are interviewing them as well as them you. But, never ask questions that can be easily answered by browsing their website or common reference works. It blows my mind how many people don't do their homework. You need to give your potential employer real thought. Don't just spend 45 minutes browsing the website. Think about what they've done and are hoping to do -- same goes for people you'd be working with. Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations do. It's very possible that the place that hires you will invest more than $1 million in you. You have a lot of skin in the game too -- your choice of job determines where you are and what you do most of your waking hours for a long time. You owe them and yourself much more than a few stock questions that anyone could come up with. Good questions show what about them interests you and they help everyone understand each other better. An interview is a conversation where both sides need to engage. Questions asked either by the interviewer or the interviewee just for the sake of asking something are boring and won't help you or your potential employer. kyle
[CODE4LIB] Apply to become an Impactstory Advisor
I’m passing along this message on behalf of David Proctor, one of the participants in the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Open Source Software symposium. Apply to become an Impactstory Advisor today You’ve been asking for an opportunity to help spread the word about Impactstory. Here it is. We’re recruiting a select group of researchers and librarians to become Impactstory Advisors! Our advisors will: Invite friends and colleagues to try out Impactstory Give us feedback on features and report bugs Host brown bag lunches and presentations on Impactstory at their school or library Spread the word locally by hanging up our (soon to be released) cool new posters Connect Impactstory to the rest of your online life–link to your profile from your Twitter bio, Facebook page, lab website, and anywhere else you can! In return, we’ll foot the pizza bill for Impactstory workshops, give our Advisors access to Impactstory Premium (details coming soon!), send awesome swag, and share hot off the press news on planned features and other company developments. The best benefit of all? Our community of like-minded, cutting edge Advisors will get the satisfaction of knowing they’re helping to change research evaluation for the better. Think you have what it takes? Apply to be an Impactstory Advisor today! -- Peter Murray Assistant Director, Technology Services Development LYRASIS peter.mur...@lyrasis.org +1 678-235-2955 800.999.8558 x2955
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.comwrote: Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations do. I couldn't agree more[1]. And that's why I advocate that organizations hire based on personality traits, not experience. I realize that justifications must be given in terms of the candidate's qualifications vis. a vis. the position description, but if you aren't paying attention to personality traits then you are missing the boat. Roy [1] http://roytennant.com/column/?fetch=data/101.xml
[CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
While I really do agree - you can train skills, but you can't train personality (well, unless you're a parent, but that's another story), I also think on both sides of the table, we need to be aware that there will always be a bias. If we let personability—some indefinable, prerational intuition, magnified by the Fundamental Attribution Error—bias the hiring process today, then all we will have done is replace the old-boy network, where you hired your nephew, with the new-boy network, where you hire whoever impressed you most when you shook his hand. Social progress, unless we’re careful, can merely be the means by which we replace the obviously arbitrary with the not so obviously arbitrary. http://gladwell.com/the-new-boy-network/ (I read this as some small consolation for all the interviews that I've been on for jobs that I was turned down for.) (PS despite the use of the word boy I don't necessarily think Gladwell's referring to a GENDER bias... or is he?) Christina Salazar christina.sala...@csuci.edu Systems Librarian California State University Channel Islands From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Roy Tennant [roytenn...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:26 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.comwrote: Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations do. I couldn't agree more[1]. And that's why I advocate that organizations hire based on personality traits, not experience. I realize that justifications must be given in terms of the candidate's qualifications vis. a vis. the position description, but if you aren't paying attention to personality traits then you are missing the boat. Roy [1] http://roytennant.com/column/?fetch=data/101.xml
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
Hi Amy! That sort of information is generally considered to be a security violation. If someone is probing your system, being told that they got the ID right and all they have left is to figure out the password is a big help. I'm afraid that unhelpful messages are best for unverified clients. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
I remember seeing a conversation about this recently, on the ezproxy email list: http://ls.suny.edu/read/?forum=ezproxy. The subject line was EZproxy default and error web page questions. I haven't tried anything like this yet, but would be interested in hearing about it if it works for you. Thanks, -Hannah On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Amy Vecchione amyvecchi...@boisestate.eduwrote: Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
Thanks Christina, The bias you're talking about is a major hazard in tech jobs, where there are too often broad, unexamined prejudices about what kinds of people are technically skilled. There's plenty of writing out there about the problems with hiring for personality or culture fit. I recommend this blog post by Shanley Kane: https://medium.com/about-work/e8ab06c3b75f#0ebf At the very least, if you're going to hire for personality traits, you need to do some very serious thinking about whether and why you think those traits will actually make the person more effective at their job. Do the reasons amount to prejudice? Are they exploitative in some other way? - Tom On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Salazar, Christina christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote: While I really do agree - you can train skills, but you can't train personality (well, unless you're a parent, but that's another story), I also think on both sides of the table, we need to be aware that there will always be a bias. If we let personability—some indefinable, prerational intuition, magnified by the Fundamental Attribution Error—bias the hiring process today, then all we will have done is replace the old-boy network, where you hired your nephew, with the new-boy network, where you hire whoever impressed you most when you shook his hand. Social progress, unless we’re careful, can merely be the means by which we replace the obviously arbitrary with the not so obviously arbitrary. http://gladwell.com/the-new-boy-network/ (I read this as some small consolation for all the interviews that I've been on for jobs that I was turned down for.) (PS despite the use of the word boy I don't necessarily think Gladwell's referring to a GENDER bias... or is he?) Christina Salazar christina.sala...@csuci.edu Systems Librarian California State University Channel Islands From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Roy Tennant [roytenn...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:26 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com wrote: Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations do. I couldn't agree more[1]. And that's why I advocate that organizations hire based on personality traits, not experience. I realize that justifications must be given in terms of the candidate's qualifications vis. a vis. the position description, but if you aren't paying attention to personality traits then you are missing the boat. Roy [1] http://roytennant.com/column/?fetch=data/101.xml
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
Yes, we talked about that. Would we be able to delineate password and/or username wrong as opposed to you graduated and you don't have access anymore because you're not enrolled? Just curious. Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Assistant Professor http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/ Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212 http://library.boisestate.edu (208) 426-1625 On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:18 PM, LeVan,Ralph le...@oclc.org wrote: Hi Amy! That sort of information is generally considered to be a security violation. If someone is probing your system, being told that they got the ID right and all they have left is to figure out the password is a big help. I'm afraid that unhelpful messages are best for unverified clients. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
I guess my vote would be to keep them in the system after they graduated, with some sort of flag. Then, after they successfully authenticate themselves, you can give them all the helpful messages you want. Otherwise, unauthenticated users should get as little information as possible. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 2:53 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Yes, we talked about that. Would we be able to delineate password and/or username wrong as opposed to you graduated and you don't have access anymore because you're not enrolled? Just curious. Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Assistant Professor http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/ Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212 http://library.boisestate.edu (208) 426-1625 On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:18 PM, LeVan,Ralph le...@oclc.org wrote: Hi Amy! That sort of information is generally considered to be a security violation. If someone is probing your system, being told that they got the ID right and all they have left is to figure out the password is a big help. I'm afraid that unhelpful messages are best for unverified clients. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote: At the very least, if you're going to hire for personality traits, you need to do some very serious thinking about whether and why you think those traits will actually make the person more effective at their job. Do the reasons amount to prejudice? Are they exploitative in some other way? This is what it boils down to. These traits can be slippery at times, but they are still essential. A person is much more than a set of skills, how long they've warmed their chair, and whatever they can tick off on their resume. Whatever you do, you have to engage well with the rest of the team and help bring out best in others. You need to identify and be working on problems before anyone knows they exist. No amount of knowledge can make up for a bad attitude and lack of motivation. This works both ways. What makes a job great or lousy is rarely what people ask about. You can have a great title, great pay, good budget, etc, but that does you little good if you have to work in a dysfunctional atmosphere. One of the questions I always ask is If I'm hired, what will I really wish I asked a year from now? You want to know about turf and trust issues, screwball personnel situations, and a host of other things that make or break an environment. There absolutely is such thing as fit and I've been told before that I wasn't a fit. That's not fun if you don't have a job already (which was the case for me at the time). But the institution that did this was absolutely right. None of us fit everywhere, so when the fit is bad, you're way better off going someplace where you have a better chance of succeeding. kyle
[CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files
Hello folks, I'm in the process of migrating a student newspaper collection, currently implemented with ResCarta, into our new bepress institutional repository. ResCarta has each page of a newspaper stored as a tiff file. Not only does the tiff file contain the graphics data, but it has some metadata in xml format and the fulltext of the page. I know this because I opened up some of the tiffs with a plain-text editor (Vim). Although I can see the text in the file, I've only been about 90% accurate in extracting it with a script. Some of those weird characters seem to do some wonky things when doing file IO for some reason. Is there a more reliable way to extract text stored in a tiff file? I've Googled and Googled and have pulled up almost nothing. But there's got to be a way, since ResCarta stores it there and can extract it. Any ideas? Gavin Spomer Systems Programmer Brooks Library Central Washington University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files
Your first step is to pin down the format. TIFF is a container form (like zip) and can contain pretty much anything. Likely candidates for you format include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC_Information_Interchange_Model and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform Your second step is to find a library / tool for your platform that supports your format. Cheers stuart -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gavin Spomer Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 10:01 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files Hello folks, I'm in the process of migrating a student newspaper collection, currently implemented with ResCarta, into our new bepress institutional repository. ResCarta has each page of a newspaper stored as a tiff file. Not only does the tiff file contain the graphics data, but it has some metadata in xml format and the fulltext of the page. I know this because I opened up some of the tiffs with a plain-text editor (Vim). Although I can see the text in the file, I've only been about 90% accurate in extracting it with a script. Some of those weird characters seem to do some wonky things when doing file IO for some reason. Is there a more reliable way to extract text stored in a tiff file? I've Googled and Googled and have pulled up almost nothing. But there's got to be a way, since ResCarta stores it there and can extract it. Any ideas? Gavin Spomer Systems Programmer Brooks Library Central Washington University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files
You might try http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ , a Perl library to read and write embedded metadata. Greg Reser UC San Diego Library 9500 Gilman Drive, 0175K La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 Phone: 858.246.0998 Skype: gregreser -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Stuart Yeates Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files Your first step is to pin down the format. TIFF is a container form (like zip) and can contain pretty much anything. Likely candidates for you format include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC_Information_Interchange_Model and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform Your second step is to find a library / tool for your platform that supports your format. Cheers stuart -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gavin Spomer Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 10:01 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files Hello folks, I'm in the process of migrating a student newspaper collection, currently implemented with ResCarta, into our new bepress institutional repository. ResCarta has each page of a newspaper stored as a tiff file. Not only does the tiff file contain the graphics data, but it has some metadata in xml format and the fulltext of the page. I know this because I opened up some of the tiffs with a plain-text editor (Vim). Although I can see the text in the file, I've only been about 90% accurate in extracting it with a script. Some of those weird characters seem to do some wonky things when doing file IO for some reason. Is there a more reliable way to extract text stored in a tiff file? I've Googled and Googled and have pulled up almost nothing. But there's got to be a way, since ResCarta stores it there and can extract it. Any ideas? Gavin Spomer Systems Programmer Brooks Library Central Washington University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files
I'll second exiftool. It is great for this sort of thing. Edward On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Reser, Gregory gre...@ucsd.edu wrote: You might try http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ , a Perl library to read and write embedded metadata. Greg Reser UC San Diego Library 9500 Gilman Drive, 0175K La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 Phone: 858.246.0998 Skype: gregreser -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Stuart Yeates Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files Your first step is to pin down the format. TIFF is a container form (like zip) and can contain pretty much anything. Likely candidates for you format include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC_Information_Interchange_Model and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform Your second step is to find a library / tool for your platform that supports your format. Cheers stuart -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gavin Spomer Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 10:01 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Extracting Text From .tiff Files Hello folks, I'm in the process of migrating a student newspaper collection, currently implemented with ResCarta, into our new bepress institutional repository. ResCarta has each page of a newspaper stored as a tiff file. Not only does the tiff file contain the graphics data, but it has some metadata in xml format and the fulltext of the page. I know this because I opened up some of the tiffs with a plain-text editor (Vim). Although I can see the text in the file, I've only been about 90% accurate in extracting it with a script. Some of those weird characters seem to do some wonky things when doing file IO for some reason. Is there a more reliable way to extract text stored in a tiff file? I've Googled and Googled and have pulled up almost nothing. But there's got to be a way, since ResCarta stores it there and can extract it. Any ideas? Gavin Spomer Systems Programmer Brooks Library Central Washington University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated
Plus one Regardless, how does your EZProxy talk to your directory server? If it is over LDAP normally you just get a user not authenticated message, so your trail ends there. I don't have a ton of experience with EZProxy, feel free to correct me. Riley Childs Student Asst. Head of IT Services Charlotte United Christian Academy (704) 497-2086 RileyChilds.net Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes From: LeVan,Ralphmailto:le...@oclc.org Sent: 5/12/2014 2:18 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDUmailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hi Amy! That sort of information is generally considered to be a security violation. If someone is probing your system, being told that they got the ID right and all they have left is to figure out the password is a big help. I'm afraid that unhelpful messages are best for unverified clients. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy
