[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Resources and Serials Coordinator at Northeastern Illinois University

[jobs]

Digital Resources and Serials Coordinator
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL OPENING

Available February 2015

  
POSITION:

Digital Resources and Serials Coordinator, full-time, twelve month, tenure-
track faculty

appointment as Assistant Professor in a collective bargaining
unit.Position reports to the

Associate Dean of Libraries.

  
SALARY & BENEFITS:

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits
package

including health, dental and vision benefits, 24 days of vacation and
participation in the Illinois

State Universities Retirement System (SURS).

  
RESPONSIBILITIES:the management and support of the Library's
digital and electronic resources and

related systems, includingthe integrated library system
(currently Ex Libris' Voyager) and

theimplementation and management of an institutional
repository. Coordinate electronic resource

management, including licensing and policy development, with the Technical
ServicesCoordinator and the eResources & Systems
Librarian. Coordinate serials and
governmentdocuments operations, including the supervision
of one FTE staff. Provide related
technicalsupport for all Library systems, including
WorldCat Local, ILLiad, 360 Resource Manager, May serve as a
subject specialist in a selected discipline and provide
referenceservices in a team environment.
Participation in professional organizations, service in
libraryand university governance, and appropriate
research/creative activities are expected andrequired for
tenure.

  
QUALIFICATIONS:

  
_Required:_

  * ALA-accredited MLS degree and a second master'sdegree
  * Demonstrated experience with integrated library systems in academic 
libraries and relatedtechnologies
  * Evidence of relevant experience in e-resource and serials acquisitions, 
management and
  * Demonstrated knowledge of digital environments, institutional repositories 
and relatedsystems in academic libraries
  * Familiarity with MARC or other non-MARC metadata standards
  * Ability to work independently and collaboratively to build consensus and 
facilitate change
  * Effective oral and written communication skills
  
_Preferred:_

  * Prior experience with Ex Libris'and Serials Solutions' 360 Resource Manager 
and WorldCat Local
  * Demonstrated knowledge of open access
  * Basic skills in scripting and programming applicable to a library 
environment
  * Work experience in an academic library and in a collaborative, culturally 
diverse environment
  
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY:

Northeastern Illinois University ([www.neiu.edu](http://www.neiu.edu)) is a
public, comprehensive, multiculturaluniversity located on
the north side of Chicago. It has an enrollment of
approximately 10,000students in undergraduate and graduate
programs. The Library maintains a collection of
over700,000 volumes and subscriptions
toonline databases.

  
APPLICATION PROCESS:

Send a letter of application, resume, and the names, email addresses, and
phone numbers of

three references via email
toSubject line should
read "Digital Resources

and Serials
CoordinatorPaper
applications will not be accepted.Review begins

December 1, 2015. The position is open until filled, but only applications
received byDecember 1 can be assured full consideration.

  
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYERAND INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN, MINORITIES,
VETERANS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESAS WELL AS OTHER
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.



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[CODE4LIB] 2nd Call for Proposals: Faceted Subject Access IG at ALA Midwinter

[Wallbank, Sarah]

The ALCTS CaMMS Faceted Subject Access Interest Group 
(http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/camms/grps/ats-ccsigfsa) is seeking proposals 
for presentations on FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) at the 
2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. We are especially interested in FAST in 
the library catalog and/or discovery layer environment, but proposals on FAST 
in other environments (e.g., repositories, digital libraries, etc.) or other 
faceted vocabularies are also welcome.



The interest group meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 
4:30-5:30 PM.



Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:



--User studies on FAST in the library catalog and/or discovery layer, or in 
other environments

--Making use of FAST headings from WorldCat records in local catalogs and/or 
discovery layers

--Training staff, librarians, student workers, etc. to assign FAST 
(experiences, successes, problems, advice)

--Maintaining FAST as Library of Congress subject headings change

--Using OCLC's FAST prototype tools, i.e., searchFAST, assignFAST, mapFAST, 
and/or FAST converter

--Use of faceted vocabularies other than FAST (e.g., LCGFT) in the catalog or 
other contexts



We are seeking presentations of 10-15 minutes in length.  Please send your 
proposed presentation topic and a brief description to interest group co-chairs 
Sarah Wallbank 
(sarah.wallb...@bridgew.edu>)
 and Susan Wynne 
(swy...@gsu.edu>)
 by November 6, 2015.


Sarah B. Wallbank
Technical Services Librarian
Clement C. Maxwell Library
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts 02325
508.531.2665 phone
508.531.1702 fax
sarah.wallb...@bridgew.edu

[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals for the 2016 Designing for Digital Conference

[McDonald, Courtney Greene]

Designing for Digital's Program Planning Committee is pleased to announce the 
opening of the D4D 2016 Call for Proposals. We are currently accepting session, 
short talk, panel, and workshop proposal submissions for the Designing for 
Digital Conference program, April 6-7, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

Teach an interactive workshop, share your success story, talk about your 
digital woes, intrigue us with your research, provoke with a thought piece, or 
question a current practice.  Whatever you have to share with your peers, there 
could be a great submission in there!

We plan to be responsive to the community's interest and needs so submit 
something that you think you or your peers would like. Also, forward this on to 
colleagues who you would like to see present at D4D!

See the full Call details or read 
more about it below.

D4D is a design conference that aims to approach the library digital experience 
from a holistic point of view. We consider library services, physical layout, 
and overall strategy starting with a variety of users and use cases. The 
conference is meant to bring together UX professionals, web designers, 
managers, researchers, strategists and librarians of all types to examine the 
current user's experience of the library and design the future of libraries in 
the modern, digital world.

Tracks areas include:

Tools & Methods

This track includes testing, accessibility, assessment, usability, tools and 
techniques, ethnographic research, and project planning

UX in Practice

This track includes content strategy, design thinking, best practices, case 
studies, works in progress, leadership in libraries, staffing, making the case 
for UX within organizations, staff development and training, and project 
management

Service & Physical Space Design

This track includes holistic approaches to design in libraries, physical design 
ideas, and cross-channel/omni-channel UX work and strategy.

Trends, Emerging Issues, and the Future of UX

This track includes research, thought pieces, and trends analysis of what's 
coming, what is happening in other industries and new ways to think about 
design work

Submit or learn more.

Submission deadline: December 7, 2015

D4D16 dates: April 6-7 2016

[CODE4LIB] Job: Devops Engineer at the Harvard Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Library Innovation Lab

[jobs]

Devops Engineer at the Harvard Library Innovation Lab
Harvard Library Innovation Lab
Cambridge

**Hiring! Devops energy wanted.**  
  
The [Harvard Library Innovation Lab](http://librarylab.law.harvard.edu/) is
looking for a devops engineer to help us build tools to explore the open
internet and see deep into the future of libraries.

  
Our projects range in scope from fast-moving prototypes to long-term
innovations. The best way to get a feel for what we do is by looking at [some
of our current efforts](http://librarylab.law.harvard.edu/projects).

  
**What you'll do**  

  * Own the production infrastructure that ensures Lab applications are 
responding quickly to people and bots on the internet
  * Write code that will monitor systems and develop logic that will automate 
common deployment and maintenance tasks
  * Act as a core member of our fun and dynamic team by helping us shape ideas 
and efforts in libraries, technology, and law. We're freewheelin'. We fully 
encourage the pursuit of interests and opportunities
  
We're hiring a person and not a skillset, but our current stack of keywords
might be helpful

  * Heroku, AWS, S3, Python, Django, Fabric, git and GitHub, Ruby, Rails, 
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache, NGINX, Elasticsearch, Redis, UNIX, Bash, Rollbar, 
Splunk
  
Find details and apply using the [Harvard Recruitment Management System](https
://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?jobId=1173201=25240
=5341=mail). If you have questions, email us directly at
[l...@law.harvard.edu](mailto:l...@law.harvard.edu) .



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[CODE4LIB] Blacklight Community Survey Results

[Jonathan Rochkind]

In late August/early September you may recall I released a Blacklight 
Community Survey. I got 18 responses.


The survey covered nature or organizations implementing BL, rough 
categories of usage of the BL apps, versions of dependencies in use, and 
free form likes and dislikes about BL.


Just posted on my blog, I have links to the raw data, as well my some of 
my own summary, interpretation, and analysis.


https://bibwild.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/blacklight-community-survey-results/

[CODE4LIB] Issue 30 of the Code4Lib Journal now available! [apologies for cross posting]

[Carol Bean]

The Editorial Committee of the Code4Lib Journal is pleased to announce its
30th issue  is now available at http://journal.code4lib.org, with the
following lineup.  Please feel free to share!

Editorial Introduction: It’s All About Data, Except When It’s Not.


Carol Bean

Data capture and use is not new to libraries. We know data isn’t
everything, but it is ubiquitous in our work, enabling myriads of new ideas
and projects. Articles in this issue reflect the expansion of data
creation, capture, use, and analysis in library systems and services.
Collected Work Clustering in WorldCat


Janifer Gatenby, Gail Thornburg and Jay Weitz, OCLC

WorldCat records are clustered into works, and within works, into content
and manifestation clusters. A recent project revisited the clustering of
collected works that had been previously sidelined because of the
challenges posed by their complexity. Attention was given to both the
identification of collected works and to the determination of the component
works within them. By extensively analysing cast-list information,
performance notes, contents notes, titles, uniform titles and added
entries, the contents of collected works could be identified and
differentiated so that correct clustering was achieved. Further work is
envisaged in the form of refining the tests and weights and also in the
creation and use of name/title authority records and other knowledge cards
in clustering. There is a requirement to link collected works with their
component works for use in search and retrieval.
Data Munging Tools in Preparation for RDF: Catmandu and LODRefine


Christina Harlow

Data munging, or the work of remediating, enhancing and transforming
library datasets for new or improved uses, has become more important and
staff-inclusive in many library technology discussions and projects. Many
times we know how we want our data to look, as well as how we want our data
to act in discovery interfaces or when exposed, but we are uncertain how to
make the data we have into the data we want. This article introduces and
compares two library data munging tools that can help: LODRefine
(OpenRefine with the DERI RDF Extension) and Catmandu.

The strengths and best practices of each tool are discussed in the context
of metadata munging use cases for an institution’s metadata migration
workflow. There is a focus on Linked Open Data modeling and transformation
applications of each tool, in particular how metadataists, catalogers, and
programmers can create metadata quality reports, enhance existing data with
LOD sets, and transform that data to a RDF model. Integration of these
tools with other systems and projects, the use of domain specific
transformation languages, and the expansion of vocabulary reconciliation
services are mentioned.
Manifold: a Custom Analytics Platform to Visualize Research Impact


Steven Braun

The use of research impact metrics and analytics has become an integral
component to many aspects of institutional assessment. Many platforms
currently exist to provide such analytics, both proprietary and open
source; however, the functionality of these systems may not always overlap
to serve uniquely specific needs. In this paper, I describe a novel
web-based platform, named Manifold, that I built to serve custom research
impact assessment needs in the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Built on a standard LAMP architecture, Manifold automatically pulls
publication data for faculty from Scopus through APIs, calculates impact
metrics through automated analytics, and dynamically generates report-like
profiles that visualize those metrics. Work on this project has resulted in
many lessons learned about challenges to sustainability and scalability in
developing a system of such magnitude.
Open Journal Systems and Dataverse Integration– Helping Journals to Upgrade
Data Publication for Reusable Research


Micah Altman, Eleni Castro, Mercè Crosas, Philip Durbin, Alex Garnett, and
Jen Whitney

This article describes the novel open source tools for open data
publication in open access journal workflows. This comprises a plugin for
Open Journal Systems that supports a data submission, citation, review, and
publication workflow; and an extension to the Dataverse system that
provides a standard deposit API. We describe the function and design of
these tools, provide examples of their use, and summarize their initial
reception. We conclude by discussing future plans and potential impact.
Collecting and Describing University-Generated Patents in an Institutional
Repository: A Case Study from Rice University


Linda Spiro and Scott Carlson

Providing an easy method of browsing a university’s patent output can free
up valuable