[CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist job at Chattanooga Public Library
Apologies for the cross-postings. We're searching high and low for an exceptional candidate for the Open Data Specialist job here at the Chattanooga Public Library. As a partner in a Knight Foundation Community Information grant, we're raising and supporting an open data portal hosted by the public library. Now, instead of finding government (and other) data in useless, clumsy volumes of print, the community will be able to build interactions and applications that actually use the library as a platform. We'll start with the typical civic data Code for America type stuff, but we hope to expand the portal to include other types of datasets to support citizen science projects and more. http://chattlibrary.org/jobs/open-data-specialist-ods If you know anyone who is right for this role, please pass them the link. Or apply yourself! Working here is AWESOME! -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
[CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist position at the Chattanooga Public Library
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions. # http://chattlibrary.org/jobs/open-data-specialist-ods Open Data Specialist (ODS) The Chattanooga Public Library (CPL) is seeking a qualified candidate for a newly created Open Data Specialist (ODS) position. The successful applicant will join our fantastic digital projects team on The 4th Floor, a 14,000 sq ft public maker/hackerspace in Chattanooga’s city center. This is a unique library job that combines the diverse talents of a seasoned collection development specialist, a web developer, a data scientist, and a community outreach specialist. The ODS position is a year-long grant funded position awarded to the CPL as one partner in the Open Chattanooga collaborative. With demonstrated success, we intend to extend the position beyond the duration of the grant indefinitely. The ideal candidate for the ODS position is an open data evangelist and an expert who can work with representatives from city government as well as citizen groups like Open Chattanooga to coordinate contributions of data to a public platform or portal. This portal will be hosted by the library and accessed alongside our other digital collections. The portal’s exceptional construction, performance, and maintenance are all the responsibility of the ODS. The ODS will coordinate with partners to ensure that all data added to the portal is useful, useable, and accessible like all of our other public library collections. While this position does not require the candidate to be a degreed librarian, it is important that the candidate demonstrates an understanding of professional collection development principles, since this government-produced data will be treated as a library collection. The first and most important task the ODS faces is the buildout of the platform itself, as well as the creation of a sustainability plan and documentation of the open data portal as a library collection. Currently, the library has a beta version of a data portal available at opendata.chattlibrary.org; this was created using DKAN. The ODS will either continue work using this platform, or will present a case for the adoption of another open source platform, such as CKAN. Chattanooga Public Library considers this data portal a key piece of our digital infrastructure as we develop more online library services and migrate some of our traditional library services into a networked environment. The ideal candidate will bring innovative and creative thought and workflows to our already robust digital services team. Eventually, the CPL anticipates serving more than just open government data from this platform. A candidate with a passion for developing cutting edge services, skills to build and deliver applications and products, and a desire to have fun working collaboratively with the rest of us will find CPL to be a satisfying work environment. Other qualifications, requirements, and preferences: - Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in CS or related field - Demonstrated understanding of data structures and APIs - Familiarity with the Drupal CMS and DKAN or with CKAN - Familiarity with the LAMP stack; demonstrated PHP development experience - A strong history of contributions and commitments to open source projects - Please provide a link to your github account or another online portfolio - Bonus points for the applicant with UI / UX / design experience This is a full-time position with benefits. Sorry, this is not a remote work opportunity, you will have to work in the library. The salary for this job is $55,000/year. Email application, resume, and portfolio to coope...@lib.chattanooga.gov -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Nate, Sounds cool! For the collection development angle (and any ancillary data curation aspects) I'd suggest checking with IASSIST [1]. You might also see their jobs repository [2] a record of job descriptions posted to the members' email list from 2005 to the present. The OKFN might be another good resource, for instance looking through personnel descriptions [3]. Since you're in a public library context, checking with *municipalities* that are leading the open data movement might also make sense. So one question would be: which *local governments* are working on open data? One is Rotterdam, in the Netherlands [4][5]; I don't know anybody there but you might ping them. Anybody know of other *local* open data projects? -Jodi [1] http://www.iassistdata.org/about/index.html [2] http://www.iassistdata.org/resources/jobs/all [3] http://okfn.org/about/team/ [4] http://www.almende.com/rod-2.0 [5] http://www.rotterdamopendata.nl/ On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ranti! I think this is more of an academic library position, right? If anyone on the list has a data services librarian in their world I'd love to speak to them. N On Monday, October 7, 2013, Ranti Junus wrote: Nate, For classic collection development activities, you might want to explore job descriptions for Data Services librarians. ranti. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; wrote: Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look. This is a great resource: http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/ What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic collection development activities. I might have to just make that up! If you see anything out there, let me know! Cheers On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt theanalogdiv...@gmail.com javascript:; wrote: Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Bulk mail. Postage paid. -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
[CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look. This is a great resource: http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/ What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic collection development activities. I might have to just make that up! If you see anything out there, let me know! Cheers On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt theanalogdiv...@gmail.comwrote: Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Nate -- This might be a good question to post on one of the Open Knowledge Foundation listservs as well: http://okfn.org/contact/. -- Jena Winberry Program Officer Council on Library and Information Resources 1707 L Street NW, Suite 650 Washington, DC 20036 jwinbe...@clir.org www.clir.org | www.diglib.org On 10/7/13 3:47 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look. This is a great resource: http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/ What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic collection development activities. I might have to just make that up! If you see anything out there, let me know! Cheers On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt theanalogdiv...@gmail.comwrote: Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Nate, For classic collection development activities, you might want to explore job descriptions for Data Services librarians. ranti. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look. This is a great resource: http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/ What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic collection development activities. I might have to just make that up! If you see anything out there, let me know! Cheers On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt theanalogdiv...@gmail.com wrote: Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Data Specialist
Thanks Ranti! I think this is more of an academic library position, right? If anyone on the list has a data services librarian in their world I'd love to speak to them. N On Monday, October 7, 2013, Ranti Junus wrote: Nate, For classic collection development activities, you might want to explore job descriptions for Data Services librarians. ranti. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.comjavascript:; wrote: Thanks Toby... that is exactly where I'm starting to look. This is a great resource: http://project-open-data.github.io/cdo/ What is complicated is finding anything that relates this to classic collection development activities. I might have to just make that up! If you see anything out there, let me know! Cheers On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Toby Greenwalt theanalogdiv...@gmail.com javascript:; wrote: Nate, I'm guessing you're venturing into uncharted territory - at least as the library field is concerned. It's more likely that you'll find more relevant descriptions in either the urban planning or journalism fields. Let me poke around and see if I can dig something up. Toby On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.comjavascript:; wrote: Hi all, I'm working on a job description for an Open Data Specialist at my public library. This person would work for the public library as a builder/maintainer for our open data portal (currently an instance of DKAN) which serves civic (and eventually other) public domain data. They would also be an open data evangelist and expert, working with other city departments to get/keep them involved as contributors of useful, useable data, etc. I'd also like to highlight the collection development-like aspects of the job. Has anyone seen a similar job description? Thanks Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com javascript:; http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net -- Bulk mail. Postage paid. -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
