I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm sensing some hostility towards OCLC in this thread...
Matt McCollow Web Developer Mills Library, McMaster University On 2011-09-27, at 3:09 PM, Gabriel Farrell wrote: > Yeah, Roy. Why build anything when we already have CONTENTdm, right? > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Roy Tennant <roytenn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Phew! That's a relief! I saw the word "develop" instead of >> "implement". Thanks for the clarification, >> Roi >> >> 2011/9/27 Colford, Scot <scolf...@bpl.org>: >>> Not developing from scratch, mind you. >>> >>> This position will be working closely with the other position posted for >>> Web Services Developer, the rest of the Web Services and Digital Projects >>> teams already at the BPL, and the staffs of other Massachusetts libraries >>> participating the Digital Commonwealth project. >>> >>> Don't you worry about us, Roy. ;-) >>> >>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/ >>> >>> Scot Colford >>> Web Services Manager >>> Boston Public Library >>> >>> scolf...@bpl.org >>> Phone 617.859.2399 >>> Mobile 617.592.8669 >>> Fax 617.536.7558 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/27/11 11:58 AM, "Roy Tennant" <roytenn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So BPL is developing its own digital repository system? Mind if I ask >>>> why? And are you throwing anything else at it beyond this one >>>> developer? >>>> Roy >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Colford, Scot <scolf...@bpl.org> wrote: >>>>> The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Digital >>>>> Library Repository Developer position. The successful candidate will >>>>> develop and maintain the core technical infrastructure for a digital >>>>> object repository and library system that will be used by Massachusetts >>>>> libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums to store and >>>>> deliver digital resources to users across the State and beyond. >>>>> Competitive benefits. Salary: $62,053 - 83,770, DOQ. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> EDUCATION >>>>> >>>>> Bachelor¹s Degree in Computer Science from an accredited college or >>>>> university with a focus on programming, applications development, and >>>>> scripting languages. Preferred degree or coursework in >>>>> Library/Information >>>>> Science. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> EXPERIENCE >>>>> >>>>> · A minimum of 4 years experience of significant development experience >>>>> in an object oriented environment such as Ruby, Python, or Java. >>>>> >>>>> · Strong working knowledge of XML/XSLT. >>>>> >>>>> · Demonstrated familiarity with image, audio, video, and text >>>>> file >>>>> formats - especially as they relate to digital library standards, >>>>> encoding/decoding/transcoding, and related metadata schemas. >>>>> >>>>> · Demonstrated familiarity with semantic web/RDF components such >>>>> as SPARQL, FOAF, and OWL. >>>>> >>>>> · Demonstrated familiarity and comfort working with various >>>>> operating systems such as UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX. >>>>> >>>>> · Significant experience working in LAMP and/or WAMP stacks, >>>>> preferably on virtualized and/or cloud-computing platforms. >>>>> >>>>> · Experience with open-source repository systems such as Fedora, >>>>> Greenstone, or D-Space and affiliated projects and service providers >>>>> such >>>>> as Hydra, Islandora, and Duraspace. >>>>> >>>>> · Demonstrated project management experience. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> REQUIREMENTS Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as >>>>> required by the job >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> RESIDENCY Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day >>>>> of >>>>> hire. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> CORI Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information >>>>> check with the City of Boston >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Complete job description and application available at: >>>>> www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: October 9, 2011 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In compliance with Federal and State Equal Employment Laws, Equal >>>>> opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of race, >>>>> color, >>>>> sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual >>>>> orientation, marital status, ex-offender status, prior psychiatric >>>>> treatment or military status. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/ >>>>> >>>>> Scot Colford >>>>> Web Services Manager >>>>> Boston Public Library >>>>> >>>>> scolf...@bpl.org >>>>> Phone 617.859.2399 >>>>> Mobile 617.592.8669 >>>>> Fax 617.536.7558 >>>>> >>> >>