I know I should not take the bait... but if anything we say on this list -- however stupid or pedantic -- is taken as representing our employers and not our personal opinions; then I'm not sure this is a list I can participate in. It is chilling to see veiled legal threats thrown around on this list. I mostly lurk here anyways. But if everything I say is going to be taken to be the official word of my employer, then basically I can't say anything at all as far as I understand, except maybe if I cut and paste from press releases / get everything I say vetted though a communications officer.
I read the announcement in a way more similar to the way Ya'aqov did than the way Roy did; but I don't see how Roy's comments were uncalled for. As far as interfering with a recruitment (?) if anything this increased the visibility of this position. I know I would not have bothered to read the position description (on a vacation day even) if I had not been curious to see why it had attracted so much attention. Are there any ground rules or terms of use for this list... All I can find is this: https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0312&L=CODE4LIB&T=0&F=&S=&P=61 If it is official policy that we don't speak for ourselves, I'm out of here. On Sep 27, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Ya'aqov Ziso wrote: > The posting's sentence 't*he successful candidate will develop and > maintain' * does NOT say *'*developing its own digital repository system > ... throwing anything else at it beyond this one developer' as Roy put it. > > In a community where any comma or space makes a world of a difference I pay > attention to all words and their consequences. > > Roy, the wording of your question and intervention in BPL's search (as > someone representing OCLC and its monopoly) were uncalled for. Yes, let's > move on, Ya'aqov > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:40 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 >>>>> >>> >> > > > > -- > *ya'a**Qov**ZISO | **yaaq...@gmail.com **| 856 217 3456* > * > * > *all's dearth, all earth* > *When kings call times hard* > *let the poor agree and move* > *into palaces (Mark Freeman) * > * > *