Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Digital Projects Metadata, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University
Sometimes it is politically complex. Here, in the Federal Courts, there are good reasons for distinguishing between library and IT, and the library degree keeps the job in the realm of the library (when it comes to turf wars), which is a good thing. The position I am about to leave will (hopefully) be posted soon. I wrote up the job requirements, requiring a library degree, specifically distinguishing it from the type of work typically done by IT, although part of the job will be doing some IT help-desk type work. Having worked intimately with IT the last six months, I am convinced they just don't get it the way library people do, and the only way to ensure the position gets filled by a library-type person, in this situation, is to require the degree. Carol On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Hugh Cayless philomou...@gmail.com wrote: I can't speak for Yale, of course, but when I worked for UNC, there were requirements in place set by General Administration that Librarians had to have library degrees, and they were very picky about it. It's unnecessarily exclusionary for most tech-in-libraries positions in my opinion. Institutional cultures are slow to recognize the need for change—and the Library itself may not be responsible for the requirement. H On Feb 7, 2012, at 4:27PM, Ethan Gruber wrote: Why are MLS degrees always required for these sorts of jobs? Ethan On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:21 PM, jobs4...@gmail.com wrote: Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. **The University and the Library** The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual growth and is a highly valued partner in the teaching and research missions of Yale University and scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including more than 12.5 million volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaged in numerous digital initiatives designed to provide access to a full array of scholarly information. Housed in the Sterling Memorial Library and twenty school and departmental libraries, it employs a dynamic, diverse, and innovative staff of over 500who have the opportunity to work with the highest caliber of faculty and students, participate on committees, and are involved in other areas of staff development. For additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit the Library's web site at[http://www.library.y ale.edu/](http://www.library.yale.edu/). **Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library** The Beinecke Library is Yale's principal repository for literary papers and early manuscripts and rare books. In addition to distinguished general collections, the library houses the Osborn Collection, noted for its British and literary and historical manuscripts, and outstanding special collections devoted to American literature, German literature, and Western Americana. The Beinecke's collections include materials ranging from medieval manuscripts to born-digital electronic records, audio and video. The Beinecke has undertaken an ambitious digitization program and offers online access to over 150,000 images through its Digital Images Online database, as well as access to streaming audio and video, and to a host of online exhibitions and digital projects involving blogs, podcasts, and social-tagging. The Beinecke is currently engaged in bringing intentionality to the development of the Library's digital resources and projects, and to providing responsive and effective services to online users of the Beinecke's materials as well as thoughtful integration with other digital efforts at Yale. For additional information about the Beinecke Library, visit[ http://www.library.yale.edu/bein ecke/.](http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/) **General Purpose** Under the general direction of the Head of Technical Services and working in close collaboration with the Head of Technology and Digital Assets, the Digital Imaging Studio Production Manager, and units across the Beinecke Library, the Head of Digital Projects Metadata plays a leading role in creating, describing, and delivering digitized resources and in exploring, proposing, and developing innovative tools and services that improve the ability of
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Digital Projects Metadata, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University
If anyone's interested in a view from across the pond, I'm a qualified librarian with an MLIS-equivalent from the UK... I feel there's a significant grey area between library and IT, which partly originates in the failures of both professional areas to address some of the areas of overlap, or basically to keep up with the times. Having studied physics at university and learned basically how to build computers from the ground up, as well as program them and use them in real-world contexts, and then made the jump into the softer world of information/library management, with its concepts of information literacy and more or less organically-developed classification structures, and now working in the commercial world on (meta)data and identifier standards interoperability, I've found that there are plenty of these dichotomies in the working world too (although in commercial data you can find a surprising level of coherence and universality that was a bit of a utopian dream back on Library World). The sooner we build bridges of understanding, standards and systems across these divides, the better. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: 08 February 2012 13:52 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Digital Projects Metadata, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University Sometimes it is politically complex. Here, in the Federal Courts, there are good reasons for distinguishing between library and IT, and the library degree keeps the job in the realm of the library (when it comes to turf wars), which is a good thing. The position I am about to leave will (hopefully) be posted soon. I wrote up the job requirements, requiring a library degree, specifically distinguishing it from the type of work typically done by IT, although part of the job will be doing some IT help-desk type work. Having worked intimately with IT the last six months, I am convinced they just don't get it the way library people do, and the only way to ensure the position gets filled by a library-type person, in this situation, is to require the degree. Carol On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Hugh Cayless philomou...@gmail.com wrote: I can't speak for Yale, of course, but when I worked for UNC, there were requirements in place set by General Administration that Librarians had to have library degrees, and they were very picky about it. It's unnecessarily exclusionary for most tech-in-libraries positions in my opinion. Institutional cultures are slow to recognize the need for change-and the Library itself may not be responsible for the requirement. H On Feb 7, 2012, at 4:27PM, Ethan Gruber wrote: Why are MLS degrees always required for these sorts of jobs? Ethan On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:21 PM, jobs4...@gmail.com wrote: Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. **The University and the Library** The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual growth and is a highly valued partner in the teaching and research missions of Yale University and scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including more than 12.5 million volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaged in numerous digital initiatives designed to provide access to a full array of scholarly information. Housed in the Sterling Memorial Library and twenty school and departmental libraries, it employs a dynamic, diverse, and innovative staff of over 500who have the opportunity to work with the highest caliber of faculty and students, participate on committees, and are involved in other areas of staff development. For additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit the Library's web site at[http://www.library.y ale.edu/](http://www.library.yale.edu/). **Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library** The Beinecke Library is Yale's principal repository for literary papers and early manuscripts and rare books. In addition to distinguished general collections, the library houses the Osborn Collection, noted for its British and literary and historical manuscripts, and outstanding special collections devoted to American literature,
Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Analytics w/ Sub-sub-domains
For public machines, it depends which library you are sitting in, for staff machines they default to a staff gateway that many change to the library home page. ___ Michael Friscia Manager, Digital Library Programming Services Yale University Library (203) 432-1856 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Singer Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:32 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Analytics w/ Sub-sub-domains On Feb 7, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Predmore, Andrew andrew.predm...@yale.edu wrote: We have actually already discussed that case. Right now, it is exactly as you described. But, those cases cannot explain how 50,000 people can hit the home page in one day and 48,850 are dropping off. Do your public machines have the library's web page as their homepage? Do your staff machines? -Ross. People might be interested in the solution we came up with for the home page drop-off problem in a huge place like this: At first, we had talked about filtering by IP range. But, that would be a maintenance nightmare, and it wouldn't allow us to track computers that did not have the website as the homepage, like staff, mobile, etc. Then, we realized that we do have control over the machine images in the public areas. And, we could set up aliases for the library home page, like library.yale.edu/image1, library.yale.edu/area2. So, we could set the browser home pages to the aliases, and we could tell exactly which request were coming in from our public computers, and wether they really were dropping of or not. -- Clayton Andrew Predmore Manager, Web Operations Yale University Library andrew.predm...@yale.edu On 2/7/12 10:52 AM, Andy Kohler akoh...@ucla.edu wrote: If your library's machines all have www.library.yale,edu as their home page are you assuming that users actually click links to leave that home page? User sits at library machine, user sees library home page, user types url for gmail or youtube or facebook,,, does GA track those actions? On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Predmore, Andrew andrew.predm...@yale.edu wrote: Thank you for your help. But, there appears to be another problem. The main landing page is on www.library.yale.edu, but almost every link of that page goes to resources.library.yale.edu. Right now, I am seeing a 98% drop-off from the home page. It looks like Google is not tracking the visit across the sub-domains. Is there a way to fix this? -- Clayton Andrew Predmore Manager, Web Operations Yale University Library andrew.predm...@yale.edu On 2/6/12 3:10 PM, BRIAN TINGLE brian.tingle.cdlib@gmail.com wrote: This can be really tricky to get right when you have a more complicated site with lots of domains. Since you are all on .yale.edu it should be easier than crossing .cdlib.org to .universityofcalifornia.edu. If I understand correctly, you should be able to _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', '.yale.edu']); on every page and it should work. http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/gaTrackingSite.html# do mainSubDomains This debugging plugin for chrome is pretty useful https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jnkmfdileelhofjcijamephohjechh na It will help you confirm what is getting sent to google. -- Brian On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Predmore, Andrew wrote: I have been tasked with updating the Analytics for the Yale University Library, and I am having quite a bit of trouble. Specifically, I was hoping to only track domain names that included library.yale.edu, like www.library.yale.edu, resources.library.yale.edu, but the instructions don't seem to cover sub-sub-domains like this. Also, I was hoping to set up a profile/filter that would show me the sub-domains in the reports. Again, I followed the directions but I am not getting any results. Well, that's not entirely true the reports are showing about 30 visitors a day (and no page hits, how is that possible?). The main profile is showing 5,000 10,000 visitors day. Does anyone have experience with this that could help me out? Maybe there is even someone from Google at the conference? -- Clayton Andrew Predmore Manager, Web Operations Yale University Library andrew.predm...@yale.edumailto:andrew.predm...@yale.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Digital Projects Metadata, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University
Here here for building bridges, the problems are too big without diverse talents and perspectives. At VCU our faculty postings consistently ask for ALA-accredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline. This includes our current systems librarian posting [1]. As head of our systems department I do think hard about the composition of the department in terms of faculty and staff. For staff I think more in terms of IT passion whereas for faculty the expectation/requirement is more than just IT passion but also includes the library professional vision/passion thing. I do think that non-MLS holders can bring that (at least I hope I do as a non-MLS library faculty member). There are also IT staff who demonstrate this as well and contribute at a professional level regardless of holding even a bachelor's degree. I do think it is appropriate that we demand a graduate degree for faculty appointments, both for what we need internally and to be in concert with the institution at large. All that said, in previous searches we have not been inundated with non-MLS candidates, even when advertising outside the library networks. Part of this may be the type of salary someone with a graduate degree in other disciplines expects, some it may be that our professional job descriptions expect some library experience or sensitivity. Ironically, I have just started reading The social transformation of American medicine so the notion of professions is very much on my mind [2]. Also recommended is Donald Schon's Educating the reflective practitioner where there is an interesting argument for artistry in professionalism [3]. best, Jimmy [1] http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/jobs/SystemsLibrarian.html [2] http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254371623 [3] http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22142478 -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Library Information Systems VCU Libraries http://www.library.vcu.edu -- On 2/8/2012 9:06 AM, Michael Hopwood wrote: If anyone's interested in a view from across the pond, I'm a qualified librarian with an MLIS-equivalent from the UK... I feel there's a significant grey area between library and IT, which partly originates in the failures of both professional areas to address some of the areas of overlap, or basically to keep up with the times. Having studied physics at university and learned basically how to build computers from the ground up, as well as program them and use them in real-world contexts, and then made the jump into the softer world of information/library management, with its concepts of information literacy and more or less organically-developed classification structures, and now working in the commercial world on (meta)data and identifier standards interoperability, I've found that there are plenty of these dichotomies in the working world too (although in commercial data you can find a surprising level of coherence and universality that was a bit of a utopian dream back on Library World). The sooner we build bridges of understanding, standards and systems across these divides, the better. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: 08 February 2012 13:52 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Digital Projects Metadata, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University Sometimes it is politically complex. Here, in the Federal Courts, there are good reasons for distinguishing between library and IT, and the library degree keeps the job in the realm of the library (when it comes to turf wars), which is a good thing. The position I am about to leave will (hopefully) be posted soon. I wrote up the job requirements, requiring a library degree, specifically distinguishing it from the type of work typically done by IT, although part of the job will be doing some IT help-desk type work. Having worked intimately with IT the last six months, I am convinced they just don't get it the way library people do, and the only way to ensure the position gets filled by a library-type person, in this situation, is to require the degree. Carol On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Hugh Caylessphilomou...@gmail.com wrote: I can't speak for Yale, of course, but when I worked for UNC, there were requirements in place set by General Administration that Librarians had to have library degrees, and they were very picky about it. It's unnecessarily exclusionary for most tech-in-libraries positions in my opinion. Institutional cultures are slow to recognize the need for change-and the Library itself may not be responsible for the requirement. H On Feb 7, 2012, at 4:27PM, Ethan Gruber wrote: Why are MLS degrees always required for these sorts of jobs? Ethan On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:21 PM,jobs4...@gmail.com wrote: Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently
Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference size
I completely agree that size and character are a complex issues. The folks at Concentra have dealt with these issues before and have helped other organizations (JASIG to name the one I'm familiar with), so it's just a piece of the puzzle. But if we're going to tackle this we can't just say that it's too tough and we don't know where to start. We start at the beginning. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: I think that conference size and character is a complex issue that won't be solved by simply hiring a production company. That part comes later. Cary On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, John Fereira ja...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi Patrick, Yes, Jenn (from Concentra) is awesome. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Berry Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:00 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference size So, the keynote bomb has gone off. One of the issues is that it's really hard to put on a conference. Another conference I used to attend used Concentra CMS to run their conferences. http://www.concentra-cms.com/services.html I'm just throwing that out there. Pat -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference size
For those of us reading about this from home, what was the keynote bomb? Ben On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree that size and character are a complex issues. The folks at Concentra have dealt with these issues before and have helped other organizations (JASIG to name the one I'm familiar with), so it's just a piece of the puzzle. But if we're going to tackle this we can't just say that it's too tough and we don't know where to start. We start at the beginning. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: I think that conference size and character is a complex issue that won't be solved by simply hiring a production company. That part comes later. Cary On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, John Fereira ja...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi Patrick, Yes, Jenn (from Concentra) is awesome. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Berry Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:00 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference size So, the keynote bomb has gone off. One of the issues is that it's really hard to put on a conference. Another conference I used to attend used Concentra CMS to run their conferences. http://www.concentra-cms.com/services.html I'm just throwing that out there. Pat -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
[CODE4LIB] Please do not quote the entire digest when replying to threads
The result is generally unintelligible. Thanks, Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference size
This should fill some gaps: http://cynng.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/code4lib-day-keynote-on-code4libcon/ -Sean From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Benjamin Florin [benjamin.flo...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:37 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference size For those of us reading about this from home, what was the keynote bomb? Ben On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree that size and character are a complex issues. The folks at Concentra have dealt with these issues before and have helped other organizations (JASIG to name the one I'm familiar with), so it's just a piece of the puzzle. But if we're going to tackle this we can't just say that it's too tough and we don't know where to start. We start at the beginning. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: I think that conference size and character is a complex issue that won't be solved by simply hiring a production company. That part comes later. Cary On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, John Fereira ja...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi Patrick, Yes, Jenn (from Concentra) is awesome. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Berry Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:00 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference size So, the keynote bomb has gone off. One of the issues is that it's really hard to put on a conference. Another conference I used to attend used Concentra CMS to run their conferences. http://www.concentra-cms.com/services.html I'm just throwing that out there. Pat -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening - Director of Library Services, Pitt Community College Library, Greenville, NC
Please excuse cross-posting.Xudong Xudong Jin M.L.S., M.A. Library Director Pitt Community College Library 1986 Pitt Tech Rd Winterville, NC 28590 Phone: 252-493-7354 Fax: 252-321-4404 Email: x...@email.pittcc.edu Director of Library Services, Pitt Community College Library, Greenville, NC Posted on 02/07/2012 ( http://nclibraryjobs.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/director-of-library-services-pitt-community-college-library-greenville-nc/ ) NOTE: Requires occasional Saturday hours.SALARY: Salary commensurate with experience and education background within college’s pay range.QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in Library/Information Science required. Five year’s experience as professional librarian with administrative, supervisory, reference, and library technology experience required, including three years of supervisory experience. A demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with others in a collaborative leadership position is required. Information literacy teaching experience is desirable. Administrative and management skills; Strong public relations skills; Knowledge, skills, and ability to manage personnel and plan innovatively for the organization; Strong written and oral communication skills; Good decision-making and organizational skills; Flexible librarian with a hands-on, participatory styles of management; Familiar with electronic retrieval systems, automated library systems, and the Internet, and able to work cooperatively with and provide service-oriented instruction to faculty and students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles; Excellent technological and computer skills; Ability to work independently in a highly interactive team environment; Actively explores new models to improve and expand information and research support; Enjoys working collegially in a complex, changing higher education environment.DUTIES: Directs and supervises the library services component of the Library program. Oversees the activities of the library services staff. Directs all reference and research services. Coordinates the collection development of all print and electronic materials including selection, weeding and inventory. Serves as reference librarian with shared responsibility for bibliographic instruction. Acts as faculty liaison. Assists in library marketing and public relations. Reports to the Library Director.AVAILABLE: March 1, 2012.APPLY BY: February 17, 2012.TO APPLY: PCC application, resume, transcripts required. All applications for employment must be submitted using the Pitt Community College application. The application can be downloaded from the Pitt Community College website or can be obtained from the Pitt Community College Human Resource Office in Vernon White, Room 11. Applicants must submit a separate application for each position. Applications can be submitted in person or mailed to the Human Resource Office. (Pitt Community College, 1986 Pitt Tech Rd., Winterville, NC 28590 –Physical Address) OR (Pitt Community College, PO Drawer 7007, Greenville, NC 27835-7007 – Mailing Address). A resume may be attached but is not a substitute for the official application. We do not accept applications submitted via e-mail. If you are applying for a faculty position (full or part-time), you must include copies of all college transcripts. (Unofficial copies acceptable during the recruitment process).FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.pittcc.edu/experience-pcc/job-openings. -- E-mail correspondence to and from this sender may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. (NCGS.Ch.132)
[CODE4LIB] unc-duke game
See the social activities page. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_c4l2012_social_activities
[CODE4LIB] WWI linked data, anyone?
A few Canadian LAMs are working on a release of a WWI-related RDF linked data set within the next few months. The collection is bringing together data across multiple collections, including some cool stuff like WWI-era popular song recordings (with linked audio!), postcards, personal records, maps, etc. If anyone's interested in playing around with the data before it goes live, or willing to lend some critique, shoot me a note (or ask me at the conference) and I can give you access to what already exists. Misty
[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Specialist at Purdue University Libraries
Purdue University Libraries seeks an energetic, intellectually curious, and innovative librarian to join the Libraries as Metadata Specialist. The Metadata Specialist is responsible for developing metadata strategies to facilitate discovery, use, and preservation of Purdue digital assets. This includes developing collaborative approaches to the development and application of metadata standards to emergent Libraries collections and to address issues of knowledge management faced throughout campus. The position will specify the application of appropriate descriptive, administrative, and technical metadata schemas for digitized and born-digital content managed by the Libraries. This will include a leadership role in non-MARC metadata projects. This position will develop strategies for metadata interoperability to facilitate effective access and preservation. This includes strategies for integrating heterogeneous metadata from highly distributed collections within local services, as well as exposing locally generated metadata to external services. The position will play an active role in national and international discussions about the emerging and dynamic role of metadata in providing access to information resources. Participating in interdisciplinary, sponsored research with Purdue faculty, this position will help develop new approaches to describing and managing research data and other digital collections. The position will work closely with the Digital Collections Librarian, Head of Archives and Special Collections and other Libraries' faculty and staff to develop policies and workflows for digital collections. The position will collaborate with the Head of Metadata Services to implement workflows and practices for managing digital collections. The successful candidate will work with faculty and staff within IT, Resource Services and Research to develop a systems architecture for managing heterogeneous metadata, including MARC and non-MARC formats, and to develop production workflows for managing metadata for the Purdue University Libraries and Press. The position will report to the Associate Dean for Digital Programs and Information Access **Requirements**: Master's degree in Library/Information Science (ALA accredited or equivalent). Experience working with standard metadata formats from the library, digital library and publishing communities (e.g., MARC, EAD, METS, MODS, PREMIS, ONIX). Experience selecting and applying controlled vocabularies and ontologies to digital library projects. Familiarity with data interchange standards (e.g., OAI-PMH, SRW/U). Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff and students. Ability to work independently and as a team member in a dynamic environment and on a variety of simultaneous projects. Strong analytical skills. Evidence of successful participation in partnerships or collaborations. Demonstrated understanding of information seeking and use behaviors, particularly in digital environments. Evidence of scholarly research. Ability to achieve promotion and tenure. **Desired:** Experience collaborating with faculty and staff external to libraries on digital projects. Demonstrated success with grant-writing. Familiarity with current issues and trends in library technology. Experience collaborating on the application of metadata in cyberinfrastructure, research, and laboratory environments. 3 years of academic library experience. Experience with developing standards and recommendations in archival curation and related metadata management, including linked data (e.g., SKOS, OWL, DC Application Profiles, VIAF, ORCID). **Appointment:**Depending upon qualifications, appointment will be at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank. The full job announcement can be seen at: [http://www.lib.purdue.edu/admin/hr/career_opportunities/Metadata_Specialist.pdf](http://www.lib.purdue.edu/admin/hr/career_opportunities/Metadata_Specialist.pdf) **Application process:** To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of at least three references via email to Carla Greene, Libraries Human Resources Assistant at [green...@purdue.edu](mailto:green...@purdue.edu). Please place Metadata Specialist in the subject line of all emails. Nominations for the position will be accepted and should be sent to the same email address. Review of applications will begin on March 2, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to Julie Musick Hillgrove at 765-494-2903 or [jhill...@purdue.edu](mailto:jhill...@purdue.edu). The letter should include a description of the candidate's vision for establishing a campus wide metadata service. A background check will be required for this position. **_Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce._** Brought to you by
[CODE4LIB] Job: Software Developer (Python) at the Library of Congress at CACI
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (Python)-62653 Job Description The Software Developer will serve as a member of the eDeposit Ingest team at the Library of Congress. The candidate will be responsible for participating in the definition, design, and development of the software, tools and technologies that satisfy functional requirements, within the scope, schedule, and priorities as assigned by the project manager and/or technical lead. The candidate must be familiar with the entire lifecycle of software development, and have experience creating and maintaining applications for production environments. Candidate must: Be highly adaptable to working both independently and in a team environment. • Be a motivated and creative problem solver. • Exhibit excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. • Exhibit the ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure. Required Qualifications and Skills: Experience developing and deploying Python-based applications using contemporary Web frameworks (such as Django) • Experience developing and deploying applications in additional languages (such as Ruby, Perl, Java) • Experience developing and deploying applications on multiple platforms (Solaris, GNU/Linux) • Experience with test-driven design (TDD), and code reviews • Experience with addressing deployment issues regarding scale, performance, and administration throughout the development lifecycle • Experience using version control (such as Subversion) and ticket tracking tools (such as Trac and/or JIRA) • Familiarity with library software systems and metadata standards (MARC, MODS, METS) Typically requires Bachelor's degree (technical field preferred) and five to seven years of related experience. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. https://caci.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=434820 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/785/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Web and Content Developer at University of Colorado Denver
**Posting Description** The Auraria Library, serving the University of Colorado Denver, Downtown Denver Campus; Metropolitan State College of Denver; and the Community College of Denver, seeks a dynamic, energetic, and innovative individual to serve as the Web and Content Developer. This exempt professional position, reporting to the Associate Director for Technology Strategy and Learning Spaces, will provide in house web and interface design expertise for the Auraria Library. The Auraria Library's web presence consists of the main site ([http://library.auraria.edu/](http://library.auraria.edu/)), the mobile site ([http://m.library.auraria.edu/](http://m.library.auraria.edu/)) and discovery systems ([http://library.auraria.edu/search/node/discovery%](http://library.au raria.edu/search/node/discovery%)20systems) such as a federated searching application, intranet, institutional repository, catalog, reserves and interlibrary loan systems. The incumbent will work closely with the Web Programmer and others throughout the library to make the web site more visually appealing and develop a content management plan to develop high quality content for the site. The incumbent is responsible for creating website templates and layouts, producing graphic elements, and web development and maintenance. The incumbent will lead accessibility, usability and quality assurance activities in relation to the library's online interfaces and write and develop web policies. It is possible that this position may supervise students who perform web work. **Position Classification and Salary:** Starting salary for this position is $55,000 per year and is commensurate with skills and experience. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility is located at [http://www.cusys.edu/pbs](http://www.cusys.edu/pbs) The downtown campus is located in the heart of the city's commercial, cultural and recreational district. Its location in downtown Denver attracts a diverse population, comprising primarily commuters, many of whom are non-traditional students. This diversity is enriched by our commitment to a philosophy of inclusion, embedded in all aspects of campus life from its community members, curriculum, research and community service, allowing for the creation of a learning environment that welcomes, embraces, sustains and celebrates the unique and shared experiences of faculty, staff and students. The Library is dedicated to providing an environment which stimulates and nourishes the growth of ideas. This is accomplished through collections and services that support the curriculum, ranging from vocational training to doctoral programs. For more information about the Library and the campus, visit: [http://library.auraria.edu](http://library.auraria.edu/) **Special Instructions to Applicants** Applications are being accepted online at [www.jobsatcu.com](http://www.jobsatcu.com/). To apply please submit the following: * A letter of application detailing how your education, background and experience relate to the required and preferred qualifications. Please include links to examples of your work when possible. * A current vita or resume * Three professional references and their contact information. The University of Colorado Denver is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To achieve this goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. Job Posting Number:815796 For more information: Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/786/
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Call for Papers Issue 17
Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 17th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 17th issue, which is scheduled for publication in the beginning of June, 2012, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to jour...@code4lib.org. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 16 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 17th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@code4lib.org no later than Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Projects Coordinator at Library of Congress
 **Job Title:** Digital Project Coordinator **Department: **Legislative Branch **Agency:** Library of Congress **Sub Agency: **Library of Congress **Job Announcement Number:** 100216 ### Salary Range: $89,033.00 to $136,771.00 / Per Year ### Open Period: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 to Wednesday, March 07, 2012 ### Series Grade: GS-0301-13/14 ### Position Information: Open - Permanent ### Promotion Potential: 14 ### Duty Locations: 1 vacancy(s) in the following locations: Washington DC Metro Area, DC ### Who May Be Considered: Anyone may apply - By law, employment at most U.S. Government agencies, including the Library of Congress, is limited to U.S. citizens. However, non- citizens may be hired provided that immigration law and other legal requirements are met, and the Library determines there are no qualified U.S. citizens available for the position. ### JOB SUMMARY: The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the world's largest library, with more than 140 million items in its physical collections (including books, manuscripts, prints, photos, film, video, and sound recordings) and more than 19 million items online at its award-winning Web site. Located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the Library is also the home of the U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the Law Library of Congress and is leading the worldwide effort to preserve digital material through the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. The position is located in the Integrated Library System Program Office of the Technology Policy Directorate of Library Services information technology (IT) goals through implementation of projects involving the Library's integrated library system, other enterprise systems, and web enabled applications. Individually, and in collaboration with IT and user organization experts, the incumbent develops and coordinates major program components that include IT support for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, online public professionals, IT specialists, and various working groups throughout the Library involved in technologies and systems supporting the Library's mission. The incumbent plans, coordinates, and manages a wide variety of complex projects and activities related to current and new releases of the various Technology Policy systems. The position description numbers for this position are 059586/059587. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a flextime and may work a compflex work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses are not authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement. ### KEY REQUIREMENTS * * * ### DUTIES: Plans and designs centralized and mission-specific projects under established and/or proposed program objectives. Identifies and carries out necessary actions related to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of technical information programs and projects. Designs and coordinates mission-specific strategic objectives within the technical information area, identifying actions related to program/project implementation, monitoring, and evaluating activities under established and/or proposed objectives. Researches and identifies complex program issues or problems impacting program initiatives in major agency organizational components, such as a Library-wide system. Makes recommendations for and coordinates resolutions and improvements. Provides expert analysis and advice on complex program related information technology (IT) issues or problems where new analytical techniques must be developed to identify and evaluate findings. Based on operations and changing program requirements, identifies relevant issues. Collects relevant information from many varied sources, some of which are difficult to access. Makes authoritative recommendations to management. Plans and coordinates agency-wide implementation of process improvement methods and concepts to improve the quality of software products. Conducts feasibility studies to develop alternative and cost effective approaches to satisfying customer requirements. Provides expert evaluation of the requirements, analyzes alternatives, and recommends technical solutions relating to the complete life cycle for information systems and information systems components. Writes technical business cases, and coordinates the implementation of improved IT tools and practices. * * * ### QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal
[CODE4LIB] Veg*n Dinner Tonight
Hi, I was really looking forward to having dinner with you all tonight, but I'm not feeling well right now. I'm uncertain whether I will make it out tonight. Is there someone who would be willing to serve as a backup in case I don't make it? I'll try to check back in later. Jason
Re: [CODE4LIB] Veg*n Dinner Tonight
I will totally (potentially) lead the vegetarians. Meet at 6 in the hotel lobby! On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Jason Ronallo jrona...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I was really looking forward to having dinner with you all tonight, but I'm not feeling well right now. I'm uncertain whether I will make it out tonight. Is there someone who would be willing to serve as a backup in case I don't make it? I'll try to check back in later. Jason
[CODE4LIB] NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar -- Karen Coyle: Taking Library Data From Here to There
*** Please excuse the cross-posting *** === NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar on February 22: Taking Library Data From Here to There DATE: February 22, 2012 TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern (18:00-19:30 UTC) INFORMATION REGISTRATION: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/library_data/ === ABOUT THE WEBINAR Libraries have been creating metadata for resources for well over a century. The good news is that library metadata is rules-based and that the library cataloging community has built up a wealth of knowledge about publications, their qualities, and the users who seek them. The bad news is that library practices were fixed long before computers would be used to store and retrieve the data. Library cataloging practice continues to have elements of the era of printed catalogs and alphabetized cards, and needs to modernize to take advantage of new information technologies. This metadata, however, exists today in tens of thousands of databases and there is a large sigh heard around the world whenever a librarian considers the need to make this massive change. As with all large problems, this one becomes more tractable when broken into smaller pieces. Karen Coyle will present her five stars of library data, an analysis of the changes needed and some steps that libraries can begin to take immediately. She will also discuss the open world view of the linked data movement and how this view can increase the visibility of libraries in the global information space. This webinar will give an introduction to the types of changes that are needed as well as the value that can be realized in library services. Attendees will learn of some preparatory steps have already been taken, which should confirm that libraries have indeed begun the journey From Here to There. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS Karen Coyle is a librarian specializing in metadata development, with a particular interest in the future of bibliographic control. She recently served on the W3C Incubator Group on Library Linked Data, and has written three Library Technology Reports on the Semantic Web and library data. Thomas Baker, Chief Information Officer of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, was recently co-chair of the W3C Semantic Web Deployment Working Group and currently co-chairs a W3C Incubator Group on Library Linked Data. REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on February 22, 2012. Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. Can’t make it on the webinar date/time? You can still register and obtain access to the recorded archive for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/library_data/ Register for all four NISO/DCMI webinars and get one free: https://www.regonline.com/nisodcmiwebinarbuythreegetonefree_1052378
Re: [CODE4LIB] Veg*n Dinner Tonight
I will also lead the vegans. Also, the vogons. --James On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:05 PM, James Stuart james.stu...@gmail.com wrote: I will totally (potentially) lead the vegetarians. Meet at 6 in the hotel lobby! On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Jason Ronallo jrona...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I was really looking forward to having dinner with you all tonight, but I'm not feeling well right now. I'm uncertain whether I will make it out tonight. Is there someone who would be willing to serve as a backup in case I don't make it? I'll try to check back in later. Jason
