[CODE4LIB] HathiTrust Research Center Focus Groups at DH 2013 and JCDL 2013

[Senseney, Megan Finn]

Dear colleagues,

The HathiTrust Research Center will conduct hour-long focus groups at the 
upcoming DH 2013 and JCDL 2013 conferences.

If you do research with large-scale, digital text corpora, we invite you to 
participate.

Our goals are to:


Find out how researchers (like you!) collect things together for research 
purposes; and

Brainstorm researcher requirements (like yours!) for collecting HathiTrust 
items together for computational analysis.

If you will be attending the DH or JCDL conferences and you are interested in 
these topics, please email Harriett Green 
(gree...@illinois.edu) by *Monday, July 15, 2013* 
and indicate your preferred time for participation:

Digital Humanities 2013, Lincoln, Nebraska

July 16, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
July 16, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana

   July 23, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
   July 24, 7:30-9:00 a.m.

The HTRC enables computational access for nonprofit and educational users to 
the HathiTrust corpus, a digital library of millions of books and other 
materials digitized by the Google Books project and other mass-digitization 
efforts. We are interested in understanding how researchers build and use 
digitized book and serials collections in the course of their research.

Your participation will give you a chance to meet with others working in your 
field or related areas. We hope to use the results to help advance the research 
tools afforded by the HathiTrust Research Center.
--

Megan Finn Senseney
Project Coordinator, Research Services
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 East Daniel Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: (217) 244-5574
Email: mfsen...@illinois.edu
http://www.lis.illinois.edu/research/services/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Machine tags and flickr commons

[Trish Rose-Sandler]

Ethan

The Biodiversity Heritage Library has pushed about 75k of our images to our
Flickr stream and we do machine tagging .  At least 2 machine tags are
automatically added to every image when we upload them to Flickr - an id
and a page url for the original source for the image in the BHL portal
e.g.

   - 
bhl:page=42123174
   - 
dc:identifier=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42123174




We also encourage users to add machine tags for the species names of the
plants and animals depicted in the images in order for those images to be
more efficiently searched by users and also for our images to be
automatically upload to species pages within the Encyclopedia of Life.
More info here
http://ala13.ala.org/files/ala13/Flickr%20Tagging%20Process_0.jpg

Unfortunately machine tagging the content of an image is very much a manual
process and requires humans.  We don't have the staff to do this ourselves
so we have so far relied on crowdsourcing and have held some Flickr tagging
parties towards this effort.
http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2012/05/partying-with-bhl-tagging-flickr-images.html

We would love to hear other libraries efforts to add machine tags to their
Flickr images.

Trish Rose-Sandler
Data Analyst, Biodiversity Heritage Library



On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Ethan Gruber  wrote:

> There is an enormous body of open photographs contributed by a myriad of
> libraries and museums to flickr.  Is anyone aware of any efforts to
> associate machine tags with these photos, for example to georeference with
> geonames machine tags, tag people with VIAF ids, or categorize with LCSH
> ids?  A quick Google search turns up nothing.  There's a little bit of this
> going on with Pleiades ids for ancient geography (
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/pleiades%3A*/), but there's enormous
> potential in library-produced images.
>
> I think it would be incredibly powerful to aggregate images of manuscripts
> created by Thomas Jefferson (VIAF id: 41866059) across institutions that
> have digitized and uploaded them to flickr.
>
> Ethan
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Embedded metadata for institutional images

[Kari R Smith]

This is great, Greg!  I've put together a library guide for Tagging and Finding 
Your Files for folks here at MIT and will add this link to it (already have the 
MetadataDeluxe info on it.)

Kari Smith
MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Reser, 
Gregory
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:13 AM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Embedded metadata for institutional images

I would like to share a presentation I gave at this year's IPTC conference held 
in Barcelona. The presentation is intended to show how embedded metadata can 
help users properly identify downloaded images and use them more efficiently. 
Even though I focused on museums, I think the message also applies to archives 
and libraries.

This presentation doesn't address the techniques for embedded metadata, that is 
a whole other topic. First, it seems we have to convince institutions it is 
worthwhile and to commit time and money to it.

As you watch the video, keep in mind that the audience was European, hence my 
joke about the Las Vegas Luxor hotel. I think Europeans are more serious than 
us because they didn't laugh. That's the only explanation that makes sense to 
me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k52laAg4wk&feature=youtu.be


Greg Reser
Arts Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0175Q
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175

Phone: 858.246.0998
Skype: gregreser

Re: [CODE4LIB] Machine tags and flickr commons

[Kyle Banerjee]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Debra Shapiro  wrote:

> I wonder if there's not more going on because many libraries, archives &
> museums feel that the images posted to Flickr are sort of "just for fun"
> and the real thing is at the institution?


Political factors could be at play. Many ways of making images more
discoverable and usable don't advance local institutional goals with
branding and demonstrating benefit for those who pay our bills. This is
sometimes counterproductive, however well intentioned the goals are. But
it's still something we have to work with.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Machine tags and flickr commons

[Debra Shapiro]

Cool idea - Images in the Library of Congress Flickr pool have LCCNs - record 
numbers - but that kind of just takes you back to LoC's catalog - eg.

This lovely hand tinted cased image of a Civil War soldier & his wife on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/9158148335/

includes this info - Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 
2010650519

which gets you to here:
http://lccn.loc.gov/2010650519

If you know to go to LoC's catalog and search there.

I wonder if there's not more going on because many libraries, archives & 
museums feel that the images posted to Flickr are sort of "just for fun" and 
the real thing is at the institution?

my 2 cents and worth every penny.
deb


On Jul 10, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Ethan Gruber wrote:

> There is an enormous body of open photographs contributed by a myriad of
> libraries and museums to flickr.  Is anyone aware of any efforts to
> associate machine tags with these photos, for example to georeference with
> geonames machine tags, tag people with VIAF ids, or categorize with LCSH
> ids?  A quick Google search turns up nothing.  There's a little bit of this
> going on with Pleiades ids for ancient geography (
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/pleiades%3A*/), but there's enormous
> potential in library-produced images.
> 
> I think it would be incredibly powerful to aggregate images of manuscripts
> created by Thomas Jefferson (VIAF id: 41866059) across institutions that
> have digitized and uploaded them to flickr.
> 
> Ethan

dsshap...@wisc.edu
Debra Shapiro
UW-Madison SLIS
Helen C. White Hall, Rm. 4282
600 N. Park St.
Madison WI 53706
608 262 9195
mobile 608 712 6368
FAX 608 263 4849

[CODE4LIB] Embedded metadata for institutional images

[Reser, Gregory]

I would like to share a presentation I gave at this year's IPTC conference held 
in Barcelona. The presentation is intended to show how embedded metadata can 
help users properly identify downloaded images and use them more efficiently. 
Even though I focused on museums, I think the message also applies to archives 
and libraries.

This presentation doesn't address the techniques for embedded metadata, that is 
a whole other topic. First, it seems we have to convince institutions it is 
worthwhile and to commit time and money to it.

As you watch the video, keep in mind that the audience was European, hence my 
joke about the Las Vegas Luxor hotel. I think Europeans are more serious than 
us because they didn't laugh. That's the only explanation that makes sense to 
me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k52laAg4wk&feature=youtu.be


Greg Reser
Arts Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0175Q
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175

Phone: 858.246.0998
Skype: gregreser

[CODE4LIB] Machine tags and flickr commons

[Ethan Gruber]

There is an enormous body of open photographs contributed by a myriad of
libraries and museums to flickr.  Is anyone aware of any efforts to
associate machine tags with these photos, for example to georeference with
geonames machine tags, tag people with VIAF ids, or categorize with LCSH
ids?  A quick Google search turns up nothing.  There's a little bit of this
going on with Pleiades ids for ancient geography (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/pleiades%3A*/), but there's enormous
potential in library-produced images.

I think it would be incredibly powerful to aggregate images of manuscripts
created by Thomas Jefferson (VIAF id: 41866059) across institutions that
have digitized and uploaded them to flickr.

Ethan

[CODE4LIB] Job: Application Programmer for Digital Publishing at University of Michigan

[jobs]

Publishing Technology, the IT unit within Michigan Publishing, seeks an
Application Programmer to design and develop a variety of software systems in
support of digital scholarly publishing. This position will work in a team to
create new applications for web delivery of content, and office productivity
tools to enhance production workflow, as well as maintaining and improving
existing systems.

  
This is a full-time, TWO YEAR, TERM-LIMITED position with the possibility for
renewal.

  
Michigan Publishing is the primary academic publishing enterprise of the
University of Michigan and part of its dynamic and innovative university
library. Publishing Technology is responsible for the design, development, and
maintenance of digital delivery systems and management tools which place
Michigan Publishing on the cutting edge of digital scholarly communication.
Our work includes:

- University of Michigan Press (press.umich.edu)  
- mPach (hathitrust.org/mpach)  
- Digital Culture Books (digitalculture.org)  
- The Pancreapedia (pancreapedia.org)  
- The Journal of Electronic Publishing (journalofelectronicpublishing.org)  
- More at publishing.umich.edu  
  
**Responsibilities**  
-Software analysis and design. Meeting with stakeholders and other developers 
for requirements gathering. Modeling business logic and workflows. Researching 
and proposing tools/libraries that match requirements and environment.  
-Software development and maintenance  
-Writing documentation for code, software environments, workflows and etc.  
-Research technology tools, trends and best practices.  
  
**Required Qualifications**  
- Bachelors degree and 3 or more years experience in designing, developing, 
coding and maintaining data-driven applications or equivalent amount of related 
education and experience.  
- Demonstrated understanding of current web standards as recommended by W3C 
including accessibility standards and cross browser issues;  
- Experience using Linux, MVC frameworks, Object Oriented Programming, version 
control workflows, test-driven development, and XML;  
- Demonstrated ability to design effective UI/UX using HTML5 and CSS3.  
- Commitment to writing clean, documented code  
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills  
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to discuss why we develop what we develop.  
  
**Desired Qualifications**  
- Experience with Ruby on Rails, JRuby, Git, MySQL, JQuery, XSLT, Perl, PHP, 
RESTful APIs.  
- Experience working in the publishing, library, or other information 
industries.  
- Experience as a project manager.  
  
**Additional Information**  
Questions about this job description may be emailed to Jeremy Morse, Director
of Publishing Technology at jgmo...@umich.edu.

  
**U-M EEO/AA Statement**  
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Research Data Curation Program Technical Analyst at University of California, San Diego

[jobs]

**Description**  
  
The Research Data Curation Program (RDCP) within the UC San Diego Library
provides data curation services to a diverse population of campus users. The
program supports several data lifecycle management functions, including
metadata consulting, repository support, digital object identifier management,
digital preservation services and data deposit into the Library's Digital
Asset Management System. The RDCP also works closely with the campus Research
Cyberinfrastructure Program (RCI), which is providing support for various
digital programs across campus.

  
Under the direction of the Head, Research Data Curation Program, the incumbent
provides project oversight, formulates procedures and workflow, and supports a
variety of UCSD Research Data Curation Projects. Working with appropriate
project managers, the incumbent consults with librarians, faculty, researchers
and others on issues related to data curation design and implementation. In
consultation with the Libraries' IT Department, advises on websites / tools to
display, catalog, and ingest digital material.

  
**Qualifications**  

  * Experience with digital research data, including lifecycle management of 
research objects from creation through publication.
  * Experience with a variety of research tools, including spreadsheets and 
databases, data catalogs and web-based resources.
  * Experience collaborating with academics, researchers and staff engaged in 
research activities.
  * Strong oral and written communication skills to communicate and interact 
with a diverse population; the ability to convey information and provide 
guidelines in a clear and professional manner.
  * Excellent time management and strong organizational and multi-tasking 
skills. Ability to establish priorities, meet multiple and frequently changing 
deadlines with flexibility, process a high volume of work while under pressure, 
and maintain a high level of accuracy with close attention to detail.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Outreach & Electronic Resources Librarian at Montana

[jobs]

The Outreach & Electronic Resources Librarian is responsible for understanding
and meeting the State Library's users' information needs through regular in-
person and virtual outreach. Information resources made available by the State
Library are primarily electronic; this librarian is responsible for increasing
and improving the experience of using electronic resources offered by the
Library Information Services program at the Montana State Library. The
librarian applies his or her skills and creativity to build and maintain
relationships with State Library users in order to better understand their
information needs and, as a member of the Library Information Services team
and within available resources, works to align the library's growing variety
of electronic resources to meet users' identified needs, and to maintain user
access to these services, and systems infrastructure. Successful candidates
will demonstrate their experience performing duties similar to those described
below.

  
Application materials required initially for this position include the
following:

1.) Signed and completed State of Montana Employment
Application. If not submitting online, the application may be found at
http://mt.gov/statejobs/application.asp.

2.) Also required is a cover letter that

• Describes the applicant's work experience initiating, attending and
introducing oneself at regular in-person and virtual meetings with library
users to become familiar with their current information sources, perceived
information gaps, and actual information needs.

• Describes in appropriate detail the applicant's level of expertise stemming
from work and/or personal use of social media tools.

• Describes a work or personal experiences indicating outstanding oral,
written, and interpersonal skills.

  
Applications must be received by July 28, 2013 to be considered for the first
round of screenings. If a suitable candidate is found in that screening, no
further consideration will be made of applications received after that date.
Interviews are tentatively planned for the week of August 5.

  
Please note that MSL is not able to sponsor a visa at this time so all
candidates must be eligible to work in the United States when they apply.

  
Duties:

• Initiate, attend and introduce oneself at regular in-person and virtual
meetings with state employees and Montana librarians to become familiar with
their current information sources, perceived information gaps, and actual
information needs. Coordinate participation in these meetings with the State
Publications Librarian in order to further the aims of the state publications
management plan.

• As part of outreach, create with other staff in-person and online
presentations (live and/or recorded) that maximize and communicate the value
of the library's electronic resources and services.

• Responsible for understanding and using all library discovery tools,
catalogs, databases and registering for all library services in order to gain
the perspective of library users. Use this perspective to create and provide
instruction on use of library resources and services.

• Use social media for outreach, reputation management, and conducting
information needs assessment in accordance with MSL policies on employee use
of social media.

• Coordinate with other LIS staff the testing, purchase, use, management,
renewal, and cancellation of single-library electronic resources. Activities
include conducting product trials, trouble-shooting technical issues,
resolving authentication issues, customizing user interfaces, publicizing
resources, gathering statistics and feedback and making recommendations to the
LIS manager for the maintenance or discontinuation of resources.

• Work with other staff to design, implement, and document efficient
workflows, policies, standards, goals and procedures to ensure effective and
efficient discovery, access, and delivery of electronic resources.

• Participate in assessment methods including usage, usability, and value in
order to continuously improve library services.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

  
Competencies:

• Work experience in electronic resource management, selection, acquisition,
access, and trouble-shooting.

• Work experience with these or similar library software: EBSCOhost, EBSCOnet,
SirsiDynix integrated library system.

• Work experience with OpenURL linking technologies and authentication
mechanisms.

• Knowledge of current and emerging technologies and practices in electronic
resource management.

• Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Able and willing to exercise professional judgment with collegiality,
flexibility, and accuracy.

• Able and willing to learn new applications.

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office applications use of social
media and use of web content management systems.

• Experience with SirsiDynix integrated libra

[CODE4LIB] Job: Archives and Digital Asset Management (ADAM) Specialist at United Parcel Service

[jobs]

The Archives and Digital Asset Management (ADAM) Specialist is responsible for
handling system user (i.e., customer) inquiries, concerns, and questions about
the ADAM system. He/She serves as the ADAM system contact for questions about
content, access, capabilities, process, etc. This position oversees the
uploading of digital assets into the ADAM system environment and ensures legal
compliance (e.g., copyright, etc.) paperwork is completed and submitted either
manually or electronically. The ADAM Specialist interacts with digital asset
vendors and the UPS Information Services (I.S.) department in making system
adjustments and ensuring proper storage and maintenance of digital assets.
He/She provides basic system usage training, grants user rights (i.e., system
access), and develops reports that highlight usage statistics for ADAM
department management.

  
He/She responds to system user requests and provides basic user training to
enable internal and external users to use the system efficiently by managing
system user rights to ensure compliance with legal standards. The ADAM
specialist reports system problems to ADAM management and vendors to ensure
uninterrupted system service by educating system users to promote the ADAM
sstem as a company-wide asset. He/She oversees system data entry to ensure
proper grouping and organization of assets into predetermined data sets in
addition to performing routine UPS IS standard system maintenance activities
to ensure system integrity and continuous operability.

  
Other Duties

  * Creates system use statistical analyses (i.e., frequency of use, number of 
times the system was accessed, return-on-investment [how the system was used], 
and number of system users) to provide reports for ADAM department management.
  * Collects assets for system ingestion (i.e., uploading of digitized 
information into the ADAM system) to enhance system development and enable 
information sharing.
  * Communicates with vendors about asset availability and asset batch 
uploading to prepare data for the ADAM system.
  * Identifies and records user digital assets needs to promote ADAM system 
potential and asset availability.
  * Makes new ADAM asset recommendations to department management to continue 
ADAM system development and create value (i.e., return-on-investment).
  * Reviews and tests metadata (i.e. catalog information) from vendors to 
ensure word and data accuracy and to ensure descriptions match data and images.
  * Edits and enhances vendor metadata to facilitate better access to system 
information and to enhance system search capabilities.
  * Alerts system users about new ADAM content to promote ADAM system usage and 
capabilities.
  * Participates in new metadata standards creation to contribute to metadata 
dictionary development (i.e., set of rules for legal and industry compliance).
  * Researches archive industry standards with the American Library Association 
(ALA) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) to ensure ADAM system 
parameters are consistent with industry standards.
  * Researches documentation on collections slated for ADAM system ingestion to 
verify department paperwork authorization is initiated and complies with legal 
requirements.
  * Pursues data collections authorization documentation to ensure required 
authorizations are submitted for legal compliance.
  * Ensures uploaded data collections are matched with completed legal 
paperwork to reduce company liability.
  * Coordinates the location of on-line data authorizations to ensure ADAM 
system assets are ingested properly and paperwork is on file before information 
can be accessed.
  * Develops weekly ADAM system activity reports to inform ADAM department 
management of system problems and new system assets.
  * Implements most current industry data migration system tools to ensure data 
longevity and maintain industry standards.
  * Communicates with IS staff about ADAM system changes to ensure the ADAM 
system functions efficiently and harmoniously within the UPS IS environment.
  * Develops asset preservation concerns reports to inform ADAM management and 
ensure asset protection.
  * Attends ADAM regional and national workshops and conventions to pursue 
continuing education and keep current with the latest industry trends.
Preferred Competencies

  * Demonstrates basic knowledge of database design principles; identifies 
users' requirements and needs with guidance from others; demonstrates a basic 
understanding of the importance of maintaining and updating databases
  * Identifies the business problem that requires research; identifies sources 
of information that are relevant to a problem; reviews literature and data 
related to the research question; summarizes information from data sources
  * Captures/documents specific and accurate information; learns subjects 
thoroughly and in detail; completes work with thoroughness; supplies 
appropriate details when requested; maintains o

[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Librarian at Pennsylvania State University

[jobs]

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seek an innovative and highly
motivated librarian to provide creative leadership and expertise in the
development of metadata for effective access to our digital and web resources.
This is a tenure-track faculty position, reporting to the Head of the
Cataloging and Metadata Services Department.
Responsibilities include providing expertise and leadership for improved
discovery and access to the Libraries' digital collections, scholarly
communications initiatives and web resources by planning, implementing, and
assessing metadata strategies appropriate to these initiatives; Collaborating
with other librarians and library staff, Penn State faculty, and colleagues in
other research institutions to evaluate and apply appropriate metadata schemas
for digital collections, held by the Libraries and University; Providing
leadership in the development of relevant metadata standards, policies and
procedures, with particular responsibility for digital resources; contributing
standards-based knowledge and practices towards metadata prototyping for a
range of scholarly publishing projects.

  
Requires an MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent degree in a
related field; Experience using emerging technologies for metadata management
and delivery such as RDA and linked data; knowledge of metadata and encoding
standards used in libraries and in scholarly publishing (Dublin Core, EAD,
MODS/METS, XML, TEI, MARC 21); Strong technical skills, problem-solving
abilities, and experience in data modeling and conceptualization.

  
For a more complete description of responsibilities and position requirements,
please visit www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/jobs/facjobs.html.
Apply by sending a letter of application, resume, and the contact information
of three references to lap...@psu.edu. Please reference Box
META-ALA in the email subject line. Review of candidates
will begin on August 19, 2013 and continue until the position is
filled. Employment will require successful completion of
background check(s) in accordance with University policies.



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Anyone have access to well-disambiguated sets of publication data?

[Graham Triggs]

Hi Paul,

I guess this rather depends on your purposes. From the way you've asked the
question, it sounds like you are looking for a control set of data to
compare your own efforts of author disambiguation to (rather than simply
having good sources of disambiguated data - presumably for feeding into a
VIVO instance)?

In case you haven't looked at it already, you might find the Profiles RNS
Disambiguation Engine useful:

http://profiles.catalyst.harvard.edu/docs/ProfilesRNS_DisambiguationEngine.pdf

Although this would just cover Medline/PubMed data. This could work just as
a source of disambiguated data for you, not just as a control set for your
own implementations.

Additionally, if you are not adverse to using other software to provide
disambiguated data, rather than implementing your own solution, then you
might want to look at research information management software (e.g.
Symplectic Elements). These specialise in acquiring data from a number of
data sources (including PubMed), and helping you create a clean,
disambiguated set of publication data - and typically provide APIs that
allow you to interact and/or extract that information for re-use in other
systems.

Regards,
G




On 9 July 2013 16:32, Paul Albert  wrote:

> I am exploring methods for author disambiguation, and I would like to have
> access to one or more set of well-disambiguated data set containing:
> – a unique author identifier (email address, institutional identifier)
> – a unique article identifier (PMID, DOI, etc.)
> – a unique journal identifier (ISSN)
>
> Definition for "well-disambiguated" – for a given set of authors, you know
> the identity of their journal articles to a precision and recall of greater
> than 90-95%.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> Paul
>
>
> Paul Albert
> Project Manager, VIVO
> Weill Cornell Medical Library
> 646.962.2551
>