[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer - Radio Media Library & Archives at WGBH

2016-05-30 Thread jobs
Web Developer - Radio Media Library & Archives
WGBH
Boston

WGBH is seeking a Ruby on Rails developer to help develop a Hydra / Fedora 4
repository and maintain multiple websites / projects for the Media Library and
Archives.

The WGBH Media Library and Archives digital preservation system will be based
on the Hydra Project technology stack, which includes Ruby on Rails, Fedora,
Blacklight, and Apache Solr. Working closely with the Media Library and
Archive's Director, Project Manager, Developer and Systems Analyst, as well as
remote partners from Indiana University, the Developer will continue work on
the HydraDAM grant project as well as lend development support to several
other web properties like Open Vault (openvalt.wgbh.org) and the American
Archive of Public Broadcasting (americanarchive.org).

  
Ideal candidates should be:

* Comfortable working in teams of 2 to 6, sometimes remotely  
* Able to communicate clearly and respectfully to all team members, both 
technical and non-technical  
* Willing to be active participant in the Fedora / Hydra open-source 
communities  
* Understanding of metadata schemas such as PBCore  
* Familiar with the idea of object oriented storage  
* Ability to travel 2-4 times per year to conferences, hackathons and partner 
meetings  
  
Required skills for all duties include having working knowledge of:

* Ruby >= 1.9.3  
* Rails >= 3.2.0, common conventions, patterns, and best practices how to write 
and run automated tests for Rails apps using Rspec and Capybara (or equivalent) 
 
* Github  
* CSS3 + HTML5  
* XML basics  
* working from command line (OS X or Linux)  
Other skills required for specific duties include having a working knowledge
of, or experience in:

* scss  
* j Query  
* Twitter Bootstrap  
* how REST apis work  
* Rails gem patterns  
* HTML 5 video players  
* ability to write raw SQL  
  
Duties will depend on individual strengths, but may include any of:

* front-end development  
* back-end development  
* streaming video integration and presentation  
* organizing and writing documentation  
* usage stats and analysis  
* DevOps and deployment  
* performance stats, analysis and optimization  
* code review using Github  
* Agile development using Jira  
  
Bonus skills specific to our projects include experience or familiarity with:

* Amazon Web Services  
* Hydra repository solution  
* Solr search indexes  
* Fedora commons repository  
* XML, XSL, and manipulating XML with Nokogiri ruby gem  
* SPARQL  
* Rails deployment with Capistrano  
  
Essential Functions:

  
60% HydraDAM repository development

10% Technical documentation

10% Code review

20% Other website development and maintenance



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Coordinator of Library Technology Services/Asst/Assoc Prof (Revised) - University of Nebraska Kearney - Kearney, NE at University of Nebraska at Kearney

2016-05-30 Thread jobs
Coordinator of Library Technology Services/Asst/Assoc Prof (Revised) - 
University of Nebraska Kearney - Kearney, NE
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney

The person in this position will oversee Web Services, Integrated Library
System (currently III, Sierra), Electronic Resources, Workstation Support, and
future Institutional Repository. Calvin T. Ryan Library
Staff focus on collaboration in the provision of outstanding academic
support. This is a terrific opportunity for the tech-savvy
librarian who is excited about using their expertise to enhance and expand
support for students and faculty.

  
Essential Functions

  
Implements, manages, supports, and enhances a wide range of technologies and
systems to provide innovative library services and to ensure access to Calvin
T. Ryan Library's extensive range of online information resources; supports
library faculty and staff and local and remote library users in the use of
existing information technology and the adoption of new and emerging
technology; uses advanced professional and technical expertise to provide
leadership and guidance on information technology issues and is responsible
for the management, supervision, operations, planning, security and continuity
of the technology resources of the Library; plays a key role in making the
Library a campus technology leader.

  
Supervises two staff members and provides backup when needed. This is a
twelve-month, tenure track appointment with assistant or associate professor
rank, depending upon experience; reports to the Dean of the Library; is a
member of the Library Management Team.

  
Requirements

  
Required Qualifications:

  
ALA accredited master's degree in Library Science or foreign equivalent.

At least three years of relevant experience in an academic library, with
evidence of broad, in-depth knowledge, skills, and experience with technology.

  
Preferred Qualifications:

  * Experience in an academic library working with Web Services, including 
design and development.
  * Experience working with an Integrated Library System.
  * Evidence of successful supervision and management of full-time library 
staff.
  * Demonstrated experience with Electronic Resources Management and/or 
Institutional Repositories.
  * Evidence of the ability to concurrently manage multiple projects, 
administer systems, troubleshoot computing problems, plan and manage change in 
the library's computing environment and act as liaison with other information 
technology professionals.
  * Knowledge of cataloging principles and experience with metadata standards, 
such as MARC and RDA.
  * Experience with one or more of the following: XML/XSLT, MySQL, Apache, 
Linux, and a programming language such as PHP.
  * Awareness of scholarly communication issues and basic familiarity with 
copyright issues.
  * Evidence of increasing levels of responsibility.
  * Experience with digitizing and editing images, text, video, audio, and 
other formats and delivering them on the web.
  * Ability to work with a diverse student population and to converse in a 
second language.



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