Re: [CODE4LIB] Internet of Things

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Hi Lisa,

A researcher, Jim Hahn, at the UIUC Library has been exploring the use the 
Estimote location beacons, http://estimote.com/, to provide location-based 
recommendations in our Undergrad Library.  His project is briefly described 
here: http://sif.library.illinois.edu/.

Jim also tells me that he is working on a paper on the topic for Library 
Technology Report, "Internet of Things: Mobile Technology and Location Services 
in Libraries," scheduled for Volume 53, Number 1 (2017).

Kind regards,
Tom

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Lisa 
Rabey
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:13 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Internet of Things

A month or so ago, I asked on ALA Thing Tank if anyone was using IoT in their 
libraries, and if so: what, how, when, where; details man, details!
Other than someone asking me what the IoT is ( 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things), I got crickets.

Yesterday Jason Griffey wrote, "How libraries can save the internet of things 
from the web's centralized fate" (
https://boingboing.net/2016/03/28/how-libraries-can-save-the-int.html) and this 
got me wondering again: Is anyone doing something in library land  with IoT?

Well, are you?

_lisa







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"The mood will pass, sir.”  - P.G. Wodehouse

Re: [CODE4LIB] Novel OAI endpoints

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Take a look here for a fairly lengthy list of OAI end points, including various 
reports of supported metadata formats, xml namespaces, etc.  
Http://gita.grainger.uiuc.edu/registry

Tom Habing

> On Nov 6, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Stuart A. Yeates  wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for a unusual OAI endpoints (different implementations,
> different metadata schemes or extensions to schemes, different
> structures, unusual content types, etc) to test against. I'm aware of
> the list a couple of mainstream lists of which
> http://www.base-search.net/about/en/about_sources_date_dn.php?menu=2
> is the most comprehensive  the and the live demos of dspace, eprints
> and fedora. But I'm looking for more obscure installs and corner
> cases.
> 
> Does anyone know of any other candidates?
> 
> Implementations known to be buggy, broken or dubious especially welcome :)
> 
> I'll publish a list of endpoints I find useful.
> 
> cheers
> stuart

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anyone have a list of exposed z39.50 endpoints?

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Index Data maintains a searchable list:  http://irspy.indexdata.com/

Tom

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jay 
Gattuso
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 5:24 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Anyone have a list of exposed z39.50 endpoints?

We have a colleague looking into giving our Public Lending Rights system some 
TLC. This is the process we use to survey any library holdings and count any 
holdings by New Zealand authors/producers.

I was asked if I knew of any lists of exposed z39.50 endpoints that we could 
interrogate as part of our holdings survey.  I thought this might be something 
some of you have / could comment on.

We're interested in any library, public or private, and will happily take any 
suggests on or off list, especially if you know of any endpoints that are 
exposed but not specifically publicised.

Thanks in advance

Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research and 
Consultancy National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa PO 
Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064 
jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nz

[CODE4LIB] Job: Electronic Resources and Acquisitions Support Specialist

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has extended this job search to 
May 20.

http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/13421/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sample METS files

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

The METS Registered Profiles, 
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/mets-registered-profiles.html, are required 
to have at least one sample METS document in their appendices.  It's a little 
extra work to extract the METS files from the profiles, but these should give 
you a large variety of different METS documents with which to work.

Regards,
Tom

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Sullivan, Mark V
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 7:11 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Sample METS files
> 
> All,
> 
> I am working on expanding the currently functionality of the open-source
> SobekCM METS Editor ( http://ufdc.ufl.edu/metseditor ,
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/metseditor/ ) to allow it to be both more
> extensible for various unforeseen metadata formats, and to analyze division
> and file level dmdSec's and amdSec's.
> 
> Is there an existing repository of a large variety of METS files available
> somewhere for testing against?  If anyone knows, please respond to this
> thread.
> 
> If you are willing to share a couple METS files for my testing, I would be 
> most
> appreciative.  Please send any METS files directly to me (
> mars...@uflib.ufl.edu ) and indicate if you would be willing to add it to a
> METS repository for testing purposes, assuming we don't find one already
> exists.
> 
> Thank you all in advance,
> 
> Mark / UF

Re: [CODE4LIB] Directories of OAI-PMH repositories

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Here is a registry of OAI-PMH repositories that we maintain (sporadically) here 
at Illinois:  http://gita.grainger.uiuc.edu/registry/ 

Tom

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Phillips, Mark
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 2:13 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Directories of OAI-PMH repositories
> 
> You could start here.
> 
> http://www.openarchives.org/pmh/
> 
> Mark
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of
> Wilhelmina Randtke [rand...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 2:03 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Directories of OAI-PMH repositories
> 
> Is there a central listing of places that track and list OAI-PMH repository
> feeds?  I have an OAI-PMH compliant repository, so now am looking for
> places to list that so that harvesters or anyone who is interested can find 
> it.
> 
> -Wilhelmina Randtke

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: PROJECT MANAGER PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

PROJECT MANAGER
PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Visiting Academic Professional (2 year grant position) University of Illinois 
Library at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available:  This position is available as soon as possible.  This is a 
100% time, two year visiting Academic Professional position in the University 
Library.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Preservation and Conservation, the Project Manager 
will develop and oversee the testing of an IMLS grant funded self-assessment 
program (the Preservation Self-Assessment Program - PSAP) focusing on book, 
paper, and photographic materials and incorporating previous assessment 
materials already developed for audiovisual content (the AvSAP 
http://www.library.illinois.edu/prescons/projects_grants/grants/avsap/index.html
 ). The two-year project will involve extensive research into current 
preservation issues including identification, storage, housing and potential 
treatment options, as well as the development of a computer-based 
self-assessment program, and the testing of that program to aid in the 
development of preservation priorities of those materials.  The Project 
Coordinator will directly oversee two part-time staff positions who will assist 
with research, testing, and coding. 
The Project Manager is responsible for:
*   Researching and developing the assessment structure for leading 
non-specialists through the preservation evaluation of book, paper, and 
photographic materials
*   Developing functional specifications and interface designs for the 
application in consultation with the programming staff  
*   Developing and maintaining the project Web site  
*   Initiating, guiding, and summarizing discussions among the project 
partners to achieve consensus on goals and objectives  
*   Organizing partners' meetings  
*   Writing regular project reports for the funding agency  
*   Writing news and magazine articles as required for the project, and 
working with the appropriate campus and University Library units to publicize 
the project and its goals
*   Conducting, with the PI and co-PI's, outcome-based evaluative research 
and producing reports and publications that inform the funding agency and the 
various professional communities represented by the project  
*   Collaborating with Library and other University of Illinois faculty, 
development staff, and others to identify ways in which the project can benefit 
or partner with current campus programs and outreach activities

Qualifications
Required:  Bachelor's degree; Demonstrated knowledge of archival, book, paper, 
and photographic preservation and/or conservation principles and practices as 
evidenced by coursework or work experience; Prior professional or 
pre-professional experience in a library or archives environment; See 
https://jobs.illinois.edu for preferred.

Salary.   Salary will be commensurate with candidate's experience and 
qualifications, but the upper limit is fixed by the terms of our grant.

 
To Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile 
at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and 
contact information including email addresses for three professional 
references.  Applications not submitted through this website will not be 
considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.
 
Deadline:  In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations 
must be received by February 19, 2013 

Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes 
individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and 
value diversity and inclusivity.
www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu 

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI Provider Testing Tool

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

You might also want to look here, http://re.cs.uct.ac.za/, which allows you to 
interactively explore an OAI provider, and it can also run a suite of tests 
against an OAI provider.

Tom

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Cricket
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 10:48 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] OAI Provider Testing Tool
> 
> Dear Code4Lib,
> 
> This is a simple one page web form that creates correctly formatted OAI
> requests that appear as live links on the page.  All code is html and 
> javascript
> contained in the one file.
> 
> There is a menu for switching between different base URLs because we have
> multiple providers and test platforms.
> 
> I have followed the rules set out in
> http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/openarchivesprotocol.htm#Protocol.
> ..
> 
> There are links on the web page to help the user quickly locate specific terms
> and rules from openarchives.org.
> 
> I try to catch errors that occur as the web form is filled out, but no
> guarantees!
> 
> This webpage is at:
> 
> http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/oai/testOAI/
> 
> Feel free to use in place or to download and revise to suit your own needs.
> 
> cheers!
> Cricket Deane

Re: [CODE4LIB] "Repositories", OAI-PMH and web crawling

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Take a look at "Best Practices for Shareable Metadata":  
http://webservices.itcs.umich.edu/mediawiki/oaibp/index.php/ShareableMetadataPublic

There is a specific section on "Linking from a Record to a Resource and Other 
Linking Issues".

Regards,
Tom

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Joe Hourcle
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:43 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] "Repositories", OAI-PMH and web crawling
> 
> On Feb 27, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Godmar Back wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Diane Hillmann
> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Owen Stephens
>  wrote:
> 
> >>> This issue is certainly not unique to VT - we've come across this as
> >>> part of our project. While the OAI-PMH record may point at the PDF,
> >>> it can
> >> also
> >>> point to a intermediary page. This seems to be standard practice in
> >>> some instances - I think because there is a desire, or even
> >>> requirement, that
> >> a
> >>> user should see the intermediary page (which may contain rights
> >> information
> >>> etc.) before viewing the full-text item. There may also be an issue
> >>> where multiple files exist for the same item - maybe several data
> >>> files and a
> >> pdf
> >>> of the thesis attached to the same metadata record - as the metadata
> >>> via OAI-PMH may not describe each asset.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> This has been an issue since the early days of OAI-PMH, and many
> >> large providers provide such intermediate pages (arxiv.org, for
> >> instance). The other issue driving providers towards intermediate
> >> pages is that it allows them to continue to derive statistics from
> >> usage of their materials, which direct access URIs and multiple web
> >> caches don't.  For providers dependent on external funding, this is a
> biggie.
> >>
> > Why do you place direct access URI and multiple web caches into the
> > same category? I follow your argument re: usage statistics for web
> > caches, but as long as the item remains hosted in the repository
> > direct access URIs should still be counted (provided proper
> > cache-control headers are sent.) Perhaps it would require server-side
> statistics rather than client-based GA.
> 
> I'd agree -- if you can't get good statistics from direct linking, something's
> wrong with the methods you're using to collect usage information.  Google
> Analytics and similar tools might produce pretty reports, but they're really
> meant for tracking web sites and won't work when someone has javascript
> turned off, has specifically blacklisted the analytics server, or on anything
> that's not HTML.
> 
> You *really* need to analyze the server logs directly, as you can't be sure
> that all access is going to go through the intermediate 'landing pages' or 
> that
> it'd be tracked even if they did.
> 
> ...
> 
> I admit, the stuff I'm serving is a little different than most people on this 
> list,
> but we also have the issue that the collections are so large that we don't
> want people retrieving the files unless they really need them.  We serve
> multiple TB per day -- I'd rather a person figure out if they want a file
> *before* they retrieve it, rather than download a few GB of data and find
> out it won't serve their purposes.
> 
> It might not help our 'look how much we serve!' metrics to justify our
> funding, but it helps keep our costs down, and I personally believe it helps
> with good will in our designated community as they don't spend a day (or
> more) downloading only to find it's not what they thought.  (and it fits in 
> with
> Ranganathan's 4th law better than saving them from an extra click)
> 
> -Joe

[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: Technical Architect for Library Content Discovery and Delivery

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Technical Architect for Library Content Discovery and Delivery 
Academic Professional University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available: Position available immediately. This is a 100%, 
twelve-month, Academic Professional appointment. 

Duties and Responsibilities: The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign seeks 
an innovative and knowledgeable professional to provide technical leadership 
and production oversight for systems supporting electronic resource  content 
discovery and delivery across the University Library. The Library currently 
provides access to hundreds of thousands of electronic databases, electronic 
journals, electronic books, and other electronic resources (including media 
materials and primary source data sets) and has made a strategic commitment to 
the enhancement of access by its users to these rich resources. The successful 
candidate will work in collaboration with key information technology and 
stakeholder groups across the Library and will assume responsibility for 
architecting new technology-based initiatives supporting electronic resource 
content management and access for commercially acquired content, as well as for 
contributing to initiatives supporting content integration and exp!
 osure and the delivery of locally-developed content. The successful candidate 
will be part of a team within the Technical Services Division that supports the 
daily work in harvesting, loading, translating, and updating records to support 
access and assessment of E-resources. 

Qualifications:  Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information 
Science or related discipline; minimum of three  years of experience in Library 
or Academic information technology services; minimum of two years of experience 
in technical aspects of web server administration and application development 
in a Linux environment; significant programming experience using one or more of 
the following languages in UNIX and Windows environments: Perl, PHP, Java, 
Ruby, .NET; experience with database technologies (MSSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) on 
enterprise level systems; demonstrated understanding of information technology 
practices, concepts, content and standards [e.g., XML, (X)HTML and JavaScript] 
with experience in employing these standards within an integrated system 
environment; strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present 
technical problems and solutions to administration as well as a varied group of 
constituents; excellent project management and c!
 oordination skills; ability to work effectively with diverse staff in both 
team contributor and leader roles; ability to effectively work in an 
environment with multiple concurrent priorities.  See https://jobs.illinois.edu 
for complete qualifications.

To Apply:
To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at 
https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact 
information including email addresses for three professional references. 
Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For 
questions, please call: 217-333-8169.

Deadline:
In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be 
received by 2/20/2012. Interviews may occur before the closing date; however, 
no decisions will be made prior to the closing date.

Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes 
individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and 
value diversity and inclusivity. 
www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

[CODE4LIB] Opening at University of Illinois for Digital Humanities Specialist

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Digital Humanities Specialist
Full-time Academic Professional Position
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Library


Duties and Responsibilities:  The University of Illinois Library conducts a 
variety of activities in support of digital humanities scholarship, including 
creation, delivery, curation and preservation of a wide variety of types of 
digital assets and tools.  Reporting to the Technical Architect for 
Repositories and Scholarly Communication, the Digital Humanities Specialist 
will assist with the planning, implementation and ongoing production of these 
digital collections and scholarly initiatives, with particular emphasis on 
project design, digitization workflows, and content and delivery systems.  The 
successful candidate will work across a number of humanities and Special 
Collections units and will be part of a team of IT personnel that develops and 
delivers repository and scholarly communication services.  Examples of ongoing 
projects include a robust newspaper digitization program and a "triple-decker" 
nineteenth-century American novel digital conversion project, utilizing c!
 ontent management systems such as Olive, Archon, CONTENTdm, and locally 
developed databases.  In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to 
the work of the Scholarly Commons in helping to articulate the relationship 
between new technologies and humanities scholarship to the community of 
humanists; in advising teaching faculty on the creation of digital objects and 
providing technical support for use of analytical tools; and in serving as an 
agent between content providers and the Library's repository.  This position is 
expected to evolve in tandem with the Library's strategic goals and to 
experiment with new ways of supporting and enhancing the teaching, research and 
service missions of the University.  The scope and responsibilities will shift 
in accordance with priorities established by the AUL for Information Technology 
Planning and Policy in consultation with IT staff and digital humanities 
stakeholders.  

As an Academic Professional employee, the Digital Humanities Specialist is 
expected to use "investigation time" to pursue areas of his or her interest, 
not directly in support of an immediate program need, in accordance with the 
University Library's policy on Investigation Time for Academic Professional 
Employees.  Some investigations that originate in this manner may evolve into 
regular work assignments or production activities. 


Qualifications: Required:  Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology 
field, such as Library and Information Science or Computer Science, and two 
years of experience working in a related field; knowledge of or experience with 
one or more of the following technologies: XML, XML Schema, XSLT, Dynamic HTML; 
experience in a library setting working with metadata encoded in one or more of 
the following schemas: MARC, MODS, METS, EAD, TEI, Dublin Core; experience with 
common digital image formats such as JPEG, JPEG 2000, TIFF, PNG, and GIF; 
experience writing and implementing Web scripts such as Perl, PHP, ASP, Ruby, 
Python, or VB Script; the ability to work independently as well as 
collaboratively in a team environment; excellent organizational skills and a 
demonstrable ability to manage multiple priorities; the ability to remain 
conversant with newly evolving technologies; effective oral and written 
communication skills.  Preferred:  Master's degree in Computer Science or Lib!
 rary and Information Science or related information technology field; 
background or degree in a humanities discipline; knowledge of relational 
database design principles and SQL; experience with newspaper digitization or 
other humanities digitization program; experience writing web applications 
using CSS, XSLT or JavaScript; ability to program interactive, database-driven 
web applications; experience in a library IT unit or working with 
library-specific applications; experience in planning and implementing programs 
or services; experience working with digital conversion vendors; knowledge of 
or experience with digital preservation strategies; experience in writing grant 
proposals.

Environment: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is a leader 
in the delivery of user services, and active programs in information, 
instructional, access, and scholarly services help the Library to maintain its 
place at the intellectual heart of the campus. The Library also holds one of 
the preeminent research collections in the world, encompassing more than 12 
million volumes and a total of more than 23 million items. The Library is 
committed to maintaining the strongest collections and service programs 
possible, and to engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice - 
all of which support the University's missions of teaching, research, and 
public engagement. The Library employs approximately 100 faculty members, and 
more than 

Re: [CODE4LIB] OIA Feeds

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

The University of Illinois Library is still running an OAI static gateway.  You 
can initiate a static repository from here:

http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/gateway.net/oai.aspx?initiate=http... 

Regards,
Tom

Thomas G. Habing
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Bigwood, David
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:00 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OIA Feeds
> 
> Nathan,
> 
> I think what you want is a OAI Static Repository. Info here:
> http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/guidelines-static-repository.htm
> 
> If I remember right, you will then need someone else to read your files.
> Not sure if anyone is still doing that.
> 
> Sincerely,
> David Bigwood
> dbigw...@hou.usra.edu
> Lunar and Planetary Institute

[CODE4LIB] Position Announcement: Visiting Digital Preservation Coordinator

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

For full details and to apply visit this web page:  
https://jobs.illinois.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=7527
 
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks applications for a Digital 
Preservation Coordinator. The incumbent will provide a range of preservation 
services for digital content as well as support for digital products produced 
through other preservation reformatting functions. The Digital Preservation 
Coordinator reports to the Head of Preservation and serves all of the 
University Libraries by coordinating digital preservation and access services. 
This is a full-time, regular, academic professional position

Responsibilities: This position plays a key role in preserving the University 
of Illinois Library's valuable and unique collections by enhancing the 
University's capacity to preserve and provide access to digital documents, 
programs, and data sets, as well as images and media materials preserved 
through the Preservation Unit, by supporting the Preservation Librarian in all 
digital preservation efforts. The incumbent will report to the Head of 
Preservation, and maintains a number of critical working relationships with 
units and groups that are engaged in preservation, curation, and access to 
digitized content; including Library units such as Digital Content Creation, 
Content Access Management, the University Archives, Visual Resources, the 
Systems Office and appropriate campus units.

 The coordinator will assist the preservation librarian, brittle books 
coordinator, and media preservation coordinator in establishing best practices 
for digital media produced for preservation purposes and in establishing 
workflows for the dissemination and preservation of digital files. They will 
also contribute expertise to the development of a broader digital preservation 
program with specific attention toward ensuring access to legacy digital files 
and datasets owned or stewarded by the Library. Specific responsibilities will 
include:

* Processing digital files to be included in the Library's online catalog, 
digital repository, and the HathiTrust
* Preparing estimates and developing project workflows
* Monitoring conversion quality
* Assisting in the preparation of grant proposals
* Identifying vendors and completing RFPs for services
* Collaborating with other library personnel to develop appropriate access 
methods and tools for digitized collections, including, but not limited to both 
platforms and metadata.

[CODE4LIB] Opening at University of Illinois for Digital Humanities Specialist

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

Digital Humanities Specialist
100% Academic Professional Position
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Library


Duties and Responsibilities:  The University of Illinois Library conducts a 
variety of activities in support of digital humanities scholarship, including 
creation, delivery, curation and preservation of a wide variety of types of 
digital assets and tools.  Reporting to the Technical Architect for 
Repositories and Scholarly Communication, the Digital Humanities Specialist 
will assist with the planning, implementation and ongoing production of these 
digital collections and scholarly initiatives, with particular emphasis on 
project design, digitization workflows, and content and delivery systems.  The 
successful candidate will work across a number of humanities and Special 
Collections units and will be part of a team of IT personnel that develops and 
delivers repository and scholarly communication services.  Examples of ongoing 
projects include a robust newspaper digitization program and a "triple-decker" 
nineteenth-century American novel digital conversion project, utilizing c!
 ontent management systems such as Olive, Archon, CONTENTdm, and locally 
developed databases.  In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to 
the work of the Scholarly Commons in helping to articulate the relationship 
between new technologies and humanities scholarship to the community of 
humanists; in advising teaching faculty on the creation of digital objects and 
providing technical support for use of analytical tools; and in serving as an 
agent between content providers and the Library's repository.  This position is 
expected to evolve in tandem with the Library's strategic goals and to 
experiment with new ways of supporting and enhancing the teaching, research and 
service missions of the University.  The scope and responsibilities will shift 
in accordance with priorities established by the AUL for Information Technology 
Planning and Policy in consultation with IT staff and digital humanities 
stakeholders.  

As an Academic Professional employee, the Digital Humanities Specialist is 
expected to use "investigation time" to pursue areas of his or her interest, 
not directly in support of an immediate program need, in accordance with the 
University Library's policy on Investigation Time for Academic Professional 
Employees.  Some investigations that originate in this manner may evolve into 
regular work assignments or production activities. 


Qualifications: Required:  Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology 
field, such as Library and Information Science or Computer Science, and two 
years of experience working in a related field; knowledge of or experience with 
one or more of the following technologies: XML, XML Schema, XSLT, Dynamic HTML; 
experience in a library setting working with metadata encoded in one or more of 
the following schemas: MARC, MODS, METS, EAD, TEI, Dublin Core; experience with 
common digital image formats such as JPEG, JPEG 2000, TIFF, PNG, and GIF; 
experience writing and implementing Web scripts such as Perl, PHP, ASP, Ruby, 
Python, or VB Script; the ability to work independently as well as 
collaboratively in a team environment; excellent organizational skills and a 
demonstrable ability to manage multiple priorities; the ability to remain 
conversant with newly evolving technologies; effective oral and written 
communication skills.  Preferred:  Master's degree in Computer Science or Lib!
 rary and Information Science or related information technology field; 
background or degree in a humanities discipline; knowledge of relational 
database design principles and SQL; experience with newspaper digitization or 
other humanities digitization program; experience writing web applications 
using CSS, XSLT or JavaScript; ability to program interactive, database-driven 
web applications; experience in a library IT unit or working with 
library-specific applications; experience in planning and implementing programs 
or services; experience working with digital conversion vendors; knowledge of 
or experience with digital preservation strategies; experience in writing grant 
proposals.

Environment: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is a leader 
in the delivery of user services, and active programs in information, 
instructional, access, and scholarly services help the Library to maintain its 
place at the intellectual heart of the campus. The Library also holds one of 
the preeminent research collections in the world, encompassing more than 12 
million volumes and a total of more than 23 million items. The Library is 
committed to maintaining the strongest collections and service programs 
possible, and to engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice - 
all of which support the University's missions of teaching, research, and 
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[CODE4LIB] Three Full-Time Positions Available: Visiting Digital Library Research Programmers

[Habing, Thomas Gerald]

These positions are all at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Details and application 
instructions are here:  
https://jobs.illinois.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=4592.

Three Full-Time Positions Available:

* Starting as soon as possible after application deadline, funded for 5 years 
(NSF Ethics Resource Center and others as assigned)

* Starting as soon as possible after application deadline, funded for 14 months 
(NEH Emblematica Online and others as assigned)

* Starting March 16, 2011, funded for 18 months (IMLS Digital Collections and 
Content and others as assigned)

Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidates will be appointed to 
support current digital library grant-funded research projects being conducted 
at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center. Appointees will report 
to the respective grant project's principal investigators (PIs) and will be 
members of the University Library's Software Development Group. Specifically, 
these three positions will support and be funded by the following grant 
projects:

* Emblematica Online: Emblem Digitization, The German Emblem Database, and The 
OpenEmblem Portal (funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities)

* The Institute of Museum and Libraries Services' Digital Collections & Content 
Project, 2-year extension: Advancing the IMLS DCC to Promote our Collective 
Cultural Heritage (funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services)

* The Bamboo Technology Project, Phase I (funded by the Andrew W. Mellon 
Foundation)

* The Open Annotation Collaboration, Phase II: Demonstration & Refinement 
(funding request pending with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)

* The National Ethics Resource Center Digital Library (funded by the National 
Science Foundation)