[CODE4LIB] Software Developer? Join the PKP team!
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PROJECT – SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS (February, 2015) The Public Knowledge Project at Simon Fraser University (http://pkp.sfu.ca) is seeking full-time and part-time Software Developers to join our team in providing the leading open source platform for running academic journals, books, and conferences. Reporting to the Lead Technical Architect, PKP Software Developers are responsible for designing, developing, and implementing clear and secure software solutions for a variety of PHP-based applications. Duties also include conducting system analysis and recommending changes or enhancements, actively participating in an international developer community, conferring with users to better understand system requirements and usability issues, investigating problem areas, and general troubleshooting. Tired of commuting to the office everyday from 9 to 5? As a member of the PKP team, you are able to work where you want, anywhere in the world, during the hours that work best for you (apart from some regularly scheduled team meetings). You will have opportunities to travel, participate in conferences and workshops, and interact with a growing international community of users in the academic, software development, and publishing worlds. This is a fixed-term contract with a probationary period and good potential for continuing work. Salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Qualifications include: • experience with current web development technology, especially PHP and Javascript. • experience with SQL (esp. MySQL and PostgreSQL), Apache, and Linux server administration. Additional consideration given for: • knowledge of, or experience with, PKP software (e.g. Open Journal Systems) or a similar open source project is valuable but not necessary. • enthusiasm for open source projects and understanding of the benefits of openness in general (open access, open standards, open data, open access to information, etc.) • experience with current user interface and user experience best practices, using AJAX, JQuery, CSS, and/or similar tools. Interested applicants should send the following: • a cover letter containing a summary of their experience, and at least two references; • a copy of their resume; and • code samples, ideally in PHP, ideally open-source (e.g. via a Github repository). to Brian Owen, Associate University Librarian (brian_o...@sfu.ca). Postings will remain open until filled. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a research and development initiative based at Simon Fraser University with many development partners and supporters around the world. PKP has been developing free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals, books, and conferences for 15 years. The PKP software suite is comprised of four modules: Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Open Conference Systems, and Open Harvester Systems; as well as a variety of supporting software projects. Visit PKP http://pkp.sfu.ca/ and have a look at the software and code.
[CODE4LIB] PKP 2015 - Confirmed Speakers and Revised Call for Participation
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the upcoming PKP 2015 Scholarly Publishing conference: * John Maxwell , Director of the Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing at SFU, and Associate Professor in the Masters of Publishing program at SFU. * Miriam Posner , Digital Humanities program coordinator and member of the core DH faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles. * Ray Siemens , Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing and Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria, in English with cross appointment in Computer Science. * John Willinsky , PKP Director, Khosla Family Professor of Education and Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford University, Professor in Publishing Studies at SFU, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the SFU Library. For more information, please visit the ‘Invited Speakers’ page on the conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2015/pages/view/speakers Call for Participation The conference will address a wide range of issues such as open access publishing, global knowledge creation and sharing, open educational resources, the digital humanities, current and future scholars as publishers, and open source technologies. It will provide opportunities to explore a new array of connections among scholarship, technology, and community, all focused around the broad theme of openness. The program will consist of a mixture of invited plenary presentations, a “next generation scholars” panel discussion, brief “lightning talks,” a 2-day development sprint, and workshops. A preliminary schedule, including the updated registration fees, can be found on the conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2015/pages/view/program This year, the conference organizing team has chosen a more dynamic, modern format for the PKP conference, with more opportunities to participate and learn from each other. This format will be more interactive and allow all participants to engage with each other on topics of mutual interest. Therefore, instead of more traditional full presentations, we invite proposals for lightning talks and development sprint participation only. Lightning Talks are limited to 5 minutes each (“5 slides in 5 minutes”). Lightning talks can be based on a full paper, in which case you will have the opportunity to have that paper made available on the conference website; so that other participants can read it before or after the conference. Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged: * Roles for next generation scholars, researchers, and librarians; * Community connections and partnerships among scholarly journals, the digital humanities, and libraries; * Open education and open learning; * New reading and publishing technologies, e.g., innovative reader interfaces; * Sustainability for Open: finance and beyond; * From scholarly publishing to scholarly products, e.g. the next generation scholarly monograph; * New approaches to assessing research outcomes and impact; * The full research lifecycle and new linkages with scholarly publishing, e.g. research data. To start your submission, please visit: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2015/schedConf/cfp The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2015 Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS Communications and Member Services Officer Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Simon Fraser University Library Email: kmeij...@sfu.ca Skype: kmeijerkline pkp.sfu.ca
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals - PKP Conference 2015
The fifth PKP international scholarly publishing conference , which takes place August 13 -14 2015, in Vancouver, BC , will be an opportunity for participants to engage on the important concept of openness in all of its manifestations. Open source, open science, open data, open access, open education, and open learning are not only integral themes in the scholarly communication landscape, but also in education, librarianship, economics, politics, and more. Following on 2014’s Open Access Week theme “Generation Open”, this conference will particularly focus on the next generation of scholars and researchers. This next generation are not only digital natives, but open digital natives; who are influenced by the broad ideas of openness in many ways. As SPARC noted when announcing the OA Week theme, students and early career researchers are the future of the Academy, and the ultimate success of the Open Access movement depends on them. In collaboration with SFU’s Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing and the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab / Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria, the conference will address a wide range of topics such as open access publishing, global knowledge creation and sharing, open educational resources, the digital humanities, current and future scholars as publishers, and open source technologies. It will provide opportunities to explore a new array of connections among scholarship, technology, and community, all focussed around the broad theme of openness . The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations, panel discussions, brief "lightning talks," a development sprint, and parallel conference sessions; following the general areas of scholarship, technology, and community. Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged: * Roles for next generation scholars and researchers; * Community connections and partnerships; * Open education and open learning; * New reading and publishing technologies, e.g., innovative reader interfaces; * Sustainability for Open: finance and beyond; * >From scholarly publishing to scholarly products, e.g. the next generation >scholarly monograph; * New approaches to assessing research outcomes and impact; * The full research lifecycle and new linkages with scholarly publishing, e.g. research data. Parallel sessions will each be up to 20 minutes in length. Lightning Talks are limited to 5 minutes each (“5 slides in 5 minutes”). Panel presentation length will be determined by the number of participants. Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea”, as well as other options. Please feel free to contact the organizing team to discuss a topic for a paper, panel, or other session format. Submissions The conference organizing team invites proposals for individual papers, presentations (without accompanying paper), as well as proposals for panel submissions and lightning talks. For individual papers and presentations, please submit an abstract of max 500 words and a presentation title, along with a brief biographical statement, and your contact information. For lightning talks, please limit the abstract to max 250 words. For complete panels, please submit a panel abstract of max 750 words as well as a list of all participants including brief biographical statements. Please identify and provide contact information for the panel organizer. Deadline for proposals : February 1st, 2015 Conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2015 For questions, please email kmeij...@sfu.ca Best regards, Karen Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS Communications and Member Services Officer Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Simon Fraser University Library Email: kmeij...@sfu.ca Skype: kmeijerkline https://pkp.sfu.ca/ lib
[CODE4LIB] PKP 2013 is only one month away!
*Apologies for cross-posting* The PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference in Mexico City is only one month away (August 19-21)! Register online now. PKP 2013 features an impressive schedule with an international array of OA speakers and advocacy groups. There will be presentations from around the world, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. Program highlights include: Keynotes by John Willinsky (PKP/Stanford University), Ana María Cetto (UNAM), Heather Joseph (SPARC), Dominique Babini (CLACSO), and Jean-Claude Guédon (Université de Montréal). Plenary panels with representatives from: OASPA, DOAJ, SPARC, IBICT (Brazil), and others. As well as representatives from: SciELO, RedALyC, SSRN, CERN, UNESCO, Springer, and many higher education institutions from around the world. In addition to the conference program, there will be a morning of pre-conference workshops and we will be holding an open session for all participants to Meet the PKP Team , on Monday August 19th. The Meet the PKP Team event will give a more informal opportunity to get to know some of the faces and people behind the Public Knowledge Project. A full list of the accepted presentations and a preliminary schedule are available online. Here you will also find information about accommodations, the venue, etc. For all information, go to http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2013 Hope to see you in Mexico City! Best regards, The PKP 2013 conference team
[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Early Bird registration ends on June 30th!
*apologies for cross-posting* Reminder: Early Bird registration ends on June 30th! Early-Bird registration for the upcoming PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference in Mexico City is available until June 30th . Be sure to register before then to take advantage of this reduced rate! The speakers and presentations have just been finalized and the PKP and UNAM conference committee have come up with an impressive schedule with an international array of OA speakers and advocacy groups represented: A full list of the accepted presentations are available online , as well as a preliminary schedule. Program highlights: Keynotes : by John Willinsky (PKP/Stanford University), Ana María Cetto (UNAM), Heather Joseph (SPARC), Dominique Babini (CLACSO), and Jean-Claude Guédon (Université de Montréal). Plenary panels with representatives from: OASPA , DOAJ, SPARC, IBICT (Brazil), and others. Presentations from around the world , including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe As well as representatives from: SciELO, RedALyC, SSRN, CERN, Springer, and many higher education institutions from around the world. In addition to the conference program, there will be a morning of pre-conference workshops and we will be holding an open session for all participants to Meet the PKP Team , on Monday August 19th . The Meet the PKP Team event will give a more informal opportunity to get to know some of the faces and people behind the Public Knowledge Project. Accommodations We have arranged a reduced rate at the Radisson Paraiso Hotel Mexico City. The hotel is conveniently close to the UNAM and will host a large portion of the conference attendees for convenience. There are a limited number of rooms available, so please book as early as possible. You will find more information on our website We look forward to seeing you in Mexico! Best regards, Karen Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS Communications and Member Services Officer Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Simon Fraser University Library Email: kmeij...@sfu.ca Skype: kmeijerkline Telephone: 778-782-9626 Don't miss the Fourth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, Aug 19-21, 2013, National Autonomous University of Mexico http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2013/
[CODE4LIB] PKP 2013 - Call for proposals - DEADLINE EXTENSION until May 6
PKP 2013 - Call for proposals - Deadline extension until May 6 By popular demand, we have now extended the deadline for proposals to May 6th! The deadline for submission of proposals to the PKP Scholarly Publishing 2013 conference , taking place August 19-21 in Mexico City, Mexico, has been extended to May 6 . Please consider submitting a presentation proposal, attending the event, and sharing this message with any colleagues who you think might be interested in participating. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for exchange on innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on the contributions of open source technologies. We look forward to hosting editors, publishers, librarians, researchers, developers, content aggregators, and PKP’s growing user community from around the world. Participation in the conference will be an exciting chance to share your knowledge and experience with the larger scholarly publishing community. Previous International PKP Scholarly Publishing conferences have brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants from around the world. We anticipate an equally valuable experience in 2013. We especially encourage proposals that address one or more of the following topics: * Reports on institutional, national, and regional open access policies, initiatives, and projects; * Sustainability and alternative models for open access publishing; * Quality, impact, and reach of Open Access publications; * Open Access and higher education; * Interoperability and information systems; * New reading and publishing technologies. The conference will also include technical workshops, as well as the PKP AGM. A preliminary program is available on the conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2013/schedConf/program Proposals should be submitted using the submission guidelines and form available on our website; all proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by early June. We would also like to note that there is an “early bird” registration discount available until May 31, 2013 . More information, including the Call for Papers and Registration form, is available on the conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2013 We very much hope to see you in Mexico! Yours truly, PKP 2013 Conference Organizing Team If you have any questions, please contact the PKP Conference Director, Juan Pablo Alperin at pkp2...@alperin.ca
[CODE4LIB] PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2013 – First confirmed speakers
*Apologies for cross-posting* The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the first confirmed speakers for the Fourth PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held from August 19-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. Confirmed speakers so far include Lars Björnshauge (DOAJ), Heather Joseph (SPARC), Emir Suaiden (IBICT, Brazil), Imanol Ordorika (UNAM, Mexico), Dominique Babini (CLACSO, Latin America), Elea Gimenez (CSIC, Spain), David Solomon (Michigan State University, USA), Ana María Cetto (UNAM and Latindex, Mexico) and John Willinsky (Stanford University and PKP, USA and Canada). We cordially invite you to submit a presentation proposal or to consider attending this event. We would also ask you to share this message with any colleagues that you think might be interested in participating. Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by April 15, 2013, using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by June 1, 2013. We would also like to note that there is an “early bird” registration discount available until May 31, 2013. More information, including the Call for Papers and Registration form, is available on the conference website: http://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp2013 We very much hope to see you in Mexico! Yours truly, PKP 2013 Conference Organizing Team
[CODE4LIB] 4th International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference - Call for Papers
***Apologies for cross-posting*** The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the Fourth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held from August 19 - 21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held in Latin America, a region of the world that publishes almost exclusively in Open Access. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for exchange on innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on the contributions of open source technologies. We look forward to hosting editors, publishers, librarians, researchers, developers, content aggregators, and PKP’s growing user community from around the world. Previous International PKP Scholarly Publishing conferences have brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants from around the world. We anticipate an equally valuable experience in 2013. Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged: Reports on institutional, national, and regional open access policies, initiatives, and projects; Sustainability and alternative models for open access publishing; Quality, impact, and reach of Open Access publications; Open Access and higher education; Interoperability and information systems; New reading and publishing technologies. The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations, parallel conference sessions, brief "lightning talks," posters, workshops, and an exhibitor’s hall. Presentations are welcome in both English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation available for some of the plenaries. Invited speakers will deliver plenary sessions around conference themes. Parallel sessions last up to two hours and will be a mixture of regular 15-minute presentations and 5-minute “Lightning Talks”. Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea" in publishing, outlining of a specific problem, as well as other options. Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 1, 2013, using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and decision will be announced no later than April 15, 2013. (For more information please see http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2013/pkp2013/schedConf/cfp) If you have any questions, please contact the PKP Conference Director, Juan Pablo Alperin at pkp2...@alperin.ca or Karen Meijer-Kline, at kmeij...@sfu.ca. Best regards, Karen Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS Communications and Member Services Officer Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Simon Fraser University Library Email: kmeij...@sfu.ca Skype: kmeijerkline Telephone: 778-782-9626
