The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is recruiting a Digital Media Librarian. Minimum salary: $51,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the direction of the Acting Head of Access Services, this position will work closely with faculty, staff, librarians and students to lead media services, explore new technologies and provide innovative ways to offer digital materials in support of the teaching and research mission of the university. This position will be responsible for the effective and efficient administration of the Media Department and Slide Library. This position will work with librarians and staff responsible for online resource collection development, acquisition, maintenance and user discovery, and participate in library-wide explorations new technologies and services. Also, this position will provide reference, instruction, liaison assistance and other services as needed, for the visual and performing arts departments, and work on projects and perform other duties as assigned.

The University of North Texas has released digital videos of the presentations at its 5/18/10 Open Access Symposium.

Here's a representative sample of the presentations:

• Dwayne K. Buttler, "Copyright and Publication Agreements: Who Owns Your Work?"
• Stevan Harnad, "Designing the Optimal Open Access Mandate"
• David E. Shulenburger, "The Research University Imperative to Distribute Scholarly Research"
• Sanford G. Thatcher, "What University Presses Think about Open Access"
• Tyler O. Walters, "Advancing Open Access through Digital Services"

The Western University of Health Sciences Library is recruiting a Library Systems Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the direction of the Associate Director of Information & Electronic Services, the Library Systems Specialist will oversee the administration and maintenance of the library automation systems including installation and configuration of software applications; and to analyze library automation needs and recommend appropriate solutions.

Public Knowledge has released a digital video of Cory Doctorow discussing copyright issues.

Here's an excerpt from the About Cory Doctorow:

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing (boingboing.net), and a contributor to The Guardian, the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wired, and many other newspapers, magazines and websites. He was formerly Director of European Affairs for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org), a non-profit civil liberties group that defends freedom in technology law, policy, standards and treaties. He is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at Open University (UK); in 2007, he served as the Fulbright Chair at the Annenberg Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California.