Month: November 2011

Library Technology Coordinator at University of La Verne Library

The University of La Verne Library is recruiting a Library Technology Coordinator. Required degree: "ALA accredited master's degree in Library Science."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The responsibilities of this position include administering and providing technical support for all aspects of library technology including the Innovative Interfaces Millennium integrated library system; design, operation and maintenance of specialized library systems, electronic resources, proxy server, mobile apps, OPAC, LINK+, ILLIAD, ERM, OCLC, link resolver, research databases, library intranet, etc.; . . . .

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Sr. Software & Systems Engineer at University of Virginia Library

The University of Virginia Library is recruiting a Sr. Software & Systems Engineer. Required degree: "Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering or related discipline." Salary $70,203-$140,405.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 0608866):

The University of Virginia Library seeks a Sr. Software & Systems Engineer to act as lead developer, working both independently and as part of larger teams to manage medium to large complexity development projects from start to finish. The Sr. Software & Systems Engineer is responsible for research, planning, analysis, and design, as well as the engineering and development work needed to implement applications and systems in support of UVa Library's business needs.

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Notes of the HathiTrust Constitutional Convention October 8-9, 2011

HathiTrust has released Notes of the HathiTrust Constitutional Convention October 8-9, 2011.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

As a result of these proceedings, HathiTrust:

  • Will establish a governance structure consisting of a Board, a Board Executive Committee, and Board-appointed committees, and will articulate bylaws
  • Will formalize a transparent process for inviting, evaluating, ranking, launching and assessing development initiatives
  • Will establish a shared print monograph archiving program among the member libraries
  • Will expand and enhance access to U.S. federal publications including those issued by GPO and other federal agencies
  • Will develop and vet a fee-for-service model to allow contribution of content from non-partner entities

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Digital Services Librarian at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Library

The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Library is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian. Required degree: "Applicants should hold a Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited program."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsibilities include overseeing the administration of ILS functions in a consortial environment (C/W MARS); maintaining and coordinating the library website and other digital projects in collaboration with the Public Services and other librarians; and improving and expanding user access to digital resources and services, including e-reserves, e-books, e-journals, subscription databases, web resources, archival collections, and instructional materials. The Digital Services Librarian oversees cataloging and ensures access to and maintenance of records or links to electronic resources; performs original, complex cataloging as needed; manages upgrades and troubleshoots technology problems with Computer Services; and collaborates with librarians and other departments on library and college projects.

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33 Canadian, Mexican, and U.S Institutions Have Signed Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

Thirty-three Canadian, Mexican, and U.S institutions have signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The Berlin Declaration promotes the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge. Its goal is to make scientific and scholarly research more accessible to the broader public by taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by digital electronic communication. Signatories support actions that ensure the future Web is sustainable, interactive, and transparent—and that content is openly accessible—in order to realize the vision of a global and accessible representation of knowledge. The leaders of research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world have signed the Declaration—including CERN, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, and the German Max Planck Society (co-initiator and custodian).

North American signatories now include leading private research institutions (such as Harvard University and Duke University), public research institutions (University of Kansas, University of California-Los Angeles), Canadian research campuses (Concordia University, University of Quebec in Montreal), smaller academic institutions (Oberlin College, Grand Valley State University), non-profit organizations (Alliance for Information Science and Technology Innovation, Science Commons), major library coalitions (SPARC, the Association of Research Libraries, Canadian Library Association), and the Open Society Foundations (architect of the Budapest Open Access Initiative).

The full list is available at http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/signatoren/.

| Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

Shared Development Group Manager at University of Wisconsin-Madison General Library System

The University of Wisconsin-Madison General Library System is recruiting a Shared Development Group Manager. Required degree: "Bachelor's degree." Salary: minimum $75,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The UW-Madison General Library System is seeking an experienced, dedicated, and energetic individual to serve as the manager of its Shared Development Group, a collaborative team of seven professional library and web application developers drawn from the Library and the campus Division of Information Technology. The individual in this position reports to the General Library System's Associate Director for Information Technology and directly supervises four Library staff within SDG. In addition, the SDG manager has primary responsibility for planning, organizing, managing, and monitoring all projects and work carried out by the entire SDG, including DoIT members. . . .

The SDG manager serves as a primary point of contact and coordination between the Libraries, DoIT, and other service providers working to support and enhance the Libraries' information technology systems. The individual in this position will participate in technology planning activities with both the Library and DoIT's Library, Integrative and Research Applications Group. As a senior manager, the incumbent will work in collaboration with librarians, IT professionals, and faculty, ensuring that the team's insights, perspectives, and talents are reflected in the Libraries vision for developing and advancing its technology-based information services.

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Library Copyright Alliance Sends Letter to House Committee on the Judiciary about Stop Online Piracy Act

The Library Copyright Alliance has sent a letter to Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member John Conyers of the House Committee on the Judiciary about the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Here's an excerpt:

There are three pending copyright infringement lawsuits against universities and their libraries relating to their use of digital technology One of these cases, AIME v. UCLA, concerns the streaming of films to students as part of their course assignments. These lawsuits reflect a growing tension between rights holders and libraries, and some rights holders' increasingly belligerent enforcement mentality. Moreover, legislation such as SOPA and the PRO-IP Act passed in the 110th Congress, and the activities of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (a position created by the PRO-IP Act), encourage federal prosecutors to enforce copyrights law more aggressively.

In this environment, the criminal prosecution of a library for copyright infringement is no longer beyond the realm of possibility. For this reason, we strongly oppose the amendments described above, which would increase the exposure of libraries to prosecution. The broadening of the definition of willful infringement could result in a criminal prosecution if an Assistant U.S. Attorney believes that a library's assertion of fair use or one of the Copyright Act's other privileges is unreasonable. This risk is compounded with streaming, which SOPA would subject to felony penalties even if conducted without purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain.

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Front End Web Developer at Ohio State University Libraries

The Ohio State University Libraries. are recruiting a Front End Web Developer. Required degree: "Bachelor's Degree in computer & information science or an equivalent combination of education and experience."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Serves as a member of the Libraries IT Division Web Implementation Team which is charged with designing, developing and managing innovative web-based applications that support, enhance, and extend the mission of The Ohio State University Libraries. Designs, develops, troubleshoots, implements, and maintains software code for the front end of applications delivered via the Web. Designs and maintains user interface frontend code based on HTML, JavaScript, and/or CSS; creates and maintains template code which interfaces with backend code using PHP, Java and other web programming languages. Converts ideas presented by a graphic designer's raw images and layouts into CSS/XHTML themes.

| Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Scan and Deliver Webinar Recordings and Documents Released

OCLC Research has released digital recordings and documents from its Scan and Deliver: Creative User-initiated Digitization in Special Collections and Archives Webinar.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

Changes in technology and the increased visibility of special collections have resulted in a deluge of requests for digital copies of special collections materials. A steady stream of digitization requests for one item here, two pages there can be labor-intensive, and policies for user requests vary widely across institutions.

To address these issues, OCLC Research and the OCLC Research Library Partnership's Working Group on Streamlining Photography and Scanning sought methods for reducing cumbersome digitization-on-demand workflows and policy obstacles. The result—a flexible, tiered approach to delivering digitized materials that acknowledges differences in user needs, collections, institutions, and resources—is detailed in the report, Scan and Deliver: Managing User-initiated Digitization in Special Collections and Archives.

In this webinar, members of the working group shared their creative experiments aimed at scanning and delivering user-requested digital copies of special collections materials. San Diego State University offers self-serve scanning in their reading room. At the University of Chicago, special collections and interlibrary loan (ILL) colleagues are working together to use existing infrastructure and expertise. The Getty Research Institute developed a tiered approach to capture and post digital files created by fulfilling user requests. The presenters discussed workflows-in-progress, lessons learned, and how they learned to stop worrying and love digital copy requests.

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Senior Programmer/Analyst II at Dartmouth College Library

The Dartmouth College Library is recruiting a Senior Programmer/Analyst II. Required degree: "A Bachelor's degree in computer/information science or engineering, or the equivalent in education and experience."

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: 0110202):

Dartmouth College Library seeks an experienced programmer/analyst to join the Digital Library Technologies Group, which develops and maintains the technical infrastructure of Dartmouth's digital library initiatives and services. Typical projects include: designing and integrating software components and web-based delivery tools; working with College faculty on a variety of XML-based digital projects; working with library staff to design, develop and maintain tools to streamline their work; installing, configuring and maintaining commercial and open source software packages and modules; developing applications for digital production and digital content management. Duties include support for the emerging digital library production and delivery services.

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ALA Issues Action Alert: "Ask Your Senators to Vote ‘NO’ on Overturning Net Neutrality Order"

ALA has issued an action alert: "Ask Your Senators to Vote 'NO' on Overturning Net Neutrality Order."

Here's an excerpt:

This week (Nov. 7-11), the full U.S. Senate will vote on Senate Joint Resolution 6, a bill to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) order passed to adopt "net neutrality."

Please call your Senators and ask them to vote "NO" on S.J. Res. 6. Your call sends a loud and clear message that libraries depend on an open and nondiscriminatory Internet to provide our patrons, the public, unfettered access to information.

Additional talking points:

  • Voting no helps preserve the openness of the Internet which is essential to our nation's educational achievement, freedom of speech and economic growth.
  • Without an open and neutral Internet, there is great risk that commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will give higher priority to some users (e.g. give entertainment priority over education).
  • ISPs may seek to impose additional fees on Internet users which could drastically impact libraries who require much greater bandwidth than households to serve their patrons, many at one time.

Read more about it at "Network (Net) Neutrality Legislative Activity."

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Programmer Analyst III (Manager, Web Operations) at Yale University Library

The Yale University Library is recruiting a Programmer Analyst III (Manager, Web Operations). Required degree: "Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a relevant area."

Here's an excerpt from the ad (STARS requisition number: 14736BR):

Reporting to the Manager of Digital Library and Programming Services in the Library IT department, the Web Manager will provide vision, leadership and technical expertise for the continued development of the Library's web presence. The successful candidate will have a portfolio demonstrating web programming and web site architecture/design.

Essential Duties

  1. Develop, communicate and implement web policy, design best practice standards, style guides and required web page elements for the Library websites; makes recommendations for policy modifications.
  2. Using Drupal CMS and/or other CMS, develop, design, maintain and enhance Web-based technology solutions for Yale Library; Evaluates existing web systems, researches possible changes, presents findings and works in conjunction with department/unit managers to determine web strategies.
  3. Coordinate web content development schedules, evaluate web technology services, develop guidelines and standards, and manage the daily maintenance of assigned Library web sites; Establishes priorities and coordinates design changes.
  4. Anticipate web trends, investigate their application to the academic library and develops new web-based services; research and implement new technologies such as HTML 5; Test and document web technology and application interfaces.

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A Study of Embedded Metadata Support in Audio Recording Software: Summary of Findings and Conclusions

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections has released A Study of Embedded Metadata Support in Audio Recording Software: Summary of Findings and Conclusions.

Here's an excerpt:

In 2010, the ARSC Technical Committee (TC) completed a study of support for embedded metadata within and across a variety of audio recording software applications. The study was coordinated, and much of it carried out, by AudioVisual Preservation Solutions. This work addressed two primary questions: How well does embedded metadata persist, and is its integrity maintained, within any given file as it is handled by various applications over time? How well is embedded metadata handled during the process of creating a derivative?

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Information Systems Associate II/III-Data Librarian at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is recruiting an Information Systems Associate II/III-Data Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Provide leadership in digital library initiatives, informatics, and data management. Collaborate with scientists and data managers on informatics and data projects; design and develop library systems and databases, develop web applications; work collaboratively with staff on projects and maintenance of current systems, including cruise data database, the Integrated Library System (ILS) Voyager and the institutional repository WHOAS.

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NISO Releases ESPReSSO: Establishing Suggested Practices Regarding Single Sign-On

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released ESPReSSO: Establishing Suggested Practices Regarding Single Sign-On.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Currently a hybrid environment of authentication practices exists, including older methods of userid/password, IP authentication, and/or proxy servers along with newer federated authentication protocols such as Athens and Shibboleth. The ESPReSSO recommended practice identifies changes that can be made immediately to improve the authentication experience for the user, even in a hybrid situation, while encouraging both publishers/service providers and libraries to transition to the newer Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)-based authentication, such as Shibboleth.

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Systems/Reference Librarian at Southern New Hampshire University Library

The Southern New Hampshire University Library is recruiting a Systems/Reference Librarian. Required degree: "Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited program."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

  1. Administer the Millennium integrated library system library functions, database and webpac [IT department maintains the server]. Act as Vendor liaison.
  2. Provide reference service to students, faculty and staff. Assist patrons in the use of print and electronic resources including the catalog, research databases and other internet resources in person, via phone, email and chat.

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UNESCO Launches Global Open Access Portal

UNESCO has launched the Global Open Access Portal.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

For countries that have been more successful in implementing Open Access, the portal highlights critical success factors and aspects of the enabling environment. For countries and regions that are still in the early stages of Open Access development, the portal identifies key players, potential barriers and opportunities.

The portal has country reports from over 148 countries with weblinks to over 2000 initiatives/projects in Member States. The portal is supported by an existing Community of Practice (CoP) on Open Access on the WSIS Knowledge Communities Platform that has over 1400 members.

The GOAP is a knowledge portal that has the following features:

  • Country-wise distilled knowledge on the status of Open Access
  • Key organizations engaged in OA in Member States
  • Thematic focus areas of OA
  • Important publications on OA coming from different regions of the world
  • Critical assessment of major barriers to OA in each country
  • Potential of OA in UNESCO Member States
  • Funding and deposit mandates
  • Links to OA initiatives in the world

The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), launched together with the revamped Open Training Platform (OTP) and the first UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Platform, provides the information for policy-makers to learn about the global OA environment and to view their country's status, and understand where and why Open Access has been most successful.

| Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

Assistant/Associate University Librarian Information Technology & Digital Initiatives at University of California Santa Barbara Library

The University of California Santa Barbara Library is recruiting an Assistant/Associate University Librarian Information Technology & Digital Initiatives. Required degree: "Advanced degree in a relevant field."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The UCSB Library seeks an accomplished, visionary and collaborative leader for the position of Assistant/Associate University Librarian, Information Technology & Digital Initiatives. This senior information leader provides expert guidance, administrative oversight, and management for Library information technology services, as well as coordination of Library IT resources and workflows enabling the implementation of local, University of California System, and other digital information initiatives. The AUL reports to the University Librarian and serves on the senior management team.

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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Issues RFIs on Public Access to Federally Funded Scholarly Publications and Digital Data

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued a "Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting from Federally Funded Research" and "Request for Information: Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research."

Here's an excerpt from the scholarly publications RFI:

In accordance with Section 103(b)(6) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (ACRA; Pub. L. 111-358), this Request for Information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications that result from federally funded scientific research. The public input provided through this Notice will inform deliberations of the National Science and Technology Council's Task Force on Public Access to Scholarly Publications.

Here's an excerpt from the digital data RFI:

In accordance with Section 103(b)(6) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (ACRA; Pub. L. 111-358), this Request for Information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and encouraging broad public access to unclassified digital data that result from federally funded scientific research. The public input provided through this Notice will inform deliberations of the National Science and Technology Council's Interagency Working Group on Digital Data.

| Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals | Digital Scholarship |

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Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/3/11

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Division Manager, Library Technology Services at Loudoun County Public Library

The Loudoun County Public Library (VA) is recruiting a Division Manager, Library Technology Services. Required degree: "This position requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Master's degree in Computer Science, Library Science, or related field and four years technology or related experience, which includes technology trends and applications." Salary: $60,859-$86,298.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position reports directly to the Library Director and is a member of the management team, working closely with the Director and other members of management team to facilitate and implement long-range planning for the library system. Responsible for providing direction and expertise in digital library applications, including web development, emerging technologies and initiatives to help the library innovate through technology. Shape and execute a system-wide strategy to address the technology needs of current and future customers, and enhance customer experience in a changing library landscape through technology. Identify library technology needs and create plans to adapt and improve library technology. Lead all library technology initiatives, projects, and planning.

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