Year: 2014

Digital Projects Coordinator at Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is recruiting a Digital Projects Coordinator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The incumbent coordinates and facilitates the integration of digital and traditional library services through prototyping advanced systems related to digital reformatting and/or collecting original digital material to facilitate standards research. Individually and in collaboration with IT and digital media experts, the incumbent works with major program components that include archival facilities, new digital content policies, metadata and standards for content development, and new models for information access and delivery. The incumbent works with the library profession and information technology industry and various working groups throughout the Library involved in digital technologies and automated systems as they relate to standards for interoperability, especially of the digital media. These media span many forms of expression including text, graphic, photographic, moving image, cartographic, sound/audio, and mixed media to include web content. Standards projects may involve one or many of the digital material collections and are intended to establish and/or enhance standards for collecting, creating, and maintaining digital material online in a collaborative Internet-based environment.

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From Theory to Action: Good Enough Digital Preservation for Under-Resourced Cultural Heritage Institutions

POWRR has released From Theory to Action: Good Enough Digital Preservation for Under-Resourced Cultural Heritage Institutions.

Here's an excerpt:

Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations collect, create, and steward a rapidly increasing volume of digital content. Both research conclusions and professionals' real-life experiences expose the inherent fragility of this content. The cultural heritage and information science communities have developed guidelines, best practices, policies, procedures, and processes that can enable an organization to achieve high levels of digital preservation. However, these protocols are often complex, leaving many practitioners attempting to address the challenge of preserving digital materials feeling overwhelmed. This is particularly true for professionals serving smaller institutions that are often operating with restricted resources like small staff sizes, a lack of specialized expertise, dated technical infrastructures, and/or limited budgets. This white paper is the result of a three year investigation, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, of affordable, scalable digital preservation solutions that can be successfully implemented at under-resourced organizations. It reports the results of large-scale testing of several digital preservation tools and services, suggests pragmatic digital preservation options, including an incremental approach to digital preservation practices, and asserts that communities of practice are key to success.

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Senior Web Developer at Yale

Yale University is recruiting a Senior Web Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Reporting to the Manager of User Experience in Library IT, the Senior Web Developer will provide leadership and technical expertise for the continued development of the Library's web presence. The User Experience Group within Library IT is a highly collaborative team overseeing the library's digital interfaces in the Drupal content management system, Blacklight, and Libguides. The Web Developer will serve as technical lead on Drupal and Libguides implementations, and will develop, design, maintain and enhance Web-based technology solutions for the Yale University Library. He/she will develop, communicate and implement web policy for the library, design best practice standards, style guides, documentation and required web page elements for the Library websites. He/she will monitor and support quality assurance, including validation of web pages and compliance with web accessibility and ADA guidelines; test cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device compatibility.

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Senior Software Engineer at Harvard

Harvard University is recruiting a Senior Software Engineer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

This is a fully benefited, full-time Harvard University position that has been funded for two years (through June 30, 2016). There is the possibility of renewal, contingent on funding, university priorities and satisfactory job performance. . . .

LTS is seeking a creative java software engineer to enhance our digital repository to support new content types, initially focusing on digital video material. In close collaboration with the Harvard Library Media Preservation Lab and as part of an agile development team, the software engineer will design, implement, test, and deploy software enabling the deposit, preservation, management and presentation of video content, opening Harvard's diverse video collections to researchers, teachers and learners now and in the future.

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Director for Online Strategy at UC Davis

UC Davis is recruiting a Director for Online Strategy.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

As a key member of the Library's executive leadership team and under direction of the University Librarian, responsible for strategic planning, design and analysis; technology research and development; and administration to oversee the Library's overall online delivery strategy and related operations for its scholarly collections and academic services, both print and digital.

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"Who Publishes in Top-Tier Library Science Journals? An Analysis by Faculty Status and Tenure"

Quinn Galbraith, Elizabeth Smart, Sara D. Smith and Megan Reed have published "Who Publishes in Top-Tier Library Science Journals? An Analysis by Faculty Status and Tenure" in College & Research Libraries.

Here's an excerpt:

This study analyzes the status and background of authors publishing in high-impact library science journals. Twenty-three high-impact journals were selected in this study by both quantitative and qualitative measures, while the analysis of author background focuses on whether the author holds a faculty status position with a tenure track. This study finds that 76 percent of academic librarians have faculty status.

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Web Developer and User Interface Specialist at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is recruiting a Web Developer and User Interface Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Working in the Library Information Technology unit under the direction of the Technical Architect for Web Content, the Web Developer and User Interface Specialist will develop and maintain data-driven and user-centered web pages and related internet applications. The Web Developer and User Interface Specialist will initially focus on the re-design of the general Library website but may also collaborate with other Library units and groups that maintain web pages; and will contribute to the Library's evolving user experience (UX) program.

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Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society—Cases and Materials

Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has released Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society—Cases and Materials. Also available in paperback.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

This book is an introduction to intellectual property law, the set of private legal rights that allows individuals and corporations to control intangible creations and marks-from logos to novels to drug formulae-and the exceptions and limitations that define those rights. It focuses on the three main forms of US federal intellectual property-trademark, copyright and patent-but many of the ideas discussed here apply far beyond those legal areas and far beyond the law of the United States.

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Digital Scholarship Librarian at Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian .

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Fred W Smith National Library at Mount Vernon seeks an innovative librarian/historian to take a lead role in the advancement of the Estate's scholarly digital initiatives. He or she will assess and integrate existing tools for digital scholarship and participate in maintaining and evaluating the Library's electronic and digital resources. The successful candidate will create scholarly digital content by working collaboratively with other stakeholders and departments across the Estate.

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Faster and Cheaper: Can a Digital-Centric Workflow Transform the Book Review?

Ithaka S+R has released Faster and Cheaper: Can a Digital-Centric Workflow Transform the Book Review?.

Here's an excerpt:

In July 2014, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Digital Information Technology Program to help underwrite the development of a new digital prototype for book reviews. This prototype will be a website that supports a digital workflow from the publisher's electronic files all the way through to online publication of the review.

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Specialist III/IV, Information Technology at Auburn University

Auburn University is recruiting a Specialist III/IV, Information Technology .

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Under the supervision of the AUL Assistant Dean for Technology and Technical Services and in close collaboration with the AUL System Department's software developers, manages the AU Libraries' overall Web presence in support of the University's teaching, research, and outreach missions and the Libraries' strategic plan (http://www.lib.auburn.edu/strategicplan/2013/).

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"Terms of Service on Social Media Sites"

Corinne Hui Yun Tan has self-archived "Terms of Service on Social Media Sites".

Here's an excerpt:

This article considers the provisions within the terms of service ('TOS') of the social media behemoths of today—Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Wikimedia Foundation. In particular, it examines the main provisions that purport to regulate, from a copyright perspective, generative activities on social media sites. This empirical work is undertaken so that the article can shed light on the relationship between the contractual and copyright regimes. To do so, the article identifies the instances where the contractual regime is to some extent aligned with the copyright regime, and further, where there are potential incompatibilities between the two regimes.

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Senior Applications Developer at New York Public Library

New York Public Library is recruiting a Senior Applications Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

What you will do:

  • Design and implement scalable, optimized, and maintainable database driven web applications.
  • Help design new open source features for the Fedora-based open source repository.
  • Collaborate with a larger team across the library to create new and innovative online experiences for our users.
  • Design and build APIs in order to extend our rich content and information to audiences spanning from NYC to the global community.
  • Employ object-oriented analysis and design techniques including use case analysis, object modeling, and database schema design.
  • Develop applications that astound us. (And document them so we know what you did).

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"A Review of the Characteristics of 108 Author-Level Bibliometric Indicators"

Lorna Wildgaard, Jesper W. Schneider, and Birger Larsen have self-archived "A Review of the Characteristics of 108 Author-Level Bibliometric Indicators."

Here's an excerpt:

An increasing demand for bibliometric assessment of individuals has led to a growth of new bibliometric indicators as well as new variants or combinations of established ones. The aim of this review is to contribute with objective facts about the usefulness of bibliometric indicators of the effects of publication activity at the individual level. This paper reviews 108 indicators that can potentially be used to measure performance on the individual author level, and examines the complexity of their calculations in relation to what they are supposed to reflect and ease of end-user application.

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Senior Systems Administrator at University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is recruiting a Senior Systems Administrator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Systems Administrator, Sr. will play a key role in the development and improvement of the Libraries' server infrastructure. As part of the UX-IT Operations work team, the SSA, Sr. will collaborate with other technology staff in administrating current production and development systems, with a focus on the Libraries' Linux systems.

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Kristin Antelman Now University Librarian at Caltech Library

On 8/11/2014, Kristin Antelman became the University Librarian at the Caltech Library.

Here's an excerpt from "Improving Access to Data Across the Board: An Interview with Kristin Antelman"

Antelman worked as the associate director of libraries at North Carolina State University before coming to Caltech. Originally from Chicago, she received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from Columbia University, both in political science, before returning to Chicago to complete her master's degree in library science at the University of Chicago.

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Web Architect Librarian at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is recruiting a Web Architect Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

This position is responsible for the development of website standards and best practices for the library web presence. The person also participates in providing access to library materials acquired by the University Libraries and contributes to the development of departmental policies and procedures.

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"The Rise, Fall, and Rise of ACTA?"

Peter (Jay) Smith has published "The Rise, Fall, and Rise of ACTA?" in Digital Studies.

Here's an excerpt:

In July 2012 the European Parliament defeated the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Supposedly the attempt to impose global norms on intellectual property rights and thereby restrict digital copyright was dead. Or was it? This paper argues that the spirit of ACTA may live on in a host of other trade agreements currently being negotiated. That is, ACTA, or even more restrictive versions of it, could be imposed through the back door at least upon weaker states through bilateral agreements with the United States and the European Union. The result could be a spaghetti bowl of rules on digital copyright with some countries enjoying more digital rights, online freedom, and privacy than others.

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Technical Systems Architect at Stanford University

Stanford University is recruiting a .Technical Systems Architect

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Providing leadership and guidance, the Technical Systems Architect ensures the Technical Systems team delivers quality solutions that aligns with faculty, staff, and student needs and interests. The managed systems under the Technical Systems Architect's purview comprise a variety of hardware and software configurations, such as, but not limited to, staff desktops and laptops; full-service workstations with general-purpose, productivity, and academic software, dual-booting into Windows and Mac OS X; specialized Windows workstations for GIS research; specialized Mac OS X workstations for multimedia production; and Linux thin clients serving as release stations for print jobs.

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