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Colati
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:29 PM
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Subject: [XML4Lib] Position announcement: Digital Repository
Programmer,Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (Denver, CO)

 

Digital Repository Programmer, Alliance Digital Repository

 

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is beginning a project to
develop a shared technical infrastructure to create a Fedora-based
digital object repository for its member libraries.  The repository will
store, preserve and manage digital images, text, audio files, video, and
other content, plus a set of tools and services to support ingestion,
search and discovery, digital object delivery and presentation, and
preservation of digital content.

 

Working closely with the Project Director and other staff from the
Alliance and member institutions, the Digital Repository Programmer
designs, develops, implements, and maintains tools and applications for
use in support of a digital object repository at the Colorado Alliance
of Research Libraries.  Works with other Alliance staff to define
requirements for tools to support delivery of image and text
collections; evaluates potential commercial and open-source solutions;
designs and tests user interfaces; designs, codes and tests software;
and defines and implements interfaces with other systems in the
consortium.  Writes documentation, attends project meetings;
participates in relevant conference and meeting presentations.

 

Position open until filled; application review begins November 15, 2006.

 

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

*	Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or a
related technical discipline, and two years of experience in the
development of complex software systems including work in Java and/or
Perl 
*	Extensive knowledge of and experience with Web Services
programming 
*	Demonstrated experience with database technology such as MySQL 
*	Demonstrated experience with SGML/XML and related technologies
and standards 
*	Demonstrated experience with Service Oriented Architecture 
*	Facility with UNIX 
*	Demonstrated experience with writing documentation 
*	Ability to work with a team of developers and librarians in a
diverse work environment 
*	Excellent verbal and written skills 

 

Desired:

*	Fedora Experience 
*	Knowledge and use of protocols such as: Open Archives
Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), SRU, openURL,
library metadata standards (e.g. METS, MARC, Dublin Core), encoding
formats such as TEI and EAD, character encoding standards such as
Unicode; and image formats such as TIFF and JPEG2000. 
*	Experience with library systems and metadata standards, digital
image, audio, and video formats 
*	Knowledge and use of version control systems in software
development 
*	Web user interface design 
*	PHP 

 

Compensation:

Commensurate with training and experience.  This is an "at will"
employee of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries and includes
full benefits.

 

About the Alliance

 

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is a non-profit consortium
of eleven libraries in Colorado and Wyoming.  It is a 32 year old
partnership of academic, special and public libraries with a history of
working in concert to share resources through cooperative purchasing,
special projects, systems management and consulting services.  Member
Libraries include:  Auraria Library, Colorado College, Colorado School
of Mines, Colorado State University, Denver Public Library, Regis
University, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado
and the University of Wyoming.  http://www.coalliance.org
<http://www.coalliance.org/>  

 

About Fedora

 

Fedora open source software gives organizations a flexible
service-oriented architecture for managing and delivering their digital
content. At its core is a powerful digital object model that supports
multiple views of each digital object and the relationships among
digital objects. Digital objects can encapsulate locally-managed content
or make reference to remote content. Dynamic views are possible by
associating web services with objects. Digital objects exist within a
repository architecture that supports a variety of management functions.
All functions of Fedora, both at the object and repository level, are
exposed as web services. These functions can be protected with
fine-grained access control policies.  http://fedora.info
<http://fedora.info/>  

 

Please send cover letter, resume, and list of three references to:

 

Alan Charnes, Executive Director

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

3801 E. Florida, Suite 515

Denver, CO  80210

(303) 759-3399 (phone)

(303) 759-3363 (fax)

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http://www.coalliance.org <http://www.coalliance.org/>  

 

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Jessica Branco Colati
Project Director
Alliance Digital Repository
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries 
3801 E. Florida, Suite 515 
Denver, CO 80210 
t: (303) 759-3399 x113
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