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Birdie MacLennan | 5 Mar 21:04
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ALA 2008: Volunteers, ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms

Posted to multiple lists.  Please excuse duplication.
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The ALA ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is looking for two
volunteers to serve as Co-vice Chair for 2008-2009. After serving for
one year as Co-vice Chair, you will become Co-chair for 2009-2010.  The
Co-Chairs for 2008-2009 are Adrienne Aluzzo and Birdie MacLennan. You
are expected to attend the midwinter and annual conferences during the
time covered.

If you are interested in the dynamics of cataloging norms and how they
are changing in today's new digital and Internet environment, please
submit your name, title and related experience, and contact
information to Tatiana Barr at tatiana.barr <at> yale.edu or Lihong Zhu at
lzhu2 <at> wsu.edu by March 28, 2008.

Tatiana Barr
Co-Chair, ALCTS/CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group

E-mail: tatiana.barr <at> yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-8213

Lihong Zhu
Co-Chair, ALCTS/CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group
E-mail: lzhu2 <at> wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-7769
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Eric Lease Morgan | 6 Mar 19:47
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million books problem

> What can be done with the very large digital collections
> generated by mass digitization projects? What services do
> scholars need? How do we manage digital collections when the
> material is abundant rather than selective? What systems or
> infrastructure is necessary to provide services and
> materials to scholars?
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>   http://www.clir.org/activities/digitalscholar/

The report/article linked above describes and echoes the discussions
of a CLIR one-day seminar surrounding the "million books" problem,
namely, what sorts of changes might librarianship and scholarship
experience with the advent of millions of easily accessible full-text
books. Think Google Books and the Open Content Alliance (OCA). I
think the report is food for thought regarding the definition of of
"next generation" library catalogs.

With the advent of the books for Google Books and the OCA, libraries
will need to think not only of the curation of the book as object but
also to think of the book as container. We will need to understand
that computers are able to "read" books much faster than humans; a
computer's scale is much larger than a human's. While a computer's
interpretation or understanding of the content of the book is
negligible, the computer is able to count words and thus summarize
texts, find patterns in and between texts, do rudimentary translation
of texts, graph and chart this statistical analysis, suggest other
works which may be similar, map events or places, track references,
infer relationships, do rudimentary linguistic morphology, etc. As
the report highlighted, this is not science-fiction. This sort of
work is being done now.
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Heidi Hanson | 7 Mar 20:06
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Position available: Integrated Library Systems Manager, University of Maryland


The University of Maryland Libraries welcomes applications for the
position of Integrated Library Systems Manager.

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*University of Maryland Libraries*

*Title:           Librarian (Integrated Library Systems Manager) #102683*
*Category:*  Non-Tenured Faculty, Full-Time (12-Month Appointment)
*Salary: *     Commensurate with qualifications and experience;
comprehensive benefits

The Information Technology Division (ITD) of the University of Maryland
Libraries invites applications for the position of Integrated Library
Systems Manager.

*Environment:* The UM Libraries' Information Technology Division (ITD)
supports the library automation needs of the 16-member library
consortium of the University System of Maryland and Affiliated
Institutions (USMAI).

*Position Summary:* Working in a team environment, the Manager of
Integrated Library Systems manages and supports the operation,
integration, and enhancement of the core library information systems and
applications; plans and implements new software releases and
enhancements; works collaboratively with consortium member library staff
and IT colleagues; identifies, recommends, tests and implements
software; provides user and operational support for library systems;
provides management and statistical reports on systems operations.
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Maribeth Manoff | 7 Mar 22:14
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Vacancy: Head, Library Technology Services; University of Tennessee

*UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARIES*
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*FACULTY VACANCY*

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*Position:*                                  Head, Library Technology
Services

*Appointment Rank:*               Associate Professor or Professor

*Salary:                                    *Commensurate with
qualifications and experience. This position includes an administrative
stipend.

*Available:                               *July 1, 2008

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The University of Tennessee Libraries invites applications and
nominations for the position of Head, Library Technology Services (LTS).
An experienced, innovative, and visionary leader, the successful
candidate will provide oversight and programmatic guidance for 4 faculty
and approximately 16 staff responsible for information technology and
digital initiatives at the university's flagship campus.   LTS supports
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Ron Peterson | 10 Mar 22:08
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Code4Lib Journal: Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions:

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) provides a forum to foster community and share information among those
interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.

The deadline for submissions for the third issue of the Code4Lib Journal is approaching quickly.  To be
included in the third issue, scheduled to be published in
late
June
2008, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals for articles to c4lj-articles <at> googlegroups.com
by Friday, March 14, 2008.

Possible topics for articles include, but are not limited to:

    *
 Practical applications of library technology. Both actual and hypothetical applications invited.
    * Technology projects (failed, successful, proposed, or  in-progress), how they were done, and
challenges faced
    * Case studies
    * Best practices
    * Reviews
    * Comparisons of third party software or libraries
    * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
    * Project management and communication within the library environment
    * Assessment and user studies

Above all, C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a
broad variety of topics. Anything that supports the mission of C4LJ is welcome.

The goal of the journal
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Lou Amestoy | 11 Mar 19:05
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Catalog Librarian position

Please excuse cross-postings:

The University of Nevada Reno Libraries seeks an innovative,
enthusiastic and service-oriented catalog librarian to join us during a
period of unprecedented growth and excitement. The University Libraries
will move into a beautiful new facility opening in August 2008. The
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center <http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/>
(www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu) will be one of the most technologically
advanced libraries in the country. Computing and information
technologies and support, combined with the latest multimedia tools and
the resources of the University Libraries, will be housed in a physical
environment designed for comfort, efficiency, and collaboration.

As a member of the Metadata and Cataloging Department, this position
performs original cataloging for monographs, serials, and integrating
resources in all formats, with a keen interest in broader issues of
bibliographic control particularly as applied to discovery and access
tools and to integrated library systems. Minimum qualifications include
an M.L.S. or equivalent from an ALA accredited program, two years of
recent, original cataloging experience, thorough knowledge of AACR2r,
MARC21 bibliographic and authority formats, LCSH, LC classification
system, and standard authority control procedures, cataloging experience
with a bibliographic utility and integrated library system and knowledge
of current trends in access to print and digital information and
emerging metadata standards and schema, such as Dublin Core, MODS and
XML.

This is a tenure-track, academic faculty position with a salary between
$56,733-$87,281 DOE and includes 24 leave days annually, generous sick
leave, and full benefits packages. The University accepts only
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Griffith, Andrea (LLU | 12 Mar 00:00

Re: Job Posting: Electronic Access Librarian at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Laura,

I am the co-editor of the MLGSCA newsletter - would you like this notice
to appear in the April newsletter (usually published in the first week
of the month)? Let me know!

Andrea

Andrea Y. Griffith, MLIS
Reference Librarian
Loma Linda University Libraries
909-558-4300 x.47564
agriffith <at> llu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB <at> listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Smart
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:40 AM
To: NGC4LIB <at> listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Job Posting: Electronic Access Librarian at the California
Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Caltech Library Services seeks an energetic, service-oriented
individual to work within the Metadata Services Group to coordinate
electronic access to Library materials.  The Electronic Access
Librarian will collaborate closely with Collection Management and the
Business Office to facilitate the identification, selection, and
fiscal control of resources while overseeing the metadata
records-keeping and database maintenance required to make resources
available electronically.  The Librarian also develops policies,
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Alexis Rossi | 12 Mar 00:24
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Programmer: Semantic Web Data Integrator for Library Records (Open Library)

[Please excuse the cross-posting]

Internet Archive is looking for a programmer that can bring library
records into the semantic web. This requires working with very large
datasets and doing analyzing, merging, and manipulating to bring these
key resources to a wide audience.

The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library committed to
preserving the world's digital cultural artifacts. Used by over 6
million people, this resource is becoming part of how the Internet
works. Our job is to put the best humanity has to offer within reach of
students, educators and the general public. Find out more about our
organization and web archive at www.archive.org

Open Library is an open source software project started by the Internet
Archive to build a site with one web page for every book ever published.
The site uses a new type of Semantic Wiki that preserves the structured
data that already exists for books. Leveraging millions of library and
publisher bibliographic records, we have already created a technology
demo, available at http://demo.openlibrary.org, and we're looking for a
data importer to help us grow the site to the next level.  Interested
applicants should be sure to look at the source code available on the
demo site before applying.

You will assist the current team of programmers to import data in MARC,
ONIX and other formats, crawl and parse information from the web, and
integrate and deduplicate the records that we get from different sources.

REQUIREMENTS:
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Eric Lease Morgan | 13 Mar 13:41
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food for thought and discussion

When I think about the library "catalog" I think that it will contain
more than just metadata about library materials but also the
materials themeselves. Think mostly books, journal articles,
encyclopedia articles, definitions, images, data sets, etc. Moreover,
the library "catalog" will enable people to do things with the items
in the collection. It is more than just find and get. For example:

   Add to my collection - Once an item is displayed, select it to
   add it your "your library" and optionally add it to a sub-section
   of your library. This is like bookmarking.

   Annotate - As you read a text, the system will allow you to
   comment on the text, and associate each comment with a particular
   word, sentence, paragraph, section, etc. This would function much
   like scholarly annotated version of text like The Annotated
   Alice.

   Cite - Select a text. Choose an option. Return a citation of the
   item in any number of formats. MLA. Chicago. Etc. It would be
   nice of each text could be associated with a URI.

   Compare & contrast - This is one of the "kewlest" function.
   Select any number of texts. Two. Five. Fifty. One hundred. Select
   compare. The system reads each text and analyses the words it
   finds. It counts the words (much like a concordance) and returns
   a report listing things such as: these words appear in 90% of the
   documents, these words appear in 45% of the documents, this
   document contains most of the words contained in the other
   documents, this document contains the most number of unique
   words. By going through this process a person would be able to
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Alexander Johannesen | 13 Mar 13:52
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Re: food for thought and discussion

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan <at> nd.edu> wrote:
>  What is this thing called the library "catalog" anyway? Maybe it is
>  more like an index as opposed to a catalog, and maybe it is really a
>  tool to assist in the work of library constituents.

The catalog is an inventory of stuff the library has got in its
collection. This notion in itself has caused all sorts of trouble when
you want to *do* something with that metadata, where traditional
librarianship don't include non-collection metadata in the catalog,
not to mention causes all sort of metaphysical problems when you put
things in your catalog you can't touch, like electronic documents and
links; are they in your catalog if you point to stuff? Where does the
definition of the library intellectual property go between "over there
are some resources" and "over there are some good resources we've
selected"?

Ouch and painful if you want to do something crazy like incorporating
and interacting with the rest of the world in your OPAC (whatever that
means these days). There's a slight distance between the
collection-only and the all-embracing metadata repository thinking
that seems to cause some confusion and disagreement amongst librarians
everywhere. Some mix them up, of course ("find stuff from your library
only" and so forth) which have all sorts of usability and technical
issues with it. Most prominently, though, is the librarian divide
between "stuff we've got at this library", "stuff from all sort of
libraries", "stuff all over the place" and interactions and
cross-pollinations between them.

"Catalog"; This is one of those words that needs to be redefined for a
new millennium.
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