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Book Announcement: Codicology and Palaeography in the Digital Age 2
by Digital Medievalist » News: robertordt 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

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Job posting: three new research posts at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
by Spence, Paul 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Job posting: three new research posts at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London [With apologies for cross-posting] CCH is both a department with responsibility for its own academic programme and a research centre promoting the appropriate application of computing in humanities research. Its research projects cover a wide range of humanities disciplines, including medieval studies, history, literature and linguistics, and music, and also include a number of more general information management projects in both humanities and the social sciences. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Research Officer (XML Developer) (Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6) The Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London is looking for a highly motivated and technically sophisticated individual to work on its text-based research projects. The position will involve using computer tools and methods to facilitate digital scholarship. The successful candidate to this position would have widespread experience in modelling textual materials and developing tools to search, query, retrieve and display them using XML-related technologies; in designing, writing and modifying programs which facilitate content creation ; and collaborating in the development of integrated HTML-based interfaces for web publication. Experience in creating and manipulating XML documents in a range of XML-related standards and technologies (DTDs/Schema, XPath, XSLT) is highly desirable, in particular textual materials encoded according to the Text Encoding Initiative's guidelines. Familiarity with structured data/MySQL, Java programming, text processing techniques and standards-compliant XHTML and CSS is also desirable. In addition you will need to have a good understanding of how research is conducted in the humanities and social sciences and you will be expected to make a contribution to the departmental research profile. You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, as well as independently. The successful candidate should have good communication skills and the ability to document their work in clear written English. This appointment is on the Grade 6 scale, currently ranging from £33,070 - £39,038 inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance per annum. This is a full-time, two-year contract. Closing date for receipt of applications is 9 March 2011. For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the following url: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG766/project-research-officer-developer/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Project Officer (Web Frontend Design/Development) (Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6) The Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) wishes to recruit a Lead Web Frontend Designer / Developer to work with and support the CCH development team and subject discipline specialists in the design and development of visually attractive and functionally effective web interfaces. As part of its very active research programme, the Centre (a department within the School of Arts and Humanities) is involved in a large number of externally funded collaborative research projects, almost all of which are published as freely available websites. The department has built and hosts some 140 websites, of which around 35 are in active development at any one time. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting work on existing and new projects, collaborating on the design, customisation and maintenance of their web interfaces (both public facing and administrative), ensuring consistently high standards of usability and performance across the department's websites, and advising internally on standards and best practices. This is an exciting and varied position, which will involve taking the lead in aesthetic and functional design, and frontend development, across a diverse selection of different websites and applications which range from bespoke web application frameworks designed to display large amounts of complex or unusual data, to customising off-the-shelf blogging and CMS software. Applicants must have a keen eye for effective visual design and layout, outstanding attention to detail, and a passion for creating attractive and robust interfaces. Experience with Adobe Photoshop (or similar) together with developer level expertise in XHTML, CSS and JavaScript (including experience with AJAX development), are essential for this role. Applicants must have experience building interfaces and developing client-side functionality in the context of current programming or templating languages (e.g. Django, PHP, JSTL, XSLT etc). An awareness of interface development frameworks both for XHTML/CSS (such as Blueprint, YUI etc) and for JavaScript (preferably JQuery) would be highly desirable. A working knowledge of user-centred design methodology (including development of wireframe diagrams, sitemaps, functional specifications) is important, and experience with user engagement processes such as the development of use cases or running focus groups would be a distinct advantage. A comprehensive knowledge of new and current standards and best practices for usable and accessible web interface design, together with the ability to systematically and quickly test for, identify, and resolve browser-related problems, is also expected. Candidates must be able to demonstrate applicable experience in a web design/development role elsewhere and will be asked to supply examples of projects or websites they have worked on in the recent past which demonstrate both visual design and development competence. background or interest in the cultural heritage sector and/or the fields of the Humanities or Social Sciences would be an advantage. The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as part of a collaborative team (including working with external designers, project partners, and stakeholders) as well as being able to work independently. Candidates should have good communication skills and possess the ability to document the work in clear written English. The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience, within the Grade 6 scale, currently £33,070 - £39,038, per annum, inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance, per annum. Benefits include an annual season ticket loan scheme and a final salary superannuation scheme. The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 March 2011 For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the following url: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG818/technical-project-officer-web-frontend-des… -------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Project Officer (GIS / Web Mapping Developer) (Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6) The Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) wishes to recruit a developer specialising in GIS & web-based mapping to work with and support the CCH development team and subject discipline specialists across a range of research projects, many of which will involve spatial data and map-based visualisation. As part of its very active research programme, the Centre (a department within the School of Arts and Humanities) is involved in a large number of externally funded collaborative research projects, almost all of which are published as freely available websites. The department has built and hosts some 140 such websites, of which around 35 are in active development at any one time. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting web application development on existing and new projects, focussing primarily on those involving underlying spatial data, and the visualisation of data on both static and interactive web-based maps. Applicants should have extensive experience with GIS, and will have worked with ESRI ArcGIS and / or Open Source GIS editors; applicants must also have development experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL and will be comfortable working in SQL. Applicants will require a thorough working knowledge of the standards and protocols associated with the storage and interchange of spatial data (i.e. WMS, JSON, GeoRSS, KML, XML), together with a strength in at least one web programming language (preferably J2EE/JSP, Django, or PHP) and the willingness and capability to learn other languages as required. The ability to program in JavaScript ('pure', or using a framework) and experience with AJAX development, are essential for this role as is competence with XHTML and CSS. Familiarity with Open Source mapping servers such as GeoServer and MapServer would be highly desirable. Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience in a GIS analyst or web development role elsewhere. A background or interest in the cultural heritage sector and/or the fields of the Humanities or Social Sciences would be an advantage. The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as part of a collaborative team as well as being able to work independently. They should have good communication skills and possess the ability to document work in clear written English. The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience, within the Grade 6 scale, currently £33,070 - £39,038, per annum, inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance, per annum. Benefits include an annual season ticket loan scheme and a final salary superannuation scheme. The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 March 2011 For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the following url: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG814/technical-project-officer-gis-web-mapping-… ---------------------------------------- Paul Spence Acting Head of Department Centre for Computing in the Humanities King's College London 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL paul.spence(a)kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/ http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/research/projects/

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InfoDev Project Developer (1yr, Maternity Cover)
by Digital Medievalist » News: digitalmedievalistnews 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

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New PhD Studentship: Digital Resource of Palaeography
by Digital Medievalist » News: digitalmedievalistnews 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

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Job:InfoDev Project Developer (1yr, Maternity Cover)
by James Cummings 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

Some of you may know people interested in this, please pass it on to them. (Apologies for cross posting) === Project Developer (Maternity Cover) – InfoDev Grade: Grade 7 Salary: £29,099 - £35,788 - Full-time, 1 year fixed term This is a 1 year fixed term maternity cover post. The post is within the Information and Support Group's Development Team (InfoDev; http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/infodev/) of the Computing Services. InfoDev is responsible for providing data solutions, undertaking web projects, and delivering research support to the department and the University. Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS; http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/) offers facilities, training, and advice to members of the University in all aspects of academic computing. Do you have: * A strong IT background with experience of providing client-facing services? * Experience of web design and development technologies (e.g. HTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, Javascript, jQuery)? * A good knowledge of at least one common programming language (e.g Perl, Python, PHP, Java)? * Some experience with content management systems (e.g. Drupal)? * A proven track record of both individual and collaborative development work to a specification and deadline? * An interest in providing intuitive and easy to use web front ends? * A good understanding of software development technologies and practices? If so, this may be your opportunity to join a friendly team working on a wide range of data development and web projects. You will be working with other members of the InfoDev team to provide maintenance, troubleshooting and administration for ongoing services as well as developing new bespoke websites and applications to clients' specifications. Completed applications must be received by 12 noon on 14 March 2011. Interviews will be held on Thursday 24 March 2011. For more information please see: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/jobs/infodev.xml -James -- Dr James Cummings, InfoDev OUCS, University of Oxford

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Data management best practices for advanced imaging
by Dot Porter 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

(apologies for cross-posting - I sent this to DC as well) Hello Digital Medievalists, Here's a question for those of you involved in advanced imaging projects (3D modeling, multi-spectral imaging, etc.). I'm looking for best practices for managing this kind of data, specifically for long-term preservation. Something parallel to what I might find for (for example) storing digital images or encoded text files in a Fedora repository. I hope this question makes sense. Answer me onlist or feel free to contact me offlist. Thanks! Dot -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dot Porter (MA, MSLS) Digital Medievalist, Digital Librarian Email: dot.porter(a)gmail.com *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

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Mac help
by O'Donnell, Dan 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

Hi all, I have a new research assistant who is going to be helping us at the DM journal. She's a Mac user, and to get her set up, I'd appreciate any advice this list has for software for the following: 1) SVN client (we use subversion for our journal back end and she'll need access; I'm assuming the Mac Version of Oxygen comes with the same SVN client the other versions do, but it might be nice to have a separate svn client as well--something like turtleSVN for Windows. 2) Unicode navigator--is there a standard code point navigator for Mac? Almost right away we're going to have her putting in some greek and mathematical symbols in an article: is there a utility for browsing and search code points? -dan

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my subscription to DM
by Chiara Buldorini 06 Feb '11

06 Feb '11

Dear DM, with this Mail I confirm my subscription to DM. Regards, Dr. Chiara Buldorini

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subscription
by Chiara Buldorini 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

I subscribe to DW. Regards, Dr. Chiara Buldorini

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CfP: Digital Diplomatics 2011 (Naples, 29.9.-1.10.2011)
by Digital Medievalist » News: digitalmedievalistnews 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

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