[Dspace-general] Work Study Opportunity - The Banff Centre (Digital Repository)

[MacKenzie Smith]

Of possible interest

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Digital Repository Work Study
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=667

Program dates: 		January 21, 2008 - March 17, 2008
Application deadline:  	December 10, 2007

Preserving digital assets and content is one of the most significant
challenges facing institutions and organizations throughout the world.
Enormous amounts of digital information have already been lost forever.

    "Digital evolution has been too rapid and costly for governments and
institutions to develop timely and informed preservation strategies. The
threat to the economic, social, intellectual and cultural potential of the
heritage - the building blocks of the future - has not been fully
grasped...unless the prevailing threats are addressed, the loss of the
digital heritage will be rapid and inevitable."

    - UNESCO Charter on the Preservation of the Digital Heritage

The Digital Repository Work Study program is an exciting opportunity to
learn and develop experience in this cutting-edge and challenging field.
Participants will be given direct hands-on experience in implementing
technology solutions to support the long-term preservation of digital
assets. They will be provided with an opportunity to implement and test a
range of open-source and commercial applications, including DSpace (MIT),
Fedora (Cornell University), Greenstone (New Zealand), DAITSS (Florida
State), and ContentDM (OCLC). Learning opportunities may also include
research into emerging standards, challenges, and technical innovations
related to digital preservation.

This work study opportunity is intended for individuals with working
knowledge and experience in SE Linux/Unix, Tomcat, Apache, PostgresSQL,
Perl, and Java.  Participants will work as part of a team that includes
system administrators, programmers, archivists and librarians.

Participants accepted to the work study program will receive a scholarship
to cover the program fee and are awarded a weekly stipend to offset the
costs associated with room and board during the program.

Work study programs are intended to provide participants with a combination
of learning opportunities and supervised, practical work related to the
participant's learning objectives. Participation in a work study term is
considered to be full-time study, rather that employment. All participants
sign a learning contract that assists in the evaluation of their work study
experience. Scholarship stipend payments are not specifically linked to work
performed or performance but are intended to enable participants to pursue
the overall learning objectives.

All applications must include:

    * A completed application form;
    * A non-refundable application processing fee of $59 Cdn, payable to The
Banff Centre;
    * A current résume;
    * Two letters of reference, or the names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of two references who are willing to support the candidate's
application and professional development objectives.

Application details:
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=667&p=apply


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MacKenzie Smith
Associate Director for Technology
MIT Libraries