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The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization 501(C)(3) seeking to provide universal access to all knowledge. We are an online digital library; our collections include audio, video, texts, web sites and software. Internet Archive works together with organizations like Creative Commons and EFF to preserve and protect the public domain, the open source movement and the creative commons in general.
We are seeking an Office Manager. This position is a very important one, serving as one of the initial points of contact between our users/supporters and our staff. Additionally, this role is critical in assisting archive staff and thus keeping our library going. The main responsibilities include:
Internet Archive is a small office, but a busy and dynamic one. The ideal candidate should have the following abilities:
We are located in the Presidio of San Francisco with access to free parking and public transportation. The Internet Archive is an equal opportunity employer. We provide medical and dental benefits. This is a full-time position in a fast-paced organization. Please send a cover letter and resume to jennifer@archive.org and please put Office Manager in the subject field. The Internet Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Help us digitize library books to go on-line to be seen by millions of people for years to come! We need your help! We are trying to get your public library books up online and need some volunteers to help our regular non-profit staff. If you can give us some of your time, we can give you a chance to help bring digital knowledge to others both near and far! Come join us!
Internet Archive is a non-profit organization working with 80+world-class universities and libraries to create the world's largest digital open-source library.
We are looking for people who are patient, conscientious and detail oriented to work on this exciting project digitizing books. Basic knowledge of computers, digital files and digital cameras helpful. Pleasant, low-stress work environment. A love of books is a plus.
We are seeking volunteers who can operate a Scribe scanning machine that takes digital photos of books from various collections, and puts them online for universal access.
Gain experience in the following fields of endeavor: building an open source digital library, digital photography, and digital scanning software, preservation, presentation and production of digital books. Digitizing special collection books from different centuries. Understanding copyrights and public domain materials.
Commitment: Assistance is needed Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Position involves a commitment of a minimum 3 hours and up, at least one day a week, as well as a minimum commitment length of one month.
For those interested in bolstering their credentials, we offer a four-hour, one day a week, six-week internship. Applicable fields of endeavor include digital photography, digital media, Non-Profit, Library Science, Computer Science. We will train you on Scribe 2 software.
Interrelations: The volunteer Scanner will interact with the Coordinator, the professional scanning staff and other volunteers.
Physical/Special Requirements:
THIS IS A NON-PAYING VOLUNTEER POSITION
If interested please send a cover letter expressing your interest to the following:
Internet Archive is looking for a programmer who can bring library records into the semantic web. This requires working with 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 hacker to help us grow the site to the next level. Source code and various documentation for the project is linked from the front page.
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 duplicate the records that we get from different sources.
Open Library programming is done in Python, so some experience in this language is required. Please submit code samples with your resume. If interviewed, you will be given a general programming test.
REQUIREMENTS:We are located in the Presidio of San Francisco with parking and public transportation available.
The Internet Archive is an equal opportunity employer. We provide medical and dental benefits. Please send your resume, cover letter, and code samples to jennifer@archive.org with the subject line "Programmer- Semantic Web." The Internet Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Not afraid of petabytes? Want to write services that are used by millions of people? Want to help the open source world and open sharing of information?
We are currently looking for a talented Server Engineer for the Internet Archive. Specifically this engineer will add an interface to this system for all the Zotero users and other projects as they arise. Zotero client application is a popular easy-to-use research tool that enables scholars to gather, organize, and cite information sources to support their research.
You will help write software that manages approximately 2 petabytes of data across 2,000 machines, with seamless interoperability to the Zotero application. Visit www.archive.org and www.zotero.org for more information.
This is part of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded project for the Internet Archive to develop new services that will aid scholarly sharing, collaboration, citation, and annotation. The Internet Archive will work with the Zotero project team from George Mason University to develop a shared Information Commons (the Zotero Commons) for long-term archiving and public access to content contributed by scholars using the Zotero client application.
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
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We are located in the Presidio of San Francisco with access to free parking and public transportation. The Internet Archive is an equal opportunity employer. We provide medical and dental benefits. Please send your resume and cover letter to jennifer@archive.org with the subject line Server Side Software Engineer. The Internet Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Would you like to work for an organization that's dedicated to universal access to human knowledge? Do you have a deep interest in science and want to help create a vast repository that contains all of NASA's media? Are you interested in helping to develop new and innovative ways to make this material more accessible?
The Internet Archive is looking for a talented Project Manager to work on the NASA Images Project. In partnership with NASA, the Internet Archive is gathering 50 years worth of still photography, film, video and audio created by NASA and building an online digital archive of these materials so they will be accessible to the public. The initial site was recently launched. You can see it at nasaimages.org.
The person who fills this position will be responsible for managing the evolution of the Website and the process of ingesting massive amounts of photos, videos and audio, along with its associated metadata. This includes working with NASA personnel as well as the technical staff at the Archives and a variety of partners.
This is a "hands-on" position. The Project Manager is expected to not only coordinate all activities but to assist in the process of ingesting new media and metadata into the NASA Images site.
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Qualifications & Experience:
We are located in the beautiful Presidio of San Francisco.
About the Internet Archive 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
The Internet Archive is an equal opportunity employer. We provide medical and dental benefits. Please send your resume and cover letter to jennifer@archive.org with the subject line "Project Manager". The Internet Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Would you like to work for an engineering focused organization that is dedicated to providing universal access to human knowledge? Do you have a deep interest in science and want to help create a vast repository that contains all of NASA's media? Are you interested in developing new and innovative ways to make this material more accessible?
The Internet Archive is looking for a talented Web Engineer to work on the NASA Images Project. In partnership with NASA, the Internet Archive is gathering 50 years worth of still photography, film, video and audio created by NASA and building an online digital archive of these materials so they will be accessible to the public. The initial site was recently launched. You can see it at nasaimages.org.
The person who fills this position will have complete responsibility for the technical aspects of the project. This includes creating tools for and managing the process of ingesting massive amounts of photos, videos and audio, along with its associated metadata, as well as some sys administrative type responsibilities for maintaining and evolving the back-end infrastructure. We are looking for someone with the following qualifications and experience:
We are located in the beautiful Presidio of San Francisco.
About the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a nonprofit 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
The Internet Archive is an equal opportunity employer. We provide medical and dental benefits. Please send your resume and cover letter to jennifer@archive.org with the subject line Web Engineer NASA Images Project. The Internet Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.