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==Introduction==
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DSpace and Ubuntu require expert technical support for long term sustainability. Persons with the following skills are desirable:
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''One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering.  -Robert A. Heinlein-''
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===Introduction===
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[[File:Information.png|right|border|350px]]
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''In the context of the library, the operational team provides [https://infoserviceonto.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/what-is-an-information-service/ information services], that are supported by the technical team using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system information systems], which are built and maintained in co-operation with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology information technology] department.
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This wiki page deals with building capacity for information systems support.''
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<font color="red">'''''PLEASE NOTE''''':</font>
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*''Technology is expanding at ever faster rates, therefore it is wise to find persons experienced in specialised areas to do systems management.''
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*''To visualise how complex the technology skill sets have become, go to: http://insights.dice.com/d3/skills-graph and search a skill set such as "java" to view the multitude of other skill set relationships.''
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[[File:Rr-organogram-sys.png|555px|border|center]]
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===Manager===
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This position does not need to be full-time, rather the position can be shared with the central IT department, ''however a person from top management must be made responsible for the long term maintenance and operation of the open scholarly communication office's information systems needs''.
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This person should have extensive experience in designing and implementing information technology infrastructure and software systems that fit the "business case" of the institution.
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The technical manager should ideally be appointed internally from within the technology support division of the institution.
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The technical manager is '''NOT''' currently technically skilled, since technology is evolving at a very rapid pace, but rather the manager is aware of the current technologies and how to effectively deploy them.
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The technical manager should know how to lead an information technology team by making use of the specialised skills of the team and current technologies to achieve the information systems goals of the open scholarly communication office.
  
==[[SUNScholar/Asset_Presentation|Web 2.0 Software Technologist]]==
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The person appointed should also be a [https://hbr.org/1969/01/how-to-deal-with-resistance-to-change very good communicator] and be able to "bridge" the LIS and ICT worlds. In other words, the person can inform the library about ICT and vice versa, the person can inform ICT about the library, thereby creating a vital two-way communication "bridge".
  
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In addition, though not strictly required, it would be very advantageous if the technical manager was personally supportive of [[SUNScholar/Open_System|open systems]] and [[SUNScholar/Open_Access|open access]].
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<font color="red">'''Most importantly, this person can assist the library in the transition to a new digital era and can help the ICT department transition to the new digital information services era.'''</font>
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Also see: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/List_of_Repository_Software
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----
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Persons with the following skills are desirable. They can be hired part-time or employed full-time depending on the amount of resources available to you and the amount of work to be done.
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===[[SUNScholar/Customisation|Web 2.0 Software Technologist or Web 2.0 Application Specialist]] or [https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Java+Webapp+Developer&oq=Java+Webapp+Developer&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Java Webapp Developer]===
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''These are current technology specialists whose expertise may be shared with the central IT department.''
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====Core Skills====
 
*Expert  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29 Java] programming skills
 
*Expert  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29 Java] programming skills
 
*Expert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml XML] programming skills
 
*Expert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml XML] programming skills
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*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html HTML] programming skills
 
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html HTML] programming skills
 
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Css CSS] programming skills
 
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Css CSS] programming skills
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Php PHP] programming skills
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*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP PHP] programming skills
*Familiarity with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_%28software_bundle%29 LAMP] web 2.0 stack
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*Familiarity with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat Tomcat] java webapp server
*Familiarity with the Java [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat Tomcat] webapp server
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*Familiarity with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle) LAMP] stack webapp server
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====Specialist Skills====
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*Expert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSpace DSpace] software programming skills.
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*Expert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPrints EPrints] software programming skills.
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*Expert [[PKP|PKP]] software programming skills.
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*Expert [[OpenData|Open Data]] software programming skills.
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*Expert [[OpenEducation|Open Educational Resources]] software programming skills.
  
==[[SUNScholar/System Admin|Web 2.0 Hardware Technologist]]==
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====Examples====
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'''[[Media:Software-tech.pdf|Advert - 1]]'''
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'''[[Media:Software-tech-2.pdf|Advert - 2]]'''
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====Videos====
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DexQ6j0xA - Becoming a Web Developer: The Web Way from Start to Finish
  
*Expert with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_%28software_bundle%29 LAMP] web 2.0 stack
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===[[SUNScholar/System Admin|Web 2.0 Hardware Technologist or Web 2.0 Infrastructure Specialist]] or [https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Ubuntu+Linux+System+Administrator&oq=Ubuntu+Linux+System+Administrator&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Ubuntu Linux System Administrator]===
*Expert with the Java [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat Tomcat] webapp server
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''These are current technology specialists whose expertise may be shared with the central IT department.''
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====Core Skills====
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*Expert with the [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu] Linux server operating system
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*Expert with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat Tomcat] java webapp server
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*Expert with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle) LAMP] stack webapp server
 
*Expert with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization virtualization] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing cloud] services
 
*Expert with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization virtualization] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing cloud] services
 
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_%28Unix_shell%29 BASH] programming skills
 
*Professional  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_%28Unix_shell%29 BASH] programming skills
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*Familiarity with a major vendors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing) server hardware]
 
*Familiarity with a major vendors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing) server hardware]
 
*Familiarity with a major vendors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Networking_hardware networking hardware]
 
*Familiarity with a major vendors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Networking_hardware networking hardware]
==How to find persons with these skills==
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Try the following links to able to source persons with these skills from the community in your area.
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====Specialist Skills====
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*Expert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSpace DSpace] infrastructure support skills.
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*Expert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPrints EPrints] infrastructure support skills.
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*Expert [[PKP|PKP]] infrastructure support skills.
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*Expert [[OpenData|Open Data]] infrastructure support skills.
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*Expert [[OpenEducation|Open Educational Resources]] infrastructure support skills.
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====Examples====
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'''[[Media:Hardware-tech.pdf|Advert - 1]]'''
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'''[[Media:Hardware-tech-2.pdf|Advert - 2]]'''
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===How to find persons with these skills===
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====Technology Universities====
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The ideal candidates are graduates from one of the technology universities in South Africa who have studied information technology or computer science or electronics and have specialised in open source software systems support.
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Below is a list of technology universities and the relevant departments.
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*http://www.cput.ac.za and http://www.cput.ac.za/academic/faculties/informaticsdesign/prospectus
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*http://www.cut.ac.za and http://www.cut.ac.za/faculty_pages/ndip-information-technology
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*http://www.dut.ac.za and http://www.dut.ac.za/faculty/accounting_and_informatics/information_technology
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*http://www.vut.ac.za and http://www.vut.ac.za/index.php/faculties/applied-a-computer-sciences/departments
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====Communities of Practice====
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Or you can try the following links to able to source persons with these skills from the community in your area.
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=====South Africa=====
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*http://ubuntu-za.org
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*http://www.linux.org.za
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*http://www.house4hack.co.za
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*http://www.jozilug.co.za
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*http://durbanlinux.org.za
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*https://www.clug.org.za
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*http://osssa.org.za
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*http://www.obsidian.co.za
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=====Africa=====
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*http://ubuntu-africa.info
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*http://www.code4ethiopia.org
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*http://adlsn.org
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*http://www.fossfa.net
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*http://www.itoca.org
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*http://ei4africa.eu
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=====Europe=====
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*http://elag.org
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=====International=====
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*http://www.icsti.org
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*http://community.ubuntu.com
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*http://www.linuxrecruit.co.uk
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*http://www.ewb-international.org
 
*http://www.linkedin.com
 
*http://www.linkedin.com
*http://loco.ubuntu.com
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_Ubuntu
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====User Groups====
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_User_Group
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_user_group
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_user_group
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_User_Group
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_User_Group
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====Certification====
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*[[Media:Lf-sysadmin-guide.pdf|2015 - LINUX FOUNDATION - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE]]
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*http://south-africa.lpi.org
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*http://www.icdl.org.za
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*http://www.lpi.org
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*http://www.linuxcertification.co.za
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*https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification
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*http://youtu.be/Y29qZ71Kicg
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*http://www.codelect.net
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====Remuneration====
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*https://www.roberthalf.com/technology
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*http://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/132306-it-salaries-in-south-africa-how-much-money-people-really-earn.html
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*http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/research/salary_survey.php
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====Skills Surveys====
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*http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2014/06/linux-jobs-report-2014-european-figures-released
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*http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242548/8_hot_IT_skills_for_2014
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*http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231486/10_hot_IT_skills_for_2013
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====Technologist Jobs====
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*http://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/gnulinux
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*http://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/dspace
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*http://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/apache-tomcat
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*http://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/java
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*http://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/xml
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====Organisations====
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USENIX
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*http://www.usenix.org/lisa
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*http://www.opsschool.org
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*http://devcsi.ukoln.ac.uk/local-developer-impact
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*http://www.systemslibrarian.co.za
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====Definitions====
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_developer
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps
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====Comment====
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*http://www.itworld.com/it-management/361516/9-reasons-sys-admins-hate-you
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*http://www.informit.com/store/devops-troubleshooting-linux-server-best-practices-9780321832047
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*http://jamesclear.com/goals-systems
  
===Example CV of Hardware Web 2.0 Technologist===
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====Sample CV's====
 
*http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html
 
*http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html
  
==References==
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====[https://www.roberthalf.com/technology Salaries according to RHT in the USA]====
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_developer
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{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
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|-
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!align="center"|
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Year
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!align="center"|
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System Administrator for Linux Open Systems
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!align="center"|
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Web Developer for Java Web Applications
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|-
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|
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2016
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|
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$ 85,000 - $ 124,000
 +
|
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$ 78,500 - $ 129,500
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|-
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|
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2015
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|
 +
$ 65,750 - $100,500
 +
|
 +
$ 73,500 - $122,000
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|-
 +
|
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2014
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|
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$ 64,500 - $ 89,500
 +
|
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$ 65,750 - $ 95,250
 +
|-
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|
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2013
 +
|
 +
$ 62,000 - $ 86,000
 +
|
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$ 62,000 - $ 89,750
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|}
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Currency convertor: http://www.xe.com
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===Automated Deployment Tools===
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*https://www.chef.io - https://github.com/waingram/dspace
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*http://www.ansible.com - https://github.com/alanorth/ansible-dspace
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*http://www.docker.com - https://hub.docker.com/r/quantumobject/docker-dspace
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*https://www.vagrantup.com - https://github.com/DSpace/vagrant-dspace
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*https://jujucharms.com
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*http://jenkins-ci.org
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*http://buildbot.net
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*https://puppetlabs.com
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*https://puphpet.com
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===[[SUNScholar/References|References]]===
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps
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*[[Media:Rht-salary-guide-2016.pdf|2016 - RHT SALARY GUIDE]]
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*[[Media:2015-linux-jobs-report.pdf|2015 - LF - LINUX JOBS REPORT]]
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*[[Media:SalaryGuide RHT 2014.pdf|2014 - RHT - SALARY GUIDE]]
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*[[Media:It-pay-can-higher-ed-compete.pdf|2013 - CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY - IT PAY: CAN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPETE?]]
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*[[Media:Dice lf linux jobs report 2013.pdf|2013 - DICE - LINUX JOBS REPORT]]
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*[[Media:IA-Institute-Salary-Survey-2012.pdf|2012 - IAI - SALARY SURVEY]]
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[[File:SysAdmin-evolution.png|link=https://www.linux.com/learn/10-essential-skills-novice-junior-and-senior-sysadmins|800px]]
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[[File:Devotion_to_duty.png|800px]]
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====News====
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*http://www.linuxtechi.com/25-interview-questions-for-linux-administrator-job
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*http://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books
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*http://litablog.org/2015/07/creating-campus-wide-technology-partnerships-mission-impossible
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*http://www.up.ac.za/school-of-information-technology/article/1906037/masters-in-information-technology-stream-b-carnegie
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*http://www.infoworld.com/article/2996554/it-careers/how-to-thrive-in-the-coming-tech-gig-economy.html
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*http://bemoxie.org/want-to-get-a-tech-job-avoid-these-7-mistakes
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*http://www.vikingcodeschool.com/web-development-basics/the-best-web-developers
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*http://blog.sudoask.com/awesome-sysadmin-a-curated-list-of-amazingly-awesome-open-source-sysadmin-resources
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====IT Service Management====
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*http://www.itsmf.org.za
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*http://itsmfi.org
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITIL
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_service_management
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_management
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator
*http://www.liasa.org.za/node/467
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====Training====
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*https://training.linuxfoundation.org/linux-courses/system-administration-training
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====Interview Help====
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*https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-favorite-job-interview-questions-linux-system-libby-clark
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*http://www.linuxtechi.com/linux-system-admin-interview-questions-for-beginners-part1
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*http://www.linuxtechi.com/40-linux-interview-questions-for-freshers-part2
  
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===A Good Geek===
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What a good geek does, is '''AUTOMATE''', '''INNOVATE''' and '''ANNOTATE'''.
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<gallery>
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File:Geeks-and-repetitive-tasks.jpg
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File:Geek.jpg
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File:Cio-perform.jpg
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File:Linux-jobs.jpg
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File:Hacker.jpg
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File:Sysadmin_day_history.png
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</gallery>
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===Why I am not a web programmer or why web programming is a new technology specialisation===
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*https://www.vikingcodeschool.com/web-development-basics/front-end-vs-back-end-vs-full-stack
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*https://www.vikingcodeschool.com/posts/why-learning-to-code-is-so-damn-hard
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*http://readwrite.com/2013/04/09/15-programming-skills-most-coveted-by-employers
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*http://langpop.com
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*https://www.coursera.org/course/webapplications
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*http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-full-stack-developer
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*http://alarmingdevelopment.org/?p=893
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*http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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*http://qz.com/193896/no-three-month-course-can-teach-you-how-to-code
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*http://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/02/21/0142230/the-robots-that-will-put-coders-out-of-work
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*https://blog.growth.supply/the-full-stack-developer-is-a-myth-4e3fb9c25867
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[[File:Geek-venn-diagram.png|555px|border]]
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 24 August 2016

 Back to Capacity Building
One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering.  -Robert A. Heinlein-

Introduction

Information.png

In the context of the library, the operational team provides information services, that are supported by the technical team using information systems, which are built and maintained in co-operation with the information technology department.

This wiki page deals with building capacity for information systems support.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Technology is expanding at ever faster rates, therefore it is wise to find persons experienced in specialised areas to do systems management.
  • To visualise how complex the technology skill sets have become, go to: http://insights.dice.com/d3/skills-graph and search a skill set such as "java" to view the multitude of other skill set relationships.
Rr-organogram-sys.png

Manager

This position does not need to be full-time, rather the position can be shared with the central IT department, however a person from top management must be made responsible for the long term maintenance and operation of the open scholarly communication office's information systems needs.

This person should have extensive experience in designing and implementing information technology infrastructure and software systems that fit the "business case" of the institution.

The technical manager should ideally be appointed internally from within the technology support division of the institution.

The technical manager is NOT currently technically skilled, since technology is evolving at a very rapid pace, but rather the manager is aware of the current technologies and how to effectively deploy them.

The technical manager should know how to lead an information technology team by making use of the specialised skills of the team and current technologies to achieve the information systems goals of the open scholarly communication office.

The person appointed should also be a very good communicator and be able to "bridge" the LIS and ICT worlds. In other words, the person can inform the library about ICT and vice versa, the person can inform ICT about the library, thereby creating a vital two-way communication "bridge".

In addition, though not strictly required, it would be very advantageous if the technical manager was personally supportive of open systems and open access.

Most importantly, this person can assist the library in the transition to a new digital era and can help the ICT department transition to the new digital information services era.

Also see: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/List_of_Repository_Software


Persons with the following skills are desirable. They can be hired part-time or employed full-time depending on the amount of resources available to you and the amount of work to be done.

Web 2.0 Software Technologist or Web 2.0 Application Specialist or Java Webapp Developer

These are current technology specialists whose expertise may be shared with the central IT department.

Core Skills

  • Expert Java programming skills
  • Expert XML programming skills
  • Professional SQL programming skills
  • Professional HTML programming skills
  • Professional CSS programming skills
  • Professional PHP programming skills
  • Familiarity with the Tomcat java webapp server
  • Familiarity with the LAMP stack webapp server

Specialist Skills

Examples

Advert - 1
Advert - 2

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DexQ6j0xA - Becoming a Web Developer: The Web Way from Start to Finish

Web 2.0 Hardware Technologist or Web 2.0 Infrastructure Specialist or Ubuntu Linux System Administrator

These are current technology specialists whose expertise may be shared with the central IT department.

Core Skills

Specialist Skills

Examples

Advert - 1
Advert - 2

How to find persons with these skills

Technology Universities

The ideal candidates are graduates from one of the technology universities in South Africa who have studied information technology or computer science or electronics and have specialised in open source software systems support.

Below is a list of technology universities and the relevant departments.

Communities of Practice

Or you can try the following links to able to source persons with these skills from the community in your area.

South Africa
Africa
Europe
International

User Groups

Certification

Remuneration

Skills Surveys

Technologist Jobs

Organisations

Definitions

Comment

Sample CV's

Salaries according to RHT in the USA

Year

System Administrator for Linux Open Systems

Web Developer for Java Web Applications

2016

$ 85,000 - $ 124,000

$ 78,500 - $ 129,500

2015

$ 65,750 - $100,500

$ 73,500 - $122,000

2014

$ 64,500 - $ 89,500

$ 65,750 - $ 95,250

2013

$ 62,000 - $ 86,000

$ 62,000 - $ 89,750

Currency convertor: http://www.xe.com

Automated Deployment Tools

References

SysAdmin-evolution.png

Devotion to duty.png

News

IT Service Management

Training

Interview Help

A Good Geek

What a good geek does, is AUTOMATE, INNOVATE and ANNOTATE.

Why I am not a web programmer or why web programming is a new technology specialisation

Geek-venn-diagram.png

Programming-languages.jpg