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Job Postings from around Europe: Projects, Networking, Libraries

Welcome to Exploit Interactive's Jobs Section. If your organisation has position openings for Telematics Projects, Networking, or Library related work, send details (as shown below) to exploit-jobs@ukoln.ac.uk

Call for applications: Candidates for temporary research posts

EU flag The Directorates-General responsible for implementing the Research and Technological Development (RTD) Policy of the Commission of the European Communities are inviting tenders for contracts not exceeding a total of three years for the management of projects and contracts under the Fifth RTD Framework Programme.

Successful applicants will be entered in a data base and may be used to fill any highly specialised vacancies which arise in these Directorates-General between 1999 and 2002.

The general conditions are:
Nationality: Must be a national of one of the European Union's Member States.
Place of employment: All places of employment, often outside the candidate's country of origin.
Knowledge of languages: A thorough knowledge of one official European Union language (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish) and a satisfactory knowledge of a second Union language.
If you have questions regarding the call for application, kindly email: nppr@dg12.cec.be
However, do not send application forms to the above email address.
Applications can be downloaded from: http://www.cordis.lu/nppr-candidature/home.html
Closing date: Application forms must be returned before 30/06/2002.

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Senior Researcher/Centre Manager

London
London
LITC (Library Information Technology Centre)
Department of Learning and Information Services
South Bank University, London
Up to £29,952 p.a.

LITC, the research, evaluation and publishing centre for information and library technology based at the University, has a national and European profile and is involved in a number of leading edge research projects and publishing developments. A unique opportunity has arisen for a forward-looking individual to work on a number of inter-related projects. In addition to strong IT and project management skills, the appointee is likely to be conversant with developments relating to library systems, the web generally, electronic copyright issues and electronic publishing. The post enjoys a national profile and has an element of overseas travel.

Informal enquiries can be made to John Akeroyd on 0171 815 6601 or email: akeroyj@sbu.ac.uk or by looking at the LITC web site at: http://www.sbu.ac.uk/litc/

An application form and further details are available from the Human Resources Department, South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, or telephone: (0171) 815 6223 (24 hour answering service) or email: sealypp@sbu.ac.uk.  
Please quote reference number X133. 
Closing date for the request of applications 9 August 1999

An Equal Opportunities Employer.
John Akeroyd
Learning and Information Services
South Bank University
103 Borough Rd
London SE1 OAA
Phone: +44 171 815 6601
Fax: +44 171 815 6699

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Books on View


In each issue we will profile some of the books used on Exploit Interactive and other projects.

Site Server 3 Bible


Site Server 3 Bible Harris, Brad,
Site Server 3 Bible,
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1998

As well as general webhosting Site Server provides many of the popular facilities generally available on large websites such as content searching. This book provides detailed tutorials for learning the features of the Site Server product.

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Books on Visual Interdev


Using Visual Interdev 6 Amundsen, Michael,
Using Visual Interdev 6,
Que Books, 1998
Inside Microsoft Visual Interdev Miller, Ken, et al,
Inside Microsoft Visual Interdev,
Microsoft Press. 1997

Two books on Microsoft's web content management product. Visual Interdev provides facilities for simultaneous development of a site by multiple authors and and for creating Active Server Pages.

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Books on Active Server Pages


... Homer, Alex,
Professional ASP Techniques for Webmasters,
Wrox Press Ltd, 1998
ASP 2.0: Programmer's Reference Fedorov, Alex, Francis, Brian, Maharry, Daniel, Sussman David, Ullman, Chris,
ASP 2.0: Programmer's Reference
, Wrox Press Ltd, 1998

Professional ASP Techniques for Webmasters takes a look at issues related to building dynamic web sites (automating site using Windows NT Server and SQL Server as the data source, and Active Server Pages as the programming environment).

ASP 2.0: Programmer's Reference provides a quick look-up for ASP syntax and style, and an overview of changes and features to expect in ASP 3.0.

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Style Sheets


Style Sheets Boumphrey, Frank,
Professional Style Sheets for HTML and XML,
Wrox Press Ltd., 1998.

The beginners, the book offers an introduction to style sheets, cascading style sheets (CSS) and XML, and for the more advanced users it covers the CSS1 and CSS2 standards, XSL Style Sheets and offers practical advice, exercises and tutorials, as well as discussion on browser support.

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Microsoft Site Server 3.0


Site Server Howard, Robert,
Site Server 3.0 Personalization and Membership,
Wrox Press Ltd., 1998.

This book provides an introduction to Site Server 3.0's 'Personalization and Membership' covering software installation, related topics such as LDAP and directory services, personalizing ASP content, among other related topics. Exploit Interactive uses Site Server 3.0.

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