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Senior Research Data Science Specialist at Dartmouth College

The person in this position will coordinate, develop, and provide computational research project support, with a focus on advanced computing environments and collaborations, and assist in the development and implementation of research data infrastructure across Dartmouth. This role serves as the artificial intelligence lead for the Dartmouth Libraries, guiding Research Data Services efforts, collaborating with key campus partners on AI development, and providing guidance on uses of artificial intelligence across the libraries.

https://tinyurl.com/5f4ftydn

NIH Plan to Increase Findability and Transparency of Research Results Through the Use of Metadata and Persistent Identifiers

In this Plan, NIH presents a combination of efforts that are already underway and planned efforts that will increase the findability of research outputs and promote transparency in the research process, ultimately bolstering the impact of NIH’s research while fostering trust in the research that NIH supports. This Plan also addresses expectations from the fourth section of the 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) Memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research (the 2022 OSTP Memo) and is an update to section IV, “Mechanisms to Increase Findability and Transparency of Research” of the NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research. Specifically, NIH is outlining how researchers and institutions should use metadata to consistently identify themselves and their research outputs, as well as requirements for NIH-supported (i.e., both NIH-funded and NIH-managed) repositories to collect and make relevant metadata publicly available and searchable. These efforts are informed by NIH’s experience in managing and hosting repositories and are intended to increase the findability and usability of all NIH research.

https://tinyurl.com/3xbrpw2r

Research Data Management Librarian at University of Virginia

This position is responsible for providing support to researchers at all levels and across all disciplines engaged in data-intensive research by providing data management support. The incumbent will provide consultation and support for data management, metadata production, data organization and preservation issues to researchers in partnership with library colleagues. The incumbent will support researchers in the development and implementation of data management plans, and will offer guidance on technical data management issues, including acquisition, transfer, and storage of data. The incumbent will also contribute to and advise on the University Library’s efforts to broadly serve the needs of researchers to manage, document, share, and preserve the products of their research, complying with sponsor mandates and changing norms for making data assets available and improving research reproducibility.

https://tinyurl.com/228m7fhm

"Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized"

Over the past two years, dozens of other copyright lawsuits against AI companies have been filed at a rapid clip. . . . This wide variety of rights holders are alleging that AI companies have used their work to train what are often highly lucrative and powerful AI models in a manner that is tantamount to theft. . . . Nearly every major generative AI company has been pulled into this legal fight, including OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and Nvidia.

We’ve created visualizations to help you track and contextualize which companies and rights holders are involved, where the cases have been filed, what they’re alleging, and everything else you need to know.

https://tinyurl.com/sv4ja66n

Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Information Technology at UC Berkeley

The Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Digital Initiatives and Information Technology will lead the Library’s rapidly expanding Digital Lifecycle Program (DLP), the Library IT department, Data Science Services, the Assessment Program, and Resource Sharing Services in support of the University of California, Berkeley’s world-renowned culture of research and innovation. . . .

They will play a vital role in advancing the Library’s use of emerging technologies, including generative AI technologies. . . .

The AUL will work closely with other Library leaders on a variety of services, including building a network of support for innovative digital scholarship; rapidly expanding digital collections; improving the findability and usability of scholarly resources; ensuring long-term preservation of digital materials; and influencing technology-rich spaces and programs such as those at Berkeley’s undergraduate library, including the Center for Connected Learning.

https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04703

Paywall: "After the Big Deal: Data-Informed Management of Unbundled Journal Packages in a Consortial Environment"

Facing increasing costs for their Elsevier ScienceDirect bundled subscription, the 60 libraries of the State University of New York (SUNY) System restructured their large package in favor of a smaller curated list of titles and adopted a data informed approach to assess the new package. . . . Based on the experience of other consortia, the authors expected an increase in usage of subscription alternatives such as open access content, interlibrary loan, post-termination access requests, and individual article purchases. Preliminary review showed usage of Elsevier content initially dropped 50% after unbundling and then increased annually at a marginal rate. While consortia staff attempted to use a data-informed approach to evaluate titles for yearly subscription reviews and yearly package adjustments, this approach was not sustainable post-unbundling.

https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2024.2435429

Senior Libraries Web Developer at University of Oklahoma

Working as a member of the University Libraries’ Digital Strategies & Innovation division and reporting to the CID Technical Manager, the Senior Web Developer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the libraries’ websites, including libraries.ou.edu, which supports over 1.3 million views per year from users with a wide variety of information and research needs and provides access to many of the core research tools used on campus.

https://tinyurl.com/ynzdppy7

"Paris Declaration Calls for Data-Driven Forensics to Spearhead the Fight Against Fake Science"

Supporters of research integrity have signed a new declaration calling for data-driven forensics – known as Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) – to lead the charge in detecting, exposing and even preventing fake science. . . .

The event involved researchers, experts, and professionals from around the world who are committed to upholding research integrity, many well-known sleuths among them. Attendees signed the declaration over the following weekend. . . .

The FoSci Paris Declaration has made the following key commitments:

Advocate for transformation

Open a dialogue with policymakers to design de-incentivizing strategies to tackle the mass production of problematic papers

Advocate for reform of institutions involved in scientific research based on the group’s findings

Develop expertise and share knowledge

Facilitate training for researchers and professionals exploring these questions

Share and provide research and data in the FoSci community

Establish a regular cycle of professional meetings

Improve the tools and methods of forensic scientometrics

Improve the group’s ability to communicate its findings

Inform editorial boards, publishers, research institutions, governments and all relevant involved parties about the group’s work

Participate in building software and tools to enable the reproducibility of their forensics findings

Establish points of contact between FoSci members and concerned organizations

https://tinyurl.com/mrywc3ch

Metadata Librarian for the Humanities at New York University

The Metadata Librarian for the Humanities will have primary responsibility for metadata creation and maintenance across a diverse array of humanities-related resources, both physical and digital, within the University’s general, distinctive, and special collections. The Metadata Librarian for the Humanities will develop metadata application guidelines to optimize resource discovery and access, design sustainable metadata strategies, and create and maintain controlled vocabularies to support digital scholarship and open scholarship projects.

https://apply.interfolio.com/157809

"How Has the Field Changed in the Last 10 Years? An Excerpt from the 2024 Library Publishing Directory"

In this year’s edition of the Directory, we received responses from 179 publishers in 18 countries, and 167 long-form responses are featured in the Directory. The number of respondents has grown gradually since the first Library Publishing Directory in 2014, when 116 library publishers completed the survey. We also see a much higher number in the unique institutions that have participated in the last decade: in the Directory‘s lifetime 383 library programs have responded to the call for entries. Most respondents (92%) represent academic libraries, which is consistent with previous years. Of the remaining respondents, 5% identified their institution type as consortia, 1% as member organizations, and 2% as other.

https://tinyurl.com/kf8w3fp5

Digital Archivist at Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Reporting to the Director, the Digital Archivist is responsible for the accessioning, preservation, and maintenance of born-digital and digitized special collections and Institute records comprised of material in all formats, including more than 600 institutional video recordings per year. The Digital Archivist manages content delivery and digital archiving, ensuring application of best practices related to long-term digital preservation, accessibility, copyright, and emerging methods of scholarly communication.

https://tinyurl.com/42n7czpj

2024 NIH Public Access Policy

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/18/2024 and available online at https://federalregister.gov/d/2024-29929, and on https://govinfo.gov. . . .

The Policy includes relevant language about NIH’s rights to make Author Accepted Manuscripts available in PubMed Central without embargo upon the Official Date of Publication. NIH reiterates that this does not mean that NIH has rights to the Final Published Article, as defined in the Policy, but only to the Author Accepted Manuscript, as defined in the Policy.

The Policy also requires that those depositing Author Accepted Manuscripts in PubMed Central agree to a revised Manuscript Submission Statement reiterating NIH’s right to post such Author Accepted Manuscripts without embargo upon the Official Date of Publication. The language for this statement, as included in the Guidance on Government Use License and Rights, has been modified from the Draft Public Access Policy to remove the phrase “create derivative works.” Because NIH had not intended the language to convey what comments suggested regarding the potential to compromise scientific integrity, NIH has removed the phrase. NIH will, however, continue using features, existing or to-be-developed, that ensure accessibility and usability. NIH also reserves the right to, in the future, reasonably interpret statutory and/or regulatory language to permit uses of content that are consistent with copyright law, that provide value to users, and that are considered to be in line with practices of the time.

Regarding comments that proposed NIH should provide the public with full reuse rights through explicit language about reuse of the work for any purpose with attribution, NIH notes that such language is akin to authors providing NIH with a particular license. As stated in the NIH Draft Public Access Policy, NIH does not believe that a particular license is needed to achieve the Policy’s goals.

Finally, NIH clarifies that the Policy does not prevent authors from depositing their Author Accepted Manuscripts into institutional repositories, as long as Author Accepted Manuscripts are also deposited in PubMed Central per the Policy.

https://tinyurl.com/5948sv6n

Development and Operations (DevOps) Librarian at University of Alabama

Key responsibilities include developing, deploying, and maintaining LAMP/MEAN-based library systems and web applications based on DevOps principles. The DevOps Librarian will collaborate with library technology developers and librarians to design and implement automated workflows, monitor and optimize system performance, manage version control and CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshoot technical issues. Additionally, this position involves documenting configurations, staying current with new technologies, and training library faculty and staff on supported platforms.

https://tinyurl.com/kahxn8ka

Electronic Resources Management Librarian at Texas State University

Texas State University Libraries is seeking an Electronic Resources Management Librarian. This position provides leadership and expertise in managing all aspects of library electronic resources licensing. The person in this position will play a pivotal role in University Libraries efforts to meet current and emerging information needs and provide access to a broad and wide collection of scholarly content. . . . The Electronic Resources Management Librarian will be the primary liaison with publishers, content providers, and consortia to support electronic resources licensing and management for Texas State University Libraries.

https://tinyurl.com/3mhbawet

"Open Science at the Generative AI Turn: An Exploratory Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities"

Technology influences Open Science (OS) practices, because conducting science in transparent, accessible, and participatory ways requires tools and platforms for collaboration and sharing results. Due to this relationship, the characteristics of the employed technologies directly impact OS objectives. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used by researchers for tasks such as text refining, code generation/editing, reviewing literature, and data curation/analysis. Nevertheless, concerns about openness, transparency, and bias suggest that GenAI may benefit from greater engagement with OS. GenAI promises substantial efficiency gains but is currently fraught with limitations that could negatively impact core OS values, such as fairness, transparency, and integrity, and may harm various social actors. In this paper, we explore the possible positive and negative impacts of GenAI on OS. We use the taxonomy within the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science to systematically explore the intersection of GenAI and OS. We conclude that using GenAI could advance key OS objectives by broadening meaningful access to knowledge, enabling efficient use of infrastructure, improving engagement of societal actors, and enhancing dialogue among knowledge systems. However, due to GenAI’s limitations, it could also compromise the integrity, equity, reproducibility, and reliability of research. Hence, sufficient checks, validation, and critical assessments are essential when incorporating GenAI into research workflows.

https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00337

Data Science Librarian at University of Alabama

The Data Science Librarian provides consultations, instruction, outreach, and support for collaborative initiatives related to computing throughout various phases of research and learning. With a focus on scientific computing programming languages such as Python, R, Bash, C++, and similar languages, this librarian will expand the University Libraries instructional and program offerings to include introductory content on computational analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, parallel computing, GPU computing, cloud computing, high-performance computing, and other related topics. Moreover, the Data Science Librarian will support the development of data science and computing literacies among library users, particularly for research using quantitative data or requiring specialized data processing.

https://tinyurl.com/37h8sfz7

"A Primer for Applying and Interpreting Licenses for Research Data and Code"

This primer gives data curators an overview of the licenses that are commonly applied to datasets and code, familiarizes them with common requirements in institutional data policies, and makes recommendations for working with researchers who need to apply a license to their research outputs or understand a license applied to data or code they would like to reuse. While copyright issues are highly case-dependent, the introduction to the data copyright landscape and the general principles provided here can help data curators empower researchers to understand the copyright context of their own data.

https://tinyurl.com/34738m4s

Open Research Manager at PLOS (Remote)

You will have strategic and tactical oversight of a subset of PLOS’s goals to measurably increase the adoption and impact of open science (research) practices by researchers, understand the impact of these practices, and to influence policy in this area. You will use your research, collaboration, and community-building expertise along with a deep understanding of Open Science to identify evidence-informed opportunities to achieve these goals within the PLOS portfolio and in the wider research community. You will bring a creative and resourceful approach including an ability to bring people together to develop solution opportunities that both support PLOS’ mission and meet community needs.

https://tinyurl.com/3rdsy7cr

Note: “Applications will be accepted from candidates based in the UK and the following US states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, NY, OR, PA, TX, VA, VT, WA” and Appplicant must be:”Educated to degree level in a scientific discipline preferably with a relevant postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD).”

"Beyond the Minimum: New Rule Requires Web Content (I’m Looking at You, LibGuides) to Meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA Standards "

In April 2024, the Department of Justice finalized a rule updating regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires that all state and local governments make their services, programs, and activities accessible, including those that are offered online and in mobile apps. The final rule dictates that public entities’ web content meet the technical standards of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, level AA, an industry standard since its creation in 2018.

Libraries that receive federal funding will be required to follow this rule for any web content they create, including LibGuides. Springshare’s LibGuide platform is one of the most widely used among libraries for web content creation, from complete websites to pedagogical and research guides. While Springshare may develop plans to make sure its clients are in compliance with this new rule, there are more important questions that LibGuide creators need to consider to move beyond the bare minimum of following the rule. The authors explain what WCAG 2.1 AA compliance requires, how LibGuide authors can use accessibility principles to ensure compliance, and offer available tools to check existing guides, as well as discuss alternatives to LibGuides.

https://tinyurl.com/yc64vrjm

Senior Applications Developer at Ohio State University (Remote)

The Senior Applications Developer serves on the cross-functional Application Development & Operations team in the University Libraries IT Division. The Senior Applications Developer is responsible for the end-to-end development and delivery of specialized library and administrative systems. . . .

The Senior Applications Developer collaborates with product owners, project managers, and team members on the specification of business and technical requirements and proposes and implements solutions that adhere to standards for data security, code quality, test coverage, digital accessibility, and architecture.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2pyh7f

Paywall: "Evolution of the “Long-Tail” Concept for Scientific Data"

This paper examines the changing landscape of discussions about long-tail data over time. . . . The review also bridges discussions on data curation in Library & Information Science (LIS) and domain-specific contexts, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the long-tail concept’s utility for effective data management outcomes. The review aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of this concept, its terminological diversity in the literature, and its utility for guiding data management, overall informing current and future information science research and practice.

https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24967

Digital Archivist at Baylor University

The Digital Archivist, in collaboration with digitization personnel, archivists, the metadata librarian, and others, will manage the complexities associated with the migration, transformation, and preservation of born-digital and digitized content. This role includes working with documents and multimedia content from donated collections, university records, and the Baylor Libraries’ special collections and archives.

https://tinyurl.com/3pe2c49w

"Text Analysis of Archival Finding Aids; Collection Scoping and Beyond"

In this study, we examine the suitability of text analysis as a method for analyzing collection scope strengths across a repository’s physical archival holdings. We apply a tool for text analysis called Leximancer to analyze a corpus of archival finding aids to explore topical coverage. Leximancer results were highly aligned with the baseline subject heading analysis that we performed, but the concepts, themes, and co-occurring topic pairs surfaced by Leximancer suggest areas of collection strength and potential focus for new acquisitions. We discuss the potential applications of text analysis for internal library use including collection development, as well as potential implications for wider description, discovery, and access. Text analysis can accurately surface topical strengths and directly lead to insights that can inform future acquisition decisions and archival collection development policies.

https://tinyurl.com/mr45f8e7

Full Stack Lead Developer at University of Georgia

The Full Stack Lead Developer reports to the Systems and Discovery Librarian and is responsible for designing, building, testing, and maintaining new features and integrations for a variety of applications across the UGA Libraries including the Library Services Platform (LSP)/OPAC, discovery layers, archival management systems, and websites. Development of these applications will involve working with open-source projects such as Blacklight, Drupal, and WordPress, using various languages and frameworks, including Ruby on Rails and PHP.

https://tinyurl.com/58443ky7