“Charting Open Science Landscapes: A Systematized Review of US Academic Libraries’ Engagement in Open Research Practices”


Open Science aims to make research publicly accessible, transparent, and reusable, promoting collaboration across disciplines and fostering relationships among government, academia, industry, and society. International and regional reviews have explored the roles of academic libraries in promoting open science on both global and local scales. However, practices within U.S. academic libraries have not been examined comprehensively. This study addresses this gap. We employ a systematized literature review methodology to map U.S. academic library engagement in key areas of open science (e.g., open access, open data, open educational resources) and overlap analysis is used to assess shifts from discrete initiatives (e.g., open access, research data management) to holistic, integrated services that span the research lifecycle. Using a comprehensive search strategy, we identified 3,752 publications for inclusion in the study. We find that U.S. academic libraries are actively engaged in open science practices, with the most extensive involvement in open access and the provision of infrastructure to support open science. However, engagement in activities related to citizen science remains limited. Through thematic overlap analysis, we find that ~50% of publications report activities across two or more themes of open science, suggesting a possible shift toward more comprehensive practices. A key challenge reported by libraries is the need for continuous professional development to address technical skills gaps. As research needs and corresponding librarian responsibilities continue to evolve, maintaining librarian professional development opportunities will remain crucial for equipping librarians with the skills necessary to continue supporting and advancing open science initiatives.

https://osf.io/pv7k2/

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Lead Microsoft System Center Administrator at Ohio State University


As the Lead Microsoft System Center Administrator, the primary focus of System Administrator & Integration Coordinator is to provide a secure technical infrastructure for the Ohio State University Libraries. This role is crucial in maintaining and safeguarding the library’s core digital infrastructure by managing and delivering applications, patches, and software updates. This position is responsible for collaborating with Digital Security and Trust (DST) colleagues within the University Libraries and within the University’s central technology division to ensure network security, alignment with industry and University standards, and report compliance issues. This position works with the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) on firewall and networking management and maintenance, along with being a lead in the Libraries involvement and utilization of the State of Ohio Computer Center.

https://tinyurl.com/h7ryvj5h

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“Research Data Lifecycle (RDLC): An Investigation into the Disciplinary Focus, Use Cases, Creator Backgrounds, Stages and Shapes of RDLC Models”


In this paper, we report the results of a study examining 78 Research and Data Lifecycle (RDLC) models located in a review of the literature. Through synthesis-analysis and the nominal group technique, we investigated the RDLC models from the point of view of their disciplinary focus, use cases, model creators, as well as the specific stages and shapes. Our study revealed that the majority of the disciplinary focus for the models was generic, science, or multi-disciplinary. Models originating in the social sciences and humanities are less common. The use cases varied in a wide spectrum, with a total of 34 different scenarios. The creators and authors of the RDLC models came from more than 20 countries with the majority of the models created as a result of collaboration within or across different organizations. Our stage and shape analysis also outlined key characteristics of the RDLC models by showing the commonalities and variations of named stages and varying structures of the models. As one of the first empirical investigations examining the deep substance of the RDLC models, our study provides significant insights into the context and setting where the models were developed, as well as the details with regard to the stages and shapes, and thereby identified gaps that may impact the use and value of the models. As such, our study establishes a foundation for further studies on the practical utilization of the RDLC models in research data management practice and education.

https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v19i1.860

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Scholarly Communications Librarian at Johns Hopkins University


We are seeking a Scholarly Communications Librarian to develop, coordinate, and promote the growth of the Libraries’ scholarly communication programs and services, including outreach, training and support to faculty, students, and staff on open access, open educational resources, scholarly publishing, fair use, and copyright. The role also provides research consultation in the aforementioned areas. Alongside the Digital Repositories Manager, this role supports digital scholarship by promoting the use of the JHU Institutional Repository (JScholarship), as well as other scholarly communication tools provided by the Libraries. . . . The role reports to the Digital Scholarship & Data Services Manager.

https://tinyurl.com/m3nj3w94

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“Wiley Launches Pilot Pricing Framework to Support Equitable OA Publishing for Researchers in Latin America”


The pilot program, which began on January 21, 2025, supports authors across 33 countries in Latin America, including in Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean, to publish research in Wiley’s portfolio of nearly 600 gold open access journals. Discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs) are applied in direct relationship to the Purchasing Power Index (PPI) value of each participating country, informed by data from the World Bank International Comparison Program. The anticipated timeline for the pilot is 12 months, with a mid-term review to inform future actions.

https://tinyurl.com/3t8kkyfv

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Digital Lifecycle Program Librarian at University of California Berkeley


Reporting to the Head of the Library IT Division and under their leadership, planning, and policy direction this position works closely with the Library IT department heads in Digitization Services, Applications Development Services, DevOps, Systems and Discovery, and project managers. This position is a member of Library IT’s leadership team. This position oversees, and is responsible for, the entire lifecycle of digital and digitized collections — from project selection and digitization to digital publishing and preservation. Working with collection stakeholders (curators and subject librarians) and functional experts (Metadata Services, Scholarly Communication and Information Policy, Preservation Services, Digitization Services, etc.) this position ensures coordination of review for responsible access workflows, oversees the creation of metadata, conservation/preservation, etc.

https://tinyurl.com/3vedjmje

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“NIH Cuts ICR [Indirect Cost Recovery]– Implications for Research Institutions and Scholarly Publishing”


Long-term it is unlikely that an institution can cover the kind of budgetary shortfall this ICR cut represents. . . . If NIH grants are not financially sustainable for an institution, the institution might reduce or eliminate NIH applications or even seek to end an existing grant contract. . . .

Publishers should also anticipate additional subscription cancellations and declining interest in transformative and pure publish agreements from research institutions. Library support for research is factored into an institution’s ICR and is an infrastructure expense that is easier to cut than, for example, support for mandated regulatory compliance. . . .

As institutions face budget shortfalls, administrative support staff—who handle essential tasks like grant management, compliance reporting, and research coordination—may be among the first to be let go. . . .

[P]ublishers that charge APCs for open access publishing may be buffered against some of the ICR cut implications because APCs are eligible to be budgeted as direct costs.

https://tinyurl.com/ym9mrppb

From “NIH Announces It’s Slashing Funding for Indirect Research Costs

In the agency’s announcement, the NIH’s Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, or OPERA, wrote that $9 billion of the $35 billion total spent on research grants in fiscal year 2023 was allocated from the agency for indirect costs, which cover things like equipment, operations, maintenance, accounting and personnel.

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Discovery & Systems Librarian at SUNY Oneonta


he Discovery & Systems Librarian is responsible for managing library systems, including the library services platform (Alma) and discovery layer (Primo VE). Working closely with the Emerging Technology Librarian and Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian in providing integrated library technology operations and services, the Discovery and Systems Librarian provides leadership in the development and enhancement of staff- and public-facing systems and collaborates to coordinate, assess, and improve LSP and discovery experiences.

https://tinyurl.com/43w98jht

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“Research Data Management and Crowdsourcing Personal Histories”


Drawing on experiences of the University of Oxford’s Sustainable Digital Scholarship (SDS) service and the World War Two crowdsourcing project ‘Their Finest Hour’, this paper explores how institutional digital repositories (such as the SDS platform) can be successfully leveraged to publish and sustainably host crowdsourced (‘warm-data’) collections beyond their funding period.

The paper examines the challenges in applying FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles to a collection containing first-hand testimonies and digitised objects of significant sentimental value, addressing both practical and ethical considerations, including the management of copyright, handling of sensitive material, use of AI tools and adherence to good research data management practices, with limited resources.

Reflecting on the importance of a caring approach to data stewardship, the paper examines how the ethos of the Their Finest Hour project, and its commitment to honouring contributors and their families, led organically to an alignment with CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) principles, originally developed for Indigenous data governance. It also explores the potential for the wider application of CARE principles for crowdsourced collections such as the Their Finest Hour Online Archive, while acknowledging and respecting the origins of this framework.

Lastly, it offers some practical ‘lessons learned’ to help GLAM and Higher Education professionals working with crowdsourced collections and personal histories to navigate some of the research data management challenges that they may encounter, while also highlighting the importance of understanding FAIR and CARE principles and how they can be applied to these types of data collections.

https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.265

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Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at University of Florida


This position provides expertise in alternative publishing models, open scholarship, author rights, copyright, and compliance with public-access requirements for federally funded research and is responsible for tracking trends that affect access to scholarly information. This position also supports and informs policies for the UF Author Rights Policy, LibraryPress@UF, Affordable UF, the Institutional Repository at the University of Florida (IR@UF), and other campus support programs and initiatives.

https://tinyurl.com/3skszzd3

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“Copyright and Licencing for Cultural Heritage Collections as Data”


Cultural Heritage (CH) institutions have been exploring innovative ways to publish digital collections to facilitate reuse, through initiatives like Collections as data and the International GLAM Labs Community. When making a digital collection available for computational use, it is crucial to have reusable and machine-readable open licences and copyright terms. While existing studies address copyright for digital collections, this study focuses specifically on the unique requirements of collections as data. This research highlights both the legal and technical aspects of copyright concerning collections as data. It discusses permissible uses of copyrighted collections, emphasising the need for interoperable, machine-readable licences and open licences. By reviewing current literature and examples, this study presents best practices and examples to help CH institutions better navigate copyright and licencing issues, ultimately enhancing their ability to convert their content into collections as data for computational research.

https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.263

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Scholarly Communications Librarian at SUNY Oneonta


Working both independently and with a dynamic team of partners, the Scholarly Communications Librarian co-leads the campus OER initiative and provides a broad spectrum of “open” academic programming and support. The ideal candidate possesses a love of learning, the ability to think critically with a dash of ingenuity and enjoys outreach to myriad audiences. The twelve-month, tenure-track librarian reports to the Head of Information Literacy and Academic Engagement and holds the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian, with an initial two-year appointment.

https://tinyurl.com/34swc4b6

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“Researchers Created an Open Rival to OpenAI’s o1 ‘Reasoning’ Model for Under $50”


S1 is based on a small, off-the-shelf AI model from Alibaba-owned Chinese AI lab Qwen, which is available to download for free. . . .

After training s1, which took less than 30 minutes using 16 Nvidia H100 GPUs, s1 achieved strong performance on certain AI benchmarks. . . . Niklas Muennighoff, a Stanford researcher who worked on the project, told TechCrunch he could rent the necessary compute today for about $20.

https://tinyurl.com/3mxwcv22

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Open Research Officer at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine


Library, Archive & Open Research Services (LAORS) at LSHTM is looking for a full-time Open Research Officer to play an active role in providing open access, research data management and open research support and guidance to researchers. . . .

The role includes the management of open access publishing requests, supports the timely deposit of research outputs to the LSHTM repository (LSHTM Research Online) and research information system (Symplectic Elements), and assists with research data management activities, including providing support for LSHTM Data Compass, the organisation’s repository for research data.

https://tinyurl.com/zab4rdtv

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“Open But Hidden: Open Access Gaps in the National Science Foundation Public Access Repository”


Introduction: In 2022, the U.S. government released new guidelines for making publicly funded research open and available. For the National Science Foundation (NSF), these policies reinforce requirements in place since 2016 for supported research to be submitted to the Public Access Repository (PAR).

Methods: To evaluate the public access compliance of research articles submitted to the NSF-PAR, this study searched for NSF-PAR records published between 2017 and 2021 from two research intensive institutions. Records were reviewed to determine whether the PAR held a deposited copy, as required by the 2016 policies, or provided a link out to publisher-held version(s).

Results: A total of 841 unique records were identified, all with publicly accessible versions. Yet only 42% had a deposited PDF version available in the repository as required by the NSF 2016 Public Access Policy. The remaining 58% directed instead to publisher-held versions. In total, only 55% of record links labeled “Full Text Available” directed users to a publicly accessible version with a single click.

Discussion: Records within PAR do not clearly direct users to the publicly accessible full text. In almost half of records, the most prominently displayed link directed users to a paywall version, even when a publicly available version existed. Records accessible only through the CHORUS (Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States) initiative were further obscured by requiring specialized navigation of publisher-owned sites.

Conclusion: Despite having a repository mandate since 2016, NSF compliance rates remain low. Additional support and/or oversight is needed to address the additional requirements introduced under the 2022 memo.

https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.17767

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Electronic Resources & Discovery Librarian at the University of Iowa


Reporting to the Head of Electronic Resources & Digital Initiatives, the Electronic Resources & Discovery Librarian is responsible for providing access and support to the Law Library’s electronic resources and providing core support to the library’s internal systems. This includes obtaining and maintaining statistics related to e-resources and collection usage; adding, maintaining, and removing e-resource records; troubleshooting access issues for e-resources in a timely manner; maintaining the library’s A-Z database list and improving its access, including promotion; and training, collaborating, and supporting staff usage of the library’s integrated library system. Additionally, they provide support to the library’s scholarly and digital repositories and work on special technology projects to support innovative initiatives taking place at the Law Library.

https://tinyurl.com/3r238dft

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“‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’”


Freshly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta downloaded significant amounts of data from shadow libraries through Anna’s Archive. The company’s use of BitTorrent was already known, but internal email communication reveals sources and terabytes of downloaded data, as well as a struggle with limited availability and slow download speeds due to a lack of seeders.

https://tinyurl.com/yxzjtnvs

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Metadata Librarian at University of Wisconsin – Madison


The Metadata Librarian works with librarians, faculty, and other project partners to determine appropriate methods of developing metadata for the libraries’ digital collections. They also manage metadata entry, quality control, and data exports in coordination with UWDCC staff. They provide strategic thinking on metadata strategies, and initiate process improvements, policy changes, and new initiatives to contribute towards continual improvement in services and operations. They also help to ensure the accessibility of digital content of all types.

https://tinyurl.com/2vrc6wa2

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“Staffing of Library Publishing Programs in the United States and Canada: A Data-Driven Analysis”


Introduction: Using the Library Publishing Coalition’s (LPC) Research Dataset, this paper focuses on the staffing of library publishing programs at colleges, universities, and consortia in the United States and Canada from 2014 to 2022.

Methods: In order to transform the data into a consistent format and write it into a single table as a commaseparated values (CSV) file, we created a program written in C# and executed on Windows 10. We narrowed the data set to focus on just library publishing programs from the United States and Canada, as well as to those that responded to the survey in early and later years. We also analyzed the data by enrollment and compared the staffing of library publishing programs to the staffing of academic libraries in general using the annual Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Library Trends and Statistics Annual Survey data.

Results: The average library publishing program relies largely on professional staff, has shown the most growth in paraprofessional staff, and has lost staff overall since 2019 while still showing growth overall since data collection began. Discussion: Compared with staffing of ACRL libraries in general, library publishing programs lost staff members at about a four-times higher rate from 2014 to 2021.

Conclusion: From 2014 to 2022, the number of library publishing staff did not grow at the same rate as the number of staff in libraries did as a whole. Also, although there are certainly general conclusions or trends, there are also opportunities for additional quantitative and qualitative research to be done in this area.

https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.17755

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Web Developer at Vanderbilt University


The Web Developer is part of the Library Technology and Assessment Services team at Vanderbilt University and is key to assuring that new and current web applications adhere to current web guidelines. Reporting directly to the Director of Library Technology and Assessment Services, this position will work with other groups, both internal and external, to assure that library collections are available through the various web applications.

https://tinyurl.com/5n8a69hh

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“Librarians at the Center of Peer Review Training: Increasing Collaboration among Scholarly Communication Stakeholders”


  • Librarians can organise peer review training, such as the six-part peer review series ‘Peer Review in Scholarly Journals: History, People, and Models’ delivered at UIUC, and build networks with key stakeholders to improve them.
  • Knowledge of peer review processes is still lacking for academic authors at all career levels.
  • Peer review training initiatives should be tailored to the information needs of researchers.
  • By partnering with other scholarly communication stakeholders, librarians are uniquely equipped to effectively deliver programs and services which can increase awareness of and interest in scholarly communication.

https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1657

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Digital Projects Librarian at Florida State University


Digital Library and Research Repository Technical Support: Act as technical liaison between our repository software vendor providers and our patrons and staff to ensure optimal performance. Collaborate with IT staff on system upgrades, troubleshooting and maintenance. Special Collections and Archives Collaboration: Support Special Collections and Archives in delivering digital access to primary source materials. Advise and implement specialized digital applications and tools. Project Management: Serve as project manager for assigned digital initiatives. Develop project timelines, coordinate tasks, and ensure project goals are met. Facilitate communication between stakeholders, documenting progress and reporting outcomes.

https://tinyurl.com/p5scev46

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“Moving Open Repositories out of the Blind Spot of Initiatives to Correct the Scholarly Record”


Open repositories were created to enhance access and visibility of scholarly publications, driven by open science ideals emphasising transparency and accessibility. However, they lack mechanisms to update the status of corrected or retracted publications, posing a threat to the integrity of the scholarly record. To explore the scope of the problem, a manually verified corpus was examined: we extracted all the entries in the Crossref × Retraction Watch database for which the publication date of the corrected or retracted document ranged from 2013 to 2023. This corresponded to 24,430 entries with a DOI, which we use to query Unpaywall and identify their possible indexing in HAL, an open repository (second largest institutional repository worldwide). In most cases (91%), HAL does not mention corrections. While the study needs broader scope, it highlights the necessity of improving the role of open repositories in correction processes with better curation practices. We discuss how harvesting operations and the interoperability of platforms can maintain the integrity of the entire scholarly record. Not only will the open repositories avoid damaging its reliability through ambiguous reporting, but on the contrary, they will also strengthen it.

https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1655

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Scholarly Communications Librarian at Utah State University


  • Collaborate with library colleagues and across USU to develop robust, sustainable, and targeted research support tools and programs for all faculty, students, and staff.
  • Develop the expertise needed to support the copyright and intellectual property needs of faculty and students.
  • Provide expertise and instruction on resources and tools that support and enhance engagement in every stage of the research lifecycle for all members of the USU community.
  • Contribute to the planning, development, and implementation of the Libraries’ scholarly communication initiatives.

https://tinyurl.com/mr3f22sj

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