Month: November 2011

Systems Librarian at San Jacinto College Library

The San Jacinto College Library is recruiting a Systems Librarian. Required degree: "Master's degree accredited by the American Library Association in either Library Science or Information Science." Salary: $52,746-$58,021.

Here's an excerpt from ad:

  • Manages the Millennium Integrated Library System. Plans and implements upgrades for the Integrated Library System. Serves as District liaison with Innovative Interfaces Inc.
  • Trains staff at all District libraries for the Millennium Integrated Library System.
  • Maintains database security by assigning roles, groups, privileges and passwords to appropriate personnel.

| New: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011 | Digital Scholarship |

Report on the Data Curation Research Summit

Nicholas Weber et al. have self-archived Report on the Data Curation Research Summit in IDEALS.

Here's an excerpt:

The Data Curation Research Summit was a one-day meeting, sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The objectives were to build awareness of current research projects and important research problems, foster stronger collaborations among researchers, and advance the Library and Information Science (LIS) research agenda in data curation. It was held in Chicago on December 9th, 2010, following the 6th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). The conference provided an excellent opportunity to bring together scholars and practitioners with a strong interest in advancing scholarship and practice in the curation of research data. The 35 invited participants, representing iSchools, research libraries, academic publishers, and funding agencies, are active in the growing research community and related areas of digital curation and archives.

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

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Manager, Digital Imaging Unit at New York Public Library

The New York Public Library is recruiting a Manager, Digital Imaging Unit. Required degree: "Bachelors degree."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the general direction of the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries:

  • Supervises the Digital Imaging Unit (DIU) team, including performance management, training and scheduling.
  • Monitors the workflow of the DIU
  • Reviews practices, procedures, and policies of the department and revise as necessary to improve efficiency and/or workflow.
  • Identifies and implements best technical practices for producing, exchanging and archiving digital images.
  • Assists with the selection of new equipment and follows trends in digital reformatting.
  • Maintains production goals for the unit, ensuring that the staff development needs are met and the infrastructure is in place to support the unit.
  • Performs digital capture of textual and visual materials following Library specifications in a timely fashion.

| New: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011 | Digital Scholarship |

Copyright Infringement and Enforcement in the US

The American Assembly has released Copyright Infringement and Enforcement in the US.

Here's an excerpt:

The note excerpts a forthcoming survey-based study called Copy Culture in the U.S. and Germany. Drawing on results from the U.S. portion of the survey, it explores what Americans do with digital media, what they want to do, and how they reconcile their attitudes and values with different policies and proposals to enforce copyright online.

| Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Systems Librarian at Wayne State University Library System

The Wayne State University Library System is recruiting a Systems Librarian. Required degree: "Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an A.L.A. accredited program college or university."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Associate Director for Discovery Services, the Systems Librarian will be responsible for coordinating and managing the Millennium integrated library system (ILS) and collaborating with acquisitions, cataloging, access services, reference, and other appropriate WSU Library teams to provide direction and support for configuration, development, and management of the ILS and associated systems; Assessing and troubleshooting system problems and serving as the primary technical contact for Innovative Interfaces and the MelCat InnReach system; Creating or collaborating with other team members to develop interfaces with external systems as needed, including Banner, publisher interfaces, OCLC, RAPID, Illiad, Serials Solutions; Assisting in the investigation and implementation of emerging technologies; Generating reports and providing collection and system statistics where appropriate, and assisting unit managers with ILS-derived statistics as needed.

| New: E-science and Academic Libraries Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

DAITSS (Dark Archive in the Sunshine State) Released under GPL v. 3 License

The Florida Center for Library Automation has released DAITSS (Dark Archive in the Sunshine State) under a GPL v. 3 License.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

DAITSS provides automated support for the functions of Submission, Ingest, Archival Storage, Access, Withdrawal, and Repository Management. It is architected as a set of RESTful Web Services and micro-services but enforces strict controls to ensure the integrity and authenticity of archived content. It implements active preservation strategies based on format-specific processing including, where necessary, normalization and forward migration. It is particularly well suited for materials in text, document, image, audio and video formats.

DAITSS was written for a multi-user environment and supports consortial as well as institutional preservation repositories.

Read more about it at "DAITSS, an OAIS-based Preservation Repository" and "DAITSS Grows Up: Migrating to a Second-Generation Preservation System."

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

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Data Services Research Consultant at George Mason University Libraries

The George Mason University Libraries are recruiting a Data Services Research Consultant. Required degree: "a master's degree in the social sciences, geosciences, information science, statistics or related fields."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position reports to the head of the Data Services Group (DSG). Duties include supporting the technologies and initiatives for the DSG by providing instruction, technical support, consulting, user support, and training in relative applications, tools and methods to faculty, staff and students; maintaining the Data Services Lab and its components; and providing expertise and technical support for data research projects and statistical and/or geospatial data applications.

| New: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011 | Digital Scholarship |

"Linking to Data—Effect on Citation Rates in Astronomy"

Edwin A. Henneken and Alberto Accomazzi have self-archived "Linking to Data—Effect on Citation Rates in Astronomy" in arXiv.org.

Here's an excerpt:

Is there a difference in citation rates between articles that were published with links to data and articles that were not? Besides being interesting from a purely academic point of view, this question is also highly relevant for the process of furthering science. Data sharing not only helps the process of verification of claims, but also the discovery of new findings in archival data. However, linking to data still is a far cry away from being a "practice", especially where it comes to authors providing these links during the writing and submission process. You need to have both a willingness and a publication mechanism in order to create such a practice. Showing that articles with links to data get higher citation rates might increase the willingness of scientists to take the extra steps of linking data sources to their publications. In this presentation we will show this is indeed the case: articles with links to data result in higher citation rates than articles without such links.

| New: E-science and Academic Libraries Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

Educating Stewards of the Public Information Infrastructure Fellowships

The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting Educating Stewards of the Public Information Infrastructure Fellows for 2012-2014.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is funding fellowships for the project "Educating Stewards of the Public Information Infrastructure" or ESOPI2. This project seeks to prepare the next generation of public information stewards by building on the existing dual degree program and developing fellowships, curricula, courses, and experiential components designed specifically for the needs of public sector information professionals. This fellowship provides graduate students interested in both public information and public policy with the skills needed to become leaders in public information curation and public policy administration.

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

The Impact of U.S. Internet Copyright Regulations on Early-Stage Investment: A Quantitative Study

Booz & Company has released The Impact of U.S. Internet Copyright Regulations on Early-Stage Investment: A Quantitative Study

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

A large majority of the angel investors and venture capitalists who took part in a Booz & Company study say they will not put their money in digital content intermediaries (DCIs) if governments pass tough new rules allowing websites to be sued or fined for pirated digital content posted by users. (DCIs are the companies that provide search, hosting, and distribution services for digital content such as YouTube, Facebook, SoundCloud, eBay, and thousands of others.) More than 70 percent of angel investors reported they would be deterred from investing if anti-piracy regulations against "user uploaded" websites were increased.

| New: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 80 | Digital Scholarship |

Web Design and Communications Specialist at Boston College Libraries

The Boston College Libraries are recruiting a Web Design and Communications Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Boston College Libraries seek a talented and creative Web Design and Communications Specialist to provide design and production support for the Libraries' website and web-based marketing and communications initiatives. Working with a variety of tools and in close collaboration with internal content providers (subject liaisons and others) and with internal and external support resources, the Web Design and Communications Specialist designs and produces content for the Libraries' main website (www.bc.edu/libraries), publications, digital displays, online exhibits, customized web interfaces, and library mobile services.

| New: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 80 | Digital Scholarship |

Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories

The Council of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) has released Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories, which is a recommended practice.

Here's an excerpt:

In 2002, Research Libraries Group (RLG) and Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) jointly published Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities (reference [B2]), which further articulated a framework of attributes and responsibilities for trusted, reliable, sustainable digital repositories capable of handling the range of materials held by large and small cultural heritage and research institutions. . . . .

OAIS included a Roadmap for follow-on standards which included 'standard(s) for accreditation of archives'. It was agreed that RLG and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) would take this particular topic forward and the later published the TRAC (reference [B3]) document which combined ideas from OAIS (reference [1]) and Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities (TDR—reference [B2]).

The current document follows on from TRAC in order to produce an ISO standard.

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Digital Assets Librarian at Oakland University’s Kresge Library

Oakland University's Kresge Library is recruiting a Digital Assets Librarian. Required degree: "Master of Library Science (MLS) degree or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program by May 2012."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

  • Participate in the activities related to acquiring, organizing and providing access to the library's digital resources, including license review, activation of e-resources and knowledge base maintenance.
  • Develop and implement appropriate metadata strategies to enhance discovery, management and presentation of digital collections.
  • Coordinate the library's digital projects and collaborate with the Web Services Librarian and the Library Technologies Group to foster innovation in the delivery and preservation of digital resources.
  • Provide leadership and work related to the continued development of the library's institutional repository.

| New: E-science and Academic Libraries Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

Why Americans Use Social Media

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project has released Why Americans Use Social Media.

Here's an excerpt:

Two-thirds of online adults (66%) use social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn. These internet users say that connections with family members and friends (both new and old) are a primary consideration in their adoption of social media tools. Roughly two thirds of social media users say that staying in touch with current friends and family members is a major reason they use these sites, while half say that connecting with old friends they've lost touch with is a major reason behind their use of these technologies.

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Library Digital Infrastructure and Technology Coordinator at University of Denver Library

The University of Denver Library is recruiting a Library Digital Infrastructure and Technology Coordinator. Required degree: "ALA-accredited MLS degree or equivalent advanced academic qualification in information technology or information services."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position provides overall leadership and direction for the broad range of the library's technology infrastructure, which includes licensed software for library services and operations, development and management of the library's digital content infrastructure (including web-based finding tools, and repository and data curation services.) Coordinates projects related to the creation, management, and use of digital content (including a new digital media student help service), working closely with digital content stakeholders in the library and with staff and faculty across the university. Serves as an internal consultant on standards-based methods and best practices related to access to digital resources, web design, web-based applications, and the development of digital preservation strategies.

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"The Digital Public Domain: Relevance and Regulation"

"The Digital Public Domain: Relevance and Regulation," which Leonhard Dobusch presented at 1st Berlin Symposium on Internet and Society, is now available.

Here's an excerpt:

After clarifying the notion and different areas of the (digital) "public domain" the paper engages in discussing literature on its relevance for society in general and economic innovation in particular. The effectiveness of the utilization of these abstract potentials however depends on the respective public domain regulation. In this context, the paper distinguishes different regulatory modes and arenas in both copyright and patent law, thereby focusing private regulatory initiatives such as Creative Commons or Biological Open Source (BiOS). In the last section, the paper presents open research questions and makes some preliminary suggestions for potential research strategies.

| Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Digital Records Archivist, The Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Pennsylvania State University Libraries

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Records Archivist, The Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Required degree: "Minimum qualifications are a MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program (or equivalent), or a Masters in Information Science, Archival Science, or related field."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Records Archivist will help develop and implement workflows and processes enabling the effective acquisition, description, access, management and preservation of a broad range of digital content, including university records, websites, email, and personal digital archives. This position reports to the Head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library and works closely with the University Archivist, other archival professionals, librarians, information technologists, and records creators throughout the University. The archivist will manage day-to-day activities in conjunction with the development and management of repository services, the web archiving program, and a wide variety of born-digital records ingest and access initiatives. The archivist will take the lead in identifying digital records of continuing institutional value and in developing strategies for long-term preservation and access.

| New: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011 | Digital Scholarship |

"Openness as Infrastructure"

John Wilbanks has published "Openness as Infrastructure" in the Journal of Cheminformatics.

Here's an excerpt:

The advent of open access to peer reviewed scholarly literature in the biomedical sciences creates the opening to examine scholarship in general, and chemistry in particular, to see where and how novel forms of network technology can accelerate the scientific method. This paper examines broad trends in information access and openness with an eye towards their applications in chemistry.

| Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

Metadata Analyst at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries are recruiting a Metadata Analyst. Required degree: "ALA-accredited master's degree in library science, information management/science, or related degree."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Metadata Analyst reports to the Associate Director for Digital Library Content and Services and will be responsible for:

  • Planning long-term metadata strategies for the IU Libraries and DLP [Indiana University Digital Library Program]
  • Advising on appropriate standards and approaches to creating and managing metadata for digital projects, collections, and systems
  • Working with collection managers, subject specialists, and catalogers to identify appropriate metadata standards in digital projects covering a variety of media, including text, music, still images, audio, and video
  • Designing and/or adapting XML schemas, XSLT stylesheets, Schematron assertions, and RDF ontologies for digital systems and projects
  • Translating metadata between formats and integrating metadata from a variety of sources
  • Participating in the design and development of services to support preservation of and access to digitized and born-digital content from IU's collections

| New: E-science and Academic Libraries Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

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Digital Archivist/Special Collections at California State University, Long Beach Library

The California State University, Long Beach Library is recruiting a Digital Archivist/Special Collections. Required degree: "Masters degree from an American Library Association-accredited program and institution by the date of appointment."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

  • Oversee and manage the digitization of several archival collections
  • Collaborate with library Technical Services staff and Academic Technology staff to make the digitized collections available via the library's web portal
  • Provide reference and consultation services to the student, faculty, and visiting scholar patrons of the department; conducting library instruction for classes interpreting and helping students to appreciate the unique and rare resources of the department

| New: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011 | Digital Scholarship |

Digital Curation LinkedIn Group Launched

An open Digital Curation LinkedIn group has been established. (You can also find the group by searching for "digital curation" in the LinkedIn group search function.)

The group's description follows:

In a rapidly changing technological environment, the difficult task of ensuring effective long-term access to digital information is increasingly important. This group discusses digital curation, which the Digital Curation Centre defines as "maintaining, preserving and adding value to digital research data throughout its lifecycle." The DCC's digital curation lifecycle model includes these steps: conceptualise, create, access and use, appraise and select, dispose, ingest, preservation action, reappraise, store, access and reuse, and transform.

| Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 | Digital Scholarship |

Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/10/11

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