Month: March 2013

Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 3/29/2013

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Head of Library Systems at Loyola University Chicago Libraries

Loyola University Chicago Libraries are recruiting a Head of Library Systems.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Loyola University Chicago invites applications and nominations for the position of Head of Systems Librarian. Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries, this position manages and provides leadership for the Library Systems Department, which is responsible for maintenance and development of information technology infrastructure, productions, and services across the University Libraries.

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Archives and Copyright: Risk and Reform

CREATe has released Archives and Copyright: Risk and Reform.

Here's an excerpt:

This paper considers the place of the archive sector within the copyright regime, and how copyright impacts upon the preservation, access to, and use of archival holdings. It will begin with a critical assessment of the current parameters of the UK copyright regime as it applies to the work of archivists, including recommendations for reform that have followed in the wake of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property (2006-2010), the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (2010-2011), the recent Consultation on Copyright (2011-12), as well as the government's response thereto: Modernising Copyright (2012). It considers the various problems the copyright regime presents for archives undertaking mass digitisation projects as well as recent European and UK initiatives in this domain.

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Librarian II, Integrated Library Systems at Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Nova Southeastern University Libraries are recruiting a Librarian II, Integrated Library Systems .

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Integrated Library System Librarian is primarily responsible for the management and ongoing development of NSU Libraries' Innovative Interfaces Inc. (III) integrated library system (ILS). This system serves as the online catalog and provides technical services support functions to all of the NSU Libraries.

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Sustainability of Open Access Services—Report Phase 3: The Collective Provision of Open Access Resources

SPARC has released Sustainability of Open Access Services—Report Phase 3: The Collective Provision of Open Access Resources.

Here's an excerpt:

This report is the third in a series which examines issues relating to the economic sustainability of critical infrastructure services that support the operation and growth of open-access dissemination of scholarly and scientific research. This report is intended to guide funders and project planners in constructing and coordinating collective funding models capable of supporting open-access infrastructure resources. The report:

  • reviews the fundamentals of robust sustainability modeling (Section 2);
  • outlines the economic and institutional issues that confront those seeking to sustain free infrastructure services and discusses the implications of free models for an initiative's ability to provide an optimal level of service (Section 3); and
  • identifies strategies for overcoming institutional free ridership in the design of funding models and describes practical mechanisms for coordinating the collective provision of infrastructure services (Section 4).

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Current News: DigitalCurationNews Twitter Updates for 3/28/2013

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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 3/28/2013

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Digital Media Librarian at Florida International University Libraries

Florida International University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Media Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Working within the department and with colleagues at the Green Library (MMC) and Hubert Library (BBC), this librarian's primary responsibilities include:

  • Leading the Sound & Image Department staff in the planning, provision, development and implementation of digital media resource projects and services.
  • Collaborating with liaisons and Digital Collections Center staff to coordinate and manage best practices for video, audio, and image collections.
  • Maintaining knowledge of the legal landscape for digital file conversion and usage of media materials in online formats.

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"The Determinants of Open Access Publishing: Survey Evidence from Germany"

Thomas Eger, Marc Scheufen, and Daniel Meierrieks have self-archived "The Determinants of Open Access Publishing: Survey Evidence from Germany" in SSRN.

Here's an excerpt:

We discuss the results of a survey conducted in fall 2012 and covering 2,151 researchers in Germany. We show that there are significant differences between the scientific disciplines with respect to researcher's awareness of and experience with both open access (OA) journals and self-archiving. Our results reveal that the relevance of OA within a discipline may explain why researchers from particular disciplines do (not) publish OA. Besides, several aspects like copyright law, age, profession or the inherent reward system of a discipline play a role. As a consequence, the paper emphasizes that a "one-size-fits-all" approach as promoted by most recent policy approaches is little promising for providing an effective framework for shaping the future of scholarly publishing.

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Institutional Repository & Systems Librarian at Western Oregon University Library

The Western Oregon University Library is recruiting an Institutional Repository & Systems Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This person will take the lead in promotion and continued development of our institutional repository, DigitalCommons@WOU, which is hosted on the Bepress Digital Commons platform. Additionally, this person will share leadership and responsibility for planning, developing, integrating, implementing, and maintaining other digital systems and services through which the library supports users in finding and using information

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Open Monograph Press, Release 1.0

The Public Knowledge Project has released the Open Monograph Press, Release 1.0.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

OMP is designed to assist university presses, learned societies, and scholar-publishers interested in publishing scholarly books in print-on-demand and multiple electronic formats, whether on an open access or purchase basis. OMP is intended to:

  • Handle edited volumes, with different authors for each chapter;
  • Involve editors, authors, reviewers, designers, indexers, and others in book production;
  • See submission through multiple rounds of both internal and external reviews;
  • Utilize industry standard ONIX for bookseller metadata requirements (e.g., Amazon);
  • Create document libraries for submissions, recording contracts, permissions, etc.;
  • Handle thumbnail covers in Catalog, as well as Spotlight features; and
  • Enable Series Editors to see books through review to publication.

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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 3/27/2013

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Digital Library Application Developer at Princeton Theological Seminary

The Princeton Theological Seminary is recruiting a Digital Library Application Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Seeking a Digital Library Application Developer. Reporting to the Digital Initiatives Librarian, this position works with a small, collaborative team of librarians and technologists to design, develop, and test web applications using Agile practices for searching and displaying the Library's digital resources. Responsibilities include writing and refactoring XQuery, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code for new and existing web applications built on native XML databases (MarkLogic Server); and testing web applications in multiple browsers on multiple platforms to identify, track, and resolve bugs.

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Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving

The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program has released Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving

Here's an excerpt:

Our digital preservation blog, The Signal, is a major outlet for addressing personal digital archiving. Over the last two years, the blog has featured three categories of stories on the topic:

  • Discussions about applying the guidance listed in the Preserving Your Digital Memories section of our website.
  • Narratives about real-world encounters with personal digital preservation issues.
  • Descriptions of the outreach we have undertaken to connect with institutions and individuals to promote personal digital archiving.

We have gathered the most useful posts in each of these categories into this electronic publication. Perspectives on Personal Digital Archiving is intended as resource for individuals—and the institutions that serve them—to meet a critical challenge. Our aim is for it to be a primer for the digital archive novice, as well as a refresher for those with more experience.

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Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications and Collection Development at Colorado State University Libraries

Colorado State University Libraries are recruiting an Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications and Collection Development.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications and Collection Development provides dynamic and visionary leadership, management, planning, policy development, and strategic direction of all aspects for the library-wide scholarly communication activities, including the college liaison program, archives and special collections, and collection development. The Assistant Dean is a member of the Libraries' executive leadership group and represents the Dean of Libraries as appropriate. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead the development and management of library collections and instruction and outreach services within the rapidly evolving environment of higher education.

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Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment

The the Association of College & Research Libraries has released Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment.

Here's an excerpt:

In this paper, we identify three intersections between information literacy and scholarly communications that have developed as a result of the effects of the digital age on scholarly publishing and on teaching information research skills:

  1. ) economics of the distribution of scholarship (including access to scholarship, the changing nature of scholarly publishing, and the education of students to be knowledgeable content consumers and content creators);
  2. ) digital literacies (including teaching new technologies and rights issues, and the emergence of multiple types of non-textual content);
  3. ) our changing roles (including the imperative to contribute to the building of new infrastructures for scholarship, and deep involvement with creative approaches to teaching).

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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 3/26/2013

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Digital Archivist for Manuscript Collections at Ball State University Libraries

Ball State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Archivist for Manuscript Collections.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsibilities: engage in acquisition, processing, preservation, digitization, promotion, and use of the unit's collections, programs, and services; develop and promote digital research and education through the University Libraries' digital library program.

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Report on Research Libraries Readiness for Sustainable Digital Preservation

APARSEN has released the Business Preparedness Report.

Here's an excerpt:

This report presents the results of a European-wide online survey for assessing the preparedness of research libraries (as represented by the members of LIBER) in regard to economically-sustainable digital preservation. The survey investigated the preparedness in accordance to the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force and the results have been mapped to these recommendations to identify Implementation Gaps. The further analyses of these Gaps will allow key stakeholders to intervene in a prioritized way and to facilitate progress of digital preservation to become an economically sustainable practice.

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Digitization Supervisor/Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Coordinator at Enoch Pratt Free Library

The Enoch Pratt Free Library is recruiting a Digitization Supervisor/Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Coordinator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the supervision of the Web Manager, the Digitization Supervisor / Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Coordinator is responsible for planning, directing, and implementing digitization projects for both the Enoch Pratt Free Library/State Library Resource Center and the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program, including the oversight of staff, policy, and workflow. Manages the continued growth and development of current projects and implements new projects as they arise, including identifying and evaluating potential digitization projects; selecting materials for digitization; resolving intellectual property and privacy issues; overseeing the scanning of materials and creation of descriptive metadata; and publishing of digital collections to the web using appropriate software and technologies.

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Report on Cost Parameters for Digital Repositories

APARSEN has released the Report on Cost Parameters for Digital Repositories.

Here's an excerpt:

The purpose of this report is to present our analysis of published cost models. A review of cost parameters for the selected models focused on how cost parameters mapped to the International Standard for Trusted Repositories (ISO 16363) which enabled us to assess the areas of; Organisational Infrastructure, Digital Object Management and Infrastructure and Security Risk Management. The purpose was to assess whether cost models were measuring, through their parameters, the relevant activities for a trusted digital repository.

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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 3/25/2013

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"Researcher, Beware!"

Jan Erik Frantsvåg has published "Researcher, Beware!" in the latest issue of ScieCom info (note: PDFs are in English).

Here's an excerpt:

The Wellcome Trust has not only showed themselves willing to fund OA, they also demand something in return for their funding. Authors are not allowed to use articles that should have been OA, but aren't, in their list of publication when applying for new grants. If the Trust find papers in reports, that do not comply with the OA policy, funding will be withheld. Non-compliant papers will also result in funding renewals or new grants being held back. . . .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced chances to their procedures regarding OA compliance. If non-compliant papers are found in project reports, further payments will be withheld pending evidence of compliance or a satisfactory explanation. . . .

The European Union is rewriting their OA policy for Horizon 2010. In Framework Program 7 (FP7), a Special Clause 39, demanding Open Access, was attached to about 20 per cent of funds. In Horizon 2020 all funds will have an OA obligation attached. And while the OA obligation in FP7 had a "best effort" clause in it (enabling you to be let off the hook, if you could document that you had asked for, but been denied, permission to self-archive), Horizon 2020 leaves no escape. If you don't comply, you have not fulfilled your contract. This will lead to funds being withheld.

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Director, Scholarly Communications and Copyright at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries

Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries are recruiting a Director, Scholarly Communications and Copyright.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The successful candidate for this newly created position will lead the Libraries' developing programs to expand the university community's awareness of issues related to copyright, author's rights, mainstream and alternative publishing and emerging scholarly expression, and confident assertion of fair use and author rights in the use of digital and print materials for teaching and research. The Director will support staff throughout the library system engaged in teaching, supporting research, and developing digital publication and digital preservation programs.

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