Year: 2013

New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries

ARL has released New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries.

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The liaison role in research libraries is rapidly evolving. An engagement model in which library liaisons and functional specialists collaborate to understand and address the wide range of processes in instruction and scholarship is replacing the traditional tripartite model of collections, reference, and instruction. New roles in research services, digital humanities, teaching and learning, digital scholarship, user experience, and copyright and scholarly communication are being developed at research libraries across the country, requiring professional development and re-skilling of current staff, creative approaches to increase staff capacity, the development of new spaces and infrastructure, and collaborative partnerships within libraries, across campus units, and among research institutions.

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Web and Content Developer at Auraria Library

The Auraria Library is recruiting a Web and Content Developer

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This position, will provide in house web and interface design expertise for the Auraria Library. The Auraria Library's web presence consists of the main site, the mobile site and discovery systems such as a federated searching application, intranet, institutional repository, catalog, reserves and interlibrary loan systems. The incumbent will work closely with the Web Programmer and others throughout the library to make the web site more visually appealing and develop a content management plan to develop high quality content for the site.

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"Federal Research Data Requirements Set to Change"

Abigail Goben and Dorothea Salo have published "Federal Research Data Requirements Set to Change" in the latest issue of College & Research Libraries News.

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FERPA, HIPAA, FOIA, and other sunshine laws, National Science Foundation data-management plans—grant-funded research data has had compliance strings attached for some time. Attention to research data is now even more heightened following the responses of the federal agencies in August to the Obama Administration's Office for Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directive from February 2013.2 Research libraries will need to educate and partner with researchers to improve understanding and compliance, promote proper archiving of digital data, and expand discovery and reuse of research datasets

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Head of Library Technology Services at Northern Arizona University Library

The Northern Arizona University Library is recruiting a Head of Library Technology Services.

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Under the direction of the Dean and University Librarian and in cooperation with LTS staff, the Head provides strategic leadership for an advanced, innovative, and highly dedicated unit. The Head will continue to advance the unit's momentum in a complex technology environment that includes virtualized computing; networks and systems infrastructure; web-based services; and user support services, including a newly renovated Mac lab and suite of production studios. As a member of the library's leadership team, the Head will work collaboratively across library units to ensure the effective deployment and support of technology to deliver library resources and services and will cooperate with NAU's Information Technology Services (ITS) on university-wide services and issues that impact library systems and service.

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Director, Informatics for Research Engagement at Drexel University Libraries

Drexel University Libraries are recruiting a Director, Informatics for Research Engagement.

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Reporting to the Dean of Libraries and working with librarians, system developers, researchers and faculty across campus, the Director is responsible for designing and implementing a university-wide approach to data management and curation of digital content and leading the Libraries' staff and partnerships to provide service support for preservation and access to the University's research data, digital content, records and archives. The Director will be involved in the integration of data literacy competencies with the Libraries' instructional programs and will lead development of services that apply research and system designs for effective data curation for the Libraries' partnership with the iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology Applied Informatics Group.

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Draft Policy on Open Access for Data and Information

The EU e-infrastructure coordination pro-iBiosphere project has released the Draft Policy on Open Access for Data and Information.

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The document addresses legal issues that hamper an integrative system for managing biodiversity knowledge in Europe. It describes the importance for scientists to have access to documents and data in order to synthesize disparate information and to facilitate data mining (or similar research techniques). It explores some aspects of copyright and database protection that influence access to and re-use of biodiversity data and information and refers to exceptions and limitations of copyright or database protection provided for within the relevant EU Directives.

The scientists also suggest that publicly funded institutions should refrain from claiming intellectual property rights for biodiversity data and information published or made accessible by them. Re-use of biodiversity data and information for research purposes should be allowed without any form of authorization. The only claims that publicly funded institutions should make are to ensure users fully acknowledge the sources of information that they rely on.

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"The Publishing Delay in Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals"

Bo-Christer Björk and David Solomon have self-archived "The Publishing Delay in Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals."

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Using a stratified random sample we studied average publishing delays in 2700 papers published in 135 journals sampled from the Scopus citation index. The shortest overall delays occur in science technology and medical (STM) fields and the longest in social science, arts/humanities and business/economics. Business/economics with a delay of 18 months took twice as long as chemistry with a 9 month average delay. Analysis of the variance indicated that by far the largest amount of variance in the time between submission and acceptance was among articles within a journal as compared with journals, disciplines or the size of the journal. For the time between acceptance and publication most of the variation in delay can be accounted for by differences between specific journals.

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DigitalCurationNews (9/6/2013) #digitalpreservation

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Bruce Herbert Named Director of Digital Services and Scholarly Communications at Texas A&M University Libraries

Bruce Herbert has been named the Director of Digital Services and Scholarly Communications at the Texas A&M University Libraries.

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Dr. Bruce Herbert, Professor of Geology and holder of the EOG Teaching Professorship, has been appointed Director of Digital Services and Scholarly Communications at the Texas A&M University Libraries effective Aug. 15. Herbert will oversee the Libraries' institutional repository, known as the OAK Trust, and the services that support scholarly activities of faculty and students. . . .

"As a researcher and faculty member in geosciences, Dr. Herbert brings a unique perspective to his role in leading Digital Services and Scholarly Communications through the OAK Trust," said David H. Carlson, Dean of the University Libraries, in announcing the appointment. "We're excited about this collaboration between the colleges and the Libraries and look to his expertise in information technology to meet the changing needs of faculty and students in scholarly communication."

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Digital Projects Lead Developer at Florida International University Libraries

The Florida International University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Projects Specialist.

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  • Designs, tests, and implements user interfaces and designs, codes and tests software related to library digital projects, including digital initiatives from Digital Collection Center, Sound and Image, and Special Collections departments.
  • Provides technical coordination with FCLA and/or other SUS Digital Library Centers (such as UF) to adopt, develop and enhance maintain technical platform needed for unified FIU digital library discovery system.
  • Leads the technical development, deployment and maintenance of all FIU digital library projects.
  • Leads the implementation and management of trials and pilots of new technology applications related to digital projects, including internally and externally funded ones.

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Digital Projects Specialist at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries are recruiting a Digital Projects Specialist.

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The successful candidate will have experience working with digital collections and digital tool development in an academic library setting, and have a familiarity with common programming, web development and/or database languages such as PHP, MySQL, XSLT, JSON, and Javascript. Duties include development using open source tools, such as Omeka and Neatline, and integrating those tools with existing digital collections in CONTENTdm, interacting with faculty and staff to gather requirements for tool and digital collection development, working with Library Systems staff and campus IT to resolve technical issues, and supervising student workers in the Digitization Department. This position reports to the head of the Digitization Department.

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Chief of Digital Operations/Chief Operating Officer at Bodleian Libraries

The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford are recruiting a Chief of Digital Operations/Chief Operating Officer.

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We are seeking a highly experienced senior manager with an established background working in a Digital Library and/or IT to oversee the day-to-day operations of the department. Two key competencies required for this post are the ability to develop and articulate a digital vision and the ability to embed large scale cultural change into an organization. This individual will oversee the management of dozens of major digital projects concurrently and will need to ensure the provision of essential services and foster innovation and evolution in the department. In the massively growing field of digital services, the Chief of Digital Operations will establish and maintain systematic methods for the efficient and effective delivery of digital services to ensure that BDLSS is established as a leader in digital service provision. The successful candidate will also be responsible for building relationships with key stakeholders including researchers, students, lecturers, senior library staff, other university services, vendors, colleges and international counterparts. The person who occupies this role will focus on productivity and innovation and it will be a very exciting, strategic position within the Libraries in the years ahead.

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figshare for Institutions Launched

figshare has launched an instiutional service for research data.

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figshare today announces the launch of 'figshare for Institutions'—a simple and cost-effective software solution for academic and higher education establishments to both securely host and make publicly available its academic research outputs. figshare, allows academic institutions to publish, share and get credit for their research data, hosting videos, datasets, posters, figures and theses in a cost-effective way.

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DigitalCurationNews (9/5/2013) #digitalpreservation

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Senior Applications Systems Analyst/Developer at University of Arizona Libraries

The University of Arizona Libraries are recruiting a Senior Applications Systems Analyst/Developer.

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As a part of the Library's Information Technology Work Team, you will develop innovative, useful, usable, and accessible PHP applications that support the success of students, faculty, and staff. You will collaborate with library staff to discover user needs and recommend, develop, and implement creative solutions. You will help maintain, care for, and improve existing object-oriented PHP applications.

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Obituary: F. W. Lancaster

Noted scholar F. W. Lancaster has died.

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F. W. "Wilf" Lancaster, GSLIS professor emeritus, passed away on Sunday, August 25, at his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cesaria; and his children, Miriam, Owen, Jude, Aaron, Lakshmi, and Raji; and his 13 grandchildren. . . .

Lancaster joined GSLIS in 1970 as an associate professor and director of the biomedical librarianship program (1970-73); in 1972, he became a full professor; and in 1992, following his retirement, he was honored with the title of professor emeritus. During his distinguished career, he taught courses in information retrieval, bibliometrics, bibliographic organization, and the evaluation of library and information services. He served as the editor of Library Trends, a quarterly journal examining critical trends in professional librarianship, from 1986 to 2006. For the period from 1989 to 1992, he was named University Scholar, a prestigious program recognizing the University's most talented teachers, scholars, and researchers.

Nationally and internationally, Lancaster was recognized as a leader in the field of library and information science through his work as a teacher, writer, and scholar. He was honored three times with Fulbright fellowships for research and teaching abroad, named a fellow of the Library Association of Great Britain, and recognized by the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) with both the Award of Merit and the Outstanding Information Science Teacher award. He was the author of 15 books, several of which have received national awards and been translated into languages such as Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Lancaster also engaged in a wide range of consulting activities for organizations around the world, including UNESCO and the United Nations.

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Sr. Software Developer Analyst at Texas Digital Library

The Texas Digital Library is recruiting a Sr. Software Developer Analyst.

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Develop services and tools used by members of the Texas Digital Library Consortium including conducting systems analysis and programming for the DSpace Digital Repository System at TDL member institutions and participate and contribute to the DSpace Open Source community. Conduct systems analysis and programming for the open source Vireo ETD Management System, as well as work in a leadership capacity within the Vireo open source development community. Provide operational and customer support for DSpace and Vireo services. Provide issue investigation, documentation, project scheduling, and communication with internal and external stakeholders. Keep up with technological trends and industry standards to ensure all products exhibit excellence in robustness, availability, security, data integrity and fault tolerance. Participate in the development of team software development standards, process improvements and technical documentation.

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"The Inevitability of Open Access: Update One"

David W. Lewis has self-archived "The Inevitability of Open Access: Update One" in IUPUIScholarWorks.

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This paper updates the author's 2012 article, "The Inevitability of Open Access" with recently published data. As a result it is possible to predict that Gold OA could account for 50 percent of the scholarly journal articles sometime between 2018 and 2020, and 90 percent of articles as soon as 2021 and more conservatively by 2024.

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Dryad Librarian at UNC School of Information and Library Science

The UNC School of Information and Library Science is recruiting a Dryad Librarian.

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Dryad (http: datadryad.org) is a curated general-purpose repository that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. The Dryad team is working with stakeholders from journals and scientific societies to develop data sharing policies and ensure the long-term sustainability of the repository. The Dryad project is seeking a detail oriented person with good analytical and communication skills. The position includes a variety of curatorial and metadata-specific tasks, and collaborating with Dryad development team members to improve curatorial procedures, and adding in the future design and testing of repository system functionalities.

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