Month: September 2014

NCSU Libraries Fellows, 2015-2017

NCSU is recruiting NCSU Libraries Fellows.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The NCSU Libraries Fellows program offers a unique opportunity to a select group of M.L.S. and M.I.S. graduates who will receive the degree between September 2014 and August 2015. Fellows will be appointed at the rank of librarian for a two-year term from July 2015 through June 2017. An option for January or September placement may be available, depending upon graduation date. The NCSU Libraries is particularly well known for its digital library programs, its technological advances, and its commitment to defining the future of librarianship. The NCSU Libraries offers Fellows the opportunity for rapid professional growth through assignment to one of the Libraries' strategic initiatives, combined with experience and mentoring in a department.

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Project Development Librarian at University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is recruiting a Project Development Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Project Development Librarian is a member of the UNT Libraries' External Relations Office and provides an important outreach role to the many collaborating institutions and to users of the content of the Portal to Texas History. The Portal is a collaborative digital library with over 280 content partners from libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions. Every month, the 4.6 million pages of materials in the Portal are used nearly a million times by a global audience. The Portal's content is also discoverable through the Digital Public Library of America. This position is in a unique position to help make a difference in the cultural heritage landscape of Texas.

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"Which Kind of Papers Has Higher or Lower Altmetric Counts? A Study Using Article-Level Metrics from PLOS and F1000Prime"

Lutz Bornmann has self-archived "Which Kind of Papers Has Higher or Lower Altmetric Counts? A Study Using Article-Level Metrics from PLOS and F1000Prime."

Here's an excerpt:

The present study investigates the usefulness of altmetrics for measuring the broader impact of research. Methods: This study is essentially based on a dataset with papers obtained from F1000. This dataset was augmented with altmetrics (such as Twitter counts) which were downloaded from the homepage of PLOS (the Public Library of Science). This study covers a total of 1,082 papers. Findings: The results from regression models indicate that Facebook and Twitter, but not Figshare or Mendeley, can provide indications of papers which are of interest to a broader circle of readers (and not only for the peers in a specialist area), and seem therefore be useful for societal impact measurement.

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Director, Research and Informatics at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech is recruiting a Director, Research and Informatics.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Director, Research and Informatics reports to the Associate Dean for Research and Informatics and manages operations for library programs, services, educational opportunities, and campus collaborations that support the research mission of the university. As a member of the Libraries' senior leadership team, the Director, Research and Informatics contributes to library-wide planning and policy making and helps to shape strategic directions for the Libraries.

The division of Research and Informatics includes scholarly communication, data curation, and technology development units that oversee consulting, instruction, digital services, and digital library development activities in support of the university's intellectual contributions and research processes. Strategic priorities for the division emphasize research environmental assessment, embedding digital curation processes in research environments, and providing leading digital curation and preservation solutions for the campus community.

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Digital Curation News (9/12/2014) #digitalpreservation

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Web Learning Environments Application Developer at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech is recruiting a Web Learning Environments Application Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Web Learning Environments Application Developer leads in the design and creates the University Libraries' new online learning platform and other online learning environments applications working closely with the Online Learning and Education Librarian and the Learning Services unit to develop a vision for the online learning platform and collaborate with others to operationalize that vision.

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Institute of Museum and Library Services Funds 51 Library Projects

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced 51 grants.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced grants for 51 library projects, totaling $9,291,441, that will advance library and archives practice by addressing challenges in the field and by testing and evaluating innovations.

The projects were selected from 212 applications through the IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries programs, requesting more than $14.6 million and matched with $7,154,135 in non-federal funds. This announcement includes three grants through the Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program, which total $647,821.

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Data Curator at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech is recruiting a Data Curator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Data Curator works in a team-based environment to implement and advance the Libraries' data management services. Working as part of the Data Curation Unit and collaborating with colleagues across the Libraries, the incumbent will play a leading role in creating workflows, identifying, implementing, and assessing the use of technologies that support qualitative and quantitative data gathering, manipulation, transformation, visualization and analysis. They will also advise on the development of infrastructure supporting a data repository to maximize the exposure and reuse of research data sets at Virginia Tech and lead efforts involving the transformation of metadata into appropriate formats.

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Do Altmetrics Point to the Broader Impact of Research? An Overview of Benefits and Disadvantages of Altmetrics

Lutz Bornmann has self-archived "Do Altmetrics Point to the Broader Impact of Research? An Overview of Benefits and Disadvantages of Altmetrics."

Here's an excerpt:

Today, it is not clear how the impact of research on other areas of society than science should be measured. While peer review and bibliometrics have become standard methods for measuring the impact of research in science, there is not yet an accepted framework within which to measure societal impact. Alternative metrics (called altmetrics to distinguish them from bibliometrics) are considered an interesting option for assessing the societal impact of research, as they offer new ways to measure (public) engagement with research output. Altmetrics is a term to describe web-based metrics for the impact of publications and other scholarly material by using data from social media platforms (e.g. Twitter or Mendeley). This overview of studies explores the potential of altmetrics for measuring societal impact. It deals with the definition and classification of altmetrics. Furthermore, their benefits and disadvantages for measuring impact are discussed.

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Digital Curation News (9/11/2014) #digitalpreservation

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Systems Administrator II at University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is recruiting a Systems Administrator II.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Perform system administration using standard UNIX tools and utilities including day-to-day system administration functions such as user support, trouble shooting, server configuration, and facilitating backups. Provide system support of applications and services running on UNIX servers, and for networked storage services. Install, configure and maintain open source and proprietary applications. Respond to emergency situations involving system problems, downtime and security breaches. Evaluate, recommend, plan, implement, and document enhancements to production systems. Monitor all critical network and system events.

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"How Many Citations Are There in the Data Citation Index?"

Daniel Torres-Salinas et al. have self-archived "How Many Citations Are There in the Data Citation Index?."

Here's an excerpt:

Descriptive analysis on the citation distribution of the Thomson Reuters' Data Citation Index by publication type and four broad areas: Science, Engineering & Technology, Humanities & Arts and Social Sciences.

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Metadata Services Librarian/Specialist at University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is recruiting a Metadata Services Librarian/Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The University of Arizona Libraries' Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship (ODIS) seeks a Metadata Services Librarian/Specialist to lead in the establishment, implementation, and assessment of metadata services that support research and researchers at the UA. This newly created position will provide consulting on issues related to metadata, both externally to the campus as well as within the libraries, and will cohesively support researchers and faculty through the breadth of services provided by ODIS. This position reports to the Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship.

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Preservation Statistics: A Survey for US Libraries, FY 2013 Report

ALA has released Preservation Statistics: A Survey for US Libraries, FY 2013 Report.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Results from the 2013 Preservation Statistics Survey are now available. The annual survey gathers data about preventive preservation activities, conservation activities, reformatting and digitization activities and digital preservation responsibilities, as well as how preservation programs are administered.

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Digital Curation News (9/10/2014) #digitalpreservation

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Digital Library Software Developer at Purdue University

Purdue University is recruiting a Digital Library Software Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

Purdue University Libraries seeks a Digital Library Software Developer to join our team at the Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2) to further the development of our cutting-edge research data repository service, PURR. The Purdue University Research Repository (http://purr.purdue.edu) is a platform based on HUBzero that enables campus researchers to write and implement effective data management plans, collaborate on research online, publish datasets and tools, and archive data in a secure, reliable digital repository.

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Systems Architect in Digital Library Systems &Services at Stanford University

Stanford University is recruiting a Systems Architect in Digital Library Systems &Services .

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Systems Architect in Digital Library Systems & Services (DLSS) specifies, designs and participates in the build out of the Stanford University Libraries' large-scale preservation and digital asset management systems. This includes the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR), and the Digital Preservation Network (DPN), a nationwide initiative to preserve academic content among a network of preservation repositories.

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"Putting Open Science into Practice: A Social Dilemma?"

Kaja Scheliga and Sascha Friesike have published "Putting Open Science into Practice: A Social Dilemma?" in First Monday.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Digital technologies carry the promise of transforming science and opening up the research process. We interviewed researchers from a variety of backgrounds about their attitudes towards and experiences with openness in their research practices. We observe a considerable discrepancy between the concept of open science and scholarly reality. While many researchers support open science in theory, the individual researcher is confronted with various difficulties when putting open science into practice. We analyse the major obstacles to open science and group them into two main categories: individual obstacles and systemic obstacles. We argue that the phenomenon of open science can be seen through the prism of a social dilemma: what is in the collective best interest of the scientific community is not necessarily in the best interest of the individual scientist. We discuss the possibilities of transferring theoretical solutions to social dilemma problems to the realm of open science.

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Digital Curation News (9/9/2014) #digitalpreservation

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Information Technology Librarian at Arizona Health Sciences Library

The Arizona Health Sciences Library is recruiting an Information Technology Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Information Technology Librarian works in partnership with library personnel, campus IT professionals and clients to design, develop and maintain applications that support the delivery of library services and ensure reliable access to online information resources and digital collections, regardless of platform.

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"Copyright’s Paradox: The Public Interest and Private Monopoly"

Nicholas Ruiz has self-archived "Copyright's Paradox: The Public Interest and Private Monopoly."

Here's an excerpt:

Copyright in its current state presents two major concerns: 1) The broad scope of the derivative right undermines the idea/expression dichotomy and adds doubt in the minds of the secondary users; and 2) The custom of extending durations of "existing" copyrights is unconstitutional and is causing a stagnate public domain. As a consequence of these problems, the free flow of ideas and dissemination of information has been thwarted. In response to these problems, I have researched possible remedies, looking to copyright systems abroad, other legal scholars, our history, and other developed areas of law.

There must be some kind of mechanism to limit Congress' ability of extending existing copyright terms; otherwise the Constitutional mandate of a "limited" term will have no consequence. This comment suggests reinstating requisite formalities, the two-term copyright regime, and a new formulation of the derivative works right.

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Department Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship at University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is recruiting a Department Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship.

Here's an excerpt from the ad.

The Head of ODIS will be responsible for leadership, management, and planning for the services and function of the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship, which includes 10 FTE professionals and a large team of students and temporary employees. As the librarians have faculty status, the Director will have responsibility for coaching and guiding librarians through the promotion and continuing status process. The Director also will be responsible for ensuring that department planning furthers the Libraries' goals and that appropriate quality standards are identified and met.

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"The Public Domain vs. The Museum: The Limits of Copyright and Reproductions of Two-Dimensional Works of Art"

Grischka Petri has self-archived "The Public Domain vs. The Museum: The Limits of Copyright And Reproductions of Two-Dimensional Works of Art."

Here's an excerpt:

The problem of museums and public institutions handling reproductions of works in their collections is not only a legal question but also one of museum ethics. Public museums are committed to spreading knowledge and to making their collections accessible. When it comes to images of their holdings, however, they often follow a restrictive policy. Even for works in the public domain they claim copyright for their reproductive photographs. This paper offers an analysis of the different interests at stake, a short survey of important cases, and practical recommendations.

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