Team Leader for Digital Learning and Scholarship at Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is recruiting a Team Leader for Digital Learning and Scholarship.

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The digital learning and scholarship (DLSTL) team leader is part of a service-driven team that supports creation and curation services in the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL). The DLSTL has responsibility for overseeing digital strategy, services and management. As part of scholarly communications, the DLSTL oversees library programs to foster sustainable models of scholarly communication, create new forms of digital scholarship and access, and provide guidance on copyright in teaching and research.

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Data Breach Aftermath and Recovery for Individuals and Institutions: Proceedings of a Workshop (2016)

The National Academies Press has released Data Breach Aftermath and Recovery for Individuals and Institutions: Proceedings of a Workshop (2016) .

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In January 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the Workshop on Data Breach Aftermath and Recovery for Individuals and Institutions. Participants examined existing technical and policy remediations, and they discussed possible new mechanisms for better protecting and helping consumers in the wake of a breach.

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Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communication & Collections at Iowa State University

Iowa State University is recruiting an Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communication & Collections.

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The Collections & Technical Services Division includes Resource Sharing and Acquisitions Management; Metadata and Cataloging; Electronic Resources; and the Collections Program. The Associate University Librarian will provide library-wide leadership for scholarly communication initiatives and activities, and will direct and support the work of the 28 faculty and staff within the Collections and Technical Services Division.

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"Scholarly Use of Social Media and Altmetrics: A Review of the Literature"

Cassidy R. Sugimoto et al. have self-archived "Scholarly Use of Social Media and Altmetrics: A Review of the Literature."

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This review provides an extensive account of the state-of-the art in both scholarly use of social media and altmetrics. The review consists of two main parts: the first examines the use of social media in academia, examining the various functions these platforms have in the scholarly communication process and the factors that affect this use. The second part reviews empirical studies of altmetrics, discussing the various interpretations of altmetrics, data collection and methodological limitations, and differences according to platform. The review ends with a critical discussion of the implications of this transformation in the scholarly communication system.

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Digitization Project Manager at University of Miami

The University of Miami is recruiting a Digitization Project Manager.

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The University of Miami Libraries seeks nominations and applications for a creative, innovative professional to serve as Digitization Project Manager to lead a for a 1.5 year grant-funded project to digitize and provide access to 60 boxes of content in the Printed Materials series of the Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records.

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"Library of Congress Might Become a Piracy Hub, RIAA Warns"

Ernesto Van der Sar has published "Library of Congress Might Become a Piracy Hub, RIAA Warns" in TorrentFreak.

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The U.S. Copyright Office is considering expanding the mandatory deposit requirement for publishers, so that record labels would also have to submit their online-only music to the Library of Congress. The Library would then allow the public to access the music. The RIAA, however, warns that this plan introduces some serious piracy concerns.

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Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Collections Services at University of Denver

The University of Denver is recruiting an Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Collections Services.

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The Associate Dean is expected to guide strategic planning, develop programs, and manage services in support of discovery and access to scholarly resources, whether licensed, purchased, or openly available. Specific areas of responsibility include acquisitions, collection development, archives and special collections, exhibits, e-resources management, metadata and materials processing, and scholarly communication and open access initiatives.

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"Publishers Appeal GSU Copyright Case"

Andrew Albanese has published "Publishers Appeal GSU Copyright Case" in Publishers Weekly.

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Following their second district court loss in eight years of litigation, the publisher plaintiffs in Cambridge University Press vs. Patton (known commonly as the GSU e-reserves case) have again appealed the case.

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Data Visualization Specialist at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is recruiting a Data Visualization Specialist.

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The Georgia Tech Library is looking for a Data Visualization Specialist to join our team in Atlanta! This individual should be knowledgeable, creative, and resourceful as they will have the exciting opportunity to take the lead role in defining, developing, implementing and managing data and visualization services on behalf of the Library.

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The Countries of OAWorld 2011-2015: Supplement to Gold Open Access Journals 2011-2015

Walt Crawford has published The Countries of OAWorld 2011-2015: Supplement to Gold Open Access Journals 2011-2015.

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This supplement to Gold Open Access Journals 2011-2015 looks at each country with journals fully analyzed in the report. Countries with ten or more journals (some 70 of them) get full writeups; others are summarized by region.

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Digital Publishing Lead at George Mason University

George Mason University is recruiting a Digital Publishing Lead.

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George Mason University's Mason Publishing Group, within the University Libraries, seeks an experienced professional responsible for the management of digital publishing platforms and tools. This position reports to the Head, Mason Publishing Group.

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"European Copyright Leak Exposes Plans to Force the Internet to Subsidize Publishers"

The EFF has released "European Copyright Leak Exposes Plans to Force the Internet to Subsidize Publishers" by Jeremy Malcolm.

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A just-leaked draft impact assessment on the modernization of European copyright rules could spell the end for many online services in Europe as we know them. The document's recommendations foreshadow new a EU Directive on copyright to be introduced later this year, that will ultimately bind each of the European Union's 28 member states. If these recommendations by the European Commission are put in place, Europe's Internet will never be the same, and these impacts are likely to reverberate around the world. . . .

The Commission's proposal is to award publishers a new copyright-like veto power, layered on top of the copyright that already exists in the published content, allowing them to prevent the online reuse of news content even when a copyright exception applies. This veto power may last for as little as one year, or as many as 50—the Commission leaves this open for now.

This kind of veto power has been described as a link tax—notwithstanding the Commission's protestations that it isn't one-because when the publisher controls even the use of small snippets of news text surrounding a hyperlink to the original article, it essentially amounts to a tax on that link. The result, as seen in Spain, will be the closure of online news portals, and a reduction in traffic to news publishers.

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