Month: May 2018

"North, South, and Open Access: Jeff MacKie-Mason Responds from California"

Richard Poynder has published "North, South, and Open Access: Jeff MacKie-Mason Responds from California" in Open and Shut?.

Here's an excerpt:

This is the final part of an experiment in a matched interview process. It consists of Q&As with two OA advocates, one from the global North [Jeff MacKie-Mason, UC Berkeley's University Librarian and Chief Digital Scholarship Officer] and one from the global South [Mahmoud Khalifa, Library of Congress Cairo Office], along with their responses to each other’s Q&A. . . .

[MacKie-Mason] I'd like to clarify my position just a bit: I think journal flipping is the only practical way of achieving *widespread* (near-universal) open access in the near term. I do think we can make some, important but limited progress with other models, such as new overlay journals on green OA repositories, and transferring ownership of some journals from subscription-based publishers to academy (e.g., university) ownership.

See also: "North, South, and Open Access: The View from California with Jeff MacKie-Mason"; "North, South, and Open Access: The View from Egypt with Mahmoud Khalifa"; and "North, South, and Open Access: Mahmoud Khalifa Responds from Egypt."

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Emerging Technologies Librarian and Head of Library Technologies at Portland State University

Portland State University is recruiting an Emerging Technologies Librarian and Head of Library Technologies.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position is a key role in the leadership of the Library’s information technology infrastructure and services. Responsibilities include supervising Library Technologies staff, short- and long-term planning, and prioritizing and coordinating unit projects and activities. This position oversees library technology systems and projects and works with unit staff, programmers, system vendors, librarians, staff, the University’s Office of Information Technology, and library users to evaluate, develop, implement, maintain, and support a range of systems. This position serves as the system administrator for the Library’s shared integrated library system (SILS).

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Head, Web Services at Columbia University

Columbia University is recruiting a Head, Web Services.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Director of Digital Library and Scholarly Technologies, the Head of Web Services is a new position that will manage a Web Services team of four professionals and provide comprehensive leadership for, and participate in, the development of the Libraries' overall Web publishing program. The position plays a vital role in working with a variety of individuals, committees and end users to make the Libraries' web presence effective and innovative.

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Assistant Vice President for Scholarly Communication and Collections at Rutgers University

Rutgers University is recruiting an Assistant Vice President for Scholarly Communication and Collections.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The AVP effectively manages the Libraries' collections budget and seeks alternative scholarly communication models and other transformational strategies to ensure sustainable continued access to resources. In this context, scholarly communication is considered broadly, including emerging trends that support and enable research workflows for the disciplines, as well as interdisciplinary and cross-institutional academic communities; evolving information formats, access models, and shared and distributed collections; and new conceptions of research library collections and their management and assessment.

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"Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements"

Lisa M. Federer et al. have published "Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements" in PLOS ONE.

Here's an excerpt:

A number of publishers and funders, including PLOS, have recently adopted policies requiring researchers to share the data underlying their results and publications. Such policies help increase the reproducibility of the published literature, as well as make a larger body of data available for reuse and re-analysis. In this study, we evaluate the extent to which authors have complied with this policy by analyzing Data Availability Statements from 47,593 papers published in PLOS ONE between March 2014 (when the policy went into effect) and May 2016. Our analysis shows that compliance with the policy has increased, with a significant decline over time in papers that did not include a Data Availability Statement. However, only about 20% of statements indicate that data are deposited in a repository, which the PLOS policy states is the preferred method. More commonly, authors state that their data are in the paper itself or in the supplemental information, though it is unclear whether these data meet the level of sharing required in the PLOS policy. These findings suggest that additional review of Data Availability Statements or more stringent policies may be needed to increase data sharing.

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Data Curation Network Project Coordinator at University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is recruiting a Data Curation Network Project Coordinator (three-year project).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Project Coordinator will work with a distributed network of data curators across eight institutions: University of Minnesota Libraries, Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan Library, Duke University Libraries, University Library at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Cornell University Library, Penn State University Libraries, and Dryad Digital Repository. Specifically, the Coordinator will oversee the daily operations of the Network, assign data sets to the appropriate DCN Curator, and track/monitor a dataset's progress through the Network to ensure consistent and high quality service. The Project Coordinator will engage in business and planning aspects of the project along with a team of 10 dedicated data repository managers and project Co-PIs who are committed to the success of the DCN.

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SPEC Kit 358: Accessibility and Universal Design

ARL has released SPEC Kit 358: Accessibility and Universal Design .

Here's an excerpt:

This SPEC Kit explores how ARL member libraries are meeting the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities. This study gathered information on support for assistive technologies in libraries, services provided to individuals with disabilities, staffing and training for these services, evaluation of resources, and institutional policies and procedures in this area. It also includes questions on universal design, an approach to design that makes spaces and services more inclusive of all, regardless of their needs.

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"Library Systems Report 2018"

Marshall Breeding has published "Library Systems Report 2018" in American Libraries.

Here's an excerpt:

LSPs [Library Services Platform] are now the mainstream approach for supporting resource management and daily operations of academic libraries. These products have not yet become ubiquitous, though they continue to dominate in new procurement scenarios. A significant proportion of academic libraries rely on longstanding ILS implementations. A large portion of these libraries are engaged in selection processes that will culminate in the continuing decline of the ILS in this sector.

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Digital Technologies Librarian at Hamilton College

Hamilton College is recruiting a Digital Technologies Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Director of Metadata and Digital Strategies, the Digital Technologies Librarian serves as a technical expert related to library digital collections software, standards and infrastructure. . . . The incumbent will manage our digital collections systems as well as collaborate on digital humanities projects.

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"Operationalizing the Replication Standard: A Case Study of the Data Curation and Verification Workflow for Scholarly Journals"

Thu-Mai Christian et al. have self-archived "Operationalizing the Replication Standard: A Case Study of the Data Curation and Verification Workflow for Scholarly Journals."

Here's an excerpt:

In response to widespread concerns about the integrity of research published in scholarly journals, several initiatives have emerged that are promoting research transparency through access to data underlying published scientific findings. Journal editors, in particular, have made a commitment to research transparency by issuing data policies that require authors to submit their data, code, and documentation to data repositories to allow for public access to the data. In the case of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) Data Replication Policy, the data also must undergo an independent verification process in which materials are reviewed for quality as a condition of final manuscript publication and acceptance. Aware of the specialized expertise of the data archives, AJPS called upon the Odum Institute Data Archive to provide a data review service that performs data curation and verification of replication datasets. This article presents a case study of the collaboration between AJPS and the Odum Institute Data Archive to develop a workflow that bridges manuscript publication and data review processes. The case study describes the challenges and the successes of the workflow integration, and offers lessons learned that may be applied by other data archives that are considering expanding their services to include data curation and verification services to support reproducible research.

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Research and Data Services Librarian at Temple University

Temple University is recruiting a Research and Data Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Head of Research, Education & Outreach, the Research & Data Services Librarian supports the learning, research, and clinical activities at the Health Sciences Center. The Librarian will be responsible for providing education, liaison and research services as well as building a data services program at the Health Sciences Libraries. This position coordinates the Library’s data policies, provides training on data resources and tools, and works collaboratively with the other health and science librarians across the University Libraries.

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Declining Majority of Online Adults Say the Internet Has Been Good for Society

The Pew Research Center has released Declining Majority of Online Adults Say the Internet Has Been Good for Society .

Here's an excerpt:

A sizable majority of online adults (70%) continue to believe the internet has been a good thing for society. Yet the share of online adults saying this has declined by a modest but still significant 6 percentage points since early 2014, when the Center first asked the question. This is balanced by a corresponding increase (from 8% to 14%) in the share of online adults who say the internet’s societal impact is a mix of good and bad.

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Funder Perspectives on Open Infrastructure

The Open Research Funders Group has released Funder Perspectives on Open Infrastructure.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) recently conducted a survey to better understand funder perspectives with respect to supporting open infrastructure. Sixteen organizations completed the questionnaire, evenly split between ORFG members and other funding bodies. The results suggest an underlying support for open initiatives and the infrastructure buttressing these activities. This is tempered by reservations about how best to discern and smartly invest in open infrastructure projects.

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University Librarian at California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology is recruiting a University Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Caltech (the California Institute of Technology), a private research university of approximately 300 faculty focused on science and engineering, seeks a talented leader and experienced administrator to serve as University Librarian. . . .

The Caltech Library comprises six libraries, which are staffed by 20 librarians, archivists, and software developers, including three with Ph.D.'s, as well as 25 support staff and a rotating team of student employees.

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University of Colorado Boulder Names Robert H. McDonald Dean of University Libraries

The University of Colorado Boulder has named Robert H. McDonald, Associate Dean for Research and Technology Strategies Librarian at Indiana University Libraries, as Dean of University Libraries.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

As the associate dean for research and technology strategies at IU, McDonald led the work of providing library information system and discovery services to the entire IU system. He managed projects related to scholarly communications, new model publishing and technologies that enabled IU's libraries to support teaching and learning for the IU Bloomington campus.

At IU, he also served as deputy director of the Data to Insight Center, where he conducted research in areas of large data analysis and digital storage and preservation through grant-funded and collaborative projects, such as the HathiTrust Research Center.

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Information Technology Specialist (DATAMGT) at Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is recruiting an Information Technology Specialist (DATAMGT).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Manage the Archives' born-digital collection formats in support of long-term preservation and access, including providing support for accessioning, arrangement, description, access and preservation of still images, textual, audiovisual, web archives, data sets and email digital assets.

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