Month: October 2018

Software Applications Developer I at University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is recruiting a Software Applications Developer I.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Software Applications Developer 1 coordinates, develops, and implements software, web, and mobile applications and innovative technologies to advance UC Libraries' operations and services, and improve workflows and user experience. The position also helps support an increasing portfolio of IT needs related to the Libraries' strategic initiatives including digital humanities/digital scholarship, UC Press and library publishing, eLearning and digital literacy, and information and researcher services.

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State Archiving in the Digital Era: A Playbook for the Preservation of Electronic Records

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers and the Council of State Archivists have released the State Archiving in the Digital Era: A Playbook for the Preservation of Electronic Records .

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

Many states are finding that they are unprepared to deal with the unique management and preservation issues that are related to digital archives. NASCIO, along with CoSA created this playbook for the preservation of state electronic records. This document includes eleven plays that state officials should consider when working together toward the preservation of digital archives.

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Data Analysis Librarian at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting a Data Analysis Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Data Analysis Librarian will further the goal of the University Libraries to support scholars during each stage of the research life cycle. The successful applicant will provide data-related services to support research using quantitative methods. Services will focus on assisting a diverse audience of scholars with collection or creation, processing, and analysis of data. The Data Analysis Librarian will refer or work with others in the Library and with Library partners to support visualization, preservation, access, and reuse of data.

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"Sharing Health Research Data—The Role of Funders in Improving the Impact"

Robert F. Terry et al. have published "Sharing Health Research Data—The Role of Funders in Improving the Impact" in F1000Research (awaiting peer review).

Here's an excerpt:

Funders need to engage early with the researchers and related stakeholders to understand their concerns and work harder to define the more explicitly the benefits to all stakeholders. Secondly, there needs to be a direct benefit to sharing data that is directly relevant to those people that collect and curate the data. Thirdly more work needs to be done to realise the intent of making data sharing resources more equitable, ethical and efficient. Finally, a checklist of the issues that need to be addressed when designing new or revising existing data sharing resources should be created.

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Digital Publishing and Copyright Librarian at University of Delaware Library

The University of Delaware Library is recruiting a Digital Publishing and Copyright Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The University of Delaware Library seeks a motivated, creative, and service-oriented professional to lead a new unit, Digital Scholarship and Research Services, which includes two vacant Digital Scholarship Librarian positions that are also being recruited at this time. The new unit will provide University faculty, researchers, and students with services for innovative digital scholarship, supporting the creation, publication, and preservation of digital research in multiple forms, along with collaborating with colleagues across the library to ensure effective outreach, instruction, and technical infrastructure for these services.

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"High-performance Computing Service for Bioinformatics and Data Science"

Jean-Paul Courneya and Alexa Mayo have published "High-performance Computing Service for Bioinformatics and Data Science" in the Journal of the Medical Library Association.

Here's an excerpt:

Despite having an ideal setup in their labs for wet work, researchers often lack the computational infrastructure to analyze the magnitude of data that result from “-omics” experiments. In this innovative project, the library supports analysis of high-throughput data from global molecular profiling experiments by offering a high-performance computer with open source software along with expert bioinformationist support. The audience for this new service is faculty, staff, and students for whom using the university's large scale, CORE computational resources is not warranted because these resources exceed the needs of smaller projects. In the library's approach, users are empowered to analyze high-throughput data that they otherwise would not be able to on their own computers. To develop the project, the library's bioinformationist identified the ideal computing hardware and a group of open source bioinformatics software to provide analysis options for experimental data such as scientific images, sequence reads, and flow cytometry files. To close the loop between learning and practice, the bioinformationist developed self-guided learning materials and workshops or consultations on topics such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information's BLAST, Bioinformatics on the Cloud, and ImageJ. Researchers apply the data analysis techniques that they learned in the classroom in an ideal computing environment.

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Data Services Librarian at University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore is recruiting a Data Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

he Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) seeks an innovative, forward-thinking Data Services Librarian to develop robust research data-related services for UMB faculty, staff, and students. This dynamic librarian will guide and expand the Library's efforts in data management planning, discovery and access of research data, data sharing and publication, and data visualization. The Data Services Librarian will actively collaborate with faculty and staff within the HS/HSL and with partners throughout the University.

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"The Cost of Keeping It: Towards Effective Cost-Modeling for Digital Preservation at the University of Maryland"

Kate Dohe and David Durden have self-archived "The Cost of Keeping It: Towards Effective Cost-Modeling for Digital Preservation at the University of Maryland."

Here's an excerpt:

In our library, we are in the early stages of developing a cost model for digital preservation systems loosely aligned to the costs of systems and activities within the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation framework. This work is intended to articulate the ongoing costs of desirable and essential digital curation activities to digital project stakeholders, as well as administrators–with the ultimate goal of sustainable funding for responsible digital preservation. Our "Digital Preservation Cost Calculator" has been successfully used to estimate project expenditures in preparation for grant applications and philanthropic financing requests. We are exploring prospective features that can transition this tool from a local budgeting tool to a full-fledged digital preservation application. This paper will introduce our use case and requirements, current development challenges, and propose a prospective roadmap and options for community engagement

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Head, Repository Technology Development at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington is recruiting a Head, Repository Technology Development.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsibilities will include working with other Library Technologies managers and other library and University Information Technology Services (UITS) stakeholders to define new projects and set priorities, managing and scheduling software development projects and team members' assignments, coordinating deployment and management of production systems with other groups in the Libraries and in UITS, estimating time and resources required for software development activities, defining processes for quality assurance, defining programming standards, mentoring and assisting in the professional development of team members, and directing and participating in requirements analysis, architecture, design, coding, testing, deployment, and support of software systems for digital libraries at IU.

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"Altruism or Self-Interest? Exploring the Motivations of Open Access Authors"

College & Research Libraries has released an e-print of "Altruism or Self-Interest? Exploring the Motivations of Open Access Authors" by Robert Heaton, Dylan Burns, and Becky Thoms.

Here's an excerpt:

More than 250 authors at Utah State University published an Open Access (OA) article in 2016. Analysis of survey results and publication data from Scopus suggests that the following factors led authors to choose OA venues: ability to pay publishing charges, disciplinary colleagues’ positive attitudes toward OA, and personal feelings such as altruism and desire to reach a wide audience. Tenure status was not an apparent factor.

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Research Data Management Consultant at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is recruiting a Research Data Management Consultant.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Candidates for the Research Data Management Consultant role should have a strong understanding of academic research, knowledge of the research life cycle, and should be highly motivated to develop collaborative relationships both within the University Libraries and across campus. The consultant role is a faculty position in the University Libraries and provides services and support directly to researchers as well as in partnership with library faculty and staff.

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Getting Started: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for Persons with Print Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Librarians

IFLA has released Getting Started: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for Persons with Print Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Librarians.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

This guide, edited by Victoria Owen, and with the welcome support of the World Blind Union, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Electronic Information for Libraries, and the University of Toronto, offers answers to frequently asked questions. It can also be adapted by national actors to their own laws—IFLA encourages this, in order to get the largest possible number of libraries involved

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