Year: 2018

"Looking for Commitment: Finnish Open Access Journals, Infrastructure and Funding"

Jyrki Ilva has published "Looking for Commitment: Finnish Open Access Journals, Infrastructure and Funding" in Insights.

Here's an excerpt:

Most of the 100+ Finnish scholarly journals are published by small learned societies. Since 2015, the National Library of Finland and the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies have been working on a joint project which aims to provide the journals with the support they need for making a transition to open access. The project has launched an OJS-based shared publication platform (Journal.fi), which is already used by 50 journals. It has also been developing a new funding model for the journals. Since the subscription and licensing costs paid by the research libraries for these journals have been very small, it is not possible to simply use these funds to pay for open access. Instead, the project has been working on a consortium-based model, under which the Finnish research organizations and funders would commit themselves to providing long-term funding to the journals. In return, the journals would pledge to follow strict standards in openness, licensing, peer review and infrastructure.

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Front-End Web Developer at NC State University

NC State University is recruiting a Front-End Web Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Front-End Web Developer will collaborate with experienced project coordinators on the development of an open source web application for displaying digital media in large-scale visualization environments. Work will primarily involve the creation of a web template that allows an end-user to develop and deploy a responsive display web page with varied digital media.

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University of California: "Re: Declaration of Rights and Principles to Transform Scholarly Communication"

The University of California's University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication has released "Re: Declaration of Rights and Principles to Transform Scholarly Communication."

Here's an excerpt:

1. No copyright transfers. Our authors shall be allowed to retain copyright in their work and grant a Creative Commons Attribution license of their choosing.

2. No restrictions on preprints. Our authors shall have the right to submit for publication work they have previously made available as preprints.

3. No waivers of OA Policy. Publishers shall not require our authors to provide waivers of our Institutional OA Policy as a condition for publishing our work.

4. No delays to sharing. Publishers shall make work by our authors immediately available for harvest or via automatic deposit into our Institutional OA repository or another public archive.

5. No limitations on author reuse. Our authors shall have the right to reuse figures, tables, data, and text from their published work without permission or payment.

6. No impediments to rights reversion. Publishers shall provide a simple process for our authors to regain copyright in their previously published work.

7. No curtailment of copyright exceptions. Licenses shall not restrict, and should instead expressly protect, the rights of authors, institutions, and the public to reuse excerpts of published work consistent with legal exceptions and limitations on copyright such as fair use.

8. No barriers to data availability. Our authors shall have the right to make all of their data, figures, and other supporting materials from their published work publicly available.

9. No constraints on content mining. Publishers shall make licensed materials open, accessible, and machine-readable for text and data mining by our researchers, at no additional cost and under terms that allow retention and reuse of results.

10. No closed metadata. Publishers shall make bibliographic records, usage metrics, and citation data for our authors freely available, easy to parse, and machine-readable.

11. No free labor. Publishers shall provide our Institution with data on peer review and editorial contributions by our authors in support of journals, and such contributions shall be taken into account when determining the cost of our subscriptions or OA fees for our authors.

12. No long-term subscriptions. Publishers shall provide our Institution with plans and timelines for transitioning their subscription journals to OA.

13. No permanent paywalls. Our Institution shall receive perpetual access for previously licensed content and back files shall be made freely available once a journal transitions to OA.

14. No double payments. Publishers shall provide our Institution with data on hybrid OA payments from our authors and such payments shall reduce the cost of our subscriptions.

15. No hidden profits. Publishers shall use transparent pricing for the services they provide our authors when levying article processing charges and other fees associated with publishing.

16. No deals without OA offsets. Our Institution shall only enter into publishing agreements that include offsets for OA publishing by our authors.

17. No new paywalls for our work. Work by our authors shall be made OA on the publisher’s website as part of subscription terms for new journals.

18. No non-disclosure agreements. Publisher agreements with our Institution shall be transparent and shall not contain terms that prevent the sharing of their contents.

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User Experience Resident Librarian at University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is recruiting a User Experience Resident Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Web Program Director, the User Experience Resident Librarian will develop and coordinate the User Experience (UX) Program for the Library's websites and discovery systems, and bring knowledge of user research methods, current approaches to web design, and an understanding of users in the context of higher education. This position will work closely with the Library's web and application developers and other Library staff.

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"Stanford Libraries Awarded $4 Million Grant to Implement Linked Data Metadata Environment"

The Stanford Libraries have released "Stanford Libraries Awarded $4 Million Grant to Implement Linked Data Metadata Environment."

Here's an excerpt:

A proposal to dramatically shift how libraries create metadata and greatly improve how users discover library holdings has been accepted and awarded to Stanford Libraries by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In partnership with the libraries of Cornell, Harvard and the University of Iowa, Stanford will lead the effort to integrate library data into the Web, in a semantic way, so it can be discovered intelligently in Web searches as well as in a library’s catalogue.

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Assistant University Librarian for Research Services at Princeton University

Princeton University is recruiting an Assistant University Librarian for Research Services.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Princeton University seeks a collaborative leader, innovative planner and manager for Assistant University Librarian for Research Services. Reporting to Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Collections & Research Services, this position takes the lead in shaping the Library's strategic directions for services & programs to support research & teaching: reference, research consultation, teaching, liaison, scholarly communication, research data management and UX, and assessment of these services.

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Digital Archives and Preservation Librarian at University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh is recruiting a Digital Archives and Preservation Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The unit head will lead and supervise a newly established unit within A&SC that provides capability and expertise in digital archiving and electronic records management, as well as digital and physical preservation, including digitization, reformatting, and disaster response. The incumbent will shape the development of a digital archives record program in the ULS by creating policies and determining workflows with consultation and partnership from other ULS departments. This work will include determining best methods and strategies for effectively acquiring, appraising, ingesting, describing, preserving, and accessing born-digital and hybrid collections.

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Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Librarians

Alexander Watkins et al. have self-archived "Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Librarians."

Here's an excerpt:

The authors guide art information professionals in crafting learning experiences that empower students to understand copyright and take advantage of fair use in their art, design, and academic practices. The College Art Association’s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts, endorsed by ARLIS/NA in 2015, is a key document that has the potential to transform the use of images in the visual arts. Education will be an essential part of the integration of the Code into the visual arts, and art information professionals are well positioned to teach fair use and the Code. This book was created to further ARLIS/NA's mission to support the evolving role of art information professionals, which increasingly includes copyright and fair use instruction. The lesson plans in this book will help those new to copyright instruction teach the Code through engaging activities and assignments. The lesson plans are also meant to inspire teachers experienced with fair use instruction through creative ideas and new ways to integrate copyright instruction into art classes, digital humanities projects, and design education.

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Geospatial Data Curator & Applications Administrator at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is recruiting a Geospatial Data Curator & Applications Administrator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position develops and oversees geospatial data applications for academic and research use by JHU students, staff, and faculty and contributes to the curation of geospatial data. The position provides technical expertise and leadership in developing systems that support the teaching and research work at the university, leading the technical and curation side of the provision of GIS services in the Data Services unit, administratively located in the Data Management Directorate. Serves the point of communication between service and technology.

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Current Best Practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions when Dealing with Copyright Orphan Works and Analysis of Crowdsourcing Options

Victoria Stobo et al. have self-archived "Current Best Practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions when Dealing with Copyright Orphan Works and Analysis of Crowdsourcing Options."

Here's an excerpt:

The purpose of this study is to establish the current state of best practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs) when dealing with in-copyright orphan works in three countries: the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy. A baseline understanding of current practice provides a benchmark against which crowdsourcing (or any other proposal) to address the challenge posed by orphan works can be evaluated. The research team used a purposive sample to approach the 'Big 3' national libraries and film archives in each country, typically including the national library, the national archive and the national film archive. The researchers also aimed to include at least one institution from each jurisdiction that had used the EUIPO database, and one institution that digitized orphan works but opted not to use the database.

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Digital Scholarship Librarian at University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Scholarship Librarian is a full-time Librarian position that leads and manages the work of the ULS's Digital Scholarship Services unit (DSS). The incumbent also directly supports faculty and students' use of digital tools and methods in research and learning through consultations, project support, workshops and training programs, and curricular engagement. . . .The Digital Scholarship Services unit is a front-end to the University Library System’s resources, expertise, and services in support of a broad range of digital and data-intensive scholarly activities. Areas of focus for DSS include research data management, data visualization, text and network analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and digital project management and infrastructure support.

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"ScholarlyHub: A Progress Report at Six Months"

Guy Geltner and John Willinsky have self-archived "ScholarlyHub: A Progress Report at Six Months."

Here's an excerpt:

ScholarlyHub (SH) was launched in November 2017 as a portal to fund and create a social network for scholarship-using individuals and communities that is supported and directed from the bottom up and not beholden to venture capitalists on the one hand and governments on the other. As an inclusive, member-run portal, it hopes to connect rather than replace numerous non-profit and open-source OA initiatives, which tend to lack a visible and attractive front end, and which may not currently be interoperable. If its goals can be realized, SH may offer one solution to the full workflow platforms that for-profit conglomerates are on the cusp of achieving. This practitioner’s paper presents the key characteristics of SH and offers an early progress report.

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Director of Library Information Technology at University of Illinois

The University of Illinois is recruiting a Director of Library Information Technology.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Director of IT serves as the head of the Office of Library Information Technology (IT), and leads efforts to provision the Library with the IT support and services needed to fulfill its mission. The successful candidate will lead planning, testing, and implementing IT services to meet Library and campus strategic goals. . . .A key part of the Director’s role is ensuring robust services and cost-effective approaches that take appropriate advantage of campus shared services and cloud (including community cloud) options, balancing these strategies against the value offered by local implementations.

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