Year: 2018

Digital Initiatives Librarian at University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.

There is no description of duties, but qualifications include one year of experience with “digitization in academic or research library; experience with Institutional Repositories (bePress/Digital Commons preferred), knowledge of common metadata schemes, data use best practices and standards, RDF, and linked data; familiarity with copyright requirements.”

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"Data We Trust—But—What Data?"

Jennifer Golbeck has published "Data We Trust—But—What Data?" in Reference & User Services Quarterly.

Here's an excerpt:

In the last year, we have not seen a massive removal of government data. We have seen targeted suppression and a general lack of concern for having government data sources reflect objective truth. Fortunately, many organizations are monitoring, archiving, and analyzing changes to official data.

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Director of Content and Digital Library Systems at Union College

Union College is recruiting a Director of Content and Digital Library Systems.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Director of Content and Digital Library Systems will provide vision and leadership for library digital infrastructure, workflows, policy and services to support expanding modes of research, teaching and scholarly communication. The Director will develop effective partnerships with the Information Technology Services staff to create and sustain system integration and infrastructure. The Director is responsible for establishing processes and support structures that ensure the library can select, acquire, preserve and provide access to the full spectrum of research materials.

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"Identifying Potential Solutions to Increase Discoverability and Reuse of Analog Datasets in Various Campus Locations"

Shannon L. Farrell and Julia Ann Kelly have published "Identifying Potential Solutions to Increase Discoverability and Reuse of Analog Datasets in Various Campus Locations" in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship.

Here's an excerpt:

Describing, preserving, and providing access to data is now the purview of many science librarians, although the emphasis has been on data in electronic format. Data in paper or analog format might be found in many places around our campuses. At the University of Minnesota we conducted a preliminary investigation of analog data through discussions with faculty, staff, and the University Archives. We identified data in numerous locations, including the University Archives, personal collections, departmental holdings, museums, and off-campus research stations. We discovered data in many formats and carried out a few initial projects including creating a detailed inventory of one research center's analog data and digitizing and depositing one individual's dissertation data in our institutional repository. We also examined University Archives and discovered substantial amounts of analog data along with problems such as incomplete description or context. Overall we have identified several challenges and directions that we could take to make analog data more findable and available for reuse, but there is no clear single path forward.

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Metadata Specialist, E-Resources & Serials Management at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill is recruiting a Metadata Specialist, E-Resources & Serials Management.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The position will primarily work with metadata (descriptive, technical, and administrative) for digital objects in the Carolina Digital Repository and other digital collection platforms used by the library.

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"Accessible, Dynamic Web Content Using Instagram"

Jaci Wilkinson has published "Accessible, Dynamic Web Content Using Instagram" in Information Technology and Libraries.

Here's an excerpt:

The Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections (ASC) at the University of Montana had a simple enough request. Their homepage had been static for years and it was not possible to add more content creation to anyone’s workload. However, they had a robust Instagram account with more than one thousand followers. Was there any way to synchronize workflows with an Instagram embed on the homepage? The solution was more complicated than we thought. We developed an Instagram embed, but in the process grappled with some fundamental questions of technology in the library. How do we streamline the creation and sharing of ephemeral, dynamic content? How do we reconcile web accessibility standards with the innovative new platforms we want to incorporate on our websites? . . . .

The ASC's embedded homepage Instagram feed fits their needs, is accessible, and builds community around their unique collections. By providing all the code created in this project in GitHub, including the CSS we used, our hope is that institutions interested in this Instagram feed model could replicate it for their own purposes without extensive technical support.

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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 University of Arizona Libraries seek a dynamic and forward-thinking Head of the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship (ODIS) to provide leadership and direction for several areas of strategic importance. ODIS is responsible for a range of digital services including digital stewardship and data architecture, digital scholarship, data sciences, research and geospatial data services. and scholarly communication.

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"Evidence of Open Access of Scientific Publications in Google Scholar: A Large-Scale Analysis"

Alberto Martín et al. have self-archived "Evidence of Open Access of Scientific Publications in Google Scholar: A Large-Scale Analysis."

Here's an excerpt:

This article uses Google Scholar (GS) as a source of data to analyse Open Access (OA) levels across all countries and fields of research. All articles and reviews with a DOI and published in 2009 or 2014 and covered by the three main citation indexes in the Web of Science (2,269,022 documents) were selected for study. The links to freely available versions of these documents displayed in GS were collected. To differentiate between more reliable (sustainable and legal) forms of access and less reliable ones, the data extracted from GS was combined with information available in DOAJ, CrossRef, OpenDOAR, and ROAR. This allowed us to distinguish the percentage of documents in our sample that are made OA by the publisher (23.1%, including Gold, Hybrid, Delayed, and Bronze OA) from those available as Green OA (17.6%), and those available from other sources (40.6%, mainly due to ResearchGate). The data shows an overall free availability of 54.6%, with important differences at the country and subject category levels. The data extracted from GS yielded very similar results to those found by other studies that analysed similar samples of documents, but employed different methods to find evidence of OA, thus suggesting a relative consistency among methods.

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Digital Curation News (3/19/2018) #digitalcuration #digitalpreservation #datamanagement #researchdata #rdm

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Digital Art: December’s Cartoon Drawings, Chalk and Charcoal Drawings, Pen and Ink Drawings, Colored Pencil Drawings, and Oil Paintings

In December, I transformed photos into cartoon drawings, chalk and charcoal drawings, pen and ink drawings, colored pencil drawings, and oil paintings using a variety of Photoshop plug-ins and Topaz Impression. Full-size download images (8×10" or 8×12") and descriptions of the processing steps involved are freely available on Flickr. The images are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Digital Oil Sticks Painting of a Burano Canal

Digital Pen and Ink Drawing of an Actor Playing Iolaus

Digital Oil Painting of the Ruins of Thebes

Digital Colored Pencil Drawing of the Palais Garnier at Night

Digital Chalk and Charcoal Drawing of Charles Baudelaire

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Head of Preservation and Digitization at Washington University

Washington University is recruiting a Head of Preservation and Digitization.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the direction of the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections Services Division, is responsible for the development and operation of a library-wide, comprehensive preservation and digitization program. Leads and manages all preservation/conservation and digitization efforts, including the management of general and special collection care and digitization activities, preservation/digitization lab and services, disaster planning and recovery, environmental monitoring, exhibition preparation activities, and education and outreach efforts.

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"Developing a Bioinformatics Program and Supporting Infrastructure in a Biomedical Library "

Nathan Hosburgh has published "Developing a Bioinformatics Program and Supporting Infrastructure in a Biomedical Library " in the Journal of eScience Librarianship.

Here's an excerpt:

Background: Over the last couple decades, the field of bioinformatics has helped spur medical discoveries that offer a better understanding of the genetic basis of disease, which in turn improve public health and save lives. Concomitantly, support requirements for molecular biology researchers have grown in scope and complexity, incorporating specialized resources, technologies, and techniques

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Case Presentation: To address this specific need among National Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural researchers, the NIH Library hired an expert bioinformatics trainer and consultant with a PhD in biochemistry to implement a bioinformatics support program. This study traces the program from its inception in 2009 to its present form. Discussion involves the particular skills of program staff, development of content, collection of resources, associated technology, assessment, and the impact of the program on the NIH community.

Conclusion: Based on quantitative and qualitative data, the bioinformatics support program has been heavily used and appreciated by researchers. Continued success will depend on filling key staff positions, building on the existing program infrastructure, and keeping abreast of developments within the field to remain relevant and in touch with the medical research community utilizing bioinformatics services.

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Scholarly Communication Librarian at University at Albany

The University at Albany is recruiting a Scholarly Communication Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The University at Albany Libraries seek an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, creative librarian to serve as Scholarly Communication Librarian. This position reports to the Director of Scholarly Communication/Head, Dewey Graduate Library.

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"The Data Engagement Opportunities Scaffold: Development and Implementation"

Abigail Goben and Megan R. Sapp Nelson have published "The Data Engagement Opportunities Scaffold: Development and Implementation" in the Journal of eScience Librarianship.

Here's an excerpt:

While interest in research data management (RDM) services have grown, clarifying the path between traditional library responsibilities and RDM remains a challenge. While the literature has provided ideas about services and student-/researcher-focused data information literacy (DIL) competencies, nothing has yet brought these skill sets together to provide a pathway for librarians engaging in RDM. The Data Engagement Opportunities scaffold was developed to provide a strategic trajectory relating information science skills, the DIL competencies, the stages of the data life cycle, three levels of RDM engagement activities, and potential measurable outcomes. This scaffold provides direction for librarians looking to identify their current abilities and explore new opportunities.

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Scholarly Communications Librarian at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is recruiting a Scholarly Communications Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Possessing energy, vision, a strong service ethic, and the capacity to thrive in the future-oriented environment of a world-class research institution, the Scholarly Communications Librarian will support research, teaching, and learning by providing scholarly communications services, in collaboration with the members of the Scholarly Communications team and others in the Dalhousie Libraries.

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"Why the World Reads Wikipedia: What We Learned about Reader Motivation from a Recent Research Study"

Florian Lemmerich et al. have published "Why the World Reads Wikipedia: What We Learned about Reader Motivation from a Recent Research Study."

Here's an excerpt:

Wikimedia's mission is to provide educational content and to effectively disseminate it. Doing so requires understanding the needs and motivations of the people who read Wikipedia. In this blog post, we discuss what we learned about Wikipedia reader motivations and needs across 14 languages from a recent research study.

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Librarian (Digital Collections) at Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is recruiting a Librarian (Digital Collections).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The employee is responsible for the digital collections development for SIL in one or more subject areas, managing the digitization of SIL collections materials, managing outreach programs, and project management.

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"Blind Users Celebrate as Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Drops"

Jeremy Malcolm has published "Blind Users Celebrate as Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Drops" in Deeplinks.

Here's an excerpt:

Today the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill was introduced into Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bob Corker (R-TN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The bill implements the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, a landmark treaty that was adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in June 2013, and has since been ratified by 37 other countries. The treaty is notable in that it is the first WIPO treaty passed primarily for a disadvantaged class of users, rather than for the benefit of copyright holders.

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Web Services Librarian at University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is recruiting a Web Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Web Services Librarian collaborates with librarians and other Law School and University units to ensure that the library's web architecture, enterprise applications and web services enhance student learning, faculty scholarship, library outreach, and administration.

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"Relaunch: Open Data Goldbook for Data Managers and Data Holders"

The European Data Portal has released "Relaunch: Open Data Goldbook for Data Managers and Data Holders."

Here's an excerpt:

How to build an Open Data strategy? How to implement an Open Data initiative? What is needed to put in place an Open Data lifecycle? How to ensure and monitor Open Data success? The European Data Portal has updated its Open Data Goldbook for Data Managers and Data Holders to answer all of these questions.

Go to the report.

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Department Head of Digital Creation at University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is recruiting a Department Head of Digital Creation.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Department Head of Digital Creation advances an open agenda through innovation and sustainable planning. Portfolio includes development, project management, implementation, and support of websites, digital collections, and other creative digital projects. Works with colleagues to achieve strategic goals through strong leadership and broad collaboration for an ambitious suite of services.

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HathiTrust Research Center User Requirements Study White Paper

Eleanor Dickson et al. have self-archived "HathiTrust Research Center User Requirements Study White Paper ."

Here's an excerpt:

This paper presents findings from an investigation into trends and practices in humanities and social sciences research that incorporates text data mining. As affiliates of the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC), the purpose of our study was to illuminate researcher needs and expectations for text data, tools, and training for text mining in order to better understand our current and potential user community. Results of our study have and will continue to inform development of HTRC tools and services for computational text analysis.

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