Month: February 2019

Information Manager: Research and Scholarly Communications at University of Hertfordshire

The University of Hertfordshire is recruiting an Information Manager: Research and Scholarly Communications.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Working collaboratively with colleagues in the Research and Scholarly Communications Team, Research Office and other key stakeholders the post holder will manage and advise on the publishing and management of research outputs; the curation and dissemination of research information, responsible metrics driven personal and institutional publication strategy; and compliance with Open Access policy and other funder mandates.

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Data Librarian at University of Windsor

The University of Windsor is recruiting a Data Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Head of Information Services, the Data Librarian will be responsible for developing data collections relevant to the campus community. They will provide leadership in the development of data literacy programmes at the University of Windsor. This includes working with faculty to integrate data literacy into the curricula of relevant courses of study and developing data subsets and other teaching tools to facilitate the use of data for instructional purposes.

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"More Than a Pretty Interface: The Louisiana Digital Library as a Data Hub"

Scott Ziegler and Cara Key have published "More Than a Pretty Interface: The Louisiana Digital Library as a Data Hub" in Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL.

Here's an excerpt:

When explored in their entirety, the data held in the LDL is as valuable as the digital facsimiles. The LDL may be conceptualized as a data hub, a place to gather and share the metadata of the participating institutions. . . . Exposing the data held in digital libraries, in ways that extend beyond traditional digital library discovery and access, opens pathways for researchers to investigate complex questions. This paper contextualizes the field of open data in historical institutions, and explores uses for downloaded metadata from the LDL.

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Director–Information Technology II at Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology is recruiting a Director–Information Technology II.

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The position of Director–Information Technology II is located in the Georgia Tech Library and reports to the Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer (COO). The Director is responsible for supporting the Library's goals and providing strategic direction and overall management of the Information Technology & Development (IT&D) Team. IT&D is comprised of computer programmers, systems analysts, IT support professionals, IT engineers, IT information delivery manager, IT business analyst, and IT project managers.

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"Merits and Limits: Applying Open Data to Monitor Open Access Publications in Bibliometric Databases"

Aliakbar Akbaritabar and Stephan Stahlschmidt have self-archived "Merits and Limits: Applying Open Data to Monitor Open Access Publications in Bibliometric Databases."

Here's an excerpt:

Identifying and monitoring Open Access (OA) publications might seem a trivial task while practical efforts prove otherwise. Contradictory information arise often depending on metadata employed. We strive to assign OA status to publications in Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus while complementing it with different sources of OA information to resolve contradicting cases. We linked publications from WOS and Scopus via DOIs and ISSNs to Unpaywall, Crossref, DOAJ and ROAD. Only about 50% of articles and reviews from WOS and Scopus could be matched via a DOI to Unpaywall. Matching with Crossref brought 56 distinct licences, which define in many cases the legally binding access status of publications. But only 44% of publications hold only a single licence on Crossref, while more than 50% have no licence information submitted to Crossref. Contrasting OA information from Crossref licences with Unpaywall we found contradictory cases overall amounting to more than 25%, which might be partially explained by (ex-)including green OA.

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Data Wrangler at University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis is recruiting a Data Wrangler.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under general direction of the Associate Director, Data Management, the Data Wrangler will support academic research by designing and implementing practical solutions to data scraping, aggregating, cleaning, and formatting problems.

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"Improving the Discoverability and Web Impact of Open Repositories: Techniques and Evaluation"

George Macgregor has published "Improving the Discoverability and Web Impact of Open Repositories: Techniques and Evaluation" in Code4Lib Journal.

Here's an excerpt:

In this contribution we experiment with a suite of repository adjustments and improvements performed on Strathprints, the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, institutional repository powered by EPrints 3.3.13. These adjustments were designed to support improved repository web visibility and user engagement, thereby improving usage. Although the experiments were performed on EPrints it is thought that most of the adopted improvements are equally applicable to any other repository platform. Following preliminary results reported elsewhere, and using Strathprints as a case study, this paper outlines the approaches implemented, reports on comparative search traffic data and usage metrics, and delivers conclusions on the efficacy of the techniques implemented. The evaluation provides persuasive evidence that specific enhancements to technical aspects of a repository can result in significant improvements to repository visibility, resulting in a greater web impact and consequent increases in content usage. COUNTER usage grew by 33% and traffic to Strathprints from Google and Google Scholar was found to increase by 63% and 99% respectively. Other insights from the evaluation are also explored. The results are likely to positively inform the work of repository practitioners and open scientists.

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Digital Experience Design Lead at Yale University

Yale University is recruiting a Digital Experience Design Lead.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Experience Design Lead is responsible for the user experience of the Yale University Library web points of presence, the library’s single most important communications vehicle. Working with partners in the library, the incumbent will drive and deliver digital solutions that present a consistent user experience by unifying information design and information architecture across this broad and diverse space. The position manages, supports, and configures web products, and takes a leadership role in the implementation and future planning for next-generation services.

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"Never Best Practices: Born-Digital Audiovisual Preservation"

Julia Kim, Rebecca Fraimow and Erica Titkemeyer have published "Never Best Practices: Born-Digital Audiovisual Preservation" in Code4Lib Journal.

Here's an excerpt:

The sheer conditionality of [born-digital audiovisual file preservation] recommendations leaves practitioners mired in a sea of questions as they struggle to set realistically adhered to policies for their institutions. Should files be accepted as-is, or transcoded to an open and standardized format? When is transcoding to a preservation file specification worth the extra storage space and staff time? If transcoding, what are the ideal target specifications? When developing policies and workflows for batch transcoding a variety of different formats, each with different technical specifications, how do you make sure that preservation files maintain all the perceptible, let alone "significant" characteristics of the original files?

This paper presents case studies from three institutions—a university special collections library, a federal government department, and a public broadcasting station—demonstrating how the factors listed above might lead to 'tiered' processing and decision-making around 'good enough' practices for the preservation of born-digital a/v files.

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Library Systems Administrator at American University

American University is recruiting a Library Systems Administrator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Library Systems Administrator is the technical expert and senior administrator, developer and product manager for the University Library’s Ex Libris cloud-based library unified services platform serving the entire campus community. This position provides managerial leadership in planning, implementing, and executing integrated library automation systems, applications, and technology services that enable the Library’s efficient operations and effective strategic initiatives.

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"Could Collaborative Research between Two Major Libraries Help Consolidate Digital Preservation and Break the ‘Project Cycle’?"

Somaya Langley et al. have self-archived "Could Collaborative Research between Two Major Libraries Help Consolidate Digital Preservation and Break the 'Project Cycle'?."

Here's an excerpt:

An ongoing challenge for Bodleian Libraries (of Oxford University) and Cambridge University Library (CUL) has been taking outputs from time-bound digital preservation projects and turning them into ongoing uninterrupted services. . . . The Digital Preservation at Oxford and Cambridge (DPOC) project (2016–2018) is a collaboration between Bodleian Libraries and CUL which is supported and funded by The Polonsky Foundation. Bodleian Libraries and CUL have historically strong ties, and have previously collaborated on digital preservation projects. Both organizations also have experience creating digital preservation resources, for which stewardship at the end of projects has been transferred over to staff within the libraries for maintenance. However, siloed preservation activities have so far not translated into institution-wide, ongoing programmatic digital preservation activities.

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Digital Scholarship Librarian & Repository Manager at Hamilton College

Hamilton College is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian & Repository Manager.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Broadly responsible for the development and administration of current and emerging digital collection management systems, with a focus on how they integrate within and beyond the library, and how they are used by the diverse community of researchers, both at Hamilton College and beyond our campus.

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UC Office of Scholarly Communication: "Transitioning Journals to Open Access: Guidance from and for the Field"

The University of California Office of Scholarly Communication has released "Transitioning Journals to Open Access: Guidance from and for the Field."

Here's an excerpt:

Given OSC's mission to make educational materials about publishing more widely available, we are excited to have distilled these recent experiences into a practical toolkit aimed at supporting journal editors and publishers and the organizations or libraries that work with them. This toolkit, which you can find on our new OSC page Transitioning Journals to OA, includes a variety of resources for those interested in the OA transitioning process:

  • For all audiences: Anyone interested in transitioning their journals to OA — or in supporting journals through this process — may find it helpful to start with our Guide to Transitioning Journals to Open Access Publishing. This guide is designed to help stakeholders understand basics about journal ownership, operations, and funding models, and to begin gathering important information necessary for OA publishing decision-making.
  • For libraries and professional staff: If you are a librarian, repository manager, or other professional who supports scholarly communication services or journal publishing, you may be interested in our Checklist for Conversations About Transitioning Journals to OA. Mirroring our own such consultations, we developed this checklist to facilitate discussions with OA-aspiring journal editors about their journal’s operations, finances, and strategies. Running through these questions will enable journal boards and editors to come away from your conversation with a clearer understanding of how to proceed with an OA transition.
  • For journal editors: In August 2018, UC San Francisco and UC Press offered a round table discussion and training for journal editors interested in flipping their journals to open access. The round table was so successful that OSC has decided to share program documentation so that any interested editorial board or institution could iterate on this model. We will be preparing guidance on hosting OA transition round tables, so stay tuned to this space!

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