Month: March 2019

Systems Engineer at Washington University

Washington University is recruiting a Systems Engineer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Head of Library Technology Services at Washington University Libraries, the Library Systems Engineer will be responsible for creating a customer-first approach to building and maintaining library services and applications supporting the University’s mission. Platforms to be supported range from repository applications to resource discovery layers to related library systems, as well as emerging technologies in libraries such as data visualization platforms and instructional technologies.

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"Much Library and Information Science Research on Open Access Is Available in Open Access, But There Is Still Room to Grow"

Rachel Elizabeth Scott has published "Much Library and Information Science Research on Open Access Is Available in Open Access, But There Is Still Room to Grow" in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice.

Here's an excerpt:

Of the 909 articles published in the top 56 journals, 602 were available in some form of OA. Of these, 431 were available as gold copies and 171 were available as green copies. Of the 56 journals evaluated for openness, 13 were considered OA, 3 delayed OA, 27 hybrid/unconditional post-print, 2 hybrid/conditional post-print, and 11 had unrecognized OA policies.

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Digital Humanities Strategist at Princeton University

Princeton University is recruiting a Digital Humanities Strategist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The CDH seeks a Digital Humanities Strategist to help raise the level of digital humanities research, awareness, and integration at Princeton, and to promote the work of the CDH to the broader community. . . . Reporting to the Assistant Director, the DH Strategist will work with faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and members of the CDH team to carry out the mission of the Center. The DH Strategist will serve as the CDH liaison to data and computer science partners on collaborative programs and on integrating CDH-generated work into the Princeton curriculum.

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"Copyright Office Releases Public Draft of Update to Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices"

George Thuronyi has published "Copyright Office Releases Public Draft of Update to Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices" in Copyright: Creativity at Work.

Here's an excerpt:

Today, the Copyright Office releases a public draft of the latest update to the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices. As both a technical manual for the Office’s staff, as well as a guidebook for authors, copyright licensees, lawyers, scholars, the courts, and members of the public, the Compendium addresses fundamental principles of copyright law, routine questions about accessing the Office’s public services, and the policies and procedures the Office uses in the course of conducting business.

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Senior Assistant Librarian, Data Management at California State Polytechnic University Pomona

California State Polytechnic University Pomona is recruiting a Senior Assistant Librarian, Data Management.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Data Management Librarian understands the importance of data in relation to academic research, campus metrics, ethics, privacy, and access to information. This person will strategically build good data management practices from within the library and outward, to help our users engage more broadly in their respective fields.

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Norway Update: "Elsevier’s response to The Directorate for ICT and Shared Services in Higher Education and Research (UNIT)’s Decision to Not Renew Their Agreement with Elsevier"

Tom Reller has posted "Elsevier's response to The Directorate for ICT and Shared Services in Higher Education and Research (UNIT)'s Decision to Not Renew Their Agreement with Elsevier" to LIBLICENSE-L.

Here's an excerpt:

While Elsevier is working hard to accommodate the desire of some for an author-pays-to-publish (open access) world, the reality is that current author choices mean that 85 percent of journal articles globally are published under the reader-pays (subscription) model, where authors publish for free. It’s possible to come up with a negotiated agreement at reasonable costs, and Elsevier offered Norway multiple low-cost options for a rapid transition to gold open access publishing, but open access is a service that has to be funded in some form. Norway is essentially asking to receive two services for the price of one.

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Library Services Platform Specialist at University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is recruiting a Library Services Platform Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

We are seeking an experienced IT professional or Librarian who will work collaboratively with current staff as we continue to support (and enhance as needed) our current ILS and related services, while preparing for and implementing a new Library Services Platform. The candidate hired for this position is expected to become one of our lead experts in both the current and future library management systems, and will work closely with colleagues in AIM/LIT, a variety of other library stakeholders, and system vendors.

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"Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: a Systematic Comparison of Citations in 252 Subject Categories"

Alberto Martín-Martín et al. have self-archived "Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: a Systematic Comparison of Citations in 252 Subject Categories."

Here's an excerpt:

Despite citation counts from Google Scholar (GS), Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus being widely consulted by researchers and sometimes used in research evaluations, there is no recent or systematic evidence about the differences between them. In response, this paper investigates 2,448,055 citations to 2,299 English-language highly-cited documents from 252 GS subject categories published in 2006, comparing GS, the WoS Core Collection, and Scopus. . . . Despite the many unique GS citing sources, Spearman correlations between citation counts in GS and WoS or Scopus are high (0.78-0.99). They are lower in the Humanities, and lower between GS and WoS than between GS and Scopus. The results suggest that in all areas GS citation data is essentially a superset of WoS and Scopus, with substantial extra coverage.

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Web Application Developer at University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis is recruiting a Web Application Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under general direction of the Digital Applications Manager, the Web Developer will participate on project teams charged with advancing and supporting the libraries digital outreach projects, while ensuring the Library delivers an engaging and intuitive user experience.

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"Ten Myths Around Open Scholarly Publishing"

Jonathan P. Tennant et al. have self-archived "Ten Myths Around Open Scholarly Publishing".

Here's an excerpt:

The changing world of scholarly communication and the emergence of 'Open Science' or 'Open Research' has brought to light a number of controversial and hotly-debated topics. Yet, evidence-based rational debate is regularly drowned out by misinformed or exaggerated rhetoric, which does not benefit the evolving system of scholarly communication. The aim of this article is to provide a baseline evidence framework for ten of the most contested topics, in order to help frame and move forward discussions, practices and policies. We address preprints and scooping, the practice of copyright transfer, the function of peer review, and the legitimacy of 'global' databases. The presented facts and data will be a powerful tool against misinformation across wider academic research, policy and practice, and may be used to inform changes within the rapidly evolving scholarly publishing system.

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Systems Librarian at Schreiner University

Schreiner University is recruiting a Systems Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Systems Librarian provides technical support and oversight of library systems and manages all computer technology services, including the Integrated Library System (ILS). This position reports to the Library Director and assists in coordinating the design, creation, and maintenance of the collections and resources in Logan Library as well as other digital initiatives.

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"Persistent Identifiers: The Building Blocks of the Research Information Infrastructure"

Alice Meadows et al. have published "Persistent Identifiers: The Building Blocks of the Research Information Infrastructure" in Insights.

Here's an excerpt:

Persistent identifiers (PIDs)—for people (researchers), places (their organizations) and things (their research outputs and other contributions)—are foundational elements in the overall research information infrastructure. They enable these entities to be uniquely identified and connected, to create reliable links between them. In this paper we describe what PIDs are and how they work. We demonstrate how, if widely adopted, the connections they enable will result in improved access to information, opportunities for collaboration, reduced administrative overhead and, ultimately, increased trust in scholarship and research. To ensure they are fit for purpose, we propose that PID metadata should meet FAIR principles, and that the source of information they contain should be clear and transparent. We also recognize existing usage of persistent identifiers, and invite community support for wider adoption of PIDs in future.

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