Month: August 2019

Web Developer for Digital Scholarship and Digital Collections at Hamilton College

Hamilton College is recruiting a Web Developer for Digital Scholarship and Digital Collections.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Associate Director, Metadata and Digital Initiatives, the incumbent will work independently and in consultation with colleagues in LITS to provide web development, technical support, and maintenance that will enhance teaching and scholarly work at Hamilton College.

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"ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Research Libraries’ Impact in a World Shaped by New Technologies"

ARL has released "ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Research Libraries' Impact in a World Shaped by New Technologies."

Here's an excerpt:

The three partner organizations are focused on understanding how such technologies and emerging disciplines as data science, artificial intelligence, mobility and ubiquitous networking, cloud and ambient computing, augmented/virtual reality, and the internet of things are—and are not—fundamentally transforming the way research and learning occur. More specifically, the partners will focus on understanding the role research libraries are playing and need to play in this dynamic context.

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Digital Collections Specialist at James Madison University

James Madison University is recruiting a Digital Collections Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

JMU Libraries seeks a proactive, detail-oriented information professional to promote the research and scholarship of the JMU community by supporting campus use of the Institutional Repository and other platforms where Libraries-owned content resides. The Digital Collections Specialist is part of the Digital Collections team, and assists with a wide variety of tasks to support high-quality display, access and preservation of materials.

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Papers by James Boyle, Cory Doctorow, Pamela Samuelson, Jessica Litman, and Others: The Past and Future of The Internet: A Symposium for John Perry Barlow

The Duke Law & Technology Review has published a special issue: The Past and Future of The Internet: A Symposium for John Perry Barlow (entire issue file).

Here's an excerpt from the introduction by James Boyle:

John Perry Barlow passed away on Feb 7th, 2018. John Perry's name is generally followed by a long list of qualities: poet, lyricist, rancher, civil libertarian, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, teller-of-stories, organizer of parties, bringer of light. Good friend. Certainly he was all of these. The picture above gives you some sense of his personality. But he was also the author of two influential essays in the very early days of the World Wide Web—A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace and Selling Wine Without Bottles: The Economy of Mind on the Global Net. . . .

Rather than offer a simple Festschrift for Barlow, this symposium uses those two essays as the jumping off point for a reflection on the current state of the digital world.

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Immersive Technologies Librarian at University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is recruiting a Immersive Technologies Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Immersive Technologies Librarian’s primary focus is the creation of Studio X, a program and space for students, staff, and faculty to augmented, extended, mixed, and virtual reality (XR) and related technologies. The purpose of Studio X is to inspire innovative and interdisciplinary engagement, and to facilitate the development of a rich community of practice for XR, an area that is a strategic research priority at the University of Rochester. . . . The Immersive Technologies Librarian will be part of a team designing Studio X, which is set to open in 2020, and will take on the responsibility of designing and bringing programming and support services into the space.

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"Skills, Standards, and Sapp Nelson’s Matrix: Evaluating Research Data Management Workshop Offerings"

Philip Espinola Coombs et al. have published "Skills, Standards, and Sapp Nelson's Matrix: Evaluating Research Data Management Workshop Offerings" in the Journal of eScience Librarianship.

Here's an excerpt:

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

Objective: To evaluate library workshops on their coverage of data management topics.

Methods: We used a modified version of Sapp Nelson’s Competency Matrix for Data Management Skills, a matrix of learning goals organized by data management competency and complexity level, against which we compared our educational materials: slide decks and worksheets. We examined each of the educational materials against the 333 learning objectives in our modified version of the Matrix to determine which of the learning objectives applied.

Conclusions: We found it necessary to change certain elements of the Matrix’s structure to increase its clarity and functionality: reinterpreting the behaviors, shifting the organization from the three domains of Bloom’s taxonomy to increasing complexity solely within the cognitive domain, as well as creating a comprehensive identifier schema. We appreciated the Matrix for its specificity of learning objectives, its organizational structure, the comprehensive range of competencies included, and its ease of use. On the whole, the Matrix is a useful instrument for the assessment of data management programming.

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Publishing Librarian at Wayne State University

Wayne State University is recruiting a Publishing Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Publishing Librarian works within the DSU under the supervision of the Assistant Dean. Located in WSULS's developing organizational unit called the Publishing House, which is a pedagogically focused publishing center in the Libraries, the successful candidate will work in collaboration with students, faculty, librarians, and the broader community to conceive, enact, advance, and sustain digital library-centered publishing and scholarship.

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"Building A National Research Data Management Course for Health Information Professionals"

Jessica Van Der Volgen and Shirley Zhao have published "Building A National Research Data Management Course for Health Information Professionals" in the Journal of eScience Librarianship.

Here's an excerpt:

Background: In August 2017 the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) was awarded an administrative supplement from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to create training for librarians in biomedical and health research data management (RDM). The primary goal of the training was to enable information professionals to initiate or enhance RDM at their institutions.

Case Presentation: An eight-week online course was developed to address key concepts in RDM. Each module was organized around measurable learning objectives using existing subject resources, such as readings, tutorials, and videos. Within each module, an expert in the field co-facilitated relevant discussions, created and graded a practical assignment, and answered questions. Thirty-eight participants were selected for this initial cohort. Mentors were assigned to each participant for guidance in completing a required project action plan to further their RDM goals at their institution. The course was evaluated through pre- and post-tests and an online questionnaire.

Results: Thirty participants successfully completed the online course work and project, and gathered at the National Institutes of Health for a Capstone Summit. Students demonstrated improved knowledge of RDM concepts between the pre- and post-tests. Most students also self-reported increased skill and confidence. Practical assignments with individual feedback from experienced data librarians were the most valued aspect of the course. Time to complete each module was underestimated.

Conclusions: The initial offering of this training program improved the RDM skills and knowledge of participants and enabled students to add or enhance services at their institutions. Further investigations are necessary to determine the longer-term impact on the individuals and their libraries. While many of the participants will need additional training to become part of the data-ready workforce of health information professionals, completing this training is an important step in their professional development.

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Head of the Digital Library at Washington University

Washington University is recruiting a Head of the Digital Library.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for the Digital Scholarship and Technology Services division at Washington University Libraries, the Head of the Digital Library plans, implements, directs, and sustains programs, partnerships, and initiatives for the Digital Library at Washington University Libraries, in alignment with Libraries’ objectives and institutional goals for teaching and research. The incumbent will be a key leader in the development and expansion of the Digital Library and its comprehensive program of services, including digital publishing, repository services, metadata curation, and digital library application development.

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"Raising Visibility in the Digital Humanities Landscape: Academic Engagement and the Question of the Library’s Role"

Kathleen Kasten-Mutkus et al. have published "Raising Visibility in the Digital Humanities Landscape: Academic Engagement and the Question of the Library's Role" in Digital Humanities Quarterly.

Here's an excerpt:

Academic libraries have an important role to play in supporting digital humanities projects in their communities. Librarians at Stony Brook University Libraries host Open Mic events for digital humanities researchers, teachers, and students on campus. Inspired by a desire to better serve digital humanists with existing projects, this event was initially organized to increase the visibility of scholars and students with nascent projects and connect these digital humanists to library supported resources and to one another. For the Libraries, the Open Mic was an opportunity to understand the scope and practices of the digital humanities community at Stony Brook, and to identify ways to make meaningful interventions.

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Head of Emerging Technologies at University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is recruiting an Head of Emerging Technologies.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Head of Emerging Technologies works extensively with faculty, staff and students across the University to identify, evaluate, recommend, develop and deploy selected, new and emerging technologies for the benefit of research and teaching. This position is responsible for leading instruction and programming for users on the application of these new technologies, develops online learning objects (e.g. documentation, videos, 3D content systems), coordinates projects across various colleges, and supervises staff and students working as peer consultants. This position supervises Emerging Technology Librarians and Emerging Technology Programmer(s).

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"’How Do I Do That?’ A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals"

Justin Fuhr has published "'How Do I Do That?' A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals" in the Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association.

Here's an excerpt:

There is a recognized need to provide research data management (RDM) services in health sciences libraries. A review of the literature reveals numerous strategies to provide training for health sciences librarians as they provide RDM services to health sciences researchers, faculty, and students. However, no consensus emerges through this literature review with respect to RDM training initiatives. With training initiatives being developed and documented, more in-depth research will emerge that verifies which initiatives have the greatest success for upskilling information professionals in managing research data. This is an area where future library and information studies research can be conducted. It is the hope that with this literature review, I can conduct my own survey to gain more perspective on RDM in a Canadian health sciences library context.

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Research Data Services Librarian at University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky is recruiting a Research Data Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

In this newly created position, the Librarian will facilitate collaboration across UK Libraries through training to propose, plan, implement, and assess workflows and services for the description, preservation, and utilization of research data. The Librarian will engage campus constituents involved in research, teaching, and learning by offering consultations for acquiring, locating, and using research data; by educating the university community about research data management and stewardship; and by providing expertise in managing and sharing research data.

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