Month: September 2019

Digital Art: April through June’s Oil Paintings, Oil Pastel Drawings, and Pastel Drawings

In April through June, I transformed photos into oil paintings, oil pastel drawings, and pastel drawings using a variety of specialized Photoshop plug-ins. Full-size download images and descriptions of the processing steps involved are freely available on Flickr. The images are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Digital Pastel Drawing of Joshua Trees in the Mojave Desert

Digital Oil Painting of an Arizona Desert Sunrise

Digital Oil Pastel Drawing of an Alaska Landscape

Digital Oil Painting of Medano Creek

Digital Oil Pastel Drawing of a Merrit Island Wetland

Digital Oil Painting of Crescent Lake

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Web and Data Services Librarian at Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University is recruiting a Web and Data Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Web and Data Services Librarian will be responsible for the daily operation of various web and IT infrastructure services in the Rita and Frits Markus Library. Will be responsible for the maintenance, upgrades and development of the Alma/Primo system, the Library webpage and blog, RU publications database, and the Public Mac's and PCs in the main reading room. Working with the University Librarian, The Web and Data Services Librarian will also be responsible, along with the University Librarian, for the development, implementation, outreach and support of Data Management activities at Rockefeller University.

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"Peerj Preprints to Stop Accepting New Preprints Sep 30th 2019"

PeerJ has released "Peerj Preprints to Stop Accepting New Preprints Sep 30th 2019."

Here's an excerpt:

We started the PeerJ organization primarily to provide a superior peer-reviewed experience shaped by its Academic Editors. A secondary goal was to bring preprints back to biology. As the community's appetite for preprints has now been cemented, we too want to focus our efforts more fully on our portfolio of peer-reviewed journals and primary mission. While PeerJ Preprints has been successful and pioneering, the academic community is now well-served with other preprint venue options (and new ones are continuously being created to fill necessary areas, many of which are not tied so closely to a specific publication).

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Research Data Analyst at Northeastern University

Northeastern University is recruiting a Research Data Analyst.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the general direction of the Head, Research Data Services, the Research Data Analyst applies their knowledge and skills to advance research innovation related to spatial, numerical and visual proficiencies. The Analyst works closely and collegially with fellow Research Data Services team members and others inside and outside the library to a) identify existing support and research needs across the University, and b) develop a broad and deep range of services and initiatives to meet those needs and promote the acquisition of data skills.

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"Springer Nature and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium Renew Open Access Contract for Another Three Years"

Springer Nature has released "Springer Nature and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium Renew Open Access Contract for Another Three Years."

Here's an excerpt:

Springer Nature and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium… have renewed their existing open access contract for Springer journals. The transformative agreement enables researchers and students in Austria to publish peer-reviewed research articles open access in more than 1,900 Springer journals without additional fees. Consortium members also gain access to more than 2,000 Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Adis subscription journals. Running from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021, the three-year agreement comprises 34 Austrian research institutions (universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes and state libraries) and the FWF Austrian Science Fund.

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Digital Collections Front-End Web Programmer at University of Florida

The University of Florida is recruiting a Digital Collections Front-End Web Programmer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

As a member of the Library Technology Services Department, Digital Development Unit, a Web Development Programmer (Digital Collections Front-End Web Developer) is being recruited to perform duties related to the creation and support of software applications for the Libraries' Digital Support Services and Digital Partnerships & Strategies Departments, and to develop web applications and services with an emphasis on user experience.

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"The Limitations to Our Understanding of Peer Review"

Jonathan Tennant and Tony Ross-Hellauer have self-archived "The Limitations to Our Understanding of Peer Review."

Here's an excerpt:

Peer review is embedded in the core of our scholarly knowledge generation systems, conferring legitimacy on research while distributing academic capital and prestige on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions. In order to address this, we have programmatically analysed peer review to assess where the major gaps in our theoretical and empirical understanding of it lie. We distill this into core themes around editorial accountability, the subjectivity and bias of reviewers, the function and quality of peer review, the role of the reviewer, the social and epistemic implications of peer review, and regarding innovations in open peer review platforms and services. We use this to present a guide for the future of peer review, and the development of a new research discipline based on the study of peer review. Such a field requires sustained funding and commitment from publishers and research funders, who both have a commitment to uphold the integrity of the published scholarly record. This will require the design of a consensus for a minimal set of standards for what constitutes peer review, and the development of a shared data infrastructure to support this. We recognise that many of the criticisms attributed to peer review might reflect wider issues within academia and wider society, and future care will be required in order to carefully demarcate and address these.

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NCSU Libraries Fellow, 2020-2022

NC State University is recruiting Libraries Fellows.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The NCSU Libraries Fellows Program provides the launching pad for your career in a leading research library. As a Fellow you will experience the rewards of working with a diverse clientele, including outstanding faculty and students in nationally ranked academic programs. You will gain experience in a highly collaborative work environment with access to key decision makers throughout the organization. You will also develop expertise in a functional area of academic librarianship while contributing meaningfully to an innovative initiative of strategic importance. In addition to a competitive salary, the Libraries provides Fellows a generous professional development stipend.

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An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe V4

SPARC Europe and the DCC have released An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe V4.

Here's an excerpt:

This document presents an updated review of Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe as of July 2019. It does not include Open Access to publications policy. This analysis goes more into depth on the types of policy in place in Europe, their processes of creation, and some of their specifics.

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