Month: November 2019

DigitalKoans Publication Changes

2019 marked my 30th year of continuous open access publishing on the Internet and the 14th year of publishing DigitalKoans.

Unfortunately, it also marked the onset of acute episodes of arthritic pains in my hands, which can affect my ability to write DigitalKoans.

So, it's time to make some adjustments. There will be periods of short posts like today's, and there may be brief periods of inactivity that are not announced beforehand.

For those with similar problems, I’d suggest trying the FENIFOX mouse, which is almost flat. After testing a half-dozen low-profile mice, it was the clear winner for me (in spite of having to be charged).

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Curation and Digital Preservation Works | Open Access Works | Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Sitemap

Digital Scholarship Librarian at Washington State University

Washington State University is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

As part of a larger functional team, comprised of personnel from the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation, the Libraries Systems Office, and Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections at Washington State University, this position will provide leadership in the development, implementation, promotion, and assessment of digital scholarly initiatives. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will support scholarship and teaching utilizing existing and emerging platforms such as Scalar, Omeka, and Mukurtu.

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Scholarship | Digital Library Jobs | Library IT Jobs | Sitemap

"FAIR Principles: Interpretations and Implementation Considerations"

Annika Jacobsen, et al. have published "FAIR Principles: Interpretations and Implementation Considerations" in Data Intelligence.

Here's an excerpt:

The FAIR principles have been widely cited, endorsed and adopted by a broad range of stakeholders since their publication in 2016. By intention, the 15 FAIR guiding principles do not dictate specific technological implementations, but provide guidance for improving Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability of digital resources. This has likely contributed to the broad adoption of the FAIR principles, because individual stakeholder communities can implement their own FAIR solutions. However, it has also resulted in inconsistent interpretations that carry the risk of leading to incompatible implementations. Thus, while the FAIR principles are formulated on a high level and may be interpreted and implemented in different ways, for true interoperability we need to support convergence in implementation choices that are widely accessible and (re)-usable. We introduce the concept of FAIR implementation considerations to assist accelerated global participation and convergence towards accessible, robust, widespread and consistent FAIR implementations. Any self-identified stakeholder community may either choose to reuse solutions from existing implementations, or when they spot a gap, accept the challenge to create the needed solution, which, ideally, can be used again by other communities in the future. Here, we provide interpretations and implementation considerations (choices and challenges) for each FAIR principle.

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Curation and Digital Preservation Works | Open Access Works | Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Sitemap

Data Curation Education Librarian at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University is recruiting a Data Curation Education Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

You will lead the University Libraries' efforts in supporting data curation education needs. This is a fixed-term (2-year) faculty position reporting to the Head, Research Informatics and Publishing. Your major responsibilities include: providing outreach for research data services and curation to the Commonwealth Campus Libraries, collaboratively providing training on research data services for PSU Libraries, conducting needed research in data curation, administering and providing project management of national data curation education initiative, maintaining and enhancing data curation primers, developing open educational resources for data curation.

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Scholarship | Digital Library Jobs | Library IT Jobs | Sitemap

"Coaching Copyright: Rules and Strategies for the Game"

Kevin L. Smith has self-archived "Coaching Copyright: Rules and Strategies for the Game."

Here's an excerpt:

This essay is intended to help librarians who are confronted with copyright issues and questions for which they may feel unprepared. A framework of five questions is presented that offers a structured way to think about any copyright dilemma, and specific details to assist with address each of the frameworks' questions are discussed. The metaphor of coaching is employed to keep those addressing specific issues focused on practical solutions for particular situations

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Curation and Digital Preservation Works | Open Access Works | Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Sitemap

Librarian—Metadata Projects at University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is recruiting a Librarian—Metadata Projects.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Metadata Projects Librarian is a forward thinking professional consulting on digital creation projects. This role implements workflows across the entire metadata lifecycle, from creation through discovery, using works acquired and created by the UTA community. This position is a member of the expanding Scholarly Communications Division, working across library departments focused on research engagement with campus colleagues and community groups.

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 10 | Digital Scholarship | Digital Library Jobs | Library IT Jobs | Sitemap