November 2022 – Page 3

"Digital Books Wear Out Faster than Physical Books"

Mega-publishers are saying electronic books do not wear out, but this is not true at all. The Internet Archive processes and reprocesses the books it has digitized as new optical character recognition technologies come around, as new text understanding technologies open new analysis, as formats change from djvu to daisy to epub1 to epub2 to epub3 to pdf-a and on and on. This takes thousands of computer-months and programmer-years to do this work. This is what libraries have signed up for—our long-term custodial roles.

Also, the digital media they reside on changes, too—from Digital Linear Tape to PATA hard drives to SATA hard drives to SSDs. If we do not actively tend our digital books they become unreadable very quickly.

Then there is cataloging and metadata. If we do not keep up with the ever-changing expectations of digital learners, then our books will not be found. This is ongoing and expensive.

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Content Discovery Manager at University of Leicester

This role will be responsible for our Library Services Platform and integrated systems, providing specialist expertise for the discovery and usage of our learning, teaching and research resources via a range of applications.

Under the leadership of the Head of Resources, the post holder will work closely with the Managers for Digital Services, Content Services, and Collections Development to ensure the Library’s collections of all formats are discoverable, accessible and relevant for our users.

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"Nature Authors Can Now Seamlessly Share Their Data"

In April of this year, Springer Nature and Figshare announced a new integrated route for data deposition at Nature Portfolio titles to help address this problem and encourage researchers to share data rather than seeing it as a hurdle to article publication.

Following the success of the pilot, this streamlined integration is now being extended. Authors submitting to the Nature Portfolio journals, including Nature, in the fields of life, health, chemical and physical sciences will now be able to easily opt into data sharing, via Figshare, as part of one integrated submission process.

https://cutt.ly/RMTKcpo

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E-Resources Librarian at George Mason University (Virtual Library of Virginia)

The VIVA [Virtual Library of Virginia] E-Resources Librarian works closely with the VIVA staff, member libraries, and committees to manage the standard collections renewal process and opt-in subscriptions by member libraries and provide e-resource access, management, and trouble-shooting. The annual expenditure for collections managed by this position is currently $18.5 million.

https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/55746

Digital Preservation Coalition: "Understanding User Needs: A Case Study from the National Library of Scotland"

This case study looks at the approaches to user engagement with National Library of Scotland (NLS) maps website users, and how this informs digital preservation decisions. After a brief description of the NLS maps website structure, it examines user expectations of the NLS maps website, how these have developed over time, and the main purposes users have for visiting the website. The main research methods which have been employed to consult with users are then outlined, including user surveys, web-analytics, mystery visitor reports, and enquiries.

http://doi.org/10.7207/twgn22-01

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Digital Initiatives Librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University

This newly created position works in a collaborative environment in the Digital Libraries and Publishing Department (DLP) to advance the VCU Libraries Digital Collections and contribute toward other open publishing initiatives. . . . Reporting to the Head of Digital Libraries and Publishing, the Digital Initiatives Librarian is responsible for leadership and vision to digitize and share items of enduring value from the library collections and partner organizations.

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"Readers Have Borrowed over 3 Billion Digital Books through Overdrive"

From the very first library checkout of an ebook through OverDrive back in 2003, we have had one vision: to create a world enlightened by reading. . . . It took us four years to reach the first 1 million checkouts in 2007 and another five to reach 100 million in 2012. In 2018, our all-time checkouts reached one billion. And now, twenty years after that very first ebook checkout, thanks to readers, librarians, and booklovers like you, we have reached three billion checkouts.

https://cutt.ly/5MTS5N8

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Research Data Support Manager at St George’s, University of London

To oversee and provide strategy, leadership and direction to St George’s established and well-supported Research Data Management (RDM) Service. To provide support, guidance and knowledge management for St George’s researchers across all career stages in areas related to research data management throughout the lifecycle, including planning, storage, sharing and long-term preservation.

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"Elsevier and Council of Australian University Librarians Sign Agreement to Support Transition to Open Access Publishing Alongside Continued Research Access for Australia and New Zealand Researchers"

The three-year agreement addresses CAUL’s goals for a rapid and sustainable transition to open access publishing and represents the largest transformative agreement for both countries.

Under the agreement, which takes effect from January 2023, ANZ researchers at CAUL-affiliated academic institutions that participate in the agreement can make their research articles immediately available via open access publishing in Elsevier’s journals.

https://cutt.ly/BMQRgeL

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E-Resources Librarian at Williams College Libraries

Create and manage descriptive and holdings metadata for e-resources in the library system (currently Ex Libris’ Alma). In consultation with the Systems Librarian and the User Experience Librarian, ensure the discoverability of e-resources in the Libraries’ discovery service. Provide leadership and expertise in the acquisition, organization, and lifecycle management of e-resources, including online journals, e-books, databases, and streaming media

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"Perspectives on E-books and Digital Textbooks and the Way Ahead"

This article presents a range of perspectives on current issues around e-book and textbook supply and consumption in libraries and universities. It is an attempt to provide an analysis of the often-contentious issues arising and also offers an insight into the positions of all the various parties involved. Whilst there might not be agreement or consensus on the causes of issues and the way to proceed, the article attempts to coalesce various perspectives, in the hope of achieving a greater understanding of different stakeholders. Much of the debate in recent years has focused on the situation in the United Kingdom, but similar issues exist in many other countries and an insight into the international perspective is provided. We also offer some commentary on ways forward for both the short and longer term.

http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.599

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Social Sciences & Open Access / Open Educational Resources Librarian at California State University, Bakersfield

The Social Sciences & OA/OER Coordinator provides instructional and collection development support to the departments within the School of Social Sciences and Education. The SS& OA/OER Coordinator also leads the library’s efforts to support faculty OER adoption and OA publishing. In addition, this position provides reference and information literacy instruction for the library.

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"Research Data Management Needs Assessment of Clemson University"

The faculty, staff, and graduate students at Clemson University were surveyed by the library about their RDM needs in the spring of 2021. The survey was based on previous surveys from 2012 and 2016 to allow for comparison, but language was updated, and additional questions were added because the field of RDM has evolved. Survey findings indicated that researchers are overall more likely to back up and share their data, but the process of cleaning and preparing the data for sharing was an obstacle. Few researchers reported including metadata when sharing or consulting the library for help with writing a Data Management Plan (DMP). Researchers want RDM resources; offering and effectively marketing those resources will enable libraries to both support researchers and encourage best practices. Understanding researcher needs and offering time-saving services and convenient training options makes following RDM best practices easier for researchers. Outreach and integrated partnerships that support the research life cycle are crucial next steps for ensuring effective data management.

https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.13970

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IT Support Computing Analyst II at University of Arizona

This position will provide workstation and laptop support for the staff at the UA Libraries and maintain large public installations such as the 150-seat Information Commons. Responsibilities include purchasing and maintaining the machines, developing, and deploying standardized software images, and providing support to the users.

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"When AI Can Make Art—What Does It Mean for Creativity?"

While internet users have embraced this supercharged creative potential—armed with the correctly refined prompt, even novices can now create arresting digital canvases—some artists have balked at the new technology’s capacity for mimicry. Among the prompts entered into image generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, many tag an artist’s name in order to ensure a more aesthetically pleasing style for the resulting image. Something as mundane as a bowl of oranges can become eye-catching if rendered in the style of, say, Picasso. Because the AI has been trained on billions of images, some of which are copyrighted works by living artists, it can generally create a pretty faithful approximation.

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Electronic Resources and Discovery Resident Librarian at Washington and Lee University (Term)

The library is launching a new residency program within the ACRL Diversity Alliance framework in 2023. . . . Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Access and Discovery, and working in coordination with the Electronic Resources and Serials Manager, the Electronic Resources and Discovery Resident Librarian will support the life cycle of our electronic resources.

https://apply.interfolio.com/117362

Paywall: "Big Data Curation Framework: Curation Actions and Challenges"

The goal of this research is to provide a theoretical framework that identifies big data curation actions and associated curation challenges. . . . The outcome of the study includes the big data curation framework that provides overview of curation activities and concerns that are essential to perform such activities. The study also provides practical implications for libraries, archives, data repositories and other information organisations that concerns the issue of big data curation as big data presents a multidimensional array of exigencies in relation to the mission of those organisations.

https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515221133528

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Data Visualization Librarian at Boston College

This position is primarily responsible for digital scholarship collaborations and services related to data visualization. Such activities include consulting on faculty and student data-visualization projects; providing data visualization skills training to faculty and staff; and providing data visualization instruction and curriculum consultations for undergraduate and graduate courses. This position, along with the other DSG librarians, also works closely with BC’s Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities program.

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"How Often Do Cancer Researchers Make Their Data and Code Available and What Factors Are Associated with Sharing"

One in five studies declared data were publicly available (59/306, 19%, 95% CI: 15–24%). However, when data availability was investigated this percentage dropped to 16% (49/306, 95% CI: 12–20%), and then to less than 1% (1/306, 95% CI: 0–2%) when data were checked for compliance with key FAIR principles. While only 4% of articles that used inferential statistics reported code to be available (10/274, 95% CI: 2–6%), the odds of reporting code to be available were 5.6 times higher for researchers who shared data.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02644-2

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E-Resources Acquisitions & Licensing Librarian at University of Colorado Boulder Libraries

The E-Resources Acquisitions & Licensing Librarian is primarily responsible for reviewing and negotiating license agreements and organizing and maintaining license records for the University Libraries. . . . They are also responsible for developing expertise on current and emerging licensing practices to negotiate licenses for electronic resources, streaming media, public performance rights, data and datasets, open access, and consortial agreements.

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Paywall: The Data Literacy Cookbook

The Data Literacy Cookbook includes a variety of approaches to and lesson plans for teaching data literacy, from simple activities to self-paced learning modules to for-credit and discipline-specific courses. . . . Many sections have overlapping learning outcomes, so you can combine recipes from multiple sections to whip up a scaffolded curriculum. The Data Literacy Cookbook provides librarians with lesson plans, strategies, and activities to help guide students as both consumers and producers in the data life cycle.

https://cutt.ly/XMhHEts

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Electronic Resources Librarian at Smith College

The individual in this position will manage the full lifecycle of electronic resources including journals, journal packages and databases, with a particular focus on individually purchased eBooks and eBook packages. They will review, negotiate and sign eBook licenses, agreements, and contracts to assure license terms are in line with current best practices. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across departments on ongoing work and discrete projects to ensure the libraries’ online resources are accessible to the campus community, and will engage with eResource colleagues across the Five College consortium around shared work and priorities.

https://cutt.ly/JMhKSQD

Paywall: "Expanding Your Institutional Repository: Librarians Working with Faculty"

Since a successful institutional repository will contain a higher percentage of the contributors’ materials, we implemented a system to upload faculty publications more effectively to our academic library’s institutional repository.. . . The success of this method is indicated by the increase in articles that have been uploaded to our institutional repository; as a result of the implementation of this program, the number of publications in our university’s institutional repository by these authors has increased 174 %.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102628

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Digital Collections Librarian at Dartmouth College

The Digital Collections Librarian will contribute to the design, creation and reuse of descriptive metadata and text markup, and is responsible for researching, selecting, and preparing materials to be added to the Dartmouth Library’s digital collections. The Digital Collections Librarian will additionally contribute to integrating digital collections into the Dartmouth curriculum, outreach to campus, local, and global communities, and managing the Dartmouth Library’s digital exhibit program.

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/65775

Data Primer: Making Digital Humanities Research Data Public

This Data Primer was collaboratively authored by over 30 Digital Humanities researchers and research assistants, and was peer-reviewed by data professionals. It serves as an overview of the different aspects of data curation and management best practices for digital humanities researchers. Endorsed by the National Training Expert Group of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

https://cutt.ly/8MhHFnO

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