October 2023 – Page 3

"Elsevier Introduces Geographical Pricing Pilot to Support Authors in Low- And Middle-Oncome Countries with Equitable Open Access Publishing Options"

The GPOA [Geographical Pricing for Open Access] model, a publishing industry first, is set to take effect from January 2024. As part of the pilot, Elsevier will structure its article publishing charges for this subset of journals based on countries’ local economic conditions and average income. By tailoring pricing structures according to Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, a transparent and well-established measure used by many international organisations including Research4Life, Elsevier aims to reduce financial barriers that have traditionally hindered researchers and institutions from low and middle-income countries from publishing the latest research in Gold Open Access journals. Elsevier’s approach to GPOA and country banding based on GNI are outlined on our website. A full list of the journals taking part in this novel pilot can be found here. Elsevier will continue to waive APCs for authors in the lowest economic band and already provides affordable access to over 100,000 peer-reviewed resources for institutions in 120 low- and middle-income countries through Research4Life.

https://tinyurl.com/jxzt8d7e

Software Engineer – Archiving and Data Services at Internet Archive

The role will focus on Archive-It (archive-it.org), our platform for building, sharing, and preserving web archive collections. This position offers the opportunity to work with a range of technologies and gain deep knowledge about web crawling, archival replay, and large-scale distributed systems. Our services work with petabytes of archived data and facilitate the discovery and use of large-scale digital collections. The Software Engineer will have the unique opportunity to build things that further open access to information and advance the public good.

https://tinyurl.com/536yzr76

Software Metadata Recommended Format Guide, Version 1.1.0

The Software Metadata Recommended Format Guide (SMRF) describes and represents metadata elements identified by the Software Preservation Network that are appropriate to describe software materials in the context of a wide range of collections. SMRF aims to be adaptable, so that it can be used in different contexts and systems across libraries, museums, archives, and repositories. It is not meant to be exhaustive; instead SMRF is meant to provide a framework for cultural institutions and collections to determine which metadata to capture, and how to capture it, for their own collections

https://tinyurl.com/mr3hecys

Research Data Librarian at East Carolina University

The Research Data Librarian is responsible for providing education, support, and expertise to faculty, students, and researchers engaged in data management planning, data acquisition, data sharing, and long-term data stewardship. This position emphasizes collaboration with faculty, students, and researchers in the ECU Health Sciences Community by supporting data practices and literacies. This position will coordinate data education, curation, and consultation activities. The Research Data Librarian will draw on a broad knowledge of research data management and stewardship, communicate clearly and effectively with researchers and colleagues, and monitor and creatively respond to emerging researcher data needs.

https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/66431

"Springer Nature and Authors Successfully Use Generative AI to Publish Academic Book"

As part of an innovative experiment, Springer Nature has become the first publisher to create a whole new academic book by empowering authors to use GPT as part of the integrated workflow. Developed during a —Hack Day— in the Spring which brought together authors, editors and experts from across Springer Nature, the German-language book Einsatzmöglichkeiten von GPT in Finance, Compliance und Audit (Applications of GPT in finance, compliance and audit) has now been published. It took less than five months from inception to publication — about half the time normally taken. . . .

The process was as follows:

Working simultaneously on six screens, the team defined commands which GPT then executed chapter by chapter to create the first version of the manuscript

At each stage of the process, the content generated by the Large Language Model (LLM) was reviewed by the authors, who then asked the machine to adapt the text

This "prompt ping pong" ensured that the knowledge expertise of the authors renowned in their field was combined with the language expertise of the LLM

After the Hack Day, the authors and Springer Nature’s editorial team further checked, corrected and supplemented the text

The team then linked the relevant data sources to ensure proper attribution

https://tinyurl.com/4x7nvvks

User Experience Designer at University of Arizona

They serve as Website Product Manager for the Libraries, providing oversight to several (mostly Drupal-based) websites and ensuring that colleagues make user-centered content and design decisions. They chair the library’s Web Strategy Group, the cross-departmental team that makes decisions and recommends priorities for the library’s public-facing web presence. They serve on the Web Support team to address web requests from library employees. They also identify ways to improve our web-based library tools for search, discovery, and content management.

https://tinyurl.com/ycywnee5

"Leading an Open Revolution: Promoting Awareness of Open Resources through an Interdisciplinary Learning Community"

This article discusses the case study of an interdisciplinary faculty learning community (FLC) focused on open practices and resources. The community, which was facilitated by three academic librarians, explored the case as a framework for open outreach and advocacy on a university campus. Composed of participants across disciplines and academic departments, the FLC created a setting for librarians and teaching faculty to explore open education topics together from divergent perspectives and degrees of experience. In this article, the authors present the FLC case as a collaborative model for forging relationships on campus and consider its effectiveness as an outreach and advocacy strategy for academic libraries.

https://tinyurl.com/36shazrf

Digital Projects Librarian at University of Oklahoma

The Digital Projects Librarian will be responsible for digital projects through tracking and coordinating departmental needs with other library departments. They will promote and represent the library to stakeholders through service operations, such as creating research guides, cataloging data and creative outputs, and offering workshops and instruction. They may be responsible for the selection, training, and evaluation of staff. This position performs various duties needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position, such as task-managing small digital project teams that include Graduate Assistants.

https://tinyurl.com/vh3puvkp

"Connecting Fragmented Support on Campus: Growing Research Data Services Programs Through Collaboration"

Research data services are provided by multiple units across and beyond the library, which is why communication and collaboration are paramount to building support for researchers. By exploring how Research Data Services (RDS) programs can function in the fragmented landscape of research support on campuses, we outline the role of collaboration in building programs. In this paper, we discuss building an RDS program by emphasizing three strategies for collaboration: collaborating within the library, collaborating across campus, and collaborating externally with those without direct ties to your organization. The aim of this paper is to offer attainable examples and strategies for building collaborations across campuses for libraries that have small or nascent RDS programs—how to approach and cultivate partnerships, how to set realistic goals, and how to work holistically within the fragmented academy.

https://tinyurl.com/9hbz49df

Scholarly Communications Librarian at Clemson University

The Scholarly Communications Librarian will be a critical position to the Libraries’ strategic growth as an R1 institution and will help expand the Libraries’ data and research services that will further support Clemson strategic priority to double research by 2035. The Scholarly Communications Librarian will also provide specialized research consultations and instruction services in the areas of scholarly publishing. The Scholarly Communications Librarian will work closely with campus groups such as the Division of Research, the Office of General Counsel, and the Graduate School.

https://tinyurl.com/3sx5w687

Using Altmetric Data Responsibly: A Guide to Interpretation and Good Practice

This guide focuses specifically on data from the data provider and company, Altmetric, but other types of altmetrics are mentioned and occasionally used as a comparison in this guide, such as the Open Syllabus database to find the educational engagement with scholarly outputs. This guide opens with an introduction followed by an overview of Altmetric and the Altmetric Attention Score, Altmetrics and Responsible Research Assessment, Output Types Tracked by Altmetric, and the Altmetric Sources of Attention, which include: News and Mainstream Media, Social Media (X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Reddit, and historical data from Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Sina Weibo); Patents, Peer Review, Syllabi (historical data only), Multimedia, Public Policy Documents, Wikipedia, Research Highlights, Reference Managers, and Blogs; finally, there is a conclusion, a list of related resources and readings, two appendices, and references. This guide is intended for use by librarians, practitioners, funders, and other users of Altmetric data or those who are interested in incorporating altmetrics into their bibliometric practice and/or research analytics. It can also help researchers who are going up for annual evaluations and promotion and tenure reviews, who can use the data in informed and practical applications. It can also be a useful reference guide for research managers and university administrators who want to understand the broader online engagement with research publications beyond traditional scholarly citations, also known as bibliometrics, but who also want to avoid misusing, misinterpreting, or abusing Altmetric data when making decisions, creating policies, and evaluating faculty members and researchers at their institutions.

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/116448

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Head of Digital Services at University of Bristol

You will drive forward the development of a user-centred digital strategy, reviewing current tools and approaches, identifying opportunities for innovation, and engaging with exciting emerging technologies.

You will be a member of the Library Leadership Team, playing a full role across the breadth of our divisional strategic priorities as we head into a multi-year transformation project in response to the University’s 2030 Strategy.

https://tinyurl.com/45xnyebd

"Springer Nature Introduces Curie, Its AI-powered Scientific Writing Assistant"

Springer Nature today announced a new AI-powered in-house writing assistant to support researchers, particularly those whose first language is not English, in their scientific writing. . . .

It has been specifically trained on academic literature, spanning 447+ areas of study, more than 2,000 field-specific topics and on over 1 million edits on papers published including those in leading Nature journals. It combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with specialised AI digital editing developed in-house and designed specifically for scientific writing. Unlike generalist AI writing apps, Curie focuses on the unique pain points of researchers in their professional writing, including translation to English and English language editing to address grammatical errors and improve phrasing and word choice.

https://tinyurl.com/msvc28ra

Medway Library Systems & Collections Team Leader at University of Greenwich

The Medway Library Systems and Collections Team Leader will possess experience of configuring library systems technology or have experience of similar technologies within a library or learning environment. The ability to work alongside library systems developers from partner institutions to ensure the stability, integrity, and security of the library systems technology is maintained at all times.

https://tinyurl.com/tc3sjevy

Paywall: "Implementing a Rules-Based Chatbot for Reference Service at a Large University Library"

While some chatbots or virtual assistants generate automatic and custom responses to user input, this paper explores the implementation of a rules-based chatbot, where all responses have been input and configured by library staff. Details are provided to describe the process before, during, and after the initial implementation with data and observations from the pilot in mid-2023.

https://doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2023.2268832

Electronic Resources and Metadata Law Librarian at University of California, Irvine

Under the general supervision of Head of Collection Services, the Electronic Resources and Metadata Law Librarian oversees Law Library cataloging and management of electronic resources and ensures access to electronic resources in the UC Irvine discovery system.

https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08663

"How ChatGPT and Other AI tools Could Disrupt Scientific Publishing"

In the age of LLMs, [Michael] Eisen pictures a future in which findings are published in an interactive, "paper on demand" format rather than as a static, one-size-fits-all product. In this model, users could use a generative AI tool to ask queries about the experiments, data and analyses, which would allow them to drill into the aspects of a study that are most relevant to them. It would also allow users to access a description of the results that is tailored to their needs. "I think it’s only a matter of time before we stop using single narratives as the interface between people and the results of scientific studies," says Eisen.

https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03144-w

Digital Archive Officer at Historic Environment Scotland Archives (Term and Pensionable)

We are migrating hundreds of thousands of learning, educational and cultural resources from our Scran technology platform to our main Archive management system and digital repository. . . .

You will support the work of the HES Archives Digital Repository, which will include assisting with the transfer, accessioning, appraisal and cataloguing of born-digital and digitised archive material to our catalogue and digital preservation infrastructure, contributing to internal digital preservation research and development, and supporting the co-ordination of external digitisation projects.

https://tinyurl.com/22s97xu8

Paywall: "DMPFrame: A Conceptual Metadata Framework for Data Management Plans"

We have examined 12 open-source DMP tools, in particular, to evaluate the metadata adopted by these tools. The current study spots and highlights the gaps in the DMP metadata management in DMP tools and suggests DMPFrame as a conceptual framework addressing such gaps to improve the existing tools’ DMP metadata management practices. Based on the examined DMP tool’s metadata elements analysis and mapping, DMPFrame manages DMP metadata under 6 categories, namely, contributors, project, funding, organization, DMP, and output. The current study also suggests a systematic workflow that DMP tools could incorporate for metadata creation for DMPs.

https://doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2023.2268474

Senior Front-end Web Developer at California Digital Library

The Senior Front-end Web Developer will design, build and test new features within the DMPTool, an open-source platform that supports research data management planning. Development of the front end of the application will involve technologies such as React, SASS, HTML5, and Linux in an AWS environment, and the use of Restful API integrations from multiple sources to amplify the platform’s informational depth and capabilities. As an enthusiastic member of a dynamic organization, this role will work both independently and with a small team committed to software development best practices, including Agile, DevOps, and test-driven development

https://tinyurl.com/mwumrwau

Paywall: "What We Did Then and What We Do Now: A Crisis of Digital Scholarship Champions at Binghamton University"

The digital scholarship department in Binghamton University’s libraries was created in 2018 as part of a larger effort to bring digital humanities (DH) efforts to Binghamton. The initiative was largely spearheaded by one person who became one of the biggest digital scholarship (DS) champions on campus. They, along with the new DS librarian, founded a Digital Humanities Research Institute igniting the creation of smaller working groups and initiatives across campus. Our article discusses the role of DS champions on Binghamton’s campus, including the types of advantages they were able to leverage, their interests and goals for a DS community, and what happens when they leave.

https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2023.0307

NC State University Libraries Fellows, 2024-2027

The NC State University Libraries Fellows Program offers a unique opportunity to a select group of recent M.L.S. and M.I.S. graduates. Fellows will be appointed at the rank of faculty librarian for a three-year term from July 2024 through June 2027. An alternative option for a September 2024 placement may be available, depending upon graduation date. In order to be eligible, the terminal degree must be awarded between December 2023 and September 2024.. . .

The success of the Program is illustrated by the success of its graduates. Since its inception in 1999, 91 Fellows have completed the Program. Ninety-five percent of Fellows have been offered academic positions or have entered doctoral programs upon completion of the Program. Many former Fellows have been recognized more widely in the field, including six named as Library Journal Movers and Shakers, adding to the reputation of the Program as a training ground for library leaders.

https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/191568

Access to Science and Scholarship: Key Questions about the Future of Research Publishing

The health of the research enterprise is closely tied to the effectiveness of the scientific and scholarly publishing ecosystem. Policy-, technology-, and market-driven changes in publishing models over the last two decades have triggered a number of disruptions within this ecosystem:

Ongoing increases in the cost of journal publishing, with dominant open access models shifting costs from subscribers to authors

Significant consolidation and vertical (supply chain) integration in the publishing industry, and a decline in society-owned subscription journals that have long subsidized scientific and scholarly societies

A dramatic increase in the number of "predatory" journals with substandard peer review

Decline in the purchasing power of academic libraries relative to the quantity and cost of published research

To illustrate how researcher behavior, funder policies, and publisher business models and incentives interact, this report presents an historical overview of open access publishing. The report also provides a list of key questions for further investigation to understand, measure, and best prepare for the impact of new policies related to open access in research publishing, categorized into six general areas: access and business models, research data, preprint publishing, peer review, costs to researchers and universities, and infrastructure.

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152414

Library Applications Specialist at University of Colorado Boulder

The Specialist is responsible for the system administration, support, and technical stewardship of the university’s library services platform (LSP) and related products, application support of the Libraries’ interlibrary loan system, and other library-specific software and hardware applications serving both patrons and employees of the Libraries.

https://tinyurl.com/ymckba27

"RDA National PID Strategies Guide and Checklist: Final Outputs and Supporting Materials Available"

The National PID Strategies Working Group was endorsed to explore how Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) form part of national policy and research infrastructure implementation frameworks. . . .

The findings of the 18 months of the WG have been that:

National PID strategies are on the rise, evidenced in the case studies collected by the WG and the growing momentum of discussions at RDA Plenaries and other international fora.

The development of national PID strategies is a relatively new phenomenon and many countries are in the very early stages. In fact, many have more of a national approach that they are seeking to transform into a strategy.

All national PID strategies are currently in development and therefore subject to a high degree of change. During the course of the WG, nine case studies were collected and several of these needed to be updated prior to the Group’s final output due to changes that had taken place in those countries.

There is no single "cookie cutter" approach to developing a national PID strategy. Critical components include:

A clear value proposition with use cases

A group or organisation that is responsible for driving strategy development

An open, inclusive, iterative process that involves all stakeholders

An accompanying roadmap that outlines practical steps for implementation

International PID providers such as ORCID and DataCite have begun to actively engage with national PID strategies and the RDA National PID Strategies WG provides a focal point for furthering this engagement.

https://tinyurl.com/559x4dmy