February 2024 – Page 4

"Strategies for Negotiating and Signing Transformative Agreements in the Global South: The Colombia Consortium Experience"

The article presents the methodology used by the Colombia Consortium to negotiate the first transformative agreements (TAs) in Latin America. These TAs are a strategy to manage costs associated with Article Processing Charges (APCs), facilitate the transition to Open Access (OA) and increase the visibility of Colombian publications.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2287945

Data Preservation Archivist at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Data Preservation Archivist is a position in the Research Data Management Core (RDMC) unit that supports an essential component of the research data lifecycle that ensures the long-term preservation and access to research data assets produced by UNC researchers. Reporting to the Assistant Director for Research Data Stewardship, this position evaluates, develops, tests, and deploys data preservation-related technologies and services as part a unified, campus-wide ecosystem of research data management and sharing infrastructure and services to ensure compliance with funding agency policies and to promote the goals of those policies.

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/274485

"WARC-GPT: An Open-Source Tool for Exploring Web Archives Using AI"

Using WARC-GPT, you can ask specific questions in natural language against a collection of WARC files. Rather than relying on keyword searches and metadata filters to sort through search results, WARC-GPT provides a new starting point for search using multi-document full-text search with summarization to explore the contents of web archives. WARC-GPT lists the sources used to generate the response and relevant text excerpts, which you can use to verify the information provided and identify points of interest within a collection of web archives.

http://tinyurl.com/3vvpsyj9

Metadata Librarian at University of Arkansas

Reporting to the Director of Metadata and Preservation Services, the Metadata Librarian serves as the primary metadata specialist for the Libraries’ CONTENTdm digital collections, working collaboratively with the department head, the Digital Services Department, the Special Collections Division, and other departmental staff to complete individual projects. The librarian also collaborates with the Office of Scholarly Communications and User Services to create metadata for University of Arkansas Department of Music concert recordings in the ScholarWorks (Digital Commons) institutional repository.

http://tinyurl.com/3mkwd5f2

"E-book Acceptance by First-Year Undergraduate Students: A Longitudinal Examination and Implications for Library Researchers"

The frequency of electronic book usage by students, according to the research described here, appears fairly positive. On a six-level scale, ranging from 1 (I don’t use it at all) to 6 (I use it several times a week), the average score was 3.27, and the most frequent response, was "Use several times a month" (n = 84, 28 %). This suggests that, on average, students tend to use e-books approximately once or twice a month.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102847

Open Access Manager at Kings College London

On a day-to-day basis you will provide operational management of the Library’s OA publishing services — managing enquiries and requests for block grant funding from King’s authors, together with support for the repository part of King’s CRIS system — overseeing the creation and quality checking of records.

http://tinyurl.com/d5uwarhj

Inteview with Stevan Harnad: "Open and Impactful Scholarly Communication"

We posed selected questions to Stevan Harnad thirty years after his "subversive proposal" to self-archive online scholarly articles in university-hosted or disciplinary repositories to make them openly available and thus maximize research impact. A combination of factors including unfounded scepticism concerning open access, and bureaucratic access to the few institutional repositories launched by universities chiefly drove this outcome. The conclusions of the study may further inform educational efforts on scholarly communication in the digital era aimed at undergraduate students and researchers alike.

http://tinyurl.com/383u7nfe

Copyright/Fair Use Librarian at Texas A&M University

The Copyright/Fair Use Librarian will coordinate the development and implementation of copyright education programs and best practices for faculty, staff, and students. The selected candidate will provide expertise to users on author rights, copyright laws, fair use, and open access resources. This Librarian will also coordinate change management and informational sessions for faculty, researchers, and students on open access, open educational, and scholarly communication issues on digital platforms. Additional responsibilities may include collaborating with Research Librarians on promoting and supporting the Texas A&M Digital Repository and publishing platforms supported by the University Libraries.

http://tinyurl.com/3e4hdfnj

Open Scholarship in the Humanities

The book begins with the history of digital developments and their influence on the founding of international policies toward open scholarship. The concept of making research more freely available to the broader community, in practice, will require changes across every part of the system: government agencies, funders, university administrators, publishers, libraries, researchers and IT developers. To this end, the book sheds light on the urgent need for partnership and collaboration between diverse stakeholders to address multi-level barriers to both the policy and practical implementation of open scholarship. It also highlights the specific challenges confronted by the humanities which often makes their presentation in accessible open formats more costly and complex. Finally, the authors illustrate some promising international examples and ways forward for their implementation. The book ends by asking the reader to view their role as a researcher, university administrator, or member of government or philanthropic funding body, through new lenses. It highlights how, in our digital era, the frontiers through which knowledge is being advanced and shared can reshape the landscape for academic research to have the greatest impact for society.

http://tinyurl.com/2453s6du

Metadata and Digital Marketing Specialist at University of Michigan (Michigan Publishing)

The Metadata and Digital Marketing Specialist supports marketing and sales strategies at Michigan Publishing (MPub), which is comprised of three units: the University of Michigan Press, Michigan Publishing Services, and Deep Blue Repository and Research Data Services. Michigan Publishing is the Publishing Division of the University of Michigan Library. The Metadata and Digital Marketing Specialist plays a crucial role in enhancing the discoverability and marketability of MPub’s diverse publications — primarily books but also a small open-access journals list and innovative digital products.

http://tinyurl.com/bdhxmc5f

"Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Evidence from an Analysis of Institutional Policies and Guidelines"

In this paper we examined documents produced by 116 US universities categorized as high research activity or R1 institutions to comprehensively understand GenAI related advice and guidance given to institutional stakeholders. Through an extensive analysis, we found the majority of universities (N=73, 63%) encourage the use of GenAI and many provide detailed guidance for its use in the classroom (N=48, 41%). More than half of all institutions provided sample syllabi (N=65, 56%) and half (N=58, 50%) provided sample GenAI curriculum and activities that would help instructors integrate and leverage GenAI in their classroom. Notably, most guidance for activities focused on writing, whereas code and STEM-related activities were mentioned half the time and vaguely even when they were (N=58, 50%).

https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01659

Digital Projects Librarian, Digital Scholarship at University of Calgary

Provide reference, consultation, outreach, and instruction to support scholarly communications services

Develop and maintain current knowledge of and trends in scholarly publishing, Open Access, repositories, research assessment, digital scholarship, and related areas

As part of a collaborative team, support researcher use of UCalgary’s digital repositories, including PRISM and PRISM Data, as well as Open Journal Systems

http://tinyurl.com/4h9dhvad

"Google Scholar is Manipulatable"

Citations are widely considered in scientists’ evaluation. As such, scientists may be incentivized to inflate their citation counts. While previous literature has examined self-citations and citation cartels, it remains unclear whether scientists can purchase citations. Here, we compile a dataset of ~1.6 million profiles on Google Scholar to examine instances of citation fraud on the platform. We survey faculty at highly-ranked universities, and confirm that Google Scholar is widely used when evaluating scientists. Intrigued by a citation-boosting service that we unravelled during our investigation, we contacted the service while undercover as a fictional author, and managed to purchase 50 citations. These findings provide conclusive evidence that citations can be bought in bulk, and highlight the need to look beyond citation counts.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.04607

Digital Curation Archivist at Georgia Institute of Technology

Leads the University Archives and Special Collections Repository Service

Implements strategies, policies, and procedures for preserving, describing, and delivering born-digital special collections and university archives, based on professional good practice and collaboration with colleagues

Co-leads the Georgia Tech Digital Repository with Digital Curation Librarian and works with vendors and local IT to design technology product workflows

Serves as Product Owner for key digital curation systems (ArchivesSpace and Archivematica) supporting the University Archives and Special Collections Repository Service

http://tinyurl.com/mr3mh8u5

"How (and Why) the University of Michigan Built Its Own Closed Generative AI Tools "

On August 21, U-M did have three unique generative AI tools ready for returning students and employees.

U-M GPT is the tool that most resembles ChatGPT. It is able to answer questions, produce written content, and make recommendations. Additionally, U-M GPT supports multiple commercial and open-source language models and AI art generators, broadening its utility and applications. . . .

U-M Maizey is a no-code platform that allows users to build unique and customized chat programs by using their own datasets in combination with U-M’s AI language models. . . .

U-M GPT Toolkit is designed for AI developers who require full control over the AI model and environment that they are building, training, and hosting. Researchers and developers who want to use the U-M GPT Toolkit must contact the ITS AI team for access.

http://tinyurl.com/yu8ym4j8

Data Librarian at Argonne National Laboratory

Establish robust data curation protocols that enhance the usability of data sets in various AI and machine learning contexts.

Work with interdisciplinary teams to understand and anticipate the data needs of external researchers, ensuring that data is accessible, interoperable, and reusable across various domains.

http://tinyurl.com/mpaxxcjr

"LIS Journals’ Lack of Participation in Wikidata Item Creation "

There are many items in Wikidata representing scholarly articles. However, these items have been created mostly by volunteer Wikidata editors and not systematically by journal publishers or editors, which can lead to gaps and inconsistencies in the datasets. This article presents findings from a survey investigating practices of library and information studies (LIS) journals in Wikidata item creation. Believing that a significant number of LIS journal editors would be aware of Wikidata and some would be creating Wikidata items for their publications, the authors sent a survey asking 138 English-language LIS journal editors if they created Wikidata items for materials published in their journal and follow-up questions. With a response rate of 41 percent, respondents overwhelmingly indicated that they did not create Wikidata items for materials published in their journal and were completely unaware of or only somewhat familiar with Wikidata. Respondents indicated that more familiarity with Wikidata and its benefits for scholarly journals as well as institutional support for the creation of Wikidata items could lead to greater participation; however, a campaign of education about Wikidata, documentation of benefits, and support for creation would be a necessary first step. The article presents and discusses the results of the survey, but the conclusions that can be drawn are minimal; therefore, the authors also discuss the benefits of creating Wikidata items for LIS journals as a first step in this educational campaign for editors and publishers.

https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.247

Web Archive Technical Lead at British Library

In your role as the Web Archive Technical lead, you will lead:

The development and improvement of the Library’s web archiving technical capability, in response to evolving web technologies.

All aspects of the technical operations including the annual harvests of the whole UK web domain.

Ensuring the required technical infrastructure (hardware, software and network) is in place to meet the evolving business requirements.

http://tinyurl.com/2jk92eym

The European Landscape of Institutional Publishing — A Synopsis of Results from the DIAMAS Survey

The Institutional Publishing Landscape Report is built on 685 survey responses from institutional publishers and publishing service providers across the European Research Area. The findings illustrate the state of institutional publishing in Europe and show that a large portion of these organisations are operating with a diamond OA model. The report also discusses how institutional publishers are run and sustained, what activities they are involved in, and which services are outsourced. While the surveyed group is not necessarily representative of all institutional publishers and service providers in Europe, the findings broadly demonstrate the current operations of institutional publishers, their challenges, and the opportunities for supporting them in the future.

https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10551709

Research & Data Repository Coordinator at Florida International University

Leads the curation, accessibility, discoverability, and long-term preservation of the university’s research, creative output, scholarly publications, and data.

Promotes the availability and capacity of the Institutional Repository (IR) and Data Repository to the university community, faculty, researchers, and students.

Collects, organizes, and digitally archives research, scholarly works, and other university content within the IR and Data Repository.

Participates in the ongoing identification and recruitment of content through outreach initiatives in collaboration with departmental liaisons.

http://tinyurl.com/wxr364a9

"Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Reports on Expenses of Making Data Publicly Accessible, Project Methodology"

This report presents data on the average yearly cost of DMS activities for institutional units, as well as direct DMS expenses incurred by researchers per funded research project. These expenses were then analyzed together, showing an average combined overall cost of $2,500,000 (with total institutional expenses ranging from approximately $800,000 to over $6,000,000).

http://tinyurl.com/5xsw32we

Digital Production Librarian (Contractual) at Morgan State University

Coordinates the daily operations of the Digital Production Center, including digitization, color management, and quality control activities.

Designs, documents, and oversees efficient digital production workflows supporting the creation of digital objects that conform to digital library standards.

Contributes to the development of policies, guidelines, and best practices; maintains documentation on digitization best practices and digital preservation policies and implements same.

http://tinyurl.com/26d48dx3

"Elsevier Launches Complete HeartX, the World’s First Heart Education Experience in Spatial Computing"

Elsevier Health, a global leader in medical information and data analytics, today launches Complete HeartX, a groundbreaking educational tool designed exclusively for Apple Vision Pro, the world’s first spatial computer. The tool unlocks an immersive and powerful experience that allows users to discover the heart like never before.

Designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of Apple Vision Pro, Complete HeartX seamlessly merges the digital and physical world. By being able to explore the heart in stunning detail, users can bridge the gap between theory and practice. Complete HeartX combines detailed 3D models, animations, images, videos, educational scenes and clinical simulations to make learning about the heart engaging and informative. The app is based on Elsevier’s evidence-based content including Complete Anatomy, Osmosis and Gray’s Anatomy and has been created by Elsevier’s experts in anatomy and 3D modeling.

http://tinyurl.com/ya6d7ek6

Systems Librarian at University of North Florida

As a member of the Digital Strategies & Technology Team, this library faculty position is responsible for the support, development, enhancement, and integration of library systems and technologies in support of teaching, research and services needs of the library and university community. The Systems Librarian supports innovative spaces in the library, and enhances the functionality, accessibility, and effectiveness of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library’s website.

https://www.unfjobs.org/postings/26791

"The University of North Carolina Selects Ex Libris Library Solutions"

As part of its transition to Ex Libris library platforms, UNC will implement:

Alma and Primo

Leganto, Ex Libris’ course resource management system

Library Mobile, Ex Libris’ integrated mobile library app and

Rapido, Ex Libris’ interlibrary loan system

http://tinyurl.com/rvumvpeh