Author: Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

DigitalCurationNews (8/21/2013) #digitalpreservation

Digital Scholarship | DigitalCurationNews

Head of Systems at Kent State University Libraries (Reopened)

Kent State University Libraries are recruiting a Head of Systems.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Kent State University Libraries seeks an innovative Systems Librarian to lead its Systems Department. The Head of Systems will continue to advance a vision for technology operations in a changing environment, advancing library computing capabilities throughout the University, the OhioLINK consortium, and the profession. The Head will work with all library departments to ensure the effective deployment and use of technology, and cooperate with the University's computer center on university-wide services and issues that affect the Libraries' systems and services.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

e-InfraNet: ‘Open’ as the Default Modus Operandi for Research and Higher Education

The the e-InfraNet project has released e-InfraNet: 'Open' as the Default Modus Operandi for Research and Higher Education.

Here's an excerpt:

The basis for the policy framework is an overview of the current 'Open' landscape outlining contexts, drivers, achievements and effects of the various 'opens', as well as a number of common issues. Because of this commonality, coordinating the vision and approach can benefit all 'opens' individually, and contribute to the development of 'Open' as the default modus operandi for the research and higher education sectors. A pragmatic approach to the implementation of the vision will ensure the necessary flexibility to adjust for the diversity in the various 'opens' themselves and in their geographic and disciplinary contexts.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives, Technical Services, and Info Technology at San Jose State University Library

The San Jose State University Library is recruiting an Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives, Technical Services, and Info Technology .

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The purpose of this position is to support the San Jose State University Library's mission and goals by leading the library into the digital future. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, planning for Digital Initiatives, Online Learning, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Project Management, and the development of innovative technology-embedded learning spaces. The Associate Dean requires a clear understanding of California and national trends in education, and will provide effective leadership in developing digital initiatives, utilizing emerging technologies to better serve students and faculty, enhancing library operations with technology, enhancing and promoting the digital repository, and initiating new and innovative technology-based services and library spaces.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

"Does Digital Scholarship Have a Future?"

Edward L. Ayers has published "Does Digital Scholarship Have a Future?" in the latest issue of EDUCAUSE Review.

Here's an excerpt:

Though the recent popularity of the phrase digital scholarship reflects impressive interdisciplinary ambition and coherence, two crucial elements remain in short supply in the emerging field. First, the number of scholars willing to commit themselves and their careers to digital scholarship has not kept pace with institutional opportunities. Second, today few scholars are trying, as they did earlier in the web's history, to reimagine the form as well as the substance of scholarship. In some ways, scholarly innovation has been domesticated, with the very ubiquity of the web bringing a lowered sense of excitement, possibility, and urgency. These two deficiencies form a reinforcing cycle: the diminished sense of possibility weakens the incentive for scholars to take risks, and the unwillingness to take risks limits the impact and excitement generated by boldly innovative projects.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 8/20/2013

Digital Scholarship

Repository Manager at Harvard Library

The Harvard Library is recruiting a Repository Manager.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Harvard Library's Office for Scholarly Communication is looking for a technically-savvy and charismatic Repository Manager with a passion for democratizing access to knowledge.

As part of our team of librarians, scholars, and software engineers, you will work on the cutting edge of the open access movement to make academic research produced at Harvard and elsewhere available to anyone, throughout the world, free of charge.

This position is part technical; you will work closely with software developers to maintain and improve our repository, and research new technological directions for tools to support open access. But it also has a big education and outreach component; working closely with the program manager, you will serve as a front-line representative of the OSC to help increase the awareness and visibility of open access issues within and beyond the University.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

Riding the Waves or Caught in the Tide? Insights from the IFLA Trend Report

IFLA has released Riding the Waves or Caught in the Tide? Insights from the IFLA Trend Report.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

In the global information environment, time moves quickly and there's an abundance of commentators trying to keep up. With each new technological development, a new report emerges assessing its impact on different sectors of society. The IFLA Trend Report takes a broader approach and identifies five high level trends shaping the information society, spanning access to education, privacy, civic engagement and transformation. Its findings reflect a year's consultation with a range of experts and stakeholders from different disciplines to map broader societal changes occurring, or likely to occur in the information environment.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Digital Scholarship Specialist at New York University Division of Libraries

The New York University Division of Libraries is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Scholarship Specialist will join that unit to provide client service, technical expertise, training, and support for tools and practices that are used by faculty and researchers engaged with digital scholarship and publishing, with a particular focus on the digital humanities. The Digital Scholarship and Publishing Services team works collaboratively with staff throughout NYU Libraries and NYU Information Technology Services, including the Digital Studio, Data Services, Digital Library Technology Services, Libraries subject specialists, and NYU Abu Dhabi Library.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 8 | Digital Scholarship | Digital Library Jobs | Library IT Jobs | Sitemap

"How to Scuttle a Scholarly Communication Initiative"

Dorothea Salo has published "How to Scuttle a Scholarly Communication Initiative" in the latest issue of the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication.

Here's an excerpt:

Scholarly communication initiatives such as institutional repositories (IRs), library-sponsored publishing initiatives, open-access author-fee funds, copyright training and consulting, faculty-publication registries, and open-access publisher memberships must therefore be rapidly and effectively squelched, lest the system change in a fashion that disintermediates the existing pattern of library work. If these initiatives flourish, libraries will find themselves in the shoes of abbot Johannes Trithemius, whose De laude scriptorum (1494) presciently railed against the damage that Gutenberg's printing press would do to monasteries' lucrative scriptoria. . . .

Fortunately, scholarly communication initiatives are straightforward to scuttle, even when foisted upon an otherwise-responsible library by the provost's office or the faculty senate. Given the natural hierarchy of most reputable academic libraries. . ., it is of course easiest to put a stop to these misguided efforts from a leadership position, but in truth, any academic librarian can stop them in their tracks. Tried and true, proven-effective techniques follow.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Elsevier Buys Woodhead Publishing, including Chandos Publishing

Elsevier has bought Woodhead Publishing Limited, including Chandos Publishing. Chandos is a major library and information science book publisher.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced it has acquired Woodhead Publishing Limited, an award-winning, UK-based publisher known for its high-quality content in the fields of materials science, food science, engineering, energy & environmental technology, textile technology and biomedicine. The acquisition of Woodhead Publishing also includes Chandos Publishing, which is known for its strong publishing program in library information science and Asian studies.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Head Digital Archivist at University of Hawaii, West Oahu

The University of Hawaii, West Oahu is recruiting a Head Digital Archivist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

  • Supervises the daily operations of the archive;
  • Develops the archive's policies and procedures to guide all aspects of the archive's operations including collection management, cataloging, preservation, and access; . . .
  • Oversees digitizing efforts including work with specialized preservation labs and vendors;
  • Oversees the acquisition, installation, and support of hardware and software essential to the archive's operations;
  • Develops a comprehensive digital preservation & access strategy based on best practices & national/professional standards & which includes long-term storage requirements, copyrights, metadata collection and development of a web-based virtual environment;

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

"A Perspective on the Merits of the Antitrust Objections to the Failed Google Books Settlement"

Pamela Samuelson has published "A Perspective on the Merits of the Antitrust Objections to the Failed Google Books Settlement" in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Occasional Paper Series.

Here's an excerpt:

This Article responds to critics of the antitrust objections to the ASA [Amended Settlement Agreement] by making three main points. Part II explains that Judge Chin's incomplete and unpersuasive analysis of the antitrust objections to the proposed settlement agreement is best understood as an effort to encourage the settling parties to adopt more competitive terms in any revised settlement agreement. Part III points out that the DOJ did not reach definitive conclusions on antitrust issues posed by the ASA. The DOJ was, however, obliged to submit an interim analysis because Judge Chin wanted the government's input before he ruled on whether the settlement should be approved and the DOJ did a creditable job under the circumstances. Part IV contends that there was more merit to the DOJ's antitrust concerns about the proposed settlement than some commentators have recognized.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Associate Director for Information Technology & Digital Development at MIT Libraries

The MIT Libraries are recruiting an Associate Director for Information Technology & Digital Development.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the Associate Director plays an essential role in shaping the future of the MIT Libraries' digital environment. S/he provides strategic direction to ensure that the Libraries maintain a scalable and sustainable technology infrastructure, provide reliable computing services for library users and staff including robust web and virtual services, and support expanding digital initiatives for strategic priorities that include digital learning, global engagement, scholarly publishing, and content management and curation services. The Associate Director will collaborate with the Director of Research to support the advancement of the Libraries' digital technology research efforts and to facilitate technology transfer into the enterprise library environment.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

Special Issue on Research Data Access and Preservation

The latest issue of the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology focuses on research data access and preservation.

Here's a selection of articles:

  • "Partnerships Between Institutional Repositories, Domain Repositories and Publishers"
  • "The Relevance of Research Data Sharing and Reuse Studies"
  • "Tracking Citations and Altmetrics for Research Data: Challenges and Opportunities"
  • "The Research Data Alliance: Implementing the Technology, Practice and Connections of a Data Infrastructure"
  • "The DCC's Institutional Engagements: Raising Research Data Management Capacity in UK Higher Education"

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 7/29/2013

Digital Scholarship

Postdoc Position in Innovating Scholarly Communication at University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis is recruiting a postdoc position in innovating scholarly communication.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

A new UC Davis initiative on "Innovating the Communication of Scholarship" is hiring a 3-year postdoctoral fellow, starting September 1, 2013. This is a cross-disciplinary project to study the future of academic publishing, involving faculty from the Center for Science and Innovation Studies, the Library, the Genome Center, and the School of Law (with additional collaborators in Computer Science, English, Philosophy, and the Graduate School of Management). Research topics include open access models, peer review, new forms of quality metrics, data publication, use of social media, and new forms of misconduct.

The successful candidate will conduct research, collaborate on or lead organization of conferences, workshops, pedagogical activities, and grant writing.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

"Laying the Groundwork for Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program"

Ana Krahmer and Mark Phillips have self-archived "Laying the Groundwork for Newspaper Preservation through Collaboration and Communication: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program" in the UNT Digital Library.

Here's an excerpt:

University of North Texas Libraries established the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) to digitize any Texas newspaper title, of any date, and to digitally preserve and make them available via The Portal to Texas History. Through site visits to multiple Texas libraries and personal interviews with librarians, genealogists, educators, students, and historians, UNT Libraries prioritized newspaper digitization within the content scope for The Portal to Texas History and determined processes for acquiring and ingesting multiple formats of newspapers, including from physical papers, microfilm, and born-digital PDF print masters. . . .

This presentation will elaborate on the financial, communicational, and technological processes involved in building the Texas Digital Newspaper Program. UNT Libraries digitally preserves and makes freely available, via The Portal to Texas History, over 1 million pages of Texas newspapers, spanning from 1829 to the present. The Texas Digital Newspaper Program is a case study in digital preservation and open access to digitized newspapers and is utilized by multiple communities of users, including genealogists, academic and lay historians, and K-12 and university researchers.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Digital Archivist at Harvard Art Museums

The Harvard Art Museums are recruiting a Digital Archivist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Archivist provides leadership, strategic planning, and management of this content. The Digital Archivist is responsible for the long term preservation, organization, and distribution of the museums' digitized and born-digital material. The Digital Archivist works closely with the museums' Media Resources department and the Collections Information and Database Specialist to create a sustainable system to meet these goals. The incumbent also works across Harvard University departments to meet our shared goals of preservation and dissemination of digital materials.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

"If We Share Data, Will Anyone Use Them? Data Sharing and Reuse in the Long Tail of Science and Technology"

Jillian C. Wallis, Elizabeth Rolando, and Christine L. Borgman have published "If We Share Data, Will Anyone Use Them? Data Sharing and Reuse in the Long Tail of Science and Technology" in PLOS ONE.

Here's an excerpt:

Research on practices to share and reuse data will inform the design of infrastructure to support data collection, management, and discovery in the long tail of science and technology. These are research domains in which data tend to be local in character, minimally structured, and minimally documented. We report on a ten-year study of the Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center. We found that CENS researchers are willing to share their data, but few are asked to do so, and in only a few domain areas do their funders or journals require them to deposit data. Few repositories exist to accept data in CENS research areas.. Data sharing tends to occur only through interpersonal exchanges. CENS researchers obtain data from repositories, and occasionally from registries and individuals, to provide context, calibration, or other forms of background for their studies. Neither CENS researchers nor those who request access to CENS data appear to use external data for primary research questions or for replication of studies. CENS researchers are willing to share data if they receive credit and retain first rights to publish their results. Practices of releasing, sharing, and reusing of data in CENS reaffirm the gift culture of scholarship, in which goods are bartered between trusted colleagues rather than treated as commodities.

Digital Scholarship | Digital Scholarship Publications Overview | Sitemap

Digital Humanities Specialist at Getty Research Institute

The Getty Research Institute is recruiting a Digital Humanities Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Getty Research Institute (GRI) seeks a creative, technology-grounded person with a background in art history and/or computer science to conceptualize, advise, and coordinate digital humanities projects and collection digitization projects. Reporting to the GRI Deputy Director, the position will interact with a diverse range of collaborators including resident scholars, curators, research staff, librarians, technologists, and external partners to increase access to collections, develop new tools for using digital collections, and facilitate original art-historical research using digital resources. The Digital Humanities Specialist will recommend strategic directions, participate in prioritizing projects, research and recommend new technologies, track advancements in the field, manage project teams, and collaborate with external partners.

Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

en en