Senior Applications Systems Analyst/Developer at University of Arizona Libraries

The University of Arizona Libraries are recruiting a Senior Applications Systems Analyst/Developer.

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As a part of the Library's Information Technology Work Team, you will develop innovative, useful, usable, and accessible PHP applications that support the success of students, faculty, and staff. You will collaborate with library staff to discover user needs and recommend, develop, and implement creative solutions. You will help maintain, care for, and improve existing object-oriented PHP applications.

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Obituary: F. W. Lancaster

Noted scholar F. W. Lancaster has died.

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F. W. "Wilf" Lancaster, GSLIS professor emeritus, passed away on Sunday, August 25, at his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cesaria; and his children, Miriam, Owen, Jude, Aaron, Lakshmi, and Raji; and his 13 grandchildren. . . .

Lancaster joined GSLIS in 1970 as an associate professor and director of the biomedical librarianship program (1970-73); in 1972, he became a full professor; and in 1992, following his retirement, he was honored with the title of professor emeritus. During his distinguished career, he taught courses in information retrieval, bibliometrics, bibliographic organization, and the evaluation of library and information services. He served as the editor of Library Trends, a quarterly journal examining critical trends in professional librarianship, from 1986 to 2006. For the period from 1989 to 1992, he was named University Scholar, a prestigious program recognizing the University's most talented teachers, scholars, and researchers.

Nationally and internationally, Lancaster was recognized as a leader in the field of library and information science through his work as a teacher, writer, and scholar. He was honored three times with Fulbright fellowships for research and teaching abroad, named a fellow of the Library Association of Great Britain, and recognized by the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) with both the Award of Merit and the Outstanding Information Science Teacher award. He was the author of 15 books, several of which have received national awards and been translated into languages such as Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Lancaster also engaged in a wide range of consulting activities for organizations around the world, including UNESCO and the United Nations.

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Sr. Software Developer Analyst at Texas Digital Library

The Texas Digital Library is recruiting a Sr. Software Developer Analyst.

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Develop services and tools used by members of the Texas Digital Library Consortium including conducting systems analysis and programming for the DSpace Digital Repository System at TDL member institutions and participate and contribute to the DSpace Open Source community. Conduct systems analysis and programming for the open source Vireo ETD Management System, as well as work in a leadership capacity within the Vireo open source development community. Provide operational and customer support for DSpace and Vireo services. Provide issue investigation, documentation, project scheduling, and communication with internal and external stakeholders. Keep up with technological trends and industry standards to ensure all products exhibit excellence in robustness, availability, security, data integrity and fault tolerance. Participate in the development of team software development standards, process improvements and technical documentation.

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"The Inevitability of Open Access: Update One"

David W. Lewis has self-archived "The Inevitability of Open Access: Update One" in IUPUIScholarWorks.

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This paper updates the author's 2012 article, "The Inevitability of Open Access" with recently published data. As a result it is possible to predict that Gold OA could account for 50 percent of the scholarly journal articles sometime between 2018 and 2020, and 90 percent of articles as soon as 2021 and more conservatively by 2024.

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Dryad Librarian at UNC School of Information and Library Science

The UNC School of Information and Library Science is recruiting a Dryad Librarian.

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Dryad (http: datadryad.org) is a curated general-purpose repository that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. The Dryad team is working with stakeholders from journals and scientific societies to develop data sharing policies and ensure the long-term sustainability of the repository. The Dryad project is seeking a detail oriented person with good analytical and communication skills. The position includes a variety of curatorial and metadata-specific tasks, and collaborating with Dryad development team members to improve curatorial procedures, and adding in the future design and testing of repository system functionalities.

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AAU, ARL, and APLU Establish SHARE Steering Group

AAU, ARL, and APLU have established the SHARE Steering Group.

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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced the formation of a joint steering group to advance a proposed network of digital repositories at universities, libraries, and other research institutions across the US that will provide long-term public access to federally funded research articles and data.

The steering group will oversee a feasibility study, guide policy, and explore governance structures necessary for prototyping and implementing the network. This repository network, the Shared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE), is being developed as one response to a White House directive instructing federal funding agencies to make the results of research they fund available to the public.

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Digital Archivist at Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Film Archive

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Film Archive is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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The Digital Archivist works in the Academy Film Archive under the supervision of the Digital Curator. Primary duties include assisting Digital Curator with inspection, inventory and cataloging of digital collection items and prepping materials for ingest to the digital repository.

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (August 30, 2013)

The latest bimonthly update of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog is now available. It provides information about selected new works related to scholarly electronic publishing, such as books, e-prints, journal articles, technical reports, and white papers.

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Repository Collections Specialist at Virginia Tech Libraries

The Virginia Tech Libraries are recruiting a Repository Collections Specialist.

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The Repository Collections Specialist (RCS) assumes responsibility for the architecture and management of collections for the institutional repository, VTechWorks. Under the general supervision of the VTechWorks Librarian and according to relevant digital library and archival standards, the incumbent will process materials; create, submit, organize, and maintain collections; and oversee and conduct quality control for the repository. Processing may also entail describing materials following locally adopted metadata standards, linking files, and assessing copyright status. The RCS will assist with policy development and identify potential materials for the repository, design workflows for single and batch uploads, serve as a consultant to collection administrators and submitters—Virginia Tech faculty, students and staff, supervise a student assistant who helps process materials for the repository, and document policies, procedures, and repository activities.

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Technology Specialist at Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America is recruiting a Technology Specialist.

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  • Report to the Director for Technology, working to design, develop, test, integrate, support, and document user-facing applications and back-end systems.
  • Support the philosophy of open source, shared, and community-built tools, scripts, and technologies.
  • Be conversant and comfortable with digital library technologies and engage cultural heritage communities and consortial efforts.
  • Support content management policies, process, and workflows, and contribute to the development of new ones.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, web application and software development and data modeling.

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Data Management Librarian at Montana State University Library

The Montana State University Library is recruiting a Data Management Librarian.

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Lead development of a data management services program to serve the needs of faculty and students across the University. Participate in university and library initiatives to develop policies and offer sustainable services and infrastructure that enable management of research data over the intended data lifecycle. Work with partners in the library and on campus to develop a data-publishing model for shared access to open data. Assist researchers in developing data management plans, including those mandated by funding agencies. Provide consultation services for faculty and students on data-related issues and challenges arising from their research. Develop training and documentation for MSU Library faculty and staff to enable effective data consultation services. Help build an open data-sharing platform using data management tools and RESTful APIs or web services. Participate in the library's liaison program to create data management opportunities and liaison work. Develop a research agenda that results in publications in peer-reviewed forums.

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Digital Projects Librarian at Boston University School of Theology Library

The Boston University School of Theology Library is recruiting a Digital Projects Librarian.

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Reporting to the Head Librarian, manage and develop the digital collections of the School of Theology Library. Take the lead in the development of digital initiatives. Identify and select items in the library's collections for digitization working with the university Information Services & Technology Department to select and/or procure appropriate technology for digitization. Act as a liaison with faculty to identify and develop digital projects related to faculty teaching and research. Manage student staff involved in digitization. Promote the use of library digital resources by library patrons. Work with the library archivist in assisting in the processing of archival collections, especially those related to digital projects.

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Drupal Developer at University of Michigan Library

The University of Michigan Library is recruiting a Drupal Developer.

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Library Web Systems seeks an experienced and motivated Drupal developer to manage and extend the University of Michigan Library's Drupal 7 and Drupal 6 websites. This position is part of a team of developers in Library Web Systems that creates new tools and sites for the library, including the public-facing library web site and a staff intranet. If you are a Drupal developer looking to work on interesting challenges and use your Drupal, PHP, MySQL, and Solr knowledge, this is the job for you.

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Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age

The Smithsonian has released the Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age by G. Wayne Clough.

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The review in this document illustrates how many cultural institutions have already found innovative applications for digital technology, but it is more than just a matter of "using." Digital technology will also change the basics of how these institutions work as we move forward. Collections will be shared across institutions through the linked data cloud; the public will participate in the creative activities of cultural institutions through engagement platforms; and informal education will merge with formal education. Cultural change is never easy, and while an institution might be able to avoid it for a while, this time it will be so big that no one will escape in the long run.

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Web Developer at University of California, Santa Barbara Library

The University of California, Santa Barbara Library is recruiting a Web Developer.

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Under the direction of the Programming Manager, has responsibility for the development, configuration, and maintenance of the Library website(s) and intranet. Develops dynamic web and mobile-enabled web applications, workflows, communication and collaboration tools, and web pages to meet departmental needs. Uses HTML, XML, CSS, XSLT, PHP, JavaScript, JQuery, XPath, SQL Databases, Drupal modules, and other technologies to implement new tools, user interfaces, and applications on the web. Designs and creates new site sections, develops custom Drupal modules, and modifies existing modules to provide new and/or improved functionality.

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"Mining for Gold: Identifying the Librarians’ Toolkit for Managing Hybrid Open Access"

Jill Emery has published "Mining for Gold: Identifying the Librarians' Toolkit for Managing Hybrid Open Access" in the latest issue of Insights: the UKSG Journal.

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In 2012, the author and colleagues surveyed eight publishers that had been involved with the Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) project to learn about the state of hybrid journal publishing. At the same time, one of the key questions asked to a panel of librarians at the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers May 2012 Meeting was what role librarians would play if scholarly publishing shortly went open access (OA) across the board? From the survey of the market, and the rapid OA developments in the UK and EU that include hybrid OA, a picture has begun to emerge of what roles librarians can play with regard to supporting hybrid OA publishing at their institutions. This article focuses on developing new partnerships within a given institution, looks at new budgetary models and the tracking of local scholarship creation. Current pertinent standards are highlighted.

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