Digital Repository Specialist at Purdue University Libraries
Purdue University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Repository Specialist.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
Purdue University Libraries seeks a highly motivated, intellectually curious, and reliable Digital Repository Specialist to support the creation of unique digital collections in Purdue University Libraries. Responsibilities of the Digital Repository Specialist will be split between the development of Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) Central, (a grant-funded online resource focused on the health benefits of the human/animal bond—H/AB) and, to a lesser extent, the licensing and upload of content to the Purdue e-Pubs institutional repository.
The Future of Creative Commons
The Creative Commons have released The Future of Creative Commons.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
During our review, we spent a lot of time asking questions and listening to our Affiliate Network members around the world. We hired some consultants to help run a process and to talk to people outside of the organization about how they viewed the role of Creative Commons. As navel-gazing goes, we gave it a solid effort. We also realized how important it is to declare our mission, vision, and priorities for action. The resulting publication, The Future of Creative Commons (2.7 MB PDF), lays out priorities for each area in which we work. These overall priorities are already guiding staff in how they use their time and set targets for each program area. They also give us a good base to measure how well we are doing.
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Manager of Digital Initiatives at New School Libraries & Archives
The New School Libraries & Archives are recruiting a Manager of Digital Initiatives.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
The Manager of Digital Initiatives (MDI) will oversee the TNSLA's (The New School Libraries & Archives) rapidly-expanding collections of unique digital material. Reporting to the director of the Archives & Special Collections unit, the MDI's responsibilities will include:
- Manage TNSLA's digital materials, including digitization projects, metadata capture and creation, and preservation of special digital collections.
- Play a lead role implementing the TNSLA's digital asset management system, Collective Access, including conducting user studies with members of the New School community.
- Engage students with the digital collections, by working with faculty and providing reference and instruction.
"Delayed Open Access—An Overlooked High-Impact Category of Openly Available Scientific Literature"
Mikael Laakso and Bo-Christer Björk have self-archived "Delayed Open Access—An Overlooked High-Impact Category of Openly Available Scientific Literature."
Here's an excerpt:
Delayed open access (OA) refers to scholarly articles in subscription journals made available openly on the web directly through the publisher at the expiry of a set embargo period. Though a substantial number of journals have practiced delayed OA since they started publishing e-versions, empirical studies concerning open access have often overlooked this body of literature. This study provides comprehensive quantitative measurements by identifying delayed OA journals, collecting data concerning their publication volumes, embargo lengths, and citation rates. Altogether 492 journals were identified, publishing a combined total of 111 312 articles in 2011. 77,8 % of these articles were made open access within 12 months from publication, with 85,4 % becoming available within 24 months. A journal impact factor analysis revealed that delayed OA journals have on average twice as high average citation rates compared to closed subscription journals, and three times as high as immediate OA journals. Overall the results demonstrate that delayed OA journals constitute an important segment of the openly available scholarly journal literature, both by their sheer article volume as well as by including a substantial proportion of high impact journals.
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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 6/5/2013
- EFF Urges Appeals Court to Affirm Libraries' Right to Digitize Books, https://t.co/zL6u9xczup
- Bookstores in America, 2013: A State-by-State Guide, http://t.co/s9ENeqwBvI
- Oregon State University Libraries and Press Strategic Agenda for Research Data Services, http://t.co/m4lpNv0rH2
- Court Says Copying Journal Articles to Show Prior Art in Patent Proceedings Is Fair Use, http://t.co/enqD1oiYcg
Publishers Put Forward Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States Proposal
A group of scholarly publishers has put forward a proposal to establish a Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States.
Here is a list of key posts about the proposal:
- "Joining a CHORUS, Publishers Offer the OSTP a Proactive, Modern, and Cost-Saving Public Access Solution"
- "Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States (CHORUS)"
- "Scientific Publishers Offer Solution to White House's Public Access Mandate"
- "Publishers Propose Public-Private Partnership to Support Access to Research"
- "How To Provide Open Access?"
- "A CHORUS of Boos: Publishers Offer Their 'Solution' to Public Access"
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DigitalCurationNews (6/5/2013) #digitalpreservation
- Bibliometrics and Research Data Management Services: Emerging Trends in Library Support for Research [in Library Trends]
- Oregon State University Libraries & Press Strategic Agenda for Research Data Services
- A Possible Solution for Digital Preservation of E-government: A Centralised Repository within a Cloud Computing Framework [EarlyCite article in Aslib Proceedings]
- NDSA Members Report on Digital Storage Systems
Digital Content Specialist at National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is recruiting a Digital Content Specialist.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
This position is responsible for assignments designed to manage and extend NARA's collaborations with Wikipedia/Wikimedia and related projects. There may also be involvement in activity on other social media and online access platforms depending on NARA's participation, collaborations, and projects as directed. To support these efforts, the Office of Innovation develops, maintains and coordinates: the description program; agency-wide business architecture; metadata standards and authorities; and provides internal digitization labs, intranet, and social media programs.
"Riding the Crest of the Altmetrics Wave: How Librarians Can Help Prepare Faculty for the Next Generation of Research Impact Metrics"
Scott Lapinski, Heather Piwowar, and Jason Priem have published "Riding the Crest of the Altmetrics Wave: How Librarians Can Help Prepare Faculty for the Next Generation of Research Impact Metrics" in the latest issue of College & Research Libraries News.
Here's an excerpt:
University faculty, administration, librarians, and publishers alike are beginning to discuss how and where altmetrics can be useful towards evaluating a researcher's academic contribution.2 As interest grows, libraries are in a unique position to help facilitate an informed dialogue with the various constituencies that will intersect with altmetrics on campus, including both researchers (students and faculty) and the academic administrative office (faculty affairs, research and grants, promotion and tenure committees, and so on).
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Gray Family Endowed Chair for Innovative Library Services at Oregon State University Libraries
Oregon State University Libraries are recruiting a Gray Family Endowed Chair for Innovative Library Services .
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
The next Gray Chair for Innovative Library Services will lead our strategic focus on digital publishing. We seek a highly motivated, experienced, and innovative individual to serve as the architect for a forward-thinking, robust digital publishing architecture. The successful candidate has the unique opportunity to explore and implement emerging digital platforms and tools that can support and sustain scholarly publishing in the digital era. As architect for our emerging digital publishing framework, the Chair will guide our experimentation with innovative means for transforming the way scholarship is created, collected, organized, and disseminated. . . .
This position is funded by the Gray Family Endowment. Position duration is not expected to exceed 3 years. Renewal is at the discretion of the University Librarian.
Web Archiving
The Digital Preservation Coalition has released Web Archiving.
Here's an excerpt:
Web archiving technology enables the capture, preservation and reproduction of valuable content from the live web in an archival setting, so that it can be independently managed and preserved for future generations. This report introduces and discusses the key issues faced by organizations engaged in web archiving initiatives, whether they are contracting out to a third party service provider or managing the process in-house. It follows this with an overview of the main software applications and tools currently available. Selection and deployment of the most appropriate tools is contextual: organizations are advised to select the approach that best meets their business needs and drivers, and which they are able to support technically. Three case studies are included to illustrate the different operational contexts, drivers, and solutions that can be implemented.
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Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 6/4/2013
- Tensions Grow as Data-Mining Discussions Fall Apart, http://t.co/u0LhmXcngq
- DCWG Big Six Matrix for Ebook License Comparisons, http://t.co/PWylIb9qpw
- EPUB 3: DOA?, http://t.co/VAPWqssAYE
- France Ready to Shut Down Hadopi as It's 'Incompatible' With Digital Economy, http://t.co/mf7AmNNCXc
- Apple E-book Deal 'Cost Hundreds of Millions', http://t.co/8cvLz5QCs8
DigitalCurationNews (6/4/2013) #digitalpreservation
- An Open Source Infrastructure For Preserving Large Collections of Digital Objects: The SCAPE Project at the Austrian National Library [Presentation]
- Open Data and the Academy: An Evaluation of CKAN for Research Data Management
- JHOVE and XHTML
- Content Matters Interview: An Interview with David McClure of the Neatline Project
- SCAPE 2nd Year Review
Head of Library Application Support at Emory University Libraries
Emory University Libraries are recruiting a Head of Library Application Support.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
The Head of Library Application Support contributes to the continuous improvement, extension, and integration of the Library's various systems and increasingly sophisticated search tools, including the Library catalog, discovery layer, Library website, ERM, knowledge base management, institutional repository, and other digital delivery platforms in support of faculty and student teaching and learning and research and scholarship.
"Economics of Scholarly Communication in Transition"
Heather Morrison has published "Economics of Scholarly Communication in Transition" in the latest issue of First Monday.
Here's an excerpt:
Academic library budgets are the primary source of revenue for scholarly journal publishing. There is more than enough money in the budgets of academic libraries to fund a fully open access scholarly journal publishing system. Seeking efficiencies, such as a reasonable average cost per article, will be key to a successful transition. This article presents macro level economic data and analysis illustrating the key factors and potential for cost savings.
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Executive Director of Digital Scholarship Services at Rice University’s Fondren Library
Rice University's Fondren Library is recruiting an Executive Director of Digital Scholarship Services.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
Rice University, a private university located in Houston, Texas, is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as the Executive Director of Digital Scholarship Services. This position is responsible for the oversight and management of scholarly communications, the institutional repository, the Digital Media Commons, the Kelley Center for Government Information & Microforms, and the GIS/Data Center. The Executive Director of DSS will work with faculty on digital projects and collaborate in securing grant funding to support digital library and digital humanities research. Serving as the Principal Investigator on grants, the Executive Director will be responsible for the overall management of grant-funded activities in DSS. The position may occasionally involve collaborative teaching with faculty for Rice courses that address the use of digital technologies in scholarship. The position reports to the Vice Provost and University Librarian and is a member of the Fondren Library's Executive Committee.
John P. Culshaw Named University Librarian at University of Iowa
John P. Culshaw has been named University Librarian at the University of Iowa.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
Culshaw joined the university libraries at CU-Boulder in 1991 as central reference librarian. From 1996 to 2008, he oversaw the libraries' Systems Department, providing leadership and direction for information technology, media, and web services. In 2008 he was appointed associate director for administrative services. His position was renamed senior associate dean of libraries in 2011.
As senior associate dean, Culshaw provides administrative and budgetary leadership for libraries that have an annual budget of $20.9 million and staff in six physical locations.
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DigitalCurationNews (6/3/2013) #digitalpreservation
- Preserving.exe: Toward a National Strategy for Preserving Software [Presentations]
- Webinar Recording Available: "Using the DuraCloud Service to Archive Content in Glacier"
- When Archival Description Meets Digital Object Metadata: A Typological Study of Digital Archival Representation [in American Archivist]
- Research Associate (Digital Preservation), King's College London
Current News: DigitalKoans Twitter Updates for 6/3/2013
- Rise of 'Altmetrics' Revives Questions about How to Measure Impact of Research, http://t.co/t8kXiITcza
- Duke Classics Scholar Finds Another Home in the Library, http://t.co/sz6fTWgRan
- Lions and Tiger and Bears, OA, or, Scaring the Children, Part 1, http://t.co/UF0PkrJX7l
- California Open Access Legislation Clears Latest Hurdle, http://t.co/S81tPVaDxx
- Research Funders Propose Steps to Promote Open Access, http://t.co/A6Wc85IEMI
Digital Applications Librarian at Oregon State University Libraries
The Oregon State University are recruiting a Digital Applications Librarian.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
Reporting to the Heads of Emerging Technologies & Services and the Center for Digital Scholarship & Services, the Digital Applications Librarian develops and maintains technical infrastructure for digital library/repository preservation services. In support of the OSU research enterprise, excellence in teaching, and the Land Grant mission of the University, the Librarian is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying new technologies, tools, and resources to extend and enhance digital content and services, and developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate multiple submission and discovery tools. Provides leadership and guidance for Oregon State University Libraries & Press on existing and emerging technologies including digital repository, discovery and preservation systems.
"Making Research Data Repositories Visible: The re3data.org Registry"
Heinz Pampel et al. have self-archived "Making Research Data Repositories Visible: The re3data.org Registry" in PeerJ PrePrints.
Here's an excerpt:
Researchers require infrastructures that ensure a maximum of accessibility, stability and reliability to facilitate working with and sharing of research data. Such infrastructures are being increasingly summarized under the term Research Data Repositories (RDR). The project re3data.org—Registry of Research Rata Repositories has begun to index research data repositories in 2012 and offers researchers, funding organizations, libraries and publishers an overview of the heterogeneous research data repository landscape. Information icons help researchers to easily identify an adequate repository for the storage and reuse of their data. This article describes the RDR landscape, outlines the practicality of re3data.org as a service, and shows how this service helps to find research data.
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Data Management Services Librarian at Ohio State University Libraries
The Ohio State University Libraries are recruiting a Data Management Services Librarian.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
The Data Management Services Librarian will lead the Libraries' initiatives to assist faculty and students in managing the lifecycle of data resulting from research projects of all types, and develop a data services program to support use, curation and reuse of data. The position will catalyze progress in data management by engaging with the research practices of faculty and students and through positioning services and expertise at appropriate points in the research process. The successful candidate for this position will engage the campus in broader conversations around e-science and e-scholarship and will forge new collaborations and relationships that extend the Libraries' capacity to support the University's interdisciplinary initiatives. The librarian selected will collaborate with the Geospatial Information Librarian, the Digital Humanities Librarian, the Head of Digital Content Services, and Head of Digital Initiatives in order to develop an integrated set of data services supporting individual researchers and scholars as well as departmental or cross-institutional research teams. The position will initially focus on social sciences and humanities research data.
"The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer: The Effect of Open Access on Cites to Science Journals Across the Quality Spectrum"
Mark J. McCabe and Christopher M. Snyder have self-archived "The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer: The Effect of Open Access on Cites to Science Journals Across the Quality Spectrum" in SSRN.
Here's an excerpt:
An open-access journal allows free online access to its articles, obtaining revenue from fees charged to submitting authors. Using panel data on science journals, we are able to circumvent some problems plaguing previous studies of the impact of open access on citations. We find that moving from paid to open access increases cites by 8% on average in our sample, but the effect varies across the quality of content. Open access increases cites to the best content (top-ranked journals or articles in upper quintiles of citations within a volume) but reduces cites to lower-quality content. We construct a model to explain these findings in which being placed on a broad open-access platform can increase the competition among articles for readers' attention. We can find structural parameters allowing the model to fit the quintile results quite closely.
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DigitalKoans Posts Resume on 6/3/2013
DigitalKoans posts will resume on 6/3/2013.
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