Digital Archivist at Purdue University Libraries

Purdue University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Archivist. Degree: "ALA accredited MLS, or MA in a related field."

Here's an excerpt from the ad ( Requisition ID: 1101115):

The Digital Archivist is responsible for the scanning activities of Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections (ASC) materials and creation of corresponding metadata. Acts as the resource person for ASC regarding best practices for managing donated digital materials. Organizes the metadata for compound objects to facilitate their loading into CONTENTdm. Composes descriptions as needed for digital objects and submits the descriptions to the archivist for review and approval. Performs quality control for items scanned by outside vendors for ASC. Performs custom scanning upon request. This position also processes collections of all format types by arranging, preserving, and writing finding aids using DACS.

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European Commission Launches Public Consultation on Digital Scientific Information Access and Preservation

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on digital scientific information access and preservation.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

A public consultation on access to, and preservation of, digital scientific information has been launched by the European Commission on the initiative of European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and Commissioner for Research and Innovation, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. European researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs must have easy and fast access to scientific information, to compete on an equal footing with their counterparts across the world. Modern digital infrastructures can play a key role in facilitating access. However, a number of challenges remain, such as high and rising subscription prices to scientific publications, an ever-growing volume of scientific data, and the need to select, curate and preserve research outputs. Open access, defined as free access to scholarly content over the Internet, can help address this. Scientists, research funding organisations, universities, and other interested parties are invited to send their contributions on how to improve access to scientific information. The consultation will run until 9 September 2011. . . .

Interested parties are invited to express their views on the following key science policy questions:

  • how scientific articles could become more accessible to researchers and society at large
  • how research data can be made widely available and how it could be re-used
  • how permanent access to digital content can be ensured and what barriers are preventing the preservation of scientific output

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Digital Services Librarian at Wheelock College Library

The Wheelock College Library is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian. Degree: "Master's degree in Library and Information Science."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Wheelock College Library seeks a Digital Services Librarian to manage all Library systems, including the ILS, Library and Resource Center web pages, library applications, and connections for electronic database subscriptions.

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"A Portrait of Today’s Tablet User"

The Online Publishers Association has released "A Portrait of Today's Tablet User".

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Key findings from "A Portrait of Today's Tablet User" include:

  • Today's tablet users represent 12% of the US internet population ages 8-64; that number is projected to grow to 23% by early 2012—a group that represents an estimated 54 million people
  • 87% of tablet users are accessing content and information, the dominant activity for this device
  • 93% of tablet users have downloaded apps; the average tablet user has downloaded 20 apps
  • 79% of app downloaders have paid for apps in the last 12 months; 26% of all apps downloaded are paid

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Library Systems Head at California State University, Fullerton’s Pollak Library

California State University, Fullerton's Pollak Library is recruiting a Library Systems Head. Degree: "Master's degree from an accredited university in Library or Information Science or equivalent degree in a relevant information technology field."

Here's an excerpt from the ad (AutoReqId: 5073BR):

Directs, manages, and administers the work of the Systems Section within the Pollak Library. Collaborates with administration, faculty, and staff to envision and guide library information technology services, as well as the library's digital initiatives. Reports to the University Librarian, develops and communicates a shared vision which includes collaboration, excellence and innovation working within the university's computing environment. Will demonstrate a command of emerging trends in scholarly information and digital libraries as well as technology.. . . Ongoing technology-related projects include charting a course in the emerging world of digital resources and collections; providing access to electronic services; evaluating, designing and implementing efficient and effective discovery tools for library users; and developing technology strategies to enhance the Library's presence in the teaching and learning process.

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"Who Shares? Who Doesn’t? Factors Associated with Openly Archiving Raw Research Data"

Heather A. Piwowar has published "Who Shares? Who Doesn't? Factors Associated with Openly Archiving Raw Research Data" in PLoS One.

Here's an excerpt:

First-order factor analysis on 124 diverse bibliometric attributes of the data creation articles revealed 15 factors describing authorship, funding, institution, publication, and domain environments. In multivariate regression, authors were most likely to share data if they had prior experience sharing or reusing data, if their study was published in an open access journal or a journal with a relatively strong data sharing policy, or if the study was funded by a large number of NIH grants. Authors of studies on cancer and human subjects were least likely to make their datasets available.

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Programmer Analyst Sr. at University of Alabama Libraries Web Services Department

The University of Alabama Libraries are recruiting a Programmer Analyst Sr. Degree: "Bachelors degree and 3 years professional IT experience, OR Masters degree and 1 year professional IT experience, OR any equivalent combination of experience, training, education and/or certification from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been obtained." Salary: minimum – $ 38,875.20, midpoint – $ 54,038.40.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (Requisition Number: 006015):

As a member of the Web Services Department, the incumbent will design, develop and support complex software systems for the Libraries; architect, program, debug, maintain and enhance locally developed software modules to integrate with commercial and open source software, according to predefined functional specifications; serve as the primary developer and support person for the Digital Services, Integrated Library System and electronic Resources Management, Cataloging & Metadata Services, and Web Services units within the University Libraries. May be asked to serve as technical lead and coordinate multiple development efforts with other Web Services technical staff.

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Library Systems Administrator at University of Wisconsin’s Madison Libraries

The University of Wisconsin's Madison Libraries are recruiting a Library Systems Administrator. Degree: "Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field." Minimum salary: $37,140.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

For the internal library operations, the GLS uses the ExLibris Voyager system running on a Sun Solaris platform. This is closely integrated into the Electronic Library (EL) services. . . .

The consultant will be part of the LTG Help Desk Netadmin team and will work closely with all levels of library staff and users including faculty, researchers, students and the general public. There will also be frequent interaction with the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) staff as well as Campus/College/Departments technical staff. The consultant will be expected to participate actively in library and campus-wide committees. As one of the Netadmin team, the consultant will develop new or revised client functions within the EL system; provide implementation and system support for the EL computer platforms; be responsible for troubleshooting and support of the EL system (online public catalog, Voyager, Windows network); work closely with other LTG staff members to provide training and ensure a high level of quality support for library users; provide consulting and recommendations for instructional electronic technologies to library staff.

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Fair Use in the U.S. Economy

The Computer & Communications Industry Association has released Fair Use in the U.S. Economy.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Using the latest publicly available data (2009), and adapting a methodology developed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) this study finds the following about fair use industry growth and activity:

  • Revenue—In 2008 and 2009, fair use industries—those industries that depend upon fair use and related limitations to copyright—generated revenue averaging $4.6 trillion, a 35 percent increase over 2002 revenue of $3.4 billion. . . .
  • Employment—The fair use economy is vast, employing 17 million people—approximately one in eight U.S. workers—and generates a payroll averaging $1.2 trillion in 2008-2009, compared to $895 billion in 2002.

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Current News: Twitter Updates for 7/13/11

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Analyst Programmer at Oregon State University Libraries

The Oregon State University Libraries are recruiting an Analyst Programmer. Salary range: Salary Range: $2,910-$7,436 per month.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The person in this position advances the Libraries' strategic plan by working on the OSU Libraries' and Press' web programming initiatives including the development and programming of new initiatives. In addition, the successful candidate, enhances, manages, assesses and administers existing initiatives like Library a la Carte, an open-source content management system developed at OSU Libraries, the Library's discovery tools, such as Summon, and mobile projects .

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Digital Copyright: "How PIPA Would Affect Colleges and Universities"

The EDUCAUSE Policy Analysis and Advocacy Program has released "How PIPA Would Affect Colleges and Universities." (PIPA is the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act.)

Here's an excerpt:

Whereas COICA didn't bother to define "domain name system server," PIPA says, "[T]he term 'domain name system server' means a server or other mechanism used to provide the Internet protocol address associated with a domain name" (emphasis added).

The phrase "or other mechanism" increases the potential scope of the definition, at the risk of unintended consequences. For example, the term defined this way could sweep in operating systems, email clients, web clients, routers, and other technologies that are operated by our campuses, which would adversely affect operations.

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Current News: Twitter Updates for 7/12/11

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Head of Library Technology Services at Eastern Illinois University’s Library Services

Eastern Illinois University's Library Services is recruiting a Head of Library Technology Services. Degree: ALA-accredited MLS. Minimum salary: $57,540.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Dean of Library Services, the individual will be responsible for development and management of the library’s technology resources and applications, scripting and programming for internally developed projects, supervising staff, and serving as liaison to campus technology committees. Other duties may include service at the reference desk and supervision of a technology service desk.

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NISO Receives Mellon Grant to Support E-Book Annotation Sharing Workshops

NISO has received a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to support two e-book annotation sharing workshops.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has been awarded a $48,500 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund two standards incubation workshops, which it will lead with the Internet Archive, on the topic of E-Book Annotation Sharing and Social Reading. These meetings will be held in conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 10, 2011, and the Books In Browsers Meeting in San Francisco, on October 26, 2011. The Mellon Foundation grant will pay for the planning, organization, and direct meeting expenses for the two workshops, for which NISO will conduct the majority of the planning, organization and logistical support.

The two workshops will advance the discussions around system requirements for annotation sharing-including technical challenges of citation location and systems interoperability-and around the development and implementation of a consensus solution for these issues. The objectives of the meetings are to provide input to a NISO-sponsored working group on scope, goals and any initial work the group undertakes; and the advancement of a syntax specification that will be further vetted by a standards working group for how bookmarks and annotations are located and shared in digital books.

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Library Systems Manager at Saint Joseph’s University’s Drexel Library

Saint Joseph's University's Drexel Library is recruiting a Library Systems Manager. Degree: "ALA Accredited Masters in Library Science or Information Science." Salary: $64,000-$66,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Library Systems Manager provides creative leadership and coordination in the design, implementation, management and promotion of established library systems as well as emerging technologies. This includes library servers, III Millennium system, staff computers, web applications, resource sharing systems, internal networks, staff training and spearheading the development of the Library's Digital Repository. Provides support for a user-centered library and learning commons.

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JISC Calls for Support of Discovery Open Metadata Principles

JISC has issued a calls for support of Discovery Open Metadata Principles.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

Twelve national organisations have signed up to a new set of open metadata principles and now JISC is inviting all publicly funded organisations including universities, colleges, libraries, museums and archives to make the same commitment. . . .

The organisations that have already signed up are: British Library, BUFVC, Collections Trust, Digital Curation Centre, Edina, JISC, Mimas, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales, Owen Stephens Consultancy, RIN, RLUK, Royal Holloway University of London, SCONUL, The National Archives, UKOLN, University College London, and University of Southampton.

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Current News: Twitter Updates for 7/11/11

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Programmer Analyst at Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries

Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries are recruiting a Programmer Analyst. Degree: "Bachelors or higher degree in a scientific, mathematical or engineering discipline required." Starting Salary: $43,269-$59,550. Position duration is 10/1/11-9/30/14 with the possibility of extension.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsible for the creation, and testing of new software code for NSF Data Conservancy Project. Develops solutions requiring basic analysis and research. Resolves outstanding issues with 3rd party libraries. Maintains system code. Participates in a portion of a project life cycle or may be responsible for the complete life cycle for very small projects. Expected to apply analysis and problem solving techniques for debugging code. Develops the ability to apply basic steps to problem solving, distinguish between symptoms and causes, and utilize TQM. Uses structured programming, code with useful error and diagnostic messages, and document code with comments. Ensures programming work is well documented, modular, and can easily be shared with other programmers.

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Social Networking Sites and Their Role in Scholarly Communications

The Research Communications Strategy project has released Social Networking Sites and Their Role in Scholarly Communications.

Here's an excerpt:

In particular, the Centre was interested to determine to what extent social networking sites are usurping the role of Open Access repositories and to what extent they are likely to do so in the future. The study therefore naturally needed to consider the relationship between Open Access repositories and social networking sites, both now and in the future. Furthermore, the study needed to examine the behaviour patterns of researchers in using different web locations for research communications and to attempt to predict future trends.

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E-Science Librarian at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries are recruiting an E-Science Librarian. Degree: "ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science or related degree."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Head of the IUScholarWorks Department, the E-Science Librarian will:

  • Actively participate in university-wide initiatives to develop and design policies, sustainable services, and infrastructure to enable faculty and students to preserve and make available their research data
  • Partner with internal units (such as Digital Library Program and IU Science Libraries) and external units (such as Vice Provost for Research, UITS Research Technologies and the Data to Insight Center) to develop a data-publishing model that leverages IUScholarWorks and other library services in support of data management and preservation
  • Assist faculty with development of data management plans for grant applications

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Analysis of Chemists and Economists Survey on Open Access

The Research Communications Strategy project has released Analysis of Chemists and Economists Survey on Open Access.

Here's an excerpt:

The motivations for engaging with open access given by these academics tend to be internal, personal reasons, especially altruistic ones. Both chemists and economists see themselves as working for the wider public benefit. However, economists especially also give more selfish reasons, where OA is seen as conferring a personal benefit. External forces that attempt to push academics towards engagement with OA feature less prominently.

See also the related study Further Exploration of the Views of Chemists and Economists on OA Issues in the UK.

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Data Services Librarian at Kansas State University Libraries

The Kansas State University Libraries are recruiting a Data Services Librarian. Degree: "MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA accredited institution or other relevant advanced degree."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Kansas State University Libraries (www.lib.k-state.edu) are completing a major reorganization where we are evaluating long-standing practices and redefining the work of a research library. We are seeking an energetic, creative, and committed individual for the newly established position of Data Services Librarian. The Data Services Librarian will provide assistance and instruction in the discovery, use, and management of locally and externally available data in support of science and social science research at Kansas State University.

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"The Copyright Self-Help Movement: Initiatives in the Library Community"

Gail P. Clement has published "The Copyright Self-Help Movement: Initiatives in the Library Community" in the latest issue of College & Research Libraries News.

Here's an excerpt:

In the library context, the self-help concept refers to collective actions by practitioners to maximize the balancing features in American copyright law. These features include the various limitations to owner's rights and the provision for a public domain. Copyright self-help complements scholarly communication initiatives that help campus authors retain the rights to reuse and share their own publications. In combination, both types of collective community action serve to maximize allowable uses of copyrighted materials (or identify public domain materials) in order to fuel scholarship, innovation, education, and culture.

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