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JOB: Head of Library Systems and Metadata Services, UT-Austin

Nov

12

2020

From the announcement: This position will directly administer and manage the library-specific information technology infrastructure for all library operations (other than those managed by the Student Tech Desk, LTS, or the University), including the integrated library system (ILS) that supports acquisitions, metadata services and cataloging, collection development, circulation and interlibrary loan, serials, and numerous administrative ...

JOB: Postdoctoral Fellow, HathiTrust Research Center

Nov

12

2020

From the announcement: Indiana University HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) at Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering has a postdoctoral fellow position to develop new methods for curating and studying digital library collections, along with research data derived from these collections, with a particular emphasis on historically under-resourced and marginalized textual communities. The position is ...

RECOMMENDED: In Search of Equity and Justice: Reimagining Scholarly Communication

Nov

5

2020

Alison Mudditt, PLOS Chief Executive Officer, recently published a post about reimagining scholarly communications as more equitable and just. In her post, she reflects on the particular challenges of 2020, noting her own privilege: “I can comfortably work from home, my organization has proven itself to be creative and resilient, and my close circle of ...

RESOURCE: Guide to Creative Commons for Scholarly Publications and Educational Resources

Nov

5

2020

Pascal Braak, Hans de Jonge, Giulia Trentacosti, Irene Verhagen, and Saskia Woutersen-Windhouwer created a new guide to inform researchers about the Creative Commons (CC) license system. Geared directly to researchers new to CC licensing, this guide can help digital humanities librarians in outreach efforts to promote Open Access literacy among faculty and graduate students. The ...

EVENT: Engaging Open Social Scholarship

Nov

5

2020

The Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) Partnership and the Canadian-Australian Partnership for Open Scholarship (CAPOS) will host Engaging in Open Social Scholarship (#EngagingOSS) on December 8-10 2020 North America time / December 9-11 2020 Australasia time. The program features a broad range of sessions, including plenary sessions and featured speakers, as well as seven clusters ...

CFP: Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy: Teaching in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nov

5

2020

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy announces a call for submissions for an upcoming general issue with a Forum on Teaching in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Issue Editors: Nicole Zeftel (SUNY Buffalo), Alexis Larsson (CUNY Graduate Center), Teresa Ober (University of Notre Dame). From the call for submissions: The Journal of Interactive Technology ...

CFP: HathiTrust Research Center Advanced Collaborative Support Program for Marginalized Textual Communities

Nov

5

2020

From the call: The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) requests proposals for a special funded round of its Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) program, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for HTRC’s “Scholar-Curated Worksets for Analysis, Reuse & Dissemination (SCWAReD)” project. ACS is a scholarly service offering collaboration between researchers and HTRC staff to solve challenging ...

JOB: Digital Humanities Research Facilitator (UC Santa Barbara)

Nov

5

2020

From the announcement: Digital Humanities Research Facilitator (Assistant, Associate, or Full Specialist) in the Library The UC Santa Barbara Library is responding to recent and exciting changes in scholarship that include the increasing use of digital data and computational methods; expanding and novel cross-disciplinary data reuse; new emphases on transparency and reproducibility; concern for preservation ...

JOB: Digital Asset Manager (The Obama Foundation)

Nov

5

2020

From the announcement: The Digital Asset Manager will join the Obama Foundation in selecting and implementing an enterprise digital asset management system (DAMS) that will serve the diverse day-to-day needs of its staff and partners, as well as support digital assets related to Museum collections and the future Obama Presidential Center’s digital experiences. Through the ...

POST: Research Libraries, Emerging Technologies—and a Pandemic

Oct

29

2020

Scout Calvert (Michigan State University) has published “Research Libraries, Emerging Technologies—and a Pandemic,” on EDUCAUSE Review. Calvert offers advice for libraries in the midst of the pandemic while reflecting on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE partnership on “how research libraries can leverage emerging technologies to meaningfully ...

RESOURCE: The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Research Enterprise

Oct

29

2020

Jane Radecki and Roger C. Schonfeld (both Ithaka S+R) have authored a research report on ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected academic research. From the executive summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated disruptions have had a major impact on the US academic research enterprise. This report provides a landscape review of what is ...