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OPPORTUNITY: Archives Unleashed Datathon #Washington

Nov

8

2018

Archives Unleashed have released a call for applications to participate in Archives Unleashed Datathon #Washington, to be held March 21-22 at George Washington University. The project team invites archivists, researchers (from the humanities, social sciences, and beyond), librarians, computer scientists, and web archiving enthusiasts to join us over the course of two days to collaboratively work ...

OPPORTUNITY: Code4Lib 2019 Diversity Scholarships

Nov

8

2018

Code4Lib has released applications for diversity scholarships to attend the 2019 Code4Lib conference in San Jose: As part of Code4Lib’s ongoing commitment to reducing economic barriers that prevent participation for underrepresented groups, and to achieving a balanced representation of the human experience, we are pleased to announce that we are now seeking applicants for our 2019 Diversity ...

OPPORTUNITY: 2019 DLF + DHSI Tuition Grants

Nov

8

2018

The Digital Library Federation (DLF) has opened applications for tuition grants for 2019 Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Victoria. DLF-DHSI grants may be used to cover tuition for a range of courses offered at either week of DHSI. Applications are due November 23, 2018. dh+lib ReviewThis post was produced through a cooperation between Devin ...

JOB: Head of Scholarly Communication, UCLA

Nov

8

2018

From the announcement: Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Collection Management & Scholarly Communication, the Head of Scholarly Communication develops and implements the strategic vision for the Scholarly Communication unit. The incumbent represents the Library’s strategies and recommendations regarding all aspects of scholarly publishing, barrier-free access to knowledge, and new modes of knowledge creation, ...

JOB: Archivist for Discovery, Northern Arizona University

Nov

8

2018

From the announcement: Cline Library Special Collections and Archives at Northern Arizona University seeks a forward-thinking, collaborative, and innovative Archivist for Discovery. Reporting to the Head of Special Collections and Archives (SCA), the Archivist for Discovery will lead the unit’s efforts to reshape the way it arranges, describes, manages, provides access to, and facilitates discovery of ...

JOB: Scholarly Repository Librarian, University of Florida

Nov

8

2018

From the announcement: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries seeks an innovative and user-focused professional to serve in a position of Scholarly Repository Librarian, a 12-month tenure track Library Faculty position in the Digital Partnerships & Strategies Department in the Technology and Support Services tenure home. The Scholarly Repository Librarian will provide leadership ...

POST: Hyperlocal Histories and Digital Collections

Oct

18

2018

Jim McGrath (Brown University) has posted an extended version of a talk he gave at the 2018 Digital Library Federation Forum to his website. The talk, entitled “Hyperlocal Histories and Digital Collections,” examines collecting, curating, and preserving local history in conjunction with digital projects. McGrath opens by describing how he became attached to the term ...

RESOURCE: A Grand-Challenges Based Research Agenda for Scholarly Communication and Information Science

Oct

18

2018

MIT hosted a Grand Challenges Summit in March 2018, and participants from that summit have released a white paper, “A Grand-Challenges Based Research Agenda for Scholarly Communication and Information Science.” From the introduction: A global and multidisciplinary community of stakeholders came together in March 2018 to identify, scope, and prioritize a common vision for specific ...

RESOURCE: Open Data, Grey Data, and Stewardship: Universities at the Privacy Frontier

Oct

18

2018

Christine L. Borgman (UCLA) has uploaded “Open Data, Grey Data, and Stewardship: Universities at the Privacy Frontier” to arXiv.org. From the abstract: As universities recognize the inherent value in the data they collect and hold, they encounter unforeseen challenges in stewarding those data in ways that balance accountability, transparency, and protection of privacy, academic freedom, ...

RESOURCE: Format Shift: Information Behavior and User Experience in the Academic E-book Environment

Oct

18

2018

The new issue of Reference & User Services Quarterly includes an article by Daniel G. Tracy (University of Illinois) entitled “Format Shift: Information Behavior and User Experience in the Academic E-book Environment.” From the abstract: This article seeks to understand information behavior in the context of the academic e-book user experience, shaped by a disparate set ...

EVENT: OASPA Webinar: The Economics and Sustainability of Open Access

Oct

18

2018

Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) is offering a series of free webinars, “The Economics and Sustainability of Open Access.” What are the economic implications of publishing research open access? What do economically efficient models for open access look like at the moment, how do they differ between different kinds of publishers, and what might ...