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Electronic Resources Specialist at Virginia Tech
Published: October 14, 2025 15:40
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Library Technical Services, the Electronic Resources Specialist supports the acquisition of library electronic resources. This position communicates with vendors to acquire access to electronic subscription…
"An Exploration of the Functionality and Usability of Open Research Platforms to Support Open Science "
Published: October 14, 2025 15:38
This paper examines the user experience and functionality of four open research platforms – Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, and Authorea – to assess their utility in disseminating research outputs that are varied in form as well as academic discipline, and in…
Electronic Resources Librarian at North Carolina State University
Published: October 14, 2025 15:36
Duties NC LIVE is seeking an Electronic Resources Librarian to ensure access for all North Carolinians to NC LIVE’s online collection of over 1.8 billion full-text articles, ebooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, and more. These resources are a…
"Collective Funding Models for Open Access Books: Librarians’ Experiences and Barriers to Participation Across Six European Contexts"
Published: October 14, 2025 15:34
This report seeks to understand librarians’ experiences of collective funding models for open access books, especially barriers to joining organisations like the Open Book Collective (OBC). The OBC is one of an increasing number of organisations that are…
Senior Director of Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication at Ball State University
Published: October 14, 2025 15:32
Provides leadership and direction for the Ball State University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication personnel, programs, services, and platforms; identifies, implements, and assesses technology platforms and services to increase…
"AI Adoption Jumps to 84% Among Researchers as Expectations Undergo Significant ‘Reality Check’"
Published: October 14, 2025 15:30
The comprehensive study of more than 2,400 researchers worldwide finds that researchers remain optimistic about AI, with 85% reporting that it has improved their efficiency, and close to three-quarters saying it has enhanced both the quantity and quality…
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Published: October 6, 2025 20:22
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“‘Just Tick the Box’: Researcher Understanding of Intellectual Property and Open Access Research Policies in Publication Practices at Australian Universities”
Published: October 6, 2025 16:05
Introduction: Australia has achieved limited national progress toward achieving policy goals for more open and rapid access to research outputs. This article provides evidence of the widespread confusion in Australian research practices and policies…
“RDMkit: A Research Data Management Toolkit for Life Science”
Published: October 6, 2025 15:38
RDMkit is an open, community-driven knowledge resource providing good data management practices—in line with the FAIR principles—for the life sciences. RDMkit has guidelines, practical information, and pointers to other RDM resources, and it organizes its…
“A Comprehensive Review of Data Sharing Practices in Addiction Research: Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions”
Published: October 6, 2025 15:36
Only 22.75 % of articles included a DSS [Data Sharing Statement], though this rose to 52 % by 2023. DSS inclusion was higher in clinical trials than cohort studies (24.49 % vs. 16.59 %), and more common in open access articles (24.36 %) than non-open…
Scholarly Publishing Librarian at University of Texas Austin
Published: October 6, 2025 15:32
Develops and leads outreach efforts, services, and assessment for scholarly communication, including open access (OA), copyright, author rights, and trends in publishing. Develops strategic relationships with people and units on campus to advance library…
“Electronic Book Acquisition Strategies in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Literature”
Published: October 6, 2025 15:30
Electronic book (e-book) acquisition models have evolved over the decades they have been available to library customers. This review leverages findings from scholarly literature to document the proliferation and evolution of e-book acquisitions models,…
Senior Digital Archivist at Welsh Government
Published: October 3, 2025 15:40
The Welsh Government is seeking a Digital Archivist to join the Archives Policy team. This is a new role created to lead, co-ordinate and provide strategic support to the local archive sector to develop the capacity to collect, preserve and make accessible…
Senior Software Engineer I, Scholarly eBooks – Python at NYPL
Published: October 3, 2025 15:36
This role will lead the technical efforts to expand access to and increase the discoverability of public domain and open access materials. This work will involve building new integrations with external sources and internal catalogs, while innovating on the…
“Same Coin, Different Value: A Multi-Year Comparative Analysis of Financial Performance of Open Access and Legacy Publishers”
Published: October 3, 2025 15:34
We are living in an era where the demand for Open Access to knowledge is growing and the need for transparency in scientific publishing is becoming imperative. The question that arises at this stage is whether openness in knowledge constitutes the Achilles…
Digital Archivist at University of New Mexico
Published: October 3, 2025 15:32
The digital archivist will be responsible for facilitating digital preservation in the CSWR, refining and maintaining documented workflows, and guiding file transformation and preservation. This position involves close collaboration with archivists,…
“Finding Common Ground: When Commercial and Non-Commercial Meet in Open Science”
Published: October 3, 2025 15:30
At the Open Science FAIR 2025 at CERN, we convened a panel that many would have previously considered unlikely: bringing together voices from commercial publishing, open source foundations, research infrastructure organizations, and libraries to explore…
Digital Librarian (Visiting) at Indiana University Bloomington
Published: October 2, 2025 15:40
Reporting to the Director of the Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections, the Visiting Digital Librarian will collaborate closely with the Kinsey Institute’s collections team, Indiana University Libraries, IU Information Technology Services,…
Wiley Advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-Driven Automation, Streamlining Article Placement and Publication”
Published: October 2, 2025 15:38
The new capabilities significantly enhance the ability of editors to match quality papers with the right journals and give confidence to authors in selecting the next journal for their submission, an otherwise time-consuming manual process. They include:…
Automation and Integration Librarian at University of Texas Austin
Published: October 2, 2025 15:36
Lead automation and integration projects for technical services operations from inception to completion, ensuring successful collaboration, adoption, and incorporation of new technologies into existing systems and workflows. Identify and evaluate currently…
“Scientific Publishing Without Gatekeeping: An Empirical Investigation of Elife’s New Peer Review Process”
Published: October 2, 2025 15:34
At the end of January 2023, eLife introduced a new publishing model (alongside the old-traditional-publishing model): all manuscripts submitted as preprints are peer-reviewed and published if they are deemed worthy of review by the editorial team…
Information Specialist AI Research University of Texas at San Antonio
Published: October 2, 2025 15:32
The Information Specialist collaboratively develops and delivers library services and resources at the intersection of AI, data, and scholarly research by leveraging technical knowledge and skills. Builds partnerships with campus partners to integrate AI…
“Relatively Few Americans Are Getting News from AI Chatbots like ChatGPT”
Published: October 2, 2025 15:30
About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini. An additional 16% do so rarely, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Most Americans (75%) say they never get news this way. .…
Digital Humanities Librarian at Sarah Lawrence College
Published: October 1, 2025 15:38
The Digital Humanities Librarian works collaboratively with faculty, students, and staff to advance the integration of digital tools and methods in teaching, research, and scholarship. This role bridges traditional and digital research methodologies,…
“Fake Publications in Biomedical Science: Red-Flagging Method Indicates Mass Production”
Published: October 1, 2025 15:36
Integrity of academic publishing is increasingly undermined by fake publications massively produced by commercial “editing services” (so-called “paper mills”). These services use AI-supported production techniques at scale and sell fake publications to…
“AI Policies in U.S. Universities: A Critical Analysis of Policy Gaps and Library Involvement”
Published: October 1, 2025 15:34
This posIT column critically examines AI policies and resources at 50 four-year universities—one from each U.S. state—to assess alignment with the Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence. Through content…
Critical Artificial Intelligence Librarian at Dartmouth College
Published: October 1, 2025 15:32
This expert fosters critical AI literacies by helping Dartmouth students learn how to evaluate AI-inflected systems and information tools, understand the limitations and biases of these systems, appreciate the affordances of referential and inferential…
GIS Specialist and Clinical Assistant Professor at Purdue University (12-month, Fiscal Year Appointment)
Published: September 30, 2025 15:38
The person in this position will work with the Libraries’ GIS team to fulfill this mission by engaging with the campus community to meet their geospatial information needs. In addition to supporting the instruction programs, this position will also…
Head of Digital Services and Transformation at Manchester Metropolitan University
Published: September 30, 2025 15:36
Shape an inspiring future digital experience for our users, including in our new library building. Design and manage user-centred digital systems, platforms and services that are robust, sustainable and responsive to evolving needs across the Library,…
“Contractual Override”
https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2025/09/30/contractual-override/
Published: September 30, 2025 15:34
As compared to other jurisdictions, the US does not have clear statutory provisions preventing private contracts from overriding certain user rights—rights that are meant to support innovation, teaching, research, and preservation, and designed to strike a…
Head of Resource & Systems Strategies at Butler University
Published: September 30, 2025 15:32
Butler University Libraries invites applications for the position of Head of Resource & Systems Strategies. This position provides leadership and vision for Butler Libraries’ collections, systems, and scholarly communication work. They lead a six-person…
“No One “Owns” That: Metadata, Copyright, and the Problems with [Library] Vendor Agreements”
Published: September 30, 2025 15:30
Based on our analysis, we assert that the vast majority of bibliographic metadata is simply not copyrightable. While there may be “thin” copyrightable material, institutions should release these records under a CC0 Public Domain Dedication to ensure the…
“Adventures in Data Literacy: When the Gap You Were Trying to Identify Turns Out to Be a Chasm.”
Published: September 29, 2025 15:38
In an era where post-secondary students are seen as digital natives and novel knowledge mobilization is becoming an expected part of scholarly discourse, this paper synthesizes insights from multiple surveys about this topic. This research was conducted in…
Open Research Manager at University of Sheffield
Published: September 29, 2025 15:36
Working with stakeholders across the University, support researchers to engage with open research practices in alignment with the University statement on Open Research; Contribute to the delivery of open research projects on the University’s Research…
“Data Competencies for Liaison Librarians: A Scoping Review”
Published: September 29, 2025 15:34
This retrospective scoping review explores the data-related competencies required by liaison and subject librarians to effectively support academic researchers. Despite the growing demand for research data assistance, many librarians lack formal training…
Data Curation Network Director at University of Minnesota
Published: September 29, 2025 15:32
The Director for the DCN provides operational support and direction for the organization, while coordinating a sense of community across the active network of data curators and stakeholders. In consultation with the DCN Executive Committee, Governance…
“How Are We Fair-Ing? Creating a Fair Self-Assessment Checklist for Data Repositories”
Published: September 29, 2025 15:30
In 2023, a team from a local grant-funded medical data repository requested guidance from Penn Libraries on evaluating the extent to which their repository was FAIR-enabling. After a consultation with the repository team, our research data experts…
Electronic Resources Librarian at Boston University
Published: September 26, 2025 15:40
Job duties include: *Utilizes Ex Libris software including Alma Analytics, Primo, and Leganto to integrate and analyze vendor records, usage statistics, library reserves and other business and discovery functions. Demonstrates advanced Excel and…
“Rethinking the Production and Publication of Machine-Readable Expressions of Research Findings”
Published: September 26, 2025 15:38
Scientific literature is the primary expression of scientific knowledge and an important source of research data. However, scientific knowledge expressed in narrative text documents is not inherently machine readable. To facilitate knowledge reuse,…
Digital Archivist at University of Virginia
Published: September 26, 2025 15:36
Reporting to the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator of Historical Collections, the Digital Archivist will be responsible for managing all born-digital and digitized archival assets. The Digital Archivist will process digitized and born-digital collections,…
“From Policy to Practice: Progress Towards Data- And Code-Sharing in Ecology and Evolution”
Published: September 26, 2025 15:34
Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and…
Digital Lifecycle Program (DLP) Project Manager at University of California, Berkeley
Published: September 26, 2025 15:32
The Digital Lifecycle Program (DLP) Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and execution of projects that support the creation, preservation, and access of the Library’s digital collections. Working closely with the Head of Library IT, the Head…
“Beyond the Exception: Licensing, Access, and the Realities of Text and Data Mining in the US, UK, and Singapore”
Published: September 26, 2025 15:30
Authors increasingly rely on text and data mining (TDM) to analyze large corpora across disciplines. Our new working paper, Beyond the Exception: Licensing, Access, and the Realities of Text and Data Mining in the US, UK, and Singapore, finds that formal…
Digital Acquisition Services Archivist at Archives of Michigan
Published: September 25, 2025 15:40
Specifically, the Digital Acquisition Services Archivist position will communicate with state agencies, local governments, and private donors to identify, appraise, acquire, and accession digital archival/historcial records and facilitate public records…
Paywall: “ARL Statistics 2024 Publications Describe Resources, Services of Member Libraries”
Published: September 25, 2025 15:38
These three publications present information describing the collections, expenditures, staffing, and service activities of 123 of the Association’s 125 member libraries in 2024. The survey illustrates the alignment between library expenditures and…
Metadata Initiatives Program Officer at Center for Research Libraries
Published: September 25, 2025 15:36
This position plays a dual role: Internally, the Program Officer guides and implements transformative metadata strategies, including leading a major AI-assisted initiative to enhance access to CRL’s six million-item collection. Externally, the Program…
Paywall: “Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians”
Published: September 25, 2025 15:34
ACRL announces the publication of Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians, edited by Whitney Kramer, Iliana Burgos, and Evan Muzzall, demonstrating how academic libraries are supporting TDM literacy through services, workflows, and professional…
Data Curation Specialist for Health Sciences at University of Michigan
Published: September 25, 2025 15:32
You will be an important member of the Deep Blue Repository & Research Data Services (DBRRDS) team and contribute to all aspects of its work. You will help develop data management and sharing plans, consult with faculty, staff, and students on their…
“Mapping the Publisher Types and Collaborations Behind Web of Science Indexed Journals”
Published: September 25, 2025 15:30
The aim of this study was to explore different publisher types (professional, society, and research organization) and their cross-collaborations in the dissemination of research outputs. We sought to uncover patterns and practices of scholarly publishing…
Scholarly Communication Librarian at Georgia College & State University
Published: September 24, 2025 15:40
As a member of the Information Services and Studies Department, the Scholarly Communication Librarian will coordinate the management of the institutional repository and develop and deliver an active outreach program. The target audience for this program is…
“Prestige over Merit: An Adapted Audit of LLM (Large Language Models) Bias in Peer Review”
Published: September 24, 2025 15:38
Large language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human decision-making. We adapt a resume-style audit to…
Emerging Technologies Archivist at University of Wisconsin Stout
Published: September 24, 2025 15:36
he Emerging Technologies Archivist plays a key role in advancing the University Archives and Institutional Repository by integrating cutting-edge technologies to acquire, process, and provide access to archival materials in both physical and digital…
STM: Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation
Published: September 24, 2025 15:34
This document presents a classification of various ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to assist in the preparation of academic manuscripts. It is intended to serve as a framework for publishers to individually develop policies on how AI may…
Open Education Librarian at Texas A&M University Libraries
Published: September 24, 2025 15:32
The Texas A&M University Libraries seek a collaborative and service-oriented Open Education Librarian to participate in the development and assessment of Open Education programs to meet the needs of faculty, students, and staff. The selected candidate will…
“The Scandal of Academic Publishing”
https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2025/09/24/the-scandal-of-academic-publishing/
Published: September 24, 2025 15:30
Much is rotten in academic publishing, but it is easier to hold noses than do anything more fundamental about the stench. The five companies dominating the industry have grown fat on the backs of free academic labour. Why do academics (and so their…
Open Data and Repository Services Librarian at University of Maryland
Published: September 23, 2025 15:38
The Open Data and Repository Services Librarian will provide oversight for the day-to-day operations of the Digital Repository of the University at Maryland (DRUM) and promote use of the repository by the UMD community. This may involve establishing…
“ARL/CNI Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Can Help You Thrive in the AI Landscape”
Published: September 23, 2025 15:36
The Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit integrates the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios along with priorities trialed and refined by strategic thinkers working in the research library field during a Strategic Implications forum in December 2024. . . . Organized into…
“Keywords Are Not Always the Key: A Metadata Field Analysis for Natural Language Search on Open Data Portals”
Published: September 23, 2025 15:34
Open data portals are essential for providing public access to open datasets. However, their search interfaces typically rely on keyword-based mechanisms and a narrow set of metadata fields. This design makes it difficult for users to find datasets using…
AI Specialist at Johns Hopkins University
https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2025/09/23/ai-specialist-at-johns-hopkins-university/
Published: September 23, 2025 15:32
Reporting to the Manager of Digital Scholarship and Data Services, the AI Specialist will lead the development of AI research support services at the libraries. As the Libraries’ go-to expert on AI tools, methods, and responsible use, they will empower the…
“Implementing AI in Library-Led Programs to Foster Critical Information Literacy”
Published: September 23, 2025 15:30
The spread of fake news and misinformation poses significant challenges to the integrity of information ecosystems, undermining public trust. Libraries, traditionally trusted sources of credible information, are in a unique position to address this issue…
Web Developer III at Iowa State University
https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2025/09/23/web-developer-iii-at-iowa-state-university/
Published: September 23, 2025 15:30
The Iowa State University Library is hiring a Web Services and UX Technical Lead (Web Developer III). This position provides technical leadership and support for the Library’s web platforms. This is a hands-on role focused on front-end development and user…