May 2012 Archives

We are looking for a creative Librarian who will plan, code, test, and implement technologies and systems that promote and advance the Libraries’ mission of preservation, creation, transmission and application of knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

The Digital Library Federation, together with LITA’s Linked Library Data Interest Group, is pleased to announce an open Zotero group for LOD-LAM tools and resources. The LOD-LAM Zotero group is intended to serve as a space both for practitioners seeking an entry point into the world of cultural heritage linked data and for practitioners seeking to share the tools and resources they have come to rely upon.

Members of LITA’s Linked Library Data Interest Group and other contributors have added many resources to the LOD-LAM Zotero group to date. In order to increase the usefulness of the group, we are asking for community involvement in two ways:

• As you come across new tools and resources—either from conferences or in the course of your professional reading—please add them to the LOD-LAM Zotero group.
• As you use the LOD-LAM Zotero group—either as a contributor or as a browser—please send us any feedback you may have.

Through collective effort, we hope the LOD-LAM Zotero group will become the “go to” place for information about linked data and its particular uses by libraries, archives, and museums.

Items added to the LOD-LAM Zotero group can be viewed in the group’s library. Alternatively, you may view the group’s library or collections within the group’s library through your feed reader. Click “Subscribe to this Feed” on the page of the library or collection that you wish to follow via RSS.

A Zotero account is not required for “read” access to the group’s library, but it is required for “write” access. To contribute, simply create a Zotero account, download either the Zotero browser plugin or standalone client, and begin adding items. More information about getting started and tips for contributing resources can be found in the README document in the group’s library.

We hope the LOD-LAM Zotero group will create more opportunities for DLF and LOD-LAM community members to learn from one another. We especially encourage community members interested in playing in the linked data sandbox to browse the collection titled LOD 101: Primers, Tutorials, etc. In addition, we encourage contributors to use the “Notes” field to share information about tools from their experience when adding new resources to the group’s library.

Management of the LOD-LAM Zotero group is shared by the DLF and LITA’s Linked Library Data Interest Group. For more information, or to send feedback, please email lodlamzotgrp -at- yahoogroups -dot- com.

***Submissions for the 2012 DLF Forum are now closed!***

The 2012 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum is seeking proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, research updates, and hands-on, problem-solving sessions. The Forum is a working meeting where DLF members come together to discover better methods of working through sharing and collaboration. Participation is open to all those interested in contributing to and playing an active part in the successful future of digital libraries, museums and archives services and collections. Read the rest of this entry »

SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Scholarly Communications Librarian will lead the UNT Libraries’ outreach efforts to faculty in support of scholarly publication innovations and reforms, act as the Libraries’ chief resource on copyright compliance, and supervise activities related to library reserves, Open Access efforts, and other local content reproduction and dissemination functions. The UNT
Libraries are
committed to the advancement of scholarly
communication, particularly through emerging
digital initiatives in repositories, scholarship, and publishing; this commitment
is
manifested in
the creation
of
the
new position
of
Scholarly
Communication
Librarian. The librarian exercises broad independent judgment and authority under the general direction of the Assistant Dean for Public Services, and with guidance from the Office of the Dean of Libraries. The librarian will serve on library and faculty committees and work groups. Duties may also include providing additional public services. Read the rest of this entry »