LIBER | Job Opening: EU Projects Officer at LIBER – LIBER

“Interested in working on everything related to Open Science?! Do you enjoy working in an international and dynamic environment?? Are you aware of recent developments in the research sector? Do you have a talent for working with stakeholders from different countries? Come join the LIBER team. LIBER is looking for a EU Projects Officer, based at our office in the National Library of The Netherlands. LIBER is involved in EU Projects in the areas of open access, copyright and text and data mining, digital heritage, research data management and research data infrastructures. You will be joining a small and international team of highly motivated individuals and must be comfortable working both as part of a team and autonomously. This position is perfect for someone who is passionate about issues relating to Open Science and research libraries and is seeking to build a solid foundation in this area, whilst also building on strong project management skills …”

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Manager of Institutional Repository – University of Cambridge

“The University of Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced individual to work within the Office of Scholarly Communications as the Manager of Institutional Repository. The funding landscape in the UK now requires that the outputs of funded research, such as research articles, conference proceedings and supporting research data are made publicly available. The University’s DSpace repository houses the wide range of research outputs of the University, ranging from published articles and conference papers, through to datasets, theses, videos and molecules. The post holder will work within the growing and friendly Office of Scholarly Communications at the University Library. He/she will manage the digital content of the institutional repository and provide assistance to end users, including advice relating to third party copyright issues. He/she will be also responsible for reviewing and where necessary, modifying, the structure of digital collections in the repository, as well as the organisation of various types of research outputs stored in the repository….”

Manager of Institutional Repository (Fixed Term) – Job Opportunities – University of Cambridge

“The University of Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced individual to work within the Office of Scholarly Communications as the Manager of Institutional Repository. The funding landscape in the UK now requires that the outputs of funded research, such as research articles, conference proceedings and supporting research data are made publicly available. The University’s DSpace repository houses the wide range of research outputs of the University, ranging from published articles and conference papers, through to datasets, theses, videos and molecules. The post holder will work within the growing and friendly Office of Scholarly Communications at the University Library. He/she will manage the digital content of the institutional repository and provide assistance to end users, including advice relating to third party copyright issues. He/she will be also responsible for reviewing and where necessary, modifying, the structure of digital collections in the repository, as well as the organisation of various types of research outputs stored in the repository….”

Analyst developer: scholarly communications services

The role will be responsible for the analysis, design and development of new digital scholarly communications services for Jisc customers, along with the maintenance and enhancement of an existing portfolio of services (SHERPA RoMEO, SHERPA JULIET, OpenDOAR, SHERPA FACT).

The key purpose of the role will be to develop and maintain digital services with a particular focus on:

  • Modern application architectures in response to use cases supporting emerging open access developments
  • Institutional repository use and analysis
  • Providing technical advice and support for UK higher education institutions in the understanding and implementation of new and existing services

Further information and details on how to apply can be found here

Analyst developer: scholarly communications services

The role will be responsible for the analysis, design and development of new digital scholarly communications services for Jisc customers, along with the maintenance and enhancement of an existing portfolio of services (SHERPA RoMEO, SHERPA JULIET, OpenDOAR, SHERPA FACT).

The key purpose of the role will be to develop and maintain digital services with a particular focus on:

  • Modern application architectures in response to use cases supporting emerging open access developments
  • Institutional repository use and analysis
  • Providing technical advice and support for UK higher education institutions in the understanding and implementation of new and existing services

Further information and details on how to apply can be found here

Princeton University – Jobs at Princeton : Posting Details

“Princeton University Library invites nominations and applications for the position of Head Librarian, Science Library and Director of Scholarly Communications….The Scholarly Communications Office, located in the Lewis Library and staffed by 1 librarian, collaborates with the Office of Information Technology to support the entire campus through management of the Princeton Open Access Repository and services for research data management and scholarly communications….”

Principles for the Transition to Open Access to Research Publications

With regard to Open Access to research publications, Science Europe Member Organisations share the view that:

• publication and dissemination of results are an integral part of the research process. The allocation of resources within the research system must take this into account;

• Open Access to the published results of publicly-funded research will have huge value for the research community and will offer signifi cant social and economic benefi ts to potential users in industry, charitable and public sectors, to individual professionals, and to the general public;

• Open Access, as defi ned in the Berlin Declaration, is not only about the right of access, but also about the opportunity to re-use information with as few restrictions as possible, subject to proper attribution;

• the common goal of Science Europe Members is to shift to a research publication system in which free access to research publications is guaranteed, and which avoids undue publication barriers. This involves a move towards Open Access, replacing the present subscription system with other publication models whilst redirecting and reorganising the current resources accordingly.

Science Europe is committed to playing a role in accomplishing the transition to Open Access as quickly as possible, in an effi cient and sustainable way, and thus avoiding unnecessary costs. This transition process must be as co-ordinated and transparent as possible.

Therefore the Science Europe Member Organisations:

• will continue to support any valid approaches to achieve Open Access, including those commonly referred to as the ‘green’ and ‘gold’ routes;

• recognise repositories and related facilities as key strategic research infrastructure which should comply with high quality standards;

• stress that research publications should either be published in an Open Access journal or be deposited as soon as possible in a repository, and made available in Open Access in all cases no later than six months following first publication. In Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the delay may need to be longer than six months but must be no more than 12 months;

• require that as part of the publication services provided against the payment of Open Access publication fees, effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that the publication of research outputs is subject to rigorous quality assurance;

• will co-ordinate efforts to ensure the effi cient and cost effective use of public funds, and combine programmes for covering Open Access costs with budget control mechanisms and to build up monitoring systems for these costs;

• accept that it is essential that Open Access transactions need to be managed effi ciently, with the co-operation of all parties involved;

• require that funding of Open Access publication fees is part of a transparent cost structure, incorporating a clear picture of publishers’ service costs;

• expect publishers to apply institutional-, regional-, or country-based reductions in journal subscriptions, in line with increases in author- or institution-pays contributions;

• stress that the hybrid model, as currently defi ned and implemented by publishers, is not a working and viable pathway to Open Access. Any model for transition to Open Access supported by Science Europe Member Organisations must prevent ‘double dipping’ and increase cost transparency;

• recognise that some redirection and reorganisation of current budgets will be necessary. Governments should give due consideration to the fact that public funds for journal subscriptions often come from other ministries or institutions than those directly responsible for funding research; consequently, some rebalancing of budgets may be required….”

Robin Peek, 1959-2015

“I’m sorry to report that Robin Peek died on August 21. Robin was the editor and co-founder of the Open Access Directory, a columnist on publishing for 15 years inInformation Today, and a professor at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She was also an early and long-time supporter of open access. 

For more on her career, see the Simmons College press release on the occasion of her retirement in June 2014.”
http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-science/2014/june/robin-peek