The Impact of Institutional Repositories on Technical Services

Connell, Tschera Harkness; Cetwinski, Thomas

doi:10.1080/07317131003765993

Cited by 19 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The most frequently used terms provide an indication of those concepts that define the practice of scholarly communication: instruction; digital products; outreach and liaison work; publishing; repositories; copyright, policy, and licensing; preservation; metadata, standards, and data management; and open access were all dominant in these job ads. While several studies have looked at scholarly communication responsibilities of different types of librarians, such as liaisons (Kirchner, 2009;Wright, 2013) and technical services (Connell & Cetwinski, 2010), we sought to identify what differentiates scholarly communication librarians from other professional positions in the field. To separate these trends from trends in librarianship overall (e.g., an increased emphasis on instruction), we looked at those terms that appeared proportionally more often in our sampled list of scholarly communication positions than in the entire list of job advertisements.…”

Section: Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Finlay

Tsou

Sugimoto

2015

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

INTRODUCTION The dynamic nature of the scholarly communication landscape has produced a need for the creation of positions specifically focused on these issues. Yet, no clear title or job description for scholarly communication librarianship has emerged. The lack of standardization in this area is problematic for educators, professionals, and prospective professionals. METHODS Analyzing 13,869 job advertisements published between 2006 and 2014, this study attempts to examine the prevalence of scholarly communication terms and activities and the types of positions in which these terms and activities appear. RESULTS This study finds an increase in the use of the term “scholarly communication” in the title or text of job advertisements over the last nine years, with more than 7% of positions in the most recent year containing the term. CONCLUSIONS An analysis of the levels of engagement with scholarly communication demonstrates that jobs with substantial levels of engagement are increasing; whereas those requiring passive knowledge or awareness of scholarly communication issues are decreasing. Jobs with scholarly communication as a primary job responsibility are differentiated by a focus on repositories, open access, copyright, authors’ rights, and intellectual property differentiate core scholarly communication positions.

show abstract

Section: Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Finlay

Tsou

Sugimoto

2015

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, while there is recognition of the need to train technical services staff, there is a dearth of articles discussing the specific role of technical services in IRs, and few describing workflows (Connell and Cetwinski, 2010). Recent explorations of workflow needs and common practices are provided by Morrow and Mower (2009) and Hanlon and Ramirez (2011).…”

Section: Workflowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Staffing and Workflow of a Maturing Institutional Repository

Madsen

Oleen

2013

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Institutional repositories (IRs) have become established components of many academic libraries. As an IR matures it will face the challenge of how to scale up its operations to increase the amount and types of content archived. These challenges involve staffing, systems, workflows, and promotion. In the past eight years, Kansas State University's IR (K-REx) has grown from a platform for student theses, dissertations, and reports to also include faculty works. The initial workforce of a single faculty member was expanded as a part of a library-wide reorganization, resulting in a cross-departmental team that is better able to accommodate the expansion of the IR. The resultant need to define staff responsibilities and develop resources to manage the workflows has led to the innovations described here, which may prove useful to the greater library community as other IRs mature

show abstract

“…Connell and Cetwinski (2010) surveyed the organizational structure, responsibilities, and staffing of IRs based on a survey of ARL libraries in order to understand the impact on technical services. More recently, Madsen and Oleen (2013) describe the staffing and workflow of a maturing IR whereas Simons and Richardson (2013) cover the training needs of repository staff in Australia and New Zealand.…”

Section: Institutional Repositoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scholarly Communication at Canadian Research Libraries: Conversations with Librarians

Burpee

Fernandez

2014

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

INTRODUCTION The landscape of librarianship in relation to the practice of scholarly communication is evolving. The objectives of this study were to investigate: the scope of scholarly communication activities within Canadian research libraries; the organizational structures in place to support them; and the roles of librarians who participate in them. Key challenges to its advancement and how librarians envision its future were also investigated. METHODS Twenty-nine academic librarians from Canadian Association of Research Libraries member institutions participated in semi-structured, open-ended interviews. Interviews were analyzed for recurring themes. RESULTS Participants outlined initiatives, services, and structures to support scholarly communication at their institutions. Solo scholarly communication librarians, specialized teams, and committees were identified as primary structures. Liaison librarians play an essential supporting role regardless of structure. Individually, librarians are seen to have an impact as leaders and advocates in promoting scholarly communication. The concept of “librarian as researcher” is also important. Participants shared a desire for better communication and collaboration in this area. Many participants saw the need for standardized assessment and evaluation methods. Participants enumerated their greatest challenges and provided suggestions for addressing them in the future. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that organizational structure can enhance scholarly communication activities in libraries. Leadership both at the personal and collective level is necessary to provide an impetus for scholarly communication activities. Librarians should be knowledgeable about the issues and be ready to deliver the “pitch.” Strengthening collaboration and communication among Canadian librarians is essential for moving the scholarly communication agenda forward.

show abstract

The Impact of Institutional Repositories on Technical Services

Cited by 19 publications

References 11 publications

Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Staffing and Workflow of a Maturing Institutional Repository

Scholarly Communication at Canadian Research Libraries: Conversations with Librarians

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About