Knowledge infrastructures in science: data, diversity, and digital libraries

Unfortunately hidden behind a paywall. Borgman et al.'s new article on the necessity for digital libraries to manage research data. From the abstract:

This article addresses the role of digital libraries in knowledge infrastructures for science, presenting evidence from long-term studies of four research sites. Findings are based on interviews (n=208), ethnographic fieldwork, document analysis, and historical archival research about scientific data practices, conducted over the course of more than a decade.

Librarians and curators are key partners in enabling innovative approaches to digital scholarship.

From the LSE "Impact of Social Sciences" blog:

Below is the text from a short talk given by James Baker, Digital Curator at the British Library about helping librarians and curators at the British Library acclimatise to the idea that the Library is becoming a place full of data as much as it is a place full of physical stuff, and that there is a growing community of users who see it that way. It is, in short, about helping those who are not digital scholars engage with digital scholarship.

Library and repository communities join together to identify new competencies for academic librarians

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), and the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) are pleased to announce the launch of a Joint Task Force on Librarians’ Competencies in Support of E-Research and Scholarly Communication.