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		<title>Research Data Management Librarian at West Virginia University</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/research-data-management-librarian-at-west-virginia-university-3/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WVU Libraries is seeking a Research Data Management Librarian to join its Research Support &#038; Engagement (RSE) unit. The Research Data Management Librarian will deliver research support aimed at skill development and training, information sharing, and advocacy in research data management and sharing, locating data sources and advising on data privacy regulations and ethical considerations. &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/research-data-management-librarian-at-west-virginia-university-3/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Research Data Management Librarian at West Virginia University"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“OpenAI Launches Prism for Researchers”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prism brings together drafting, editing, citation management, equations, and collaboration in a single, cloud-based environment. Built with native LaTeX support, the platform removes the need for complex local setups while enabling researchers to focus on their work rather than tooling. https://tinyurl.com/4a3bd7yh &#124; Research Data Publication and Citation Bibliography &#124; Research Data Sharing and Reuse Bibliography &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/openai-launches-prism-for-researchers/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“OpenAI Launches Prism for Researchers”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“More Than 1,000 Institutions Worldwide Now Partner with MDPI on Open Access”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/more-than-1000-institutions-worldwide-now-partner-with-mdpi-on-open-access/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MDPI, the Open Access (OA) publisher, today announced more than 1,000 partners have joined its Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), a significant milestone for the organization. The agreements span 59 countries, covering North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Last year alone, more than 150 new libraries and academic institutions joined MDPI’s IOAP. &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/more-than-1000-institutions-worldwide-now-partner-with-mdpi-on-open-access/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“More Than 1,000 Institutions Worldwide Now Partner with MDPI on Open Access”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Back to the Roots: Reimagining Scientific Evaluation of Research Without Peer Review”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/back-to-the-roots-reimagining-scientific-evaluation-of-research-without-peer-review/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The peer review system, once a noble aspiration, now lags behind the accelerating demands of modern science. This opinion piece calls for a decisive departure from that peer review system and advocates for a return to a more accountable, editorially driven model of scholarly evaluation. Scientific editors – already vested with decision-making authority – should &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/back-to-the-roots-reimagining-scientific-evaluation-of-research-without-peer-review/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Back to the Roots: Reimagining Scientific Evaluation of Research Without Peer Review”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Going Beyond Digital Libraries: A Literature Review of Phygital User Experience Research Methods”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/going-beyond-digital-libraries-a-literature-review-of-phygital-user-experience-research-methods/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The term “phygital,” a portmanteau of “physical” and “digital,” has emerged as a descriptor of blended experiences where the user’s journey traverses both digital and physical spaces. Jacob, Pez, and Volle [16] define a phygital experience as a hybridization of physical and digital touch points. During a phygital experience, users may switch between using digital &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/going-beyond-digital-libraries-a-literature-review-of-phygital-user-experience-research-methods/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Going Beyond Digital Libraries: A Literature Review of Phygital User Experience Research Methods”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“How Permanent Are Metadata for Research Data? Understanding Changes in Datacite Metadata”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/how-permanent-are-metadata-for-research-data-understanding-changes-in-datacite-metadata/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the move towards open research information, the DOI registration agency DataCite is increasingly used as a source for metadata describing research data, for example to perform scientometric analyses. However, there is a lack of research on how DataCite metadata describing research data are created and maintained. This paper adresses this gap by using DataCite &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/how-permanent-are-metadata-for-research-data-understanding-changes-in-datacite-metadata/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“How Permanent Are Metadata for Research Data? Understanding Changes in Datacite Metadata”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Transforming Practices: Challenges Related to the Operationalization of Research Data Management Services in Academia”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/transforming-practices-challenges-related-to-the-operationalization-of-research-data-management-services-in-academia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data Curation, Open Data, and Research Data Management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article examines some challenges related to the operationalization of research data management services in academia, mainly in Canada. Based on a literature review, we show that several structural challenges hinder the adoption of good practices in RDM, particularly in terms of raising awareness among researchers and students, operationalization at the institutional level and integration &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/transforming-practices-challenges-related-to-the-operationalization-of-research-data-management-services-in-academia/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Transforming Practices: Challenges Related to the Operationalization of Research Data Management Services in Academia”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Free Research for All? How the Unpaywall Browser Extension Is Affecting Scholarly Communication”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/free-research-for-all-how-the-unpaywall-browser-extension-is-affecting-scholarly-communication/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This commentary reflects on the potential impacts of the technology, Unpaywall, on the systems of scholarly research dissemination. Unpaywall is a technological tool used to increase access and discoverability of Open Access versions of paywalled articles, making materials visible, disrupting current infrastructures, and highlighting existing alternatives. Because of its reliance on the external standard of &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/free-research-for-all-how-the-unpaywall-browser-extension-is-affecting-scholarly-communication/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Free Research for All? How the Unpaywall Browser Extension Is Affecting Scholarly Communication”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Wiley Reaches Milestone of 125+ Multi-Year Transformational Agreements with Institutions Worldwide, Helping Research Drive Impact”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/wiley-reaches-milestone-of-125-multi-year-transformational-agreements-with-institutions-worldwide-helping-research-drive-impact/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the acceleration of read-and-publish agreements in recent years, Wiley has systematically expanded its research infrastructure to cover more than 3,500 institutions across 45 countries, including by investing in technology and training to improve the author experience, safeguard research integrity, and enhance content discoverability. These recurring-revenue agreements have supported the publication of more than 95,000 &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/wiley-reaches-milestone-of-125-multi-year-transformational-agreements-with-institutions-worldwide-helping-research-drive-impact/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Wiley Reaches Milestone of 125+ Multi-Year Transformational Agreements with Institutions Worldwide, Helping Research Drive Impact”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Tangled Term: How We Talk About Transformative Agreements”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/tangled-term-how-we-talk-about-transformative-agreements/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We suggest exercising caution when using language that assesses the value of TAs and recommend considering several key questions to guide this reflection: How are terms such as “value,” “savings,” and “cost avoidance” defined? What indicators are used to assess success? Do these indicators account for administrative costs—such as launching new platforms, developing new processes, &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/tangled-term-how-we-talk-about-transformative-agreements/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Tangled Term: How We Talk About Transformative Agreements”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>International Metadata Recommendations, and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/international-metadata-recommendations-and-platform-specific-requirements-for-open-access-books-and-chapters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Key findings include: Metadata openness and interoperability are critical for inclusion of books (open access and non-open access) in research assessment, policy development and monitoring, and equitable dissemination. Legal and accessibility frameworks (e.g. EU GPSR, Americans With Disabilities Act) increasingly necessitate the provision of richer metadata, including funder data, licensing, and accessibility fields, flowing through &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/international-metadata-recommendations-and-platform-specific-requirements-for-open-access-books-and-chapters/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "<em>International Metadata Recommendations, and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters</em>"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI Instruction Librarian II at Iowa State University</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/ai-instruction-librarian-ii-at-iowa-state-university/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iowa State University Library is seeking applications for an AI Instruction Librarian II. This 2-year term position will provide leadership in developing educational materials on AI tools, instruction, research support, and disciplinary research skills through consultations, workshops, course-related instruction and campus-level networks. The AI Librarian will also continue to develop and administer the Learning &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/13/ai-instruction-librarian-ii-at-iowa-state-university/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "AI Instruction Librarian II at Iowa State University"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DigitalKoans Publication Schedule Change</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/10/digitalkoans-publishing-schedule-change/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[DigitalKoans is now a weekly publication. It will be published on Fridays. &#124; Research Data Publication and Citation Bibliography &#124; Research Data Sharing and Reuse Bibliography &#124; Research Data Curation and Management Bibliography &#124; Digital Scholarship &#124;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Emerging Technologies and Legal Practice Librarian at William &amp; Mary</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/10/emerging-technologies-and-legal-practice-librarian-at-william-mary/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This innovative and forward-thinking librarian will lead efforts to promote digital literacy by integrating emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and data analytics, into teaching and research and by creating a curriculum that educates students about these technologies and their impact on the practice of law. https://tinyurl.com/3m88p99j &#124; Digital Library Jobs &#124; Library IT Jobs &#124; &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/10/emerging-technologies-and-legal-practice-librarian-at-william-mary/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Emerging Technologies and Legal Practice Librarian at William &#038; Mary"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Agentic Publications: Redesigning Scientific Publishing in the Age of Thinking Large Language Models”</title>
		<link>https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/10/agentic-publications-redesigning-scientific-publishing-in-the-age-of-thinking-large-language-models/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles W. Bailey, Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence/Robots]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Purpose This paper introduces the concept of “Agentic Publication (AP),” a novel large language model (LLM)-driven framework designed to complement traditional scientific publishing by transforming papers into interactive knowledge systems that address challenges created by exponential growth in scientific literature. Design/methodology/approach Our architecture integrates structured data (knowledge graphs and metadata) with unstructured content (text and &#8230; <a href="https://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2026/02/10/agentic-publications-redesigning-scientific-publishing-in-the-age-of-thinking-large-language-models/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "“Agentic Publications: Redesigning Scientific Publishing in the Age of Thinking Large Language Models”"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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