Jeffrey Oliver, Fernando Rios, Kiriann Carini, Chun Ly
Data services at the academic library: a natural history of horses and unicorns
About JeSLIB
The Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) (ISSN 2161-3974) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal advancing the theory and practice of librarianship focusing on services related to data-driven research in science, technology, engineering, math, social sciences, medicine, and public health. JeSLIB explores the many roles of librarians in supporting eScience and welcomes articles by contributors from all areas of the globe related to education, outreach, collaborations, policy, tools, and best practices.
JeSLIB publishes articles as they become available for publication, following a thorough review process. Articles are collected together into issues throughout the year, with occasional special issues.
Current Issue: Volume 13 • Issue 2 • 2024
Full-Length Paper
Data services at the academic library: a natural history of horses and unicorns
Jeffrey Oliver, Fernando Rios, Kiriann Carini, and Chun Ly
The use of data management planning among researchers in higher learning institutions: The case of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania
Neema Mosha and Patrick Ngulube
Toward Enhanced Reusability: A Comparative Analysis of Metadata for Machine Learning Objects and Their Characteristics in Generalist and Specialist Repositories
Stephanie Labou, Abigail Pennington, Ho Jung S. Yoo, and Michael Baluja
Identifying metadata commonalities across restricted health data sources: A mixed methods study exploring how to improve the discovery of and access to restricted datasets
Kevin B. Read, Grant Gibson, Amber Leahey, Lynn Peterson, Sarah Rutley, Julie Shi, Victoria Smith, and Kelly Stathis
Curatorial Connections Column
Navigating the Currents: Reflections from the Community Data Toolkits Workshop
Mikala Narlock
Commentary
Back to Basics: Considering Categories of Data Services Consults
Isaac Wink
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