See below for information about a graduate assistant position at the library. Dr. R. ________________________________ From: Over, Sarah Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 1:21 PM To: Over, Sarah Subject: Libraries Coding/Data GA Position Open & New Search Interface Hello COE Leadership, Liaisons and Coordinators, Two updates for your departments to share after the previous May update: - Opening for a Coding/Data GA in the Libraries (deadline July 3rd) - New Discovery/Search Interface Details are below as usual, but please reach out to me with any questions. If you are going to be at ASEE in Portland next week, feel free to connect with me there too! Best, Sarah Over, PhD Assistant Professor Engineering Collections & Research Analyst Liaison for the College of Engineering, Patents & Trademarks Virginia Tech University Libraries 3013 Newman Library 540-231-8693 | sover05@vt.edu Schedule a consultationhttps://calendar.lib.vt.edu/appointments/englib GA POSITION IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Department: Research Impact & Intelligence August 2024-May 2025 Minimum Required Qualifications: - Advanced coding capability in modern language(s) such as Python and/or R - Experience conducting searches in academic databases - Knowledge of the scholarly publishing environment - Excellent oral and written communication skills Short Description of Duties: - Analyze bibliometric and publication data for collaborative projects between the Office of Research and Innovation and the University Libraries - Analyze bibliometric, publication, grant and patent data from a variety of sources including: Scopus, SciVal, Web of Science, Dimensions - Develop scientific network visualization maps using tools such as VOSviewer, Bibliometrix, and/or Gephi - Support workshops given by the Research Impact and Intelligence Department and the Patent & Trademark Resource Center - Author conference and/or journal articles related to the above work (expected one publication per academic year) Apply by JULY 3RD and view full details here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/9055145 For questions contact: Dr. Sarah Over, sover05@vt.edu ----------- NEW LIBRARY SEARCH INTERFACE New Interface as of June 12th (full announcement link)https://news.vt.edu/notices/univlib-new-discovery-search.html: - Updated, more modern interface that will provide additional search options - Instructors will need to update any links in Canvas that point to library resources (such as ebooks) - Need us to purchase materials for a class or research? Just run your search and then click on the “…” to find the Course Reserves and Purchase Suggestion options - APIs for Primo (the backend system) are available too: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/primo/apis/ - For help contact me, Dr. Sarah Over as your liaison in the libraries or reach out to either our Ask a Librarian chat servicehttps://lib.vt.edu/help/ask.html or discovery-g@vt.edumailto:discovery-g@vt.edu