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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please excuse any cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(via Michelle Flinchbaugh—University of Maryland, Baltimore County)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">"Biz of Digital" is a column in
<i>Against the Grain </i>(<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Furldefense.proofpoint.com*2Fv2*2Furl*3Fu*3Dhttp-3A__www.against-2Dthe-2Dgrain.com_*26d*3DDwMFaQ*26c*3DU0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q*26r*3DEsMkU_9KPsSTE7Mv6lk1lGzLhp9rmvtSUfTOh6GOKhw*26m*3DYIeW87hSs7HAySUNxYZah2eFDczPGRdw-oSr3HmhbdU*26s*3DvJpoJ7QTTaOFIecKghH0KerEuZFJqJasM-Ssnn5sQb0*26e*3D&data=05*7C01*7CEEdwards*40ILSOS.GOV*7C0adfc57e8fca4f6f875408da79a2f4bc*7C7e381e99c7e549f4a276f862f67fb9c2*7C0*7C0*7C637956038066907867*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=fy1whSvj*2Bkj*2BgNmue91yDvxRh*2BP19a0GYvwjiP5Zs*2BE*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!DZ3fjg!5FBKs72EwR6fmi26k5QgxvJNduw72JWmoqWMziZKi_PYr9HO_5hRBTvbpeLvytup3zp1F_pkPXwCP4Sa_UwB6i3dr3w$" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.against-2Dthe-2Dgrain.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=EsMkU_9KPsSTE7Mv6lk1lGzLhp9rmvtSUfTOh6GOKhw&m=YIeW87hSs7HAySUNxYZah2eFDczPGRdw-oSr3HmhbdU&s=vJpoJ7QTTaOFIecKghH0KerEuZFJqJasM-Ssnn5sQb0&">http://www.against-the-grain.com/</a><u>)</u><i>.
</i>It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support
 library digital services. Its focus is on current practices, techniques, processes, and information on events in the field.
<i>Against the Grain </i>is a down-to-earth, practice-orientated library journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ideas for upcoming "Biz of Digital" articles include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Open access, open peer review, open educational resources (Open Textbooks) open research, open science<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">An overview of your library's activities in digital collections, digital repositories, and/or digital scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Re-structuring to better manage digital collections, digital repositories, and/or digital repositories.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Promoting digital collections, digital repositories, and/or digital scholarship via digital media, e.g. social networks, blogs, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Copyright for digital services<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Digitization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">System migrations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Workflows<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Outreach<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Implementing and supporting research profile systems (e.g. Vivo)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Supporting author identifiers and/or author profiles (ORCID, ResearcherID, Academia.edu, etc.)Selecting, implementing and promoting an altmetrics service<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Feel free to choose any of these topics, or one of your own. Theoretical articles, research reports, "how-to" articles, case studies, literature reviews and conceptual or opinion pieces are welcome. Article
 length should be approximately 1200-1500 words (4-5 pages, double-spaced).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Contributions may be written by individuals or co-authored.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are interested in writing for the "Biz of Digital" column, please contact the editor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Michelle Flinchbaugh<br>
Digital Scholarship Services Librarian<br>
UMBC Library <br>
1000 Hilltop Circle<br>
Baltimore, MD 21250<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:flinchba@umbc.edu">flinchba@umbc.edu</a><br>
Phone: 410-455-3544<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Eric A. Edwards<br>
Interlibrary Loan Librarian<br>
Illinois State Library<br>
Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>
300 S. 2nd Street<br>
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1796<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="mailto:eedwards@ilsos.gov" target="_blank">eedwards@ilsos.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white"><br>
(217) 558-1928<br>
(217) 782-4446--Fax</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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