New Journal Article: “Software Curation in Research Libraries: Practice and Promise”

The following article was published online today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication.
Title
Software Curation in Research Libraries: Practice and Promise
Authors
Alexandra Chassanoff
MIT Libraries
Yasmin AlNoamany
UC Berkeley Libraries
Katherine Thornton
Yale University Libraries
John Borghi
California Digital Library
Source
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
6(1)(2018)
DOI: 10.7710/2162-3309.2239
Abstract

Introduction
Research software plays an increasingly vital role in the scholarly record. Academic research libraries are in the early stages of exploring strategies for curating and preserving research software, aiming to facilitate support and services for long-term access and use. 
Description of Program
In 2016, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) began offering postdoctoral fellowships in software curation. Four institutions hosted the initial cohort of software curation fellows. This article describes the work activities and research program of the cohort, highlighting the challenges and benefits of doing this exploratory work in research libraries.
Next Steps
Academic research libraries are poised to play an important role in research and development around robust services for software curation. The next cohort of CLIR fellows is set to begin in fall 2018 and will likely shape and contribute substantially to an emergent research agenda.

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18 pages; PDF.

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