Letter from the Editors (March 2022)


LETTER FROM THE EDITORS 
Kenneth J. Varnum and Marisha C. Kelly 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARIES | MARCH 2022  
https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v41i1.14881 

Our first issue of 2022 brings the welcome appointment of Marisha C. Kelly as Assistant Editor for 
the journal. Marisha is Reference and Instruction Librarian at Northcentral University, wh ere her 
job duties include planning, developing, integrating, implementing, and maintaining digital 
systems and services. She has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Syracuse University, a 
Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, and is currently 
pursuing a Master of Science in Information Technology from Northcentral University.  

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Are you interested in furthering the scholarly record for library technology and have a 
background in information technology in libraries, archives, or museums? I would assume the 
answer is “yes” if you are reading this issue. ITAL needs new Editorial Board members to fill 
vacancies starting in July. Joining the board is an exciting way for members of Core to contribute to 
the profession and engage with colleagues across all types of organizations in examining the role 
of technology in libraries, archives, and museums. We are especially interested in applications 
from those in underrepresented groups and identities and encourage all interested individuals to 
apply. Please see the full call for nominations for more information and details on how to apply. 

We also encourage all library technologists to consider submitting articles for publication. Our Call 
for Submissions outlines the topics and process for submitting an article for review. If you have 
questions or wish to bounce ideas off the editor and assistant editor, please contact either of us at 
the email addresses below. 

IN THIS ISSUE 

In the final thought-provoking Editorial Board Thoughts column (“Policy Before Technology—
Don’t Outkick the Coverage”) of his Editorial Board term, Brady Lund writes about the risks of 
adopting new technologies before thinking through the possible policy and practical implications 
of offering it.  

We likewise highly recommend the peer-reviewed content in this issue:  

1. Using DPLA and the Wikimedia Foundation to Increase Usage of Digitized Resources / 
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt and John Dewees 

2. ResearchGate Metrics’ Behavior and Its Correlation with RG Score and Scopus Indicators / 
Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Hamed Nasibi-Sis, Maryam Shekofteh, and Shahabedin 
Rahmatizadeh   

3. Balancing Community and Local Needs: Releasing, Maintaining, and Rearchitecting the 
Institutional Repository / Daniel Coughlin 

4. Using Open Access Institutional Repositories to Save the Student Symposium during the 
COVID-19 Pandemic / Allison Symulevich and Mark Hamilton 

5. Migration of ICT-Based Services of a Research Library to a Cloud Platform / Francis 
Jayakanth, Ananda T. Byrappa, and Filbert Minj 

6. Local Hosting of Faculty-Created Open Education Resources / Joseph Letriz 

Kenneth J. Varnum, Editor Marisha C. Kelly, Assistant Editor 
varnum@umich.edu mkelly@ncu.edu 

https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2022/01/marisha-c-kelly-selected-new-ital-assistant-editor
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https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/call-for-submissions
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/call-for-submissions
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14773
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14773
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/13659
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14033
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14073
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14073
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14175
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/14175
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/13537
https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/13803
mailto:varnum@umich.edu
mailto:mkelly@ncu.edu

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