Platforms, programmability, and precarity
The platformization of research repositories in academic libraries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6443574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Christophe Plantin (0000-0001-8041-6679, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Andrea K Thomer (0000-0001-6238-3498, University of Michigan), Andrea Thomer (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 338-358 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Media & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14614448231176758 |
| OpenAlex | W4379513884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
We investigate in this article how repository platforms change the sharing and preservation of digital objects in academic libraries. We use evidence drawn from semi-structured interviews with 31 data repository managers working at 21 universities using the product Figshare for institutions. We first show that repository managers use this platform to bring together actors, technologies, and processes usually scattered across the library to assign to them the tasks that they value less—such as data preparation or IT maintenance—and spend more time engaging in activities they appreciate—such as raising awareness of data sharing. While this platformization of data management improves their job satisfaction, we reveal how it simultaneously accentuates the outsourcing of libraries’ core mission to private actors. We eventually discuss how this platformization can deskill librarians and perpetuate precarity politics in university libraries
Business · Digital library · Knowledge management · Outsourcing · Political science · Politics · Precarity · Product (mathematics · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Data Quality and Management · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Research Data Management Practices · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |