Resources

March 11, 2025

Introducing Library Publishing to Library Students and Early Career Librarians

While library publishing has been a field of and career in academic librarianship for over a quarter century, it is often unfamiliar to students in library schools and early career librarians, resulting in an important field of librarianship being overlooked.

To remedy this, the Library Publishing Coalition’s Professional Development Committee is offering the webinar, “Introducing Library Publishing to Library Students and Early Career Academic Librarians.” In it, a panel of experts in library publishing will 

  • Overview what library publishing is and why libraries publish
  • Explain their job responsibilities and what library publishers do
  • Discuss what knowledge and skills are needed to do this work and how to get them
  • Share their origin stories and how/why they got started in this field
  • Answer your questions about this career path

Attendees will leave with a greater awareness of library publishing and how to get started in it. 

Panelists

  • Paige Morgan, Head of Digital Initiatives & Preservation, Digital Publishing & Copyright Librarian, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
  • Jordan Pedersen, Research & Scholarship Librarian, University of Guelph Libraries
  • Marianne Reed, Digital Publishing & Repository Manager, University of Kansas Libraries
  • John Warren, Director and associate professor, Graduate Program in Publishing, George Washington University
  • Nicholas Wojcik, Open Journal Publishing Librarian, University of Oklahoma, Norman Libraries

Moderator: Stefanie Buck, Director of Open Educational Resources, Oregon State University

Watch the recording and view the slides.


February 24, 2025

Creating Workflows for Accessibility Compliance

In anticipation of new accessibility-related requirements coming into force through U.S. and European laws, the Library Publishing Coalition’s Professional Development Committee focused this year’s Documentation Month on accessibility-related documentation and processes! Good documentation can preserve institutional memory for yourself and for future colleagues. But between deadlines and day-to-day tasks, finding the time can be a challenge. Creating effective accessibility workflows  can also involve some specific and technical know-how, which may make it feel even more challenging to get started.

The third webinar, entitled Creating Workflows for Accessibility Compliance, was held on February 24.  This webinar brought representatives from Indiana University Bloomington Libraries and William and Mary Libraries to share how their libraries plan to comply with the recent Justice Department ruling on the accessibility of web content and make their digital documents accessible. They will overview how they created accessibility compliance workflows, why they created them as such, what challenges they faced and how they solved them, and how you might create yours. The panelists will share their workflows as models so attendees leave knowing how to develop procedures for complying with this ruling.

Speakers

  • Rachael Cohen is the Head of Discovery and User Experience at Indiana University Bloomington, where she leads initiatives to enhance information discovery and user engagement. With a strong commitment to academic collaboration, Rachael actively contributes to several committees within the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and currently serves on its Steering Committee. Her research interests span user experience design, search query analysis, and the development of discovery tools to optimize library services. Rachael earned a dual Master’s degree in Library Science and Information Science from Indiana University Bloomington in 2012.
  • Ruth Light is the Electronic Resources Access Manager and Interim Head of Electronic Resources Acquisitions at Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. In these roles she ensures access to licensed and open access resources, with particular focus on authentication and discovery. Ruth earned her Master of Library Science from Indiana University in 2008.
  • Debbie Cornell is the Digital Projects Librarian at William & Mary Libraries, overseeing the library’s digitization program, crowd-sourced transcription initiatives, and serving as a liaison for digital partner projects. With expertise in accessibility, they have developed protocols to make analog library materials available and digital library collections more inclusive and user-friendly.

Watch the recording and view the slides: CornellLight and Cohen

 


February 19, 2025

Math, Music, and Linguistics Accessibility

In anticipation of new accessibility-related requirements coming into force through U.S. and European laws, the Library Publishing Coalition’s Professional Development Committee focused this year’s Documentation Month on accessibility-related documentation and processes! Good documentation can preserve institutional memory for yourself and for future colleagues. But between deadlines and day-to-day tasks, finding the time can be a challenge. Creating effective accessibility workflows  can also involve some specific and technical know-how, which may make it feel even more challenging to get started.

The second webinar, entitled Math, Music, and Linguistics Accessibility, was held on February 19. Speakers information:

  • Brian Richwine is the Senior Accessibility Strategist for Learning Technologies at Indiana University. He has been working in accessibility at IU for 24 years.
  • Anna Dimoula is the Scholarly Communications Librarian for the Performing Arts & Humanities at the University of Miami. In this role, Anna is primarily responsible for providing her service to a variety of UM activities, including: management of the Institution’s repository system Scholarship@Miami, support of digital platforms, consultations on copyright issues, and assistance on scholarly publishing requests by faculty from Frost School of Music and the Humanities department.
  • Elizabeth J. Pyatt earned her Ph.D. in linguistics of Celtic languages before transitioning to a career as an instructional designer. She has been working Waon accessibility issues since 2001 and has assisted in making multiple foreign language, linguistic and grammar courses more accessible to Penn State students.

Watch the recording and view the slides: MathMusic | Linguistics


February 17, 2025

Digital Publishing Manager

  • Washington University
  • St. Louis, MO

Position Summary

The Digital Publishing Manager plans, develops, implements, and assesses WashU Libraries’ digital publishing programs and infrastructure, providing support for diverse academic and creative works—journals, books, and other web-based projects—and integrating digital publishing tools into research, teaching and learning. The incumbent ensures a user-focused approach to delivering services, leads training and outreach in collaboration with colleagues across the Libraries and the University, and supports related departmental initiatives to broaden the dissemination, accessibility, and impact of scholarly output at WashU.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Manages daily operations for the Libraries’ long-form and digital project publishing services, including user support, content management, and system configuration/optimization.
  • Develops and refines strategies and policies for publishing services delivered or facilitated across platforms by the Libraries.
  • Devises dissemination strategies and methods for assessing the success of digital publishing projects.
  • Works collaboratively with faculty, students, and staff to integrate digital publishing tools into research, teaching, and learning, providing training and support that fosters digital pedagogy.
  • May supervise student assistants involved in digital publishing initiatives.
  • Collaborates with Library colleagues and vendors on platform development and enhancements necessary to support scholarly works and digital collections in a wide variety of formats
  • Develops and implements procedures, workflows, and user documentation for publishing platforms and services, in consultation with colleagues within WashU Libraries.
  • Conducts outreach and solicits content and projects through consultation with faculty, researchers, and academic staff throughout the WashU community.

Professional Development and Service

  • Serves on Library committees and groups.
  • Represents the Libraries on campus, nationally, and internationally in appropriate professional venues, and engages in professional activities outside of the university to stay up to date on developments in digital publishing services and related professional areas.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree

Work Experience:

Supervisory (1 Year)

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

M.L.S. – Master of Library Science

Salary Range

$58,400.00 – $99,700.00 / Annually


February 12, 2025

It’s Not Just Alt Text: EPUBs and Accessible Digital Publishing

In anticipation of new accessibility-related requirements coming into force through U.S. and European laws, the Library Publishing Coalition’s Professional Development Committee focused this year’s Documentation Month on accessibility-related documentation and processes! Good documentation can preserve institutional memory for yourself and for future colleagues. But between deadlines and day-to-day tasks, finding the time can be a challenge. Creating effective accessibility workflows  can also involve some specific and technical know-how, which may make it feel even more challenging to get started. 

The first webinar was held on February 12, entitled It’s Not Just Alt Text: EPUBs and Accessible Digital Publishing and presented by Laura Brady, an accessible publishing expert who works with eBound Canada, the Accessible Books Consortium, and Adobe, among other organizations.  Brady has more than 25 years of trade publishing experience, working in digital publishing for the past fifteen years, creating and converting ebooks, training publishers on accessible workflows, and consulting for services organizations about how to publish inclusively while worrying about everyone’s reading experience. She teaches about ebooks, publishing, and accessibility at Simon Fraser University and Toronto Metropolitan University. Her website is https://laurabrady.ca/

Watch the meeting recording and view the slides.


January 30, 2025

Open Scholarship and Data Resident Librarian

  • Washington & Lee University
  • Lexington, Virginia

Description
Washington and Lee University Library welcomes applications from collaborative, user-focused, and inclusive early career librarians to join the Digital Information, Management, and Education Team (DIME) as the new Open Scholarship and Data Resident Librarian.

The library launched a new residency program within the ACRL Diversity Alliance framework in 2023 with the hire of two residents on the Research Services Team. The residency is a three-year appointment with the option to continue as a traditional Assistant Professor upon completion of the program. Goals of the residency are to develop the residents’ skills and knowledge in a small liberal arts college library setting and to “diversify and thereby enrich the profession” (ACRL Diversity Alliance: https://acrl.libguides.com/da).

Reporting to the Head of DIME, the Open Scholarship and Data Resident Librarian is responsible for facilitating digital scholarship at W&L and supporting data discovery and management with an emphasis on scholarly communication, open educational resources, and open data. This position supports faculty, students, and staff in creating open scholarship and data discovery and visualization through outreach, instruction, and consultation.

The Digital Information Management and Education (DIME) team leads digital scholarship initiatives within the University Library. In support of the curriculum and community, DIME creates and manages digital collections and digital preservation processes, provides expertise on digital research and publishing methods, and explores new forms of scholarship made possible through digital tools. Through inclusive digital pedagogy and sustainable infrastructure, the goal is to empower students, faculty, staff, and community members to use digital information thoughtfully and fluently.

The successful candidate will have a strong and demonstrated understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Open Scholarship and Data Resident Librarian will be a non-tenure track faculty member at the Assistant Professor rank. The appointment begins on or after July 1, 2025.

About the University and the Library

Washington and Lee University promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in librarianship and for vigorous scholarship. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan, we welcome applications from candidates belonging to communities traditionally underrepresented in academia.

W&L is a highly selective, independent, co-educational, liberal arts college of approximately 1850 undergraduate and 400 law students and located in Lexington, VA, three hours southwest of Washington, DC. W&L is consistently ranked among the top 12 national liberal arts colleges. Established in 1749, it is the ninth oldest institution of higher learning in the nation.

The University Library serves the undergraduate teaching, learning, and research programs, housing approximately 1.3M physical and digital items in roughly 100,000 square feet of public space. The University Library is the home of W&L’s Digital Culture and Information (DCI) minor program. Library faculty serve as initial and minor program advisors for undergraduates, may teach courses in DCI and other disciplines, and participate in faculty governance, service, and scholarship opportunities.

Essential Functions

  • Promotes and facilitates open scholarship and other scholarly communication topics.
  • Educates campus community on open access scholarship through a range of outreach initiatives and with campus partners (such as the Harte Center).
  • Supports Open Educational Resource (OER) initiatives on campus and participates in state organizations on OER.
  • Collects faculty, staff, and student scholarship for inclusion in the Digital Archive.
  • Serves as a resource for questions about copyright and intellectual property, with an emphasis on scholarly publication and dissemination.
  • Provides expert consultation to faculty, staff, and students on open publishing methods.
  • Provides consultative support and instruction for students and faculty across the disciplines for discovery, access, creation, and preservation of datasets and data visualization.
  • Provides instruction and research support in data discovery and management across all disciplines.
  • Supports data visualization projects for both students and faculty in partnership with the Digital Humanities Librarian.
  • Assists researchers with the review of data management plans and development of grant proposals in collaboration with the Digital Humanities Librarian.
  • Supports DIME team members in administering technology solutions for the University Library as needed.
  • Serves as a faculty member of the College.
  • Participates in teaching activities of the library, which may include advising students and teaching credit bearing courses in the DCI minor, among other opportunities.
  • Engages in pertinent ongoing service, research, scholarship, and/or creative activity as defined by the library’s Faculty Development Document.
  • Participates in professional development activities as appropriate to meet personal and departmental goals and objectives.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the University Librarian or the Head of DIME.

Salary and Benefits

Minimum salary: $65,000 per year. Salary is commensurate with experience.

The residency is a three-year, 12-month, non-tenure track, ranked faculty appointment with the option to move to a traditional Assistant Professor position upon completion. The library provides relocation assistance for new hires and professional development funding for all library faculty and staff.

Washington and Lee offers an extensive range of health care and life insurance benefits, retirement options, educational assistance programs, and other programs and services to our staff and faculty. For more information, visit: https://my.wlu.edu/human-resources/benefits-and-paid-time-off.

Qualifications

  • ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent relevant terminal degree. Holding a terminal degree in a relevant field is a requirement of faculty status.
  • Experience in an academic library setting, which may include pre-degree work.
  • Experience learning new technologies associated with digital library and data visualization work, which may include pre-degree work.
  • Record of innovation and creativity with digital scholarship and/or scholarly communication in an academic environment, including knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues and best practices. This may include student and/or professional projects.
  • Experience supporting and providing instruction for data research and initiatives to campus stakeholders, which may include pre-degree work.
  • Demonstrated commitment to applying principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility to academic libraries.

Application Instructions
Review of applications will begin February 17, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. We expect to hold interviews in March 2025.

Candidates should submit:

  • A letter of application describing interest in a residency position and addressing the qualifications.
  • A complete professional CV.
  • Names and contact information for three professional or academic references will be requested from finalists.

All materials should be submitted via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/162007.

University Librarian K.T. Vaughan is eager to speak with potential candidates who have questions before applying. Please contact her at kvaughan@wlu.edu.


December 11, 2024

Digital Publishing Librarian

  • Florida State University
  • Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University (FSU) Libraries seeks a highly motivated, innovative, and collegial librarian for the position of Digital Publishing Librarian. Duties will include managing and growing FSU Libraries’ publishing program, Florida State Open Publishing, and academic web-hosting service, CreateFSU. The incumbent will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Libraries and a range of institutional partners on projects that advance FSU’s strategic goals around research excellence and innovation. Situated in FSU Libraries’ Office of Digital Research and Scholarship (DRS), the Digital Publishing Librarian is a key member of the DRS team, collaborating closely with the Director and other stakeholders to shape the vision of the office, set and assess goals, and provide a range of programs and services to support open and expansive digital publishing projects on campus. We encourage early-career librarians to apply. 
Responsibilities
  • Manage and grow FSU Libraries’ publishing program, Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP)
  • Manage and grow FSU Libraries’ academic web-hosting service, CreateFSU
  • Lead the implementation of web accessibility action plans for FSOP and CreateFSU, in preparation for updated ADA Title II regulations coming into force in April 2026
  • Evaluate open publishing and website hosting needs across campus
  • Provide consulting and instruction on digital publishing and web hosting to researchers at all levels
  • Cultivate partnerships and working relationships with other campus units, including the Editing, Writing, and Media program and various research centers and institutes
  • Engage in appropriate professional development, continuing education, research activities, and service to the university
Required Qualifications
  • ALA-accredited Master’s Degree or equivalent experience or degree in one or more fields relevant to the position
  • Demonstrated understanding of current research and trends in digital publishing, including knowledge of emerging issues and technologies
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, including teaching oneself to use new software applications or develop familiarity with programming languages
  • Adaptability, including ability to adjust to changes in disciplinary trends and practices and to evolving organizational priorities
  • Accountability, including taking ownership of work, proactively identifying what is needed without being asked, and following through
  • Ability to plan ahead, manage time, utilize available resources efficiently, and find better ways to accomplish personal and team goals
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong public-service orientation
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of best practices in open access scholarly publishing, including open publishing models, publishing ethics, best practices, and key technologies
  • Knowledge of best practices for building and maintaining websites, including information architecture and user experience, accessibility, security, SEO indexing, etc.
  • Experience working with any of the following content management systems: Open Journal Systems, Manifold, WordPress, Omeka, and Scalar
  • Experience leading workshops on digital publishing, copyright, and web design

Anticipated Salary Range

Starting at $60,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Applications will be accepted until January 24th, 2025.