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December 3, 2018

Librarian for Digital Media and Publishing

• Vanderbilt University
• Nashville, TN

Position Description

The Librarian for Digital Media and Publishing is part of the Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications Office and reports to its Director. The Librarian for Digital Media and Publishing collaborates with library staff, the digital imaging lab, and other campus publishing partners to maintain, promote, and expand the Libraries’ publishing services as related to digital editions, scholarly journals, digital exhibits, digital humanities projects, and electronic theses and dissertations. Moreover, the position envisions digital media and publishing as opportunities to enhance digital literacy on campus, in both teaching and research, through support for the adoption and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the use of DOIs and ORCiDs. The Librarian strengthens relationships with campus centers at Vanderbilt, including the Center for Digital Humanities, Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning, and the Wond’ry, in addition to liaising with the Special Collections Library, Digital Imaging Lab, and other intra-library partners

About the Work Unit:

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University is comprised of nine libraries, including Special Collections & University Archives. We seek to create a welcoming environment and provide services for research and scholarship, the libraries are dynamic places for faculty & staff, students and alumni to reflect and discover.

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are fundamental to the university’s goal of advancing scholarship and learning. We collect, preserve and make accessible a wide variety of resources, we partner with faculty and students to shape research, and we encourage the development of informed scholars and engaged citizens

Duties and Responsibilities:

Promote and support the creation of digital media

• Promotes and supports the adoption of tools such as Omeka and Scalar, as well as the Adobe creative suite of products.
• Supports digital exhibits for Special Collections and University Archives, the Fine Arts Gallery, digital humanities projects, and other campus projects and partners.
• Liaises with Digital Imaging Lab to support the visualization of unique Vanderbilt collections.

Advances digital publishing programs on campus

• Assists Director for Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications to develop awareness of the digital publishing opportunities across campus;
• Provides guidance about producing and publishing digital editions in TEI and other textual formats;
• Liaises with existing publishing partners and supports their use of Open Journal Systems (OJS) while exploring new publishing tools and partners;
• Supports the use of DOIs and ORCID in collaboration with metadata services team Identifiers on campus;
• Represents Vanderbilt Libraries to the Library Publishing Coalition;
• Refines and expands existing workflows, policies, and practices surrounding the publication of electronic theses and dissertations;
• Works with Centers, Institutes, the Graduate School, and other campus partners to foster the creation, dissemination, and preservation of multimodal, digitally-born scholarly outputs.

Promotes the adoption and creation of Open Educational Resources

• Partners with faculty, librarians, student organizations, and digital learning and teaching administrators to promote open pedogeological practices and the resources that underpin them;
• Liaises with existing groups on campus to locate and evaluate existing OER and explore the creation of new forms of OER;
• Develops and leads trainings for librarians and the broader campus community on OER and associated open scholarship and publishing components.

Research and Development

• Investigates new and emerging technologies in digital editions and publishing;
• Presents and publishes on topics related to library support for open access publishing, adoption and creation of open educational resources, and/or developing digital exhibits and digitally visualizing special collections.

Profile of an Ideal Candidate:

• A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, or an advanced degree in a related field from an accredited institution of higher education is necessary.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build meaningful partnerships across a broad cross section of campus is necessary.
• Experience working with digital exhibits, visualizing digital projects, or publishing open access journals or open educational resources is necessary.
• Strong user-focus and ability to thrive in a team-based environment is necessary.
• Functional knowledge of open source content management platforms such as Omeka or publishing platforms such as OJS or PubPub is preferred.
• Practical experience with XML and related technologies for publishing digital editions (BaseX,eXist, JATS, RelaxNG, Schematron, TEI, XPath, XQuery, and XSLT) is strongly preferred.
• Conversant with linked data principles and platforms, including the IIIF standards, JSON-LD, Wikidata, and the W3C Hydra Core for Hypermedia-Driven Web APIs is preferred.

About Vanderbilt Benefits:

In addition to offering a lively community that encourages learning and celebrates diversity, Vanderbilt University offers a competitive, flexible benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment, disability insurance, paid time off, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match. Vanderbilt offers tuition assistance to employees, spouses and dependent children. Also, after five years of service, Vanderbilt will pay up to 55% of the tuition for up to three dependent children to earn a bachelor’s degree. Learn more about Vanderbilt’s benefits at VU Benefits Overview.

About Vanderbilt University:

Vanderbilt is a renowned private institution founded in 1873 and located in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. The university’s students and faculty frequently cite Nashville and the surrounding area as one of the many perks of being a part of the Vanderbilt community. Vanderbilt University is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt was recently ranked #2 for “best quality of life” and “great financial aid,” #5 for “best run colleges” and “beautiful campus,” and #6 for both being in a “college city that students love” and having “great campus/city relations.”

Qualifications:

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.  Women, minorities, people with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

November 19, 2018

Director for Scholarly Communications

• University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• Greensboro, NC

Position Description

The University Libraries seek an experienced, innovative, and collaborative librarian to serve as Director for Scholarly Communications. The UNC Greensboro Libraries are committed to advancing the capabilities of university researchers through improved forms of scholarly communication, particularly in the emerging digital publishing environment. The ideal candidate is a librarian with a law degree (preferred, but not required) who would take leadership in promoting and safeguarding the role of the Library in the scholarly communication process, maximizing access to scholarship, and preserving the full rights of creators, disseminators, and users of scholarly information under current copyright law.

This position will lead outreach efforts on behalf of the University Libraries to campus faculty in support of scholarly publication innovations and reforms, act as a campus resource on copyright compliance, collaborate to further library Open Access initiatives, and facilitate other local content reproduction and dissemination functions. This 12-month tenure track position will collaborate with personnel in departments across the University Libraries, including Technical Services, Electronic Resources and Information Technology (ERIT), and Research, Outreach, and Instruction (ROI). The position will exercise broad independent judgement and authority under the general direction of the Dean of the University Libraries.

Specific Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an educational and instructional program to increase UNCG community awareness of copyright, Open Access, and other scholarly communications issues.
• Serve as a resource on licensing policies, as well as copyright compliance issues related to e-reserves, fair use, and Open Access.
• Will work with Office of Research and Engagement, Campus Legal, and other university groups to coordinate activities and problem solve on author agreements, compliance issues, and licensing
• Develop and maintain a broad network of partners among faculty, scholars, graduate students, and administrators and committees in campus and system wide offices to inform, support, and advance the library’s scholarly communication programs and goals.
• Serve as a campus advocate for Open Access, speaking and writing about the issues in local and national forums and publications.
• Consult and advise on publishing agreements, retention of right to deposit materials in the campus institutional repository, and the process of placing materials on print or electronic reserve.
• Work closely with liaisons who are involved with collection management and scholarly communication activities in the social sciences, humanities, arts, life, physical, and health sciences fields and prepare communication tools they can use with their constituencies.
• Lead Library participation in current and newly developed initiatives that encourage and enable faculty to manage their own copyright and improve the economics of and access to published research. E.g. establish mechanisms to assist faculty with publishing choices and agreements as authors of information and fair use of copyrighted works as users of information; assist in populating and promoting use of the campus institutional repository; explore opportunities to facilitate alternative faculty publication venues.
• Monitor national copyright and intellectual property trends and policy issues.
• Develop and maintain the University Libraries’ Scholarly Communications web presence.
• Serve on relevant Libraries’ and University committees.
• Participate in local, regional, and national groups and initiatives related to scholarly communications, copyright, and related issues.
• Work in concert with institutional repository and open access publishing team members across multiple departments to promote tools and platforms related to scholarly publishing and digital scholarship.
• Work to promote Open Educational Resources and lowering the cost of textbooks for students on campus.

Minimum Qualifications include:

• A master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association.
• Three years relevant experience, preferably in an academic library environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of intellectual property and copyright issues in the academic environment.
• Evidence of leadership, entrepreneurship, and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, and openness to new ideas.
• Ability to work cooperatively and flexibly with a diverse staff in a rapidly changing environment, in a courteous and professional manner.
• Aptitude for thinking creatively and developing products and services, such as publications, training materials, workshops, conferences, and other tools relevant to scholarly communications, copyright, and fair use.
• Evidence of potential to maintain an ongoing program of professional involvement and development at a level that would merit reappointment and awarding of tenure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Project Management Training
• Experience in preparing and delivering copyright instruction.
• Understanding of the changing environment for scholarly communications and alternative publishing models.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations with faculty

Preferred Qualifications include:

• A Juris Doctor degree
• Experience with digitization projects

Salary:

The salary for the position is competitive with similar positions nationally and is contingent upon the qualifications and experience.

To Apply:

Apply at URL: https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/11772

November 19, 2018

Scholarly Communications Librarian

• Villanova University
• Villanova, PA

Position Description

Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library seeks a dynamic, engaging, and collaborative professional to lead the Library’s scholarly communication efforts in coordination with internal and external partners. Reporting to the Associate Director of Research Services and Scholarly Engagement, the Scholarly Communications Librarian identifies, develops, and promotes strategic scholarly communication services and programs. The incumbent engages others around scholarly communication issues through outreach, education, training, and collaborative projects. The successful candidate will also be responsible for outreach, information literacy instruction, research support, and collection development in assigned disciplines and programs.

Responsibilities include:

• Leads the Library’s scholarly communication program. Works collaboratively to set directions, manage projects, and educate the Villanova community.
• Serves as the Library’s expert on scholarly communication including, but not limited to, alternative publishing models, intellectual property rights, scholarly visibility and impact, online identity management, and equitable access to the University’s scholarly output.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with faculty, students, and staff. Implements an active and engaging outreach program to ensure awareness of scholarly communication issues and trends among Villanova community. Advocates for community needs to other library staff.
• Oversees library publication projects such as the Library’s Open Journal Systems implementation.
• Advocates campus-wide for open access.
• Leads exploration of best practices in documenting and strengthening access to the University’s intellectual output.
• Surveys and assesses community needs for scholarly communication services and programs.
• Partners with faculty on research projects and course design. Consults with faculty, students, and staff on scholarly communication issues. Creates educational resources on scholarly communication topics.
• Serves as liaison to one or more academic departments or programs.

Qualifications include:

• MLS or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited institution, or an advanced degree in a relevant discipline.Clear understanding of academic research and scholarly communication practices.

  • Experience advising others on scholarly communication topics.
  • Demonstrated ability for developing effective and strategic partnerships with members of a diverse community.
  • Ability to effectively articulate complex concepts such as copyright, fair use, and open access.
  • Knowledge of and interest in issues, trends and technologies related to scholarly communication.
  • Experience in successfully managing collaborative projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and implement effective training modules/tools.

Rank:

The successful candidate will be appointed to an appropriate Librarian rank depending on qualifications and experience.

Environment:

Falvey Memorial Library is situated in the heart of campus and is central to academic life at Villanova University. Falvey, with a dedicated staff of approximately 50 FTE, is a friendly and exciting place that values work-life balance. The Library developed VuFind, an open-source ILS discovery layer, which is used by organizations world-wide, and was the university library recipient of the ACRL 2013 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.

Villanova University is located on a beautiful 260-acre suburban campus close to Philadelphia and was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. Ranked among the nation’s top universities, Villanova supports its students’ intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.

Nominations and Applications:

To be considered, applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information via the Jobs at Villanova website: jobs.villanova.edu.

This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

October 8, 2018

Digital Publishing Research Fellow

• Cal Poly
• San Luis Obispo, CA

Position Description

This is an excellent opportunity for a digital publishing professional who brings a passion for vibrant publishing methodologies and emerging platforms. The successful Research Fellow will demonstrate ingenuity and independent self-direction, coupled with experimental determination. Additionally, the Research Fellow exhibits excellent communication, project management skills, and the ability to multi-task in a creative and innovative environment.

Under general direction of the Exhibits and Campus Art Curator, the Digital Publishing Project Fellow will help investigate, develop, and pilot digital publishing approaches for library assets with a primary focus on faculty exhibit catalogs. The fellow will contribute to new directions in the open dissemination of digital materials resulting from the Creative Works program exhibition scholarship, research, and educational activities.

Housed in the Academic Services department, the Creative Works program rethinks access to scholarship by transforming the immersive on-site exhibits generated by faculty and students and re-imagines them into a digital exhibit catalog format. The Digital Publishing project goal is to raise the visibility and enhance access to Cal Poly scholarship by transposing the immersive on-site exhibits generated by faculty and students into a digital representation, such as an exhibit catalog. The digital publishing of exhibit catalogs presents a responsive publishing alternative and initiates additional access points to freely make available the research of faculty and students to wider and diverse online audiences. By creating a non-traditional pathway for publishing scholarly research, this pilot project enables the library to play an active role in strengthening Cal Poly’s scholarly communication system and to ensure that Learn by Doing research is widely disseminated and preserved.

Research Fellow positions are generally funded through grants, contracts or other non-state funding sources. This position is temporary and of limited duration,contingent on funding and satisfactory performance. Research Fellows are not represented by collective bargaining.

Required Qualifications / Specialized Skills

• ALA-accredited MLS, or comparable experience with relevant advanced degree. Official certified transcripts of highest degree will be required of finalist(s).
• Up to two years, or equivalent, of work experience in a library, archive, museum, or in publishing.
• Familiar with a variety of digital publishing concepts, practices, and procedures including universal design and accessibility compliance, potential open data resources, metadata, and other core informational components.
• Knowledge of copyright and open access issues pertinent to digital publishing.
• Understanding of digital media trends and initiatives as they apply in an academic environment.
• Understanding of and appreciation for the ways new technologies are transforming academic libraries, and willingness to pursue innovative approaches to challenges and opportunities.
• Familiarity with digital repository/publishing platforms.
• Familiarity with digital image publishing and curation platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate across a diverse population.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster effective working relationships within a diverse and fast-paced academic environment.
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate and work effectively with a broad set of colleagues and library users.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and successfully complete projects.
• Proofreading skills and familiarity with the editing and production of publications.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop and InDesign) and HTML.
• Experience in project management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of copyright, author’s rights/agreements, open access, archiving rights, and knowledge of the associated legal and policy issues.
• Ability to research, develop and communicate a strong vision of the library’s role in contemporary and emerging scholarly communications and alternative publishing models.

September 18, 2018

Open Access Publishing Program Internship

• American Theological Library Association
• remote work

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) seeks an Open Access Publishing Program Intern to assist with the ATLA Press, ATLA’s open access publishing program. ATLA Press is comprised of three components: (1) open access scholarly books, (2) association edited open access journals, and (3) an open access journal hosting service. The mission of the ATLA Press is to publish or support the publication of quality scholarly works reflecting the intersection of librarianship and the study and teaching of theology and religion. This internship will provide a graduate student pursuing a degree in library and information science the opportunity to learn more about scholarly publishing workflows, open access advocacy, and open source publishing platforms and supporting technologies. Reporting to the Member Programs and Scholarly Communication Manager, the Open Access Publishing Program Intern will engage in the following projects and services:

• Utilizing HTML and CSS, provide dynamic, functional and creative design to ATLA Press’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) and Open Monograph Systems (OMP) sites where ATLA Press publishes and hosts its open journals, including Theological Librarianship and Theology Cataloging Bulletin,and open books.
• Assist with the setup and import of journals and their content into the ATLA Press OJS sites from other OJS installations
• Assist with the assignment of Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to ATLA Press publications and registration of assigned DOIs with CrossRef
• Upload archival content for ATLA member edited publications into OJS
• Collaborate with the Member Programs and Scholarly Communication Manager and the ATLAPress Coordinating Council to develop resources and professional development programming on scholarly publishing and writing
• In consultation with Member Programs and Scholarly Communication Manager and editors inchief of ATLA Press publications, prepare documentation and resources for use by editorial board members, authors, and readers on usage of the publishing platforms.
• Support marketing efforts by ATLA Press to solicit article and book proposals as well as market new content to readers
• Meet weekly with the Member Programs and Scholarly Communication Manager
• Participate in ATLA Press editorial board virtual and in person meetings as needed and as detailed below
• Other projects as assigned by the Member Programs and Scholarly Communication Manager

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong ability and desire to learn new technologies
• Detail-oriented work style
• Ability to multitask, adapt to changing workflows and tools, and engage in creative problem solving.
• Service orientation toward helping others use technology to accomplish their work.
• Strong written communication skills and an ability to explain technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Proficiency using Adobe Acrobat Pro for document creation, editing and conversion
• Competency and confidence working in web based environments
• Proven ability to follow complex directions and complete projects in a timely manner

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest in theological and/or religious studies librarianship
• Familiarity with or experience in the scholarly publication process, particularly within libraries orother scholarly entities
• Experience using the Public Knowledge Project open source publishing platforms Open Journal Systems (OJS) and Open Monograph Publishing (OMP)
• Interest in and/or awareness about open access and open licensing, including Creative Commons

WORK LOCATION, TRAVEL, AND COMPENSATION

This internship is a 9-month appointment commencing November 1, 2018 and ending July 30, 2018. The Open Access Publishing Program Intern will work remotely; therefore, a stable and consistent internet connection is required for this position.

A small monthly stipend will be paid to the Intern for the duration of the internship. In addition, the Intern will participate in the meetings of the publishing program editorial and advisory boards on January 14-16, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Divinity Library in Nashville, TN and the 2019 ATLA Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. All travel expenses will be paid by ATLA. The Intern will also be expected to present a poster at the 2019 ATLA Annual Conference on a project or other learning outcomes of the internship.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a letter of application detailing your qualifications and interests along with a current resume detailing any relevant experience or coursework to Christine Fruin (cfruin@atla.com). Review of applications will begin October 15, 2018. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration. Interviews via videoconference will be scheduled the week of October 22, 2018.