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November 30, 2016

E-Scholarship Repository Librarian

  • Boston College
  • Boston, MA

Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.
Job Description
As part of the Boston College Libraries team of librarians, the E-Scholarship Repository Librarian works to make academic research produced at Boston College visible and available to anyone, throughout the world, free of charge. Reporting to the Head, Scholarly Communication & Research Services, the E-Scholarship Repository Librarian maintains, promotes and enhances our eScholarship@BC repository and participates in other library publishing ventures. The Librarian explores new directions and tools to improve our repository services and to support open access. The Librarian supervises the work of the Digital Publishing Assistant.
The E-Scholarship Repository Librarian is the primary administrator of an active and essential Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) deposit program. The Librarian conducts outreach and establishes working relationships with graduate program directors across the University regarding ETD deposit policies and processes. She/he develops content and conducts workshops, physical and virtual, to instruct student degree candidates about the ETD program. This Librarian takes a lead role in developing new interfaces and services for students and in communicating policies for ETDs.
The E-Scholarship Repository Librarian works with the faculty, Research Centers, and the subject liaison librarians to collect scholarly materials for eScholarship@BC and creates and directs the publications deposit and display features of the repository. This Librarian collaborates with other departments, including Digital Initiatives, Library Systems, Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication, to help shape a continuously evolving and responsive organization.
Requirements
Master’s degree in Library Science or equivalent graduate degree
2 years post MLS experience, preferably in an academic library setting
Detailed knowledge of copyright, fair use and open access
Proficiency with web authoring tools and other web and database applications 
Working knowledge of library metadata standards (familiarity with MODS preferred) 
Experience with open source repository software (Fedora preferred)
Experience with, or ability to learn, XSLT and other scripting languages 
Project management skills 
Familiarity with a CMS such as Drupal preferred
Supervisory experience preferred
Closing Statement
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.

November 30, 2016

Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation, and Conversion

  • Pepperdine University
  • Malibu, CA

The Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation and Conversion plays a leading role in the presentation of Pepperdine’s unique collections and scholarly output to the world. The Librarian works closely with special collections and university archives personnel to identify, research, and prioritize materials for ingest into digital collections, which are powered by CONTENTdm. Following best practices, the Librarian devises scanning workflows and metadata schema appropriate to the diverse content in our collections, collaborates with library staff, and supervises interns and student workers. The Librarian maintains and expands Pepperdine’s digital collections and actively seeks out and defines new collections based on both digitized and born-digital content. The Librarian also manages Pepperdine’s institutional repository and digital publications platform, both of which are powered by Digital Commons (bepress). These initiatives are designed to promote Pepperdine scholarly communications, and involve a significant effort in outreach and coordination with Pepperdine administrators, faculty, and students.Duties and Responsibilities
The Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation and Conversion is responsible for three key areas:
Digital Publishing – Works closely with content creators, editors, publishers to solicit, organize, upload, and maintain scholarly content within the library’s digital publishing platform (digitalcommons@pepperdine.edu).
Digital Curation – Assists in the selection of collections for digitization working closely with library and academic personnel; provides narrative descriptions for collections added to the digital repository; creates Blog postings regarding newly added collections; coordinates and carries out description of digital objects with Center for Linked Data personnel; coordinates in collaboration with the Library’s preservation committee preservation of digital content, and develops ways to strategically disseminate content to a diverse array of users.
Digital Conversion – Manages, oversees and coordinates digital conversion, including normalization of content, digital to analog conversion (scanning, imaging, and copying) to digital systems and formats following accepted preservation and access guidelines, standards, policies and procedures.
The Librarian also contributes to the Library’s user services program by participating in subject matter liaison work, and contributes to other digital initiatives, including iTunes U, as needed.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Qualifications/Skills
Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school; knowledge of current digitization standards and practices; knowledge of metadata including LCSH, MARC, and Dublin Core; the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment; and excellent organizational, and oral and written communication skills.
Preferred: At least three years of experience curating digital collections in an academic library; experience with a digital repository; knowledge of archival description and arrangement; and supervisory experience.
Qualified individuals should be able to articulate a strong commitment to diversity, and have the ability to work effectively with individuals from different backgrounds.
Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal, education and employment screening.
This is an exempt, 40 hour per week librarian position.
Salary: Commensurate with Experience

November 16, 2016

Scholarly Communications & Publishing Librarian and Head, Scholarly Communications and Publishing

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Urbana-Champaign, IL

Position Available: The expected start date is as soon as possible after the closing date. This is a 100%, twelve-month, tenure-system faculty appointment. Responsibilities:
The Scholarly Communications and Publishing Librarian and Head, Scholarly Communications and Publishing is responsible for developing Library programs, policy, and outreach in the areas of scholarly communication, open access, and publishing.  Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Research, the Head works closely with other unit heads and staff in the Library’s Office of Research to shape policy, programs, and services in a rapidly evolving research landscape that includes a digital scholarship center and user-facing services focused on enabling emerging forms of scholarship, scholarly communications and publishing, research analytics, and research data curation and services.  The five-year administrative appointment as Head of the unit is renewable after successful administrative review of program leadership.
 
The Head leads the development of the Library’s scholarly communications and publishing programs, policies, and services and  manages a team of several professionals (three permanent and one visiting) in the University Library that are responsible for scholarly communications programs as well as repositories and digital publishing systems and services. In this role, s/he partners with faculty and staff in the Library and across campus to develop an exciting range of scholarly communications and publishing services geared to the emerging needs of scholars in the digital age.  A land grant institution that has recently adopted a campus open access policy, the University of Illinois is emerging as a nexus for digital humanities and publishing, through initiatives such as the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH), the HathiTrust Research Center, the School of Information Sciences and its Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS). In addition to her/his primary responsibilities, the Head assumes a role in the Library-led Publishing Without Walls multi-year grant program supported by the Andrew J. Mellon Foundation, focused on developing scholar-driven digital scholarly publishing options (www.publishingwithoutwalls.illinois.edu).
 
The ideal candidate will be a leader in the area of scholarly communications and publishing, with substantive evidence that s/he is engaged actively in research on issues that advance the Library’s programs and the thinking of the Library and Information Science profession in academic scholarly publishing, scholarly communications, and the role of libraries.
 
This position collaborates regularly with faculty and staff in the Library and across campus, with units that are involved in scholarly communications, copyright, and publishing.  The Scholarly Communications and Publishing program provides user-facing services through the Library’s Scholarly Commons, and the Head participates in the Scholarly Commons Leads group that shapes the programs and activities that comprise the Scholarly Commons services.
 
Specific areas of responsibility include:
Leads the development, marketing, administration and support of journal and monograph publishing services, and collaborative projects with other campus units and organizations to develop enhanced digital books and community-based tools;
Advocates in the Library and at the campus level for sustainable publishing models, including open access, creating resources and providing education and training in scholarly communications and publishing themes;
Collaborates with campus and area/region scholarly presses, including the University of Illinois Press and those in the Big Ten Academic Alliance;
Participates in the development of grant proposals; prepares regular and on-demand reports on scholarly communications and publishing activities, including but not limited to strategic plans, annual goals, annual reports, financial reports, and budget proposals and requests;
Represents the Library in state/regional/national/ international professional conversations related to scholarly communications and publishing;
Manages, mentors, and evaluates personnel.
 Environment: The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one of the preeminent research libraries in the world. With more than 13 million volumes and significant digital resources, it ranks second in size among academic research libraries in the United States and first among public university libraries in the world. As the intellectual heart of the campus, the Library is committed to maintaining the strongest possible collections and services and engaging in research and development activities in pursuit of the University’s mission of teaching, scholarship, and public service. The Library currently employs approximately 90 faculty and 300 academic professionals, staff, and graduate assistants. For more detailed information, please visit .  The Library consists of multiple departmental libraries located across campus, as well as an array of central public, technical, and administrative service units. The Library also encompasses a variety of virtual service points and “embedded librarian” programs.
 
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranks the University of Illinois as 30th in the World (2016); 13th World rank in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences (2016); 29th World rank in Life and Agriculture Sciences (2016); 28th World rank in Natural Sciences and Mathematics (2016). The University has 7,645 academic staff, including 1,972 tenure/tenure track faculty, and 1,087 visiting or specialized faculty faculty, and 10,245 graduate and professional students (among its 44,000 total studentsIn 2015, $598,181,000 was spent on research and development
 Qualifications:Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent by start of employment, or other advanced degree; experience building scholarly communications and publishing programs working with academic institutions; demonstrated knowledge of the scholarly publishing landscape; and a commitment to Open Access. High degree of computer literacy; strong leadership qualities; energetic, flexible, creative, proactive approach to service; public speaking experience; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others in a team environment and within a complex and fluid organizational environment; evidence of excellent communication and analytical skills; evidence of ability to perform research, to publish, and to provide service consonant with university standards for tenure.
 Preferred:  Advanced degree in relevant field; knowledge of library information technologies and practices; software development experience in a web-based environment; teaching experience; evidence of research, publication, and service consonant with university standards for appointment as an Associate Professor.
 Salary and Rank: Salary commensurate with credentials and experience. Librarians have faculty rank, and must demonstrate excellence in librarianship, research, and university/professional/community service in order to meet university standards for tenure and promotion. For more information, see .
 Terms of Appointment: Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an additional 13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each year; health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee (with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents); required participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination), with several options for participation in additional retirement plans; newly-hired employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction.
 Campus and Community:  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 3,000 faculty members who serve 31,000 undergraduates and 12,000 graduate and professional students; approximately 25% of faculty receives campus-wide recognition each year for excellence in teaching. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu.
 
The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information about the community, visit: or .
 To Apply:  To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact information including email addresses for three professional references. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.
 Deadline:  In order to ensure full consideration we urge candidates to submit application materials on or before December 9, 2016.
 The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
 
Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or criminal conviction history. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

October 20, 2016

​Digital Publishing Specialist

  • Virginia Tech
  • Blacksburg, VA

RANK: ​A/P Faculty, LecturerDEPARTMENT: ​Publishing Strategy, Research & Informatics
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reports to the Director, Publishing Strategy
Virginia Tech Libraries seek a full-time Digital Publishing Specialist with a passion for scholarly communication and an eagerness to grow with the latest trends and best practices to help continue to expand its publishing services into new and emerging areas of research and scholarship. Virginia Tech was an early leader in digital publishing, having hosted open access, peer-reviewed journals since 1989 and electronic theses and dissertations since 1996. The successful candidate will play an important role, in coordination with the Director of Publishing Strategy, in shaping the Library’s publishing services as they grow to meet the evolving needs of its community.
50%
Engages with faculty and students throughout the university to explore best solutions for digital publication of their work, leveraging evolving technologies for increasing global access to and discovery of Virginia Tech research and scholarship. The Library’s current publishing activities focus on journals and conference proceedings; future growth is expected in open educational resources and other digital media. Related duties include contributing to the promotion of the Library’s publishing services to the university community; ensuring that current publishing practices are reflected in departmental web sites; evaluating user satisfaction with the Library’s publishing resources and services.
40%
Manages new publishing resources, services, and projects; hires, trains, and supervises student assistants; migrates existing resources to new systems; and maintains legacy e-journals systems, databases, initiatives, and the like. Related duties include training faculty, staff, and students in the use of publishing systems; supporting digital publishing initiatives by providing technical and user support; performing routine systems maintenance. To be successful, the Digital Publishing Specialist must be able to collaborate effectively with other library and university units as needed to bring service activities and projects to completion.
10%
Handles confidential and sensitive information appropriately and in accordance with university and library policies and procedures; serves actively on relevant library committees or initiatives related to scholarly communication; maintains professional growth by keeping abreast of emerging areas in library publishing; and performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
● Master’s or other advanced degree, or bachelor’s degree and significant experience equivalent to an advanced degree.
● Experience in academic publishing or a related field.
● Knowledge of trends, issues, and strategies as well as current digital publishing technologies, standards, and best practices.
● Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate work with faculty, staff, and students in sustaining today’s evolving digital publishing service environments, ensuring the quality, integrity, and curation of digital information.
● Experience planning and managing projects, including setting priorities.
● Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
● Supervisory experience.
● Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
● Experience using technology to deliver digital content including practical knowledge of HTML, CSS, and XML, as well as current publishing and content management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
● A master’s degree or higher in information science or related discipline.
● Experience using open source technologies, particularly related to publishing (e.g., OJS).
● Experience with web development and/or programming (any language).
● Experience with university presses or similar publishers.
● Knowledge of UNIX (e.g., Sun, Linux), CGI; relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL); experience writing and adapting high level programming languages.

October 3, 2016

Senior Associate Director for Publishing

  • Emory University
  • Atlanta, GA

HR Title: Senior Associate Director, Programs (Grade 235; Job Code XA27)http://hr.emory.edu/careers; job posting 64289BR
Emory University seeks a full-time Senior Associate Director for Publishing, with a focus on publication of scholarship in the humanities. This is a grant-funded position, made possible through the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an initiative supporting the long-form scholarly publication of humanities faculty during a time of rapid change.  In particular, the larger grant aims to aid faculty considering new forms of open-access, digital publication under development at university presses and other academic publishers.  The Senior Associate Director will report to the Director of the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, a center housed in the Emory College of Arts of Arts and Sciences, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to play a leadership role in shaping this new initiative in support of humanities scholarship.
The duties of the Senior Associate Director for Publishing will include the following:
Understanding the changing landscape of academic publishing, particularly the emerging digital publication initiatives at university presses, and educating faculty across the humanities about this changing landscape.
In coordination with the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, serving as an advisor to humanities faculty about the publication options for their long-form scholarship, and acting as a liaison between humanities faculty and the staff of academic publishers, when appropriate.  The Senior Associate Director will work particularly closely with faculty interested in pursuing open-access, digital publication of long-form scholarship.
Cultivating the scholarship of Emory humanities faculty by facilitating scholarship development workshops.
Contributing to Emory’s mission of graduate education in the humanities by supervising graduate fellows and conducting workshops for graduate students on academic publishing.
Working with other units on campus involved in scholarly publication, particularly Emory Libraries and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.
Reporting to the Mellon Foundation and others about how new initiatives in digital publishing and related developments are affecting the work of scholars in the humanities.
The Senior Associate Director will have a travel budget to facilitate contact with university presses and attendance at national conferences. In addition, the Senior Associate Director will have funds available to bring editors and others to campus to meet with faculty, and will be responsible for writing reports and making presentations related to publishing activities.
The successful candidate will have 3-5 years experience in academic publishing or a related field; editorial experience with university press or similar publisher is particularly desirable. A master’s degree or higher in a relevant humanities discipline is preferred. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to work with faculty across a wide range of disciplines, and to function in a highly collaborative environment.  This position has been funded by the Mellon foundation for a period of four years, and its feasibility will be evaluated at the end of the grant term.
Review of applications will begin immediately.  To apply, search for job posting 64289BR at hr.emory.edu/careers, and submit a cover letter and vita/resume.  Informal inquiries are welcome, and should be directed to Michael Elliott, Interim Dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences, at mellio2@emory.edu.
Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities.

September 23, 2016

Executive Director for Open Educational Resources

  • State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo
  • Geneseo, NY

The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo is a highly regarded public liberal arts college. Milne Library is a vibrant social and intellectual center of the College that has a history of developing digital publishing projects to support teaching and learning.In response to Student Assembly and University Faculty Senate Resolutions, and the growing impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) adoption across SUNY, the Open SUNY Textbook (OST) project at Milne Library is seeking an Executive Director to coordinate services for faculty adoption of OER that can be effectively sustained, improved, and shared. 
The Executive Director for Open Educational Resources (OER) will administer and coordinate operations and the strategic direction for Open SUNY Textbooks (OST) and OER Services, based at SUNY Geneseo. The position will provide program oversight, strategic planning, advocacy, outreach, membership administration, and project management for OST and OER Services. The Executive Director will collaborate with colleagues across SUNY to develop campus OER scale-up initiatives; develop and deliver programs; design processes and services supporting the integration of open content into a college’s curriculum; work to identify funding opportunities for OER initiatives and present opportunities to SUNY campuses; seek OER collaborations between SUNY faculty to develop OER; work closely with the Open Education Lab at the University at Buffalo to design research opportunities for OER adopters; and work with SUNY Geneseo and SUNY System Administration to develop a long-term business and sustainability model for OST and OER Services.
To apply: https://jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/1259

September 12, 2016

Digital Publishing Lead

  • George Mason University
  • Fairfax, VA

George Mason University’s Mason Publishing Group, within the University Libraries, seeks an experienced professional responsible for the management of digital publishing platforms and tools. This position reports to the Head, Mason Publishing Group. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment. The Mason Publishing Group (http://publishing.gmu.edu/) unites the George Mason University Library’s digital publishing activity with the George Mason University Press to form a set of publishing services for the university.Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will:
Focus on use of platforms to publish digital content, including e­journal and e-
book hosting platforms such as OJS, PressBooks, and others, by providing
project management and user support;
Manage the daily operations of the university’s institutional repository—Mason
Archival Repository Service (MARS);
Work closely with our metadata services group to insure consistent metadata
across all digital platforms;
Provide support and training for the Library’s new Research Commons, which
includes a Digital Scholarship Center;
Provide support for digital publishing projects and platforms, such as Omeka;
Consult with students, faculty and researchers who want to publish e­content; and
Maintain and enhance Mason Publishing’s web presence.
Required Qualifications:
Graduate degree in relevant discipline, such as ALA­accredited masters in library or information science, masters in publishing, and/or other advanced or terminal degree;
Demonstrated success managing and/or developing digital publications and collections within a library, publisher, or knowledge institution;
Outstanding analytical, organizational, project, and time management skills and ability to simultaneously lead multiple projects;
Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete tasks and projects on time and within budget by leveraging demonstrated creative and innovative problem-solving skills;
Ability to document relevant policies, procedures, and local standards;
Ability to build collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of varying backgrounds;
Should be familiar with a range of web­based technologies and possess demonstrable expertise in at least one of the following: XML, XSLT, a scripting language (e.g., Python, PERL, Ruby) or CSS3.
Preferred Qualifications:
Two to four years of professional experience in digital publishing initiatives, digital collections, or digital repositories;
Experience working with digital publishing or institutional repository platform/software (e.g., Fedora, DSpace, Eprints, Digital Commons. OJS, PressBooks);
Knowledge of current metadata standards and understanding of metadata principles and practices;
Facility with the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly In­Design (CS5 or later) a plus;
and Knowledge of new scholarly publishing models.
Appointment/Benefits/To Apply:
Twelve­month professional faculty appointment, with or without librarian rank, dependent upon academic qualifications; health plan options and paid life insurance; several retirement plans, including TIAA­CREF; 24 vacation days and 12 paid holidays; tuition waiver for self.
The George Mason University library system, comprised of a large central library and four other distinctive libraries, is located on three campuses in the Northern Virginia- metropolitan Washington D.C., region. One of Virginia’s leading academic research libraries, the Mason Libraries continues to gain steadily in national stature as it undergoes extensive transformation in all areas that are key to a 21st century research library – innovative technologies and services, expert library faculty and skilled staff members, growing collections, publishing, modern facilities, and transformational partnerships. Visit us at library.gmu.edu for more information. 
George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.
Special Instructions to Applicants
All applications for this position (FA463z) MUST be submitted online at George Mason’s employment page (https://jobs.gmu.edu/). Applicants must submit letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses (including e­mail) and phone numbers of three current references. Questions should be directed to Renee Prokop (rprokop@gmu.edu), Human Resources Coordinator, Office of the Dean of Libraries. Review of applications will begin after September 23, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled.
George Mason University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to promoting inclusion and equity in its community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.