137 SPEC Kit 351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARIES
Open Publishing Librarian
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Reason for Exemption
An exemption from the faculty recruitment
procedures is requested for the following
reason:
No Response
Additional Notes on Exemption
Organization 207 UVA
School/Unit University Library
What is the primary purpose of this position?
The Library is building infrastructure for scalable, sustainable
platforms for open publishing of Library-hosted content under the
umbrella of the Library’s Scholarly Repository Services unit.
The Open Publishing Librarian engages with University and Library
communities to explore and establish best solutions for digital
publication and preservation of scholarly work, leveraging evolving
technologies for dissemination and discovery of UVA research and
scholarship. Initial work will focus on investigating and assessing
scalable, sustainable platforms for open access journal hosting and
new modes of open scholarship under the umbrella of the Library’s
Scholarly Repository Services unit. Work will evolve to include
presentations about and direct patron support of selected platforms,
as well as evaluating capacity and applications for new modes of
open publishing within the Library’s purview.
Cite specific examples of decisions made
with supervisory guidance AND specific
examples of decisions made without
supervisory guidance.
Without Supervisory Guidance:
-Direct patron support of selected platforms, including help ticket
responses, training for student and faculty editors, technical support
for publication deposits.
-Researches emerging trends in scholarly publishing, new business
models, the marketplace, and new technologies to inform and guide
the library’s digital publishing strategies.
-Engages with faculty to explore issues and solutions for digital
publication and preservation of work eligible for Library open
publishing initiatives.
-Writes and maintains documentation for selected platforms.
With Supervisory Guidance:
-Prepares recommendations based on research of new platforms and
systems for support of open publishing initiatives. Supervisor will
and stakeholders.
-Serves on project team(s) assembled to implement recommended
platforms, contributing operational and policy input based on
research and expertise.
-Supervisor provides high-level decision making and prioritizes
projects, reviews and channels appropriate resource requests for
recommended models to Library and University leadership.
Working Title: Open Publishing Librarian
Number of Work Hours Per Week:
(format: xx.xxxx) 40.000
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