138 Representative Documents: Job Descriptions
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARIES
Open Publishing Librarian
Percent of Duty Total: 100
Percentage
of Time
Responsibility
Title Duties Level of Importance
(High, Average, Low)
30 Best Practices
Advocacy
• 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 stakeholders (including
faculty, library colleagues, and other
publishing/educational content providers
inside and outside UVA) to explore issues
and solutions for digital publication and
preservation of work eligible for Library
open publishing initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Scholarly Repository
Services team and and Digital Preservation
Librarian to ensure alignment with
repository and preservation standards and
recommend changes and/or relevant new
services.
• Serves on project team(s) assembled to
implement recommended platforms,
contributing operational and policy input
based on research and expertise.
High
30 Open Publishing
Service
Coordination
• Coordinates service configuration,
maintenance, and outreach for selected
platform(s), including coordinating with
LibIT and ITS on technical requirements,
supervisor and Library leadership on policy
development and review, integration with
existing Library and University services,
and implementation planning and delivery.
• Serves as primary open publishing contact
within Scholarly Repository Services for
faculty, users, disciplinary liaisons, and
technology partners (Academic
Engagement, LibEx, ITS, and outside
vendors).
• Serves as a member of the Library’s Libra
Services Team, representing open
publishing interests within the Library’s
scholarly repository structure.
High
30
Open Publishing
Patron Support
• Provides direct support for open
publishing, including journals and
educational content published through the
Library’s chosen platform(s).
• Delivers training for student and faculty
editors and authors
• Provides technical support for publication
deposits.
• Conducts periodic quality control and
review of relevant self-deposited metadata
and content in Libra institutional repository
and Virgo discovery systems, contacts
users to resolve issues.
• Writes and maintains documentation for
selected platform(s).
High
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARIES
Open Publishing Librarian
Percent of Duty Total: 100
Percentage
of Time
Responsibility
Title Duties Level of Importance
(High, Average, Low)
30 Best Practices
Advocacy
• 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 stakeholders (including
faculty, library colleagues, and other
publishing/educational content providers
inside and outside UVA) to explore issues
and solutions for digital publication and
preservation of work eligible for Library
open publishing initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Scholarly Repository
Services team and and Digital Preservation
Librarian to ensure alignment with
repository and preservation standards and
recommend changes and/or relevant new
services.
• Serves on project team(s) assembled to
implement recommended platforms,
contributing operational and policy input
based on research and expertise.
High
30 Open Publishing
Service
Coordination
• Coordinates service configuration,
maintenance, and outreach for selected
platform(s), including coordinating with
LibIT and ITS on technical requirements,
supervisor and Library leadership on policy
development and review, integration with
existing Library and University services,
and implementation planning and delivery.
• Serves as primary open publishing contact
within Scholarly Repository Services for
faculty, users, disciplinary liaisons, and
technology partners (Academic
Engagement, LibEx, ITS, and outside
vendors).
• Serves as a member of the Library’s Libra
Services Team, representing open
publishing interests within the Library’s
scholarly repository structure.
High
30
Open Publishing
Patron Support
• Provides direct support for open
publishing, including journals and
educational content published through the
Library’s chosen platform(s).
• Delivers training for student and faculty
editors and authors
• Provides technical support for publication
deposits.
• Conducts periodic quality control and
review of relevant self-deposited metadata
and content in Libra institutional repository
and Virgo discovery systems, contacts
users to resolve issues.
• Writes and maintains documentation for
selected platform(s).
High
