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142 Representative Documents: Job Descriptions VIRGINIA TECH LIBRARIES Three years of Open Education position descriptions information, and develop champions among Library faculty/staff, interested non-library faculty, and students at this institution regarding Online Educational Resources (OER) (to include digital textbooks and multimedia), Copyright, open licensing, and Creative Commons in conjunction with other members of the Scholarly Communications Team’s broad conversation with faculty regarding Open Publishing. Continue to liaise with initiatives outside of this institution’s working with open educational resources. Participate in the Information Policy &Rights Working Group with regard to U.S. Copyright Law. 10% -Library liaison to this institution’s Economics and Mathematics departments. YEAR 3: TITLE: Open Education, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication Librarian RANK: Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT: Scholarly Communication 60% Supports the University Libraries’ research and scholarly communication initiatives, including: • Contributing to the development of University Libraries' research and informatics programs and engages in research and scholarly communication initiatives and service activities. • Providing leadership and expertise for University Libraries and the research and informatics division in areas related to open educational resources (OER), copyright, and open licensing. o Explores and disseminates information regarding OER to the library community and interested faculty at this institution. o Identifies opportunities and potential directions for campus OER initiatives. Engages, disseminates information, and develops champions among Library faculty/staff, interested non-library faculty, and students regarding OER, copyright, open licensing, and Creative Commons in conjunction with open e- publishing initiatives. Liaises with groups outside of the university working with open educational resources. 30% Serves as the library liaison to the assigned departments of economics, mathematics, and legal studies. 8% Upholds a breadth of professional responsibilities and initiatives by ... 2% Performs other duties as assigned
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144 Selected Resources: Articles, Books, Reports, and other Resources Articles, Books, Reports, and other Resources Adamich, T. “Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Metadata: The Future of Textbook Access and Usability.” Technicalities 31 no. 1 (2011): 10–13. Allen, I. Elaine, and Jeff Seaman. Growing the Curriculum: Open Education Resources in U.S. Higher Education. Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group, LLC, 2012. http://www. onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/growingthecurriculum.pdf. Allen, I. Elaine, and Jeff Seaman. Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. Babson Survey Research Group, 2014. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/ openingthecurriculum2014.pdf. Associated Students of Washington State University. "Course Material Cost Reduction Initiative." https://facsen.wsu.edu/current_agenda/09.24.15-04.14.16/ASWSU.Course.Material.Reduction. Intitiative.201602120832.pdf Bell, Steven. “Start a Textbook Revolution, Continued: Librarians Lead the Way with Open Educational Resources.” Library Issues 35 no. 5 (May 2015): 1–4. http://www.libraryissues.com/pub/ PDF3505May2015.pdf. Bell, Steven. “Textbook Turmoil: The Library’s Role in the Textbook Revolution.” Library Issues 31 no. 1 (September 2010): 1–4. http://www.libraryissues.com/sub/pdf3101sep2010.pdf. Belliston, C. Jeffrey. “Open Educational Resources.” College &Research Libraries News 70 no. 5 (May 2009): 284–303. http://crln.acrl.org/content/70/5/284.full.pdf+html. Billings, Marilyn S., William M. Cross, Brendan O’Connell, Gregory Raschke, and Charlotte Roh. “Libraries Leading the Way on the Textbook Problem.” In Charleston Conference, 2014. http://doi. org/10.5703/1288284315631. Billings, Marilyn S., Sarah C. Hutton, Jay Schafer, Charles M. Schweik, and Matt Sheridan. “Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries.” Research Library Issues 280 (2012): 2–10. http://publications.arl.orodneyg/rli280/2. Birch, Rodney, and Jane Scott. “Employing Pedagogical Imagination with Open Educational Resources.” Christian Librarian 56 no. 2 (2013): 83–95.