SPEC Kit 343: Library Support for Faculty/Researcher Publishing · 157
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Research Services Librarian
accessible to appropriate audiences, and in writing data management plans, identifying
appropriate venues and repositories for data.
• Provides support in the discovery, use, and management of locally created research data
and data available through disciplinary-specific open repositories.
• Leads and participates in the development of research data management and scholarly
communication training programs for faculty, staff and students.
• Collaborates with Liaison Librarians, members of the Libraries’ Technical Services team,
and Collection Management to implement appropriate metadata schemas, standards, and
domain specifications for research data collections and other scholarly resources.
• Keeps up-to-date on new data and metadata requirements, practices and standards
adopted by government agencies and domain groups.
• Consults with the Technical Services team on the use of new metadata schemas, discipline-
based ontologies, and other meta-systems to manage and enable the discovery of digital
resources.
• Participates in development and planning for the University of Manitoba Libraries
• Engages in an active program of scholarship and research.
• Serves on Libraries and University committees.
C. Evaluation Criteria:
The evaluation will be based on the incumbent’s professional performance research,
scholarly activity and creative works professional service and professional development, in
accordance with Academic Librarians Performance Review and Development Guidelines.
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Incumbent Date
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Immediate Supervisor Date
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Research Services Librarian
accessible to appropriate audiences, and in writing data management plans, identifying
appropriate venues and repositories for data.
• Provides support in the discovery, use, and management of locally created research data
and data available through disciplinary-specific open repositories.
• Leads and participates in the development of research data management and scholarly
communication training programs for faculty, staff and students.
• Collaborates with Liaison Librarians, members of the Libraries’ Technical Services team,
and Collection Management to implement appropriate metadata schemas, standards, and
domain specifications for research data collections and other scholarly resources.
• Keeps up-to-date on new data and metadata requirements, practices and standards
adopted by government agencies and domain groups.
• Consults with the Technical Services team on the use of new metadata schemas, discipline-
based ontologies, and other meta-systems to manage and enable the discovery of digital
resources.
• Participates in development and planning for the University of Manitoba Libraries
• Engages in an active program of scholarship and research.
• Serves on Libraries and University committees.
C. Evaluation Criteria:
The evaluation will be based on the incumbent’s professional performance research,
scholarly activity and creative works professional service and professional development, in
accordance with Academic Librarians Performance Review and Development Guidelines.
_______________________
Incumbent Date
__________________________________________________
Immediate Supervisor Date