Organization of Scholarly Communication Services, SPEC Kit 332 (November 2012)

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University of California, Los Angeles
Scholarly Communication and Licensing Librarian

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Arizona State University
Collections and Scholarly Communications Office (CSCO). Specialist Senior/Contract Specialist
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• Prioritizes timely completion of ad hoc requests for the Libraries Administration,
Collections and Scholarly Communications Office, and the ASU Digital Repository.
• Participates in appropriate Office and Library meetings and committees.
• Provides secondary supervision of student employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, terminology, principles and procedures of
American law as well as knowledge of functions and jurisdictions of local, state and
federal courts and related agencies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of methods and techniques of legal research and the use of
statutes, codes and other legal resources as well as skill in extracting and utilizing
information from statutes, court decisions, legal documents, policies and related records.
• Skill in writing complex legal documents/reports.
• Skills in analytical and problem-solving techniques.
• Skill in both verbal and written communication and interpersonal relations.
• Skill in work management and organization.
• Skill in understanding the necessity and the ability to preserve and maintain confidential
communications in legally privileged information.
• Skill in the use of personal computer and office equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment and five (5) years of related
experience OR,
• Nine (9) years of related experience OR,
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable
knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Preferred:
• Demonstrated familiarity with or experience in contract law and negotiating contracts
• Familiarity with United States Copyright law.
• Familiarity with electronic resources in an academic research library setting
• Experience working collaboratively
• Master of Library Science degree or coursework leading to MLS degree
• JD degree or coursework leading to the JD degree
• Excellent written communication skills.

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Duke University
Director of Copyright &Scholarly Communications
Director of Copyright &Scholarly Communications
Job Code/Title: 1354/Library Department Head
Department: Copyright &Scholarly Communications Job Level: 0
Supervisor: University Librarian Job Family: 29
FTE: 1.0 FLSA Status: Exempt
Ranked: No Term: N/A
Date Created/ Reviewed: April 2012
Position Summary
The Director of Copyright &Scholarly Communications will coordinate scholarly
communication activities for Duke University by providing leadership and educating the
university community about intellectual property issues and their impact on the nature
and conduct of scholarly inquiry and instruction. S/he will serve as an advisor to
individuals and groups, analyzing specific situations in order to recommend creative
solutions and help develop best practices. S/he will also be an advocate for innovation in
scholarly publishing with individuals, as well as in regard to institutional and national
policies.
Responsibilities
• Directs copyright activities for the university’s libraries and serves as copyright
advisor to the university community serves as the libraries’ primary resource on
fair use and other copyright issues assists with obtaining copyright permissions.
• Develops a vision and implements policies and strategies for supporting the
evolution of new modes of scholarly communications technology.
• Represents the interests of Duke University Libraries and the university
community in the development of university policy on copyright, the public
domain, user privacy, and other scholarly communication issues.
• Monitors national scholarly communication policy issues, informs and educates
the Duke community of their significance and participates in campus efforts to
ensure that scholars, students and libraries in the digital environment retain the
full benefits of the current and evolving intellectual property regime. Contributes
to and is active in local, consortial, regional and national meetings to stay abreast
of developments/trends in scholarly communications
• Sustains development of the Libraries’ scholarly communication Web site
organizes educational forums on scholarly communication topics as they relate to
academia and to research libraries.
• Works in close consultation and cooperation with university’s Office of General
Counsel, the Office of Information Technology, academic departments, and senior
university administrators on issues and programs related to scholarly
communication.
• As appropriate, coordinates work with the Triangle Research Libraries Network
on issues and programs related to scholarly communications.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Supervisory Responsibilities
• Supervise 1.25 FTE

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