Research Data Management Services, SPEC Kit 334 (July 2013)

Fearon, David Jr.; Gunia, Betsy; Lake, Sherry; Pralle, Barbara E.; Sallans, Andrew L.

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Social Sciences Research Liaison Librarian
May 2012 1
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Social Sciences Research Liaison Librarian
INVENTORY NUMBER: 201659
LIBRARY: Satellite Social Sciences
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
POSITION REPORTS TO: Head, Teaching and Research Support – 201663
Titre français: Bibliothécaire de liaison en recherche pour les sciences sociales
SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:
The incumbent is responsible for the delivery of an effective research liaison program to graduate
students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty members and research teams in the social sciences domains.
The main functions of this position include the provision of in-depth reference services for
individuals as well as research project liaison and support for research teams the planning and
delivery of customized instructional programs and workshops and collection development in all
formats including data resources in social sciences. Through collaborative outreach and liaison, the
incumbent will gain an understanding of research teams’ information resource and service needs that
will be applied to developing, identifying and evaluating new services and information resources.
The main objective of this position is the enhancement of research output by creating efficiencies in
the researcher information discovery process in support of the research mission of the University of
Ottawa.
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
A. Outreach and liaison activities
1. Provide reference assistance and in-depth research assistance to meet the information needs
of researchers in the social sciences domains.
2. Maintain outreach to the social sciences community through engagement in departmental
activities, awareness of current research and regular communication with faculty and
students.
3. Liaise with academic units and researchers to promote library resources and services,
reference and teaching activities and to identify ongoing needs.
4. Collaborate with faculty to create subject guides and use technologies such as social media to
achieve seamless and integrated information and knowledge services for the assigned
disciplines.
5. Develop and implement effective subject-based instructional and information literacy
programs for assigned disciplines collaborate with faculty in the design of innovative library
and classroom instruction.
6. Working with the social sciences librarians team, incorporate support for e-science, research
data management and curation into library services and assist researchers and faculty with
development of data management plans.

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Social Sciences Research Liaison Librarian
May 2012 1
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Social Sciences Research Liaison Librarian
INVENTORY NUMBER: 201659
LIBRARY: Satellite Social Sciences
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
POSITION REPORTS TO: Head, Teaching and Research Support – 201663
Titre français: Bibliothécaire de liaison en recherche pour les sciences sociales
SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:
The incumbent is responsible for the delivery of an effective research liaison program to graduate
students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty members and research teams in the social sciences domains.
The main functions of this position include the provision of in-depth reference services for
individuals as well as research project liaison and support for research teams the planning and
delivery of customized instructional programs and workshops and collection development in all
formats including data resources in social sciences. Through collaborative outreach and liaison, the
incumbent will gain an understanding of research teams’ information resource and service needs that
will be applied to developing, identifying and evaluating new services and information resources.
The main objective of this position is the enhancement of research output by creating efficiencies in
the researcher information discovery process in support of the research mission of the University of
Ottawa.
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
A. Outreach and liaison activities
1. Provide reference assistance and in-depth research assistance to meet the information needs
of researchers in the social sciences domains.
2. Maintain outreach to the social sciences community through engagement in departmental
activities, awareness of current research and regular communication with faculty and
students.
3. Liaise with academic units and researchers to promote library resources and services,
reference and teaching activities and to identify ongoing needs.
4. Collaborate with faculty to create subject guides and use technologies such as social media to
achieve seamless and integrated information and knowledge services for the assigned
disciplines.
5. Develop and implement effective subject-based instructional and information literacy
programs for assigned disciplines collaborate with faculty in the design of innovative library
and classroom instruction.
6. Working with the social sciences librarians team, incorporate support for e-science, research
data management and curation into library services and assist researchers and faculty with
development of data management plans.

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Social Sciences Research Liaison Librarian
May 2012 2
B. Collections development
1. Evaluate and develop scholarly information resources in assigned disciplines in accordance
with current policies and practices and in cooperation with faculty and the social sciences
librarians’ team.
2. Elaborate, write and revise collections development policies for assigned disciplines and
manage collections and gifts in kind in assigned disciplines including evaluation and transfer
to the Library Annex
C. Other duties
1. Contributes to librarianship by carrying out professional research and/or scholarly work.
2. Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Teaching and Research Support Services.
AUTONOMY:
1. Carry out her functions under the responsibility of the Head, Teaching and Research Support
Services.
2. Exercise full autonomy in the development of the collections in the assigned disciplines.
RELATIONS:
1. Frequent communication with the directors of academic units, library representatives,
professors, students and other library clients.
2. Frequent communication with librarians and library technicians from other network libraries.
3. Occasional communication with the heads of specialized libraries and collections, and other
library services.
4. Occasional relations with colleagues from external libraries.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1. A Master’s degree in Library and Information Studies (M.L.I.S.) from an ALA accredited
institution or equivalent
2. Four (4) years of professional experience, or fewer, depending on relevance of experience to
the position
3. University degree in social sciences or experience working in a social sciences library

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Research Data Librarian
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skills. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to function independently and in
groups, and to build and maintain relationships with partners.
Preferred:
Demonstrated subject knowledge and experience in sciences, social sciences, or
engineering including understanding of issues related to scientific research and scholarly
publishing. Familiarity/experience with data preservation, curation, management, content
description and representation, metadata standards, and relevant workflows experience
with institutional or subject repository systems. Experience with DSpace, Fedora, or
other repository software. Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, or Java.
Familiarity with linked open data.
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