Digital Scholarship Librarian
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls

Rod Library at the University of Northern Iowa seeks an innovative, self-
motivated individual to serve in a newly created tenure-track position as the
manager of an institutional repository being implemented at the University in
2014/2015. In addition, the individual will coordinate education and outreach
for scholarly communication across campus.

  
This is a tenure-track position. Participation in library committees and
professional associations is expected, as is ongoing research, scholarship,
and/or creative work.

  
Duties:

  * Builds and promotes the Institutional Repository (IR), recruiting content providers from among University faculty, staff, and students
  * Manages the daily operation of the IR, including configuring IR software, adding and editing content, creating metadata, analyzing usage data, training other library staff in IR functions, developing workflows
  * Maintains awareness of international and national standards for institutional repositories and metadata; recommends enhancements in software
  * Coordinates and provides training in support of the IR on campus
  * Creates and updates IR policies, procedures, and other necessary documentation
  * Works with appropriate parties and staff to maintain and develop new functionality for the IR
  * Participates in the overall management of Rod Library digital collections
  * Provides leadership in the adoption of best practices for repositories in copyright and scholarly communication
  * Develops, implements, and maintains the Library's scholarly communication programs and initiatives, including serving on the Library's Scholarly Communications Committee
  * Works with Library colleagues to develop education and outreach activities related to scholarly communication
  * Advocates new and emerging practices in scholarly communication
  * Advises and educates the campus community about authors' rights, faculty use of copyrighted materials, open access, and publishing trends
  * Participates in appropriate professional associations and builds cooperative working relationships with other regional libraries
  * Serves on library, university, and professional committees
  * Engages in research, scholarship, and/or creative work
  * Performs other duties as assigned



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