{"id":41817,"date":"2017-09-11T06:05:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T10:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=41817"},"modified":"2017-09-08T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T16:51:14","slug":"opening-scholarly-communications-librarian-butler-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2017\/09\/opening-scholarly-communications-librarian-butler-university.html","title":{"rendered":"Opening for Scholarly Communications Librarian at Butler University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

One of the many job openings listed on the Butler website<\/a> at the moment:<\/p>\n

Scholarly Communication Librarian\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butler University Libraries invite applications for a Scholarly Communication Librarian, a 12-month, non-tenured (continuing appointment) position with the rank of assistant professor, reporting to the Associate Dean for Collections and Digital Services. The Scholarly Communication Librarian position provides leadership for scholarly communication and digital scholarship initiatives at Butler University Libraries. Scholarly communication is a strategic priority for Butler Libraries and this position is responsible for managing and developing the library\u2019s institutional repository (Digital Commons via bepress), digital publishing initiatives, and digital humanities projects. The librarian in this position leads education and outreach to faculty and provides guidance to library colleagues and others on issues relevant to the evolving scholarly publishing landscape, including author rights, open access (OA) publishing, and other publishing trends as related to metrics, tenure, and promotion. The position also serves as the Libraries\u2019 primary resource on copyright compliance, fair use, and other intellectual property issues that pertain to library collections and services.\u00a0As a library faculty member, the Scholarly Communications Librarian has liaison responsibilities to provide library instruction, collection development, and research support for a selected college or department(s).<\/p>\n

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n