Librarian and Coordinator for Copyright and Open - Nanaimo, Canada - Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University

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Nanaimo, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Librarian and Coordinator for Copyright and Open Licensing:

Employment Group
VIUFA
Position Number
00210
Division
Provost and Vice-President Academic
Department
Library Administration
Campus
Nanaimo campus
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Country
Canada
Appointment Type

- temporary full-time

Workload
35 hours per week
Pay Level
VIUFA

F2: $62,212 - $99,968 per annum (prorated if part-time). Collective bargaining is ongoing and salary rates will be updated once an agreement is reached and ratified

Starting Salary
Faculty are placed on the salary scale based on education, experience and placement criteria as outlined in the Collective Agreement
Start:
As soon as possible.
Appointment End Date
13Dec202 Leave Replacement
Appointment may end early or be extended depending on return of incumbent.
Applicant Documents
CV/Resume, Cover Letter, Qualifications, Referees/References
Posted Date
23Nov202 Closing Date
03Jan202 Job Reference
2268

Duties:

Working under the general direction of the University Librarian, the Librarian and Coordinator for Copyright and Open Licensing will steward a newly established copyright and open licensing education framework (COLEF) for the VIU community, including employees and students in all VIU locations and departments.

Copyright and licensing activities occur within a broader context of information rights, and the COLEF situates copyright and licensing in relationship to other applicable rights and ways of knowing, encouraging approaches that are situated in local contexts.

The Librarian and Coordinator for Copyright and Open Licensing:

Participates in a wide range of activities, including instruction, individual educational consultations, and training for employees and students; institutional committee meetings and other initiatives; grant-funded or collaborative projects; employee and student orientation programs; and professional activities in and outside the institution.
Works in close collaboration with librarian faculty, decanal areas, university and cohort stakeholders and partners, internal and external to VIU.
Monitors developments in the regulatory environment and provides strategy and expertise regarding policy and procedures and compliance methodologies appropriate for the institution and its community.
Develops and delivers educational content and services to inform the university community about copyright and open licensing.
Serves as a resource to the VIU community on matters of copyright, open licensing, and intellectual property law and practice.
Provides support for members of the VIU community with considerations for Indigenous knowledges and cultural expressions in relation to information rights, in collaboration with other experts in the team, including the Coordinator for Indigenous Initiatives.
Engages with and draws from professional and collegial networks to shape their practice.
Maintains a Copyright Office within VIU's Library Administration portfolio.
Manages communications with rights holders related to specific copyright transactions; records permissions and maintains files.
Maintains university copyright licensing agreements, including negotiation, renewal, and reporting, as required.
Develops and maintains effective stakeholder engagement in the ongoing development and review of VIU's copyright and open licensing education framework.
Identifies the need for expert legal opinion.
Advises on costeffective and efficient use of copyright materials including open access licensing alternatives and copyrightfree materials.
Provides copyright expertise with respect to digitization initiatives, Special Collections, licensed content, scholarly communications, publishing, preservation, Open Access, and open licensing.
Participates in shaping the university's emerging strategy related to Open Access, Open Scholarship, and Open Educational Resources.
Provides copyright education and outreach, in the form of individual educational consultations and training.

About You
You are interested in copyright and open licensing.

You are passionate about building collective capacity and a culture of copyright and open licensing awareness that empowers the VIU community to create and use materials for teaching, learning, research, creative, administrative, and other university activities.

You bring a questioning mind and a learner's perspective to the library' mission and operations.

You thrive in a collaborative, dynamic setting, where professional librarians share and shape ideas and insights together, and where professionals work collegially with the broader staff team.

You're a leader who is happy to see your ideas transformed by your colleagues' perspectives, into team-defined visions and plans that are greater than the sum of their parts.

Required Qualifications:

Master of Library/Information Science, or equivalent, from an ALA-accredi