Serials and Scholarly Communication Librarian

Serials and Scholarly Communication Librarian

Faculty

Employment Type:

Regular

Assistant Professor

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Libraries are an innovative partner in the learning community and an active participant in promoting the university’s goals of teaching, learning, scholarship and community outreach. The Libraries provide quality academic services and resources that foster intellectual curiosity, promote critical inquiry and encourage awareness of an increasingly diverse and global environment. As a tenure-track faculty member, the Serials and Scholarly Communication Librarian provides leadership for the UWSP Libraries’ serials collections, scholarly communication initiatives, and associated budgets.

The librarian supports sustainable collection decisions, advances open access and evolving scholarly publishing initiatives, and collaborates with library, campus, and Universities of Wisconsin partners. The position also contributes to reference, instruction, general collection development, and liaison activities. As a faculty member, the librarian participates in scholarship, professional development, service, and shared governance.

Serials Provide leadership for the acquisition, licensing, access, maintenance, assessment, renewal, and cancellation of serial subscriptions, including managing relationships and negotiating with publishers, subscription agents, and other vendors.

Manage the serials budget and evaluate new and existing subscriptions based on curricular and research needs, cost, usage, accessibility, available funding, and other relevant factors.

Provide leadership and direction to support staff contributing to serials services through training, workflows, and procedures.

Develop and improve serials management practices based on relevant professional standards, technologies, and emerging practices to support efficient workflows, reliable access, and sustainable collection decisions.

Scholarly Communication Provide leadership and expertise in scholarly communication, open access, and evolving models of scholarly publishing.

Provide guidance on publication impact and metrics; evaluate publishing venues and publication integrity; and advise faculty, staff, and students on open access publishing opportunities.

Monitor developments in open access and publisher agreements and collaborate with library and campus partners to increase awareness of scholarly communication and open access opportunities.

Provide guidance and support to researchers on the effective, responsible, and ethical use of AI tools, publisher policies and practices, and intellectual property considerations throughout the research and scholarly communication process.

Department:
University Library

Compensation:
The Serials and Scholarly Communication Librarian position is a full-time, salaried, exempt, annual (12-month) faculty position. Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting annual salary within a range of $49,400 - $60,000 commensurate with the candidate’s education, related experience, and qualifications.

Relocation assistance may be available. Eligible Universities of Wisconsin employees receive an excellent benefits package. To learn more about the benefits package, review the Universities of Wisconsin Employee Benefits Quick Guide , or Universities of Wisconsin Employee Benefits Quick Guide . Use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator to calculate the estimated value of your compensation and benefits.

• A master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
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