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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Libraries</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262402"> seek an Open Strategies Librarian</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> who
will coordinate the Libraries’ engagement with open educational practices including open scholarship, open pedagogy, and open publishing. The successful candidate will be a confident, creative, service-oriented librarian who can: collaboratively partner with
faculty and students interested in creating and publicly sharing original educational and scholarly materials; teach and consult with librarians, faculty, and students about open practices; lead project management for EKU library publishing initiatives; work
with colleagues on technical aspects of open publishing; and assess our users’ experience of these activities using evidence-based approaches centered in inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA). Apply at </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://careers.eku.edu/jobs/assistant-university-librarian-richmond-campus-kentucky-united-states" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1155CC">https://careers.eku.edu/jobs/assistant-university-librarian-richmond-campus-kentucky-united-states</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Review
of applications will begin June 26, 2023.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434343;font-weight:normal">Primary Responsibilities</span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provides leadership, vision, and support for EKU Libraries’ open initiatives in collaboration with library liaisons, faculty, and other campus stakeholders in order to advance teaching, learning,
and researching with openly licensed resources.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Translate ideas and projects developed with partners into actionable workflows and infrastructure in the library to support a sustainable, growing, library open digital publishing program.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work with the Associate Director of Metadata and Discovery to ensure best practices for metadata and discoverability of published content and to optimize the user experience of EKU Libraries’ open
publishing platforms (Bepress, Manifold, and Pressbooks), focusing on universal design and accessibility.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collaborate with the Director of Collections and Discovery on initiatives to support the expansion of open initiatives through grant proposals and other strategies.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provide virtual and/or face to face reference coverage and serve as liaison to designated academic department(s). Liaisons promote library instruction, spaces, services, and resources for students
and seek opportunities to partner with and support faculty and staff.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remain knowledgeable about trends, best practices, and technology related to academic librarianship in general, scholarly communication, publishing digital collections, and open educational practices
by participating in continuing education opportunities.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Demonstrate a commitment to the library, university, and profession through relevant scholarship and service activities</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434343;font-weight:normal">Minimum Qualifications</span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Education: MA/MS in Library/Information Studies from an ALA accredited program.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;margin-bottom:2.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience: One year related experience.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;margin-bottom:2.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Knowledge of academic research and publishing processes.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;margin-bottom:2.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:3.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strong technical capabilities.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434343;font-weight:normal">Preferred Qualifications</span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Certification in Creative Commons, OER Librarianship, or related.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:4.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience working with platforms used in library-based publishing programs.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:4.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience developing and managing support services for scholars and teachers.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience planning, developing, and promoting innovative outreach programs and services.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Knowledge of fair use, author’s rights, copyright, and open licensing</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434343;font-weight:normal">About EKU and EKU Libraries</span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">EKU is a regional comprehensive university and a school of opportunity, serving the eastern half of the Commonwealth and educating a high percentage of first generation college students.
EKU Libraries include the Crabbe Main Library and the Rogow Business Library. This position reports to and works alongside the Director of Collections and Discovery to advance EKU’s open initiatives. EKU Libraries’ culture encourages creativity, experimentation,
empathy, and collaboration. The Collections and Discovery division handles all aspects of library collections including acquisitions, collection development, licensing, metadata and discovery, print and electronic resource management, preservation, digital
publishing, and interlibrary loan and document delivery. EKU Librarians enjoy faculty status, 22 days of vacation time a year, generous holiday time, and flexible schedules, including the ability to incorporate working remotely. More about EKU benefits is
available at this link: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://hr.eku.edu/employee-benefits" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://hr.eku.edu/employee-benefits</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and
over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity
(e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Laura Edwards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Director of Discovery and Metadata<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eastern Kentucky University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">laura.edwards@eku.edu</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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