Serials and Scholarly Communication Librarian

Universities of Wisconsin•Stevens Point, WI

22d•$49,400 - $60,000

About The Position

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Libraries seek a tenure-track faculty member to provide leadership for 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. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt, annual (12-month) faculty position. The expected starting annual salary is $49,400–$60,000, commensurate with education, related experience, and qualifications. Relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent, or be within a semester of earning the degree.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Ability to quickly learn new systems, technologies, processes, and subject areas and apply new knowledge effectively.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience working in an academic library environment.
Experience negotiating or managing agreements with vendors, publishers, or other information providers, or transferable negotiation experience in a related setting.
Familiarity with an integrated library system such as Alma for managing serials subscriptions, renewals, and electronic resource access.
Knowledge of scholarly communication, including open access publishing models, research impact metrics, and copyright/author rights.

Responsibilities

Lead 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 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 using relevant professional standards, technologies, and emerging practices to support efficient workflows, reliable access, and sustainable collection decisions.
Provide leadership and expertise in scholarly communication, open access, and evolving models of scholarly publishing.
Advise faculty, staff, and students on publication impact and metrics, publishing venue evaluation and integrity, and open access publishing opportunities.
Monitor developments in open access and publisher agreements, and collaborate with library and campus partners to raise awareness of scholarly communication and open access opportunities.
Guide and support researchers in the effective, responsible, and ethical use of AI tools, publisher policies and practices, and intellectual property considerations throughout the research and scholarly communication process.
Contribute to reference, instruction, general collection development, and liaison activities.
Participate in scholarship, professional development, service, and shared governance as a faculty member.