Scholarly Communications: Planning for the Integration of Liaison Librarian Roles

Kirchner, Joy

doi:10.29242/rli.265.5

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“…Most did not describe what these "scholarly communication issues" were, although one list provided copyright, authors' rights, open access, and digital repositories as examples of relevant topics. This finding-that subject librarians are being tasked with scholarly communication advocacy-seems to support the existence of the environment identified by Kirchner (2009), who found that scholarly communication duties were being assigned to existing units, rather than to newly created ones.…”

Section: Engagementsupporting

confidence: 53%

“…Library administrators have often distributed these responsibilities to existing units, rather than assigning them to a newly-created unit (Kirchner, 2009;Mullins et al, 2012;Thomas, 2013;William, 2009). In smaller institutions, scholarly communication initiatives may be "more likely to be led by a single person, and much less likely to be led by a library unit" (Thomas, 2013, p. 168).…”

Section: Scholarly Communication Job Responsibilities In Academic Libmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most frequently used terms provide an indication of those concepts that define the practice of scholarly communication: instruction; digital products; outreach and liaison work; publishing; repositories; copyright, policy, and licensing; preservation; metadata, standards, and data management; and open access were all dominant in these job ads. While several studies have looked at scholarly communication responsibilities of different types of librarians, such as liaisons (Kirchner, 2009;Wright, 2013) and technical services (Connell & Cetwinski, 2010), we sought to identify what differentiates scholarly communication librarians from other professional positions in the field. To separate these trends from trends in librarianship overall (e.g., an increased emphasis on instruction), we looked at those terms that appeared proportionally more often in our sampled list of scholarly communication positions than in the entire list of job advertisements.…”

Section: Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Finlay

Tsou

Sugimoto

2015

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION The dynamic nature of the scholarly communication landscape has produced a need for the creation of positions specifically focused on these issues. Yet, no clear title or job description for scholarly communication librarianship has emerged. The lack of standardization in this area is problematic for educators, professionals, and prospective professionals. METHODS Analyzing 13,869 job advertisements published between 2006 and 2014, this study attempts to examine the prevalence of scholarly communication terms and activities and the types of positions in which these terms and activities appear. RESULTS This study finds an increase in the use of the term “scholarly communication” in the title or text of job advertisements over the last nine years, with more than 7% of positions in the most recent year containing the term. CONCLUSIONS An analysis of the levels of engagement with scholarly communication demonstrates that jobs with substantial levels of engagement are increasing; whereas those requiring passive knowledge or awareness of scholarly communication issues are decreasing. Jobs with scholarly communication as a primary job responsibility are differentiated by a focus on repositories, open access, copyright, authors’ rights, and intellectual property differentiate core scholarly communication positions.

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Section: Engagementsupporting

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Section: Scholarly Communication Job Responsibilities In Academic Libmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptsmentioning

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Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Finlay

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Sugimoto

2015

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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“…The literature confirms that these are common approaches that libraries use when offering scholarly communications services without adding new employees. The University of Minnesota Libraries [9] and the University of British Columbia Library [10] are examples of libraries incorporating scholarly communications duties into reference and instruction roles. Interestingly, the University of British Columbia Library consulted with medical and health sciences librarians specifically to “help define the library’s strategy to support our faculty and researchers who receive grants with new public access mandates” [10].…”

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Investigating the need for scholarly communications positions in Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries member institutions

Mears

Bandy

2017

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BackgroundThe role of health sciences librarians has expanded in the scholarly communications landscape as a result of the increase in federal public access mandates and the continued expansion of publishing avenues. This has created the need to investigate whether academic health sciences libraries should have scholarly communications positions to provide education and services exclusively related to scholarly communication topics.MethodsA nine-question online survey was distributed through the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) email discussion list to gather preliminary findings from and opinions of directors of health sciences libraries on the need for scholarly communications positions.ResultsThe survey received a 38% response rate. The authors found that AAHSL members are currently providing scholarly communications services, and 46% of respondents expressed the need to devote a full-time position to this role.DiscussionOur survey reveals a juxtaposition occurring in AAHSL member libraries. While administrators acknowledge the need to provide scholarly communications services, they often experience budget challenges in providing a full-time position for these services.

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“…Brannon and Fuchs (2008) explore the librarian role in the promotion and advocacy of new SC models and provide a case study in which a SC program led by a digital initiatives librarian was designed to include liaison roles. In later articles, both Kirchner (2009) andMalenfant (2010) address the LL role in SC and the restructuring needed to expand this role. Finally, Jaguszewski and Williams (2013) have recently reinforced the need for transformation of LL roles.…”

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Scholarly Communication at Canadian Research Libraries: Conversations with Librarians

Burpee

Fernandez

2014

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION The landscape of librarianship in relation to the practice of scholarly communication is evolving. The objectives of this study were to investigate: the scope of scholarly communication activities within Canadian research libraries; the organizational structures in place to support them; and the roles of librarians who participate in them. Key challenges to its advancement and how librarians envision its future were also investigated. METHODS Twenty-nine academic librarians from Canadian Association of Research Libraries member institutions participated in semi-structured, open-ended interviews. Interviews were analyzed for recurring themes. RESULTS Participants outlined initiatives, services, and structures to support scholarly communication at their institutions. Solo scholarly communication librarians, specialized teams, and committees were identified as primary structures. Liaison librarians play an essential supporting role regardless of structure. Individually, librarians are seen to have an impact as leaders and advocates in promoting scholarly communication. The concept of “librarian as researcher” is also important. Participants shared a desire for better communication and collaboration in this area. Many participants saw the need for standardized assessment and evaluation methods. Participants enumerated their greatest challenges and provided suggestions for addressing them in the future. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that organizational structure can enhance scholarly communication activities in libraries. Leadership both at the personal and collective level is necessary to provide an impetus for scholarly communication activities. Librarians should be knowledgeable about the issues and be ready to deliver the “pitch.” Strengthening collaboration and communication among Canadian librarians is essential for moving the scholarly communication agenda forward.

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Scholarly Communications: Planning for the Integration of Liaison Librarian Roles

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Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Scholarly Communication as a Core Competency: Prevalence, Activities, and Concepts of Scholarly Communication Librarianship as Shown Through Job Advertisements

Investigating the need for scholarly communications positions in Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries member institutions

Scholarly Communication at Canadian Research Libraries: Conversations with Librarians

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