North Carolina State University Libraries Vacancy Announcement Scholarly Communication Librarian (New Position) The North Carolina State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Scholarly Communication Librarian. The NCSU Libraries is dedicated to the promotion of the fundamental role of scholarly communication in a major research university, particularly in the emerging digital publishing environment. This commitment is embodied in the creation of the new position of Scholarly Communication Librarian. The ideal candidate is a librarian with a law degree who would take leadership in safeguarding the role of the NCSU Libraries in the scholarly communication process, including promotion of its full rights, as well as those of the creators, disseminators, and users of scholarly information, under the fair use section of the copyright law. With the active endorsement of NC State University faculty, students, and administration, the Libraries has established a Scholarly Communication Center to offer guidance on university policy to the Libraries and to faculty, students, and staff on matters pertaining to scholarly communication, such as copyright and fair use, database licensing, and user privacy issues. Housed in an area of the library newly renovated and dedicated to digital initiatives, the Scholarly Communication Center benefits from adjacency to the Department for Digital Library Initiatives, Information Technologies Teaching Center, Scanning and Digitization Laboratory, Learning Technologies Center, and NC State's Center for Teaching and Learning. Responsibilities Reporting to the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries through the Associate Director for Administrative Services and Organizational Development, will establish and serve as director of the Scholarly Communication Center. Has six main areas of responsibility: (1) Provides guidance to the library staff on matters pertaining to scholarly communication. Serves as the Libraries' primary resource on fair use and other copyright issues as they relate to library collections and services, provides Libraries' position and proposes desired language, when warranted, on database licensing and user privacy issues. (2) Provides guidance to faculty and others in the NC State community on scholarly communication matters. Works with faculty on an NC State copyright ownership policy; helps faculty, students, and staff understand and apply the concept of "fair use"; and helps faculty, students, and staff with obtaining copyright permissions. (3) Serves as a resource for and [121 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=4439687&hilit=COPYRIGHT+LEGAL> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&4522966 Score: 90 Subject: Re: JQP: Mena, Mena, Mena