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Vacancy for Senior Library Assistant - Enlighten at University of Glasgow
Digital Preservation Coalition
Glasgow
On-site
GBP 10,000 - 40,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player seeks a Senior Library Assistant to enhance the operation of its institutional repository. This role involves managing metadata, ensuring compliance with copyright laws, and conducting training workshops for staff. You will play a crucial part in promoting the repository's services and conducting quality checks on the data. Join a dynamic team dedicated to advancing research output and enjoy a collaborative environment that values your contributions. If you are passionate about library services and technology, this position offers a fantastic opportunity for professional growth.
Qualifications
- Experience in metadata management and copyright compliance is essential.
- Ability to conduct training workshops and promote repository services.
Responsibilities
- Assign and check metadata for deposited materials in the repository.
- Participate in training workshops and promote the repository's services.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
5 May 2025
Glasgow, Scotland
Full-Time
Job Purpose
To assist with the routine operation of Enlighten, the University’s institutional repository in relation to: Enlighten:Publications; Enlighten:Theses and Enlighten:Dissertations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assign appropriate metadata to material deposited in the University’s institutional repository, using specialist knowledge and agreed metadata conventions.
- Check material deposited to ensure that it complies with publisher requirements on copyright and versioning and that such deposits comply with licensing requirements and copyright law. Ensure material deposited complies with funder body requirements and those of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
- Participate in the delivery of training workshops for staff depositing material in Enlighten.
- Assist with the promotion of the repository internally and externally, to demonstrate the University’s research output by participating in presentations and events and contributing to Enlighten web pages.
- Perform quality checks and data cleansing on the repository (running on e-prints software), regularly reporting any issues/trends to Enlighten Team Leader.
- Liaise with team leader and repository manager in order to identify development needs required to improve workflows and the effectiveness of the repository.
- Undertake other duties as required in Library Services.
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