Institutional Repository Coordinator

Description

San José State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library supports the University’s guiding principles of Spartan Pride, Unbounded Learning, Helping and Caring, Agility through Technology, and 21st Century Spaces by facilitating student learning and success, faculty teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement and creative uses of technology. In partnership with the San Jose Public Library, we provide all library users with access to information and learning resources in digital and print formats and foster lifelong learning opportunities for the entire community.

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and planning for the digital scholarship and contributions (from SJSU faculty, offices, and students) to the San Jose State University Scholar Works Institutional Repository; establish copyright permissions for publications; maintain submissions from contributors; provide outreach and expertise to campus faculty; promote and publicize the repository; create and upload digital files; and create metadata in approved formats. The Institutional Repository Coordinator provides high-level expertise and leadership support to Library Administration in formulating, developing, and modifying library policies and procedures for the management of the University’s Scholar Works Institutional Repository.  The incumbent assists in hiring student assistants; schedules student assistants and monitors annual student assistant budget allocations.