Copyright & Fair Use Librarian

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Full time

Knowledge and skills:

  • Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and knowledge of referral pathways when reviewing and interpreting permissions to ensure copyrightrelated issues are appropriately handled.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including highlevel written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of research funder mandates and openaccess publishing.
  • Demonstrated experience working with copyright and licensing issues in academic publishing.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Creative Commons licenses and appropriate attribution of licensed material.
  • Knowledge of FAIR principles and Data Protection requirements and how they relate to the management of research data.

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Qualifications and Required Skills:

  • Honours in LIS (Library and Information Science), or BA Law / LLB Degree with 5 years' experience in an academic or research library as an information librarian.
  • Providing copyright advice and support to library staff, and the academic community
  • Compile reports and submit them to the Manager: RV & O and the Executive.
  • Monitors DALRO copyright clearance service and copyright compliance.
  • Keeps a record of annual DALRO copyright expenditure.
  • Delivering training and awareness sessions to the faculties and schools.
  • Applies for copyright clearance to DALRO or publishers directly, where necessary.
  • Provide guidance to the Library, Museums, and Press on copyright and intellectual property issues and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with the terms of Library resource suppliers' Licence Agreements by identifying clauses that require the University to make adjustments for its users.
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