Graduate Assistant – Faculty Publications & Open Access
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
If you are a current Barnard College employee please use the internal career site to apply for this position.
Job:
Graduate Assistant Faculty Publications & Open AccessBarnard Library seeks a Graduate Student in Library and Information Science (or a related field) to work alongside the Dean of the Library librarians and library staff to support a faculty publishing campaign focused on strengthening the visibility preservation and access to Barnard faculty publications. The GA will help identify faculty-authored works assess open access eligibility to short-form publications and support outreach efforts that build a culture of faculty engagement with library publishing and Columbia University repository services.This position offers hands-on experience in scholarly communications collection development library displays and academic publishing support in a small liberal arts college environment.
The GA will gain:
Practical experience in faculty-focused collection development and scholarly communications
Exposure to copyright and open access workflows
Experience supporting a real-world academic publishing platform (Manifold)
Opportunities to contribute to outreach instruction and faculty engagement initiatives
Mentorship from academic library professionals working directly with the Dean of the Barnard Library
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
Faculty Publications & Collection Development
Collect and analyze faculty CVs to extract publication data (books chapters articles edited volumes etc.).
Compare faculty publication lists against existing library holdings to identify gaps in the collection.
Generate recommendations for purchasing or licensing faculty-authored books and other materials to liaison librarians.
Open Access & Repository Support
Develop a core list of journals published by select faculty across fields of interest
Review faculty publications to determine copyright and Open Access eligibility including green and gold OA pathways.
Identify works appropriate for institutional repository deposit
Coordinate with librarians on rights checking and workflows.
Support the promotion and use of Manifold Barnard Librarys open publishing platform for faculty research and teaching.
Faculty Publications Display
Work with the Access Services team to update and maintain a physical and/or digital display of recent faculty publications.
Ensure display data is accurate current and reflects a diverse range of departments and scholarly outputs.
Outreach Communications & Workshop Development
Develop an outreach and communications plan to promote library services related to faculty publications and open access.
Draft clear engaging language for emails web pages and other faculty-facing communications.
Design and help facilitate at least one workshop or information session for faculty on publishing support open access or Manifold.
Contribute to strategies for setting and reinforcing faculty expectations around library support for scholarly publishing.
Skills Qualifications & Requirements:
Required Qualifications
Enrollment in a graduate program in Library & Information Science Information Studies or a closely related field.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex text-heavy documents (such as CVs and bibliographies).
Interest in scholarly communication academic publishing or open access.
Strong written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with academic publishing models (e.g. journals monographs OA publishing).
Experience working with citation data CVs or bibliographic tools.
Interest in outreach instruction or academic librarianship.
Hours & Term
810 hours per week
12 days per week approximately 45 hours per day or one full 8-hour day
Spring 2026 (likely March 2026) through June 30 2026
Pay Rate: $32 per hour.
This is primarily a remote position with the expectation of coming into the library once or twice per month for in-person training and co-teaching or leading workshops.
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to departmental budgets qualifications experience education licenses specialty and training. The above hiring range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimateof the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Company:
Barnard CollegeTime Type:
Part timeRequired Experience:
Junior IC
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