Call for Applicants for EBLIP Journal: Communications Officer

2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons‐Attribution‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one.

DOI: 10.18438/eblip30631

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), a peer-reviewed open access journal published since 2006, seeks to fill the position of Communications Officer. The successful candidate will be expected to begin their role by December 2024 and serve a three-year term (with possibility of renewal).

The Communications Officer will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing a communications plan for the journal.
• Developing, designing, writing, and editing material to promote the journal in collaboration with the Editor-in-Chief. This can include email messages to mail lists, postings on social media, and announcements in the EBLIP journal.
• Communicating and consulting with the Editor-in-Chief on a regular basis.
• Attending Editorial Board meetings via Zoom held two or three times a year.
• Ensuring that all deadlines are met.

The ideal candidate for Communications Officer will have skills and knowledge in areas of communications, preferably in the scholarly/academic realm. Excellent written communication skills in English are required. Experience with social media, developing and executing communication plans, and an interest in evidence based librarianship and open access are considered assets. This position requires dedicated time on a regular basis, and it is therefore essential that interested persons ensure available time to devote to this position prior to applying. It is estimated that the workload is approximately 5-10 hours for each month when a new quarterly issue is published, with another 2-3 hours of work in between issues.

Interested persons should send a resume/CV and cover letter indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role to Ann Medaille, Editor-in-Chief, at amedaille@unr.edu by October 21, 2024. Please email Ann with any questions.

**Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit, open access journal, and all positions are voluntary and unpaid.

About the journal:

Published quarterly and hosted by the University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based model of practice. By facilitating access to librarianship research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library literature, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice enables librarians to practice their profession in an evidence based manner. Please visit the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice web site (https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP) for further information about the journal.