Functions

• Administrative management of purchases related to the sector and management of relations with the relevant offices;
• Supporting the sector head in monitoring and managing the budget.

Bibliometrics, Ranking, and Open Science Service:

• Reviewing and updating university policies on open access and management of research products;
• Managing the institutional research repository Aisberg;
• Supporting the management of researcher profiles in Aisberg and on the personal university page (scientific CV and PIDs);
• Centralized management of university affiliations in bibliographic databases;
• Support for ASN simulations;
• Consulting on the assignment of economic rights to publishers, transformative agreements, and licenses;
• Managing transformative agreements and monitoring APC costs for open access publications.;
• Collaborating with the Planning and evaluation service to optimize data flow in relation to the university's presence in international rankings;
• Creating editorial policies for managing publications and profiles of open access journals under the University of Bergamo's publishing brand;
• Implementing and managing a unified university platform for publishing; training on topics such as institutional archiving, evaluation procedures, research products, choosing publishing venues, copyright management, and open access;
• Creating documentation and organizing seminars on open science for both specialized and general audiences.

Development Service and Library Collection Management

• Print and electronic collection review and monitoring;
• Procuring new monographic and periodical bibliographic resources;
• Cataloging according to Italian and international standards;
• Cataloging and managing masters’s degree theses.

User Services

• Study room management and coordinating external staff;
• Managing the placement of printed materials on open shelves and in storage;
• Managing loans and coordinating external staff;
• Managing interlibrary services for users and libraries;
• Bibliographic consulting services;
• User education in the use of library tools and services;
• Managing user communication, the library website, and social media channels.

Electronic Resources Service and Information System Service

• Supporting the sector head in managing relationships with Care/Crui for the acquisition of electronic resources;
• IT support to the sector;
• Configuring and managing library automation software;
• Cataloging and managing databases;
• Electronic collections management.