Michael Svendsen

Experience

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  Library of Scandinavian Studies & Linguistics Department, Copenhagen University

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Library Assistent, Student Worker

  Working with library tasks such as: updating physical card index; digital cataloging of past and present library holdings; retro-indexing of card index in the cataloging system Aleph (under supervison of The Royal Danish Library); user instruction and introduction to new students; student representative in library comittee.

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  OASIS - Treatment & Counselling for Refugees

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Library Consultant

  Basically assisting to building up the private specialized library bottum up in the physical surroundings and information infrastructure in the database (correct metadata in HURIDOCS documentation) and securing in-house accessibility from personal computers; Aqusition, indexing and cataloging of materials plus a mix of other classical library management tasks.

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  The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Library Assistent

  As Library Assistent: Reference work and interviews at circulation and service desk; Acquisistion of library material (buying, indexing and cataloging monographs), Assisting users in matters of information seeking, sources of relevant literature and databases; Storing of library materials on statistical basis and set up of physical storage.As Student Worker: working late hours in reference and service desk and closing library

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  Københavns Universitet

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2014

  Information Specialist

  Faculty responsible for CURIS (Copenhagen University Research Information System) which relies on PURE as CRIS.Faculty administrator of KUnet (Copenhagen University Intranet).All specific and general patron tasks affiliated to a Library of Faculty.2013-2014: Vice-chairman in the Works Council (Samarbejdsudvalg) of the Faculty

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  The Royal Library

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2019

  Copenhagen University Library:Open Access Coordinator (since May 2015), Developing RDM Services (since March 2016) and project associate in Data Management in Practice (DMiP: http://projekter.kulturstyrelsen.dk/projekt/data-management-i-praksis) Faculty Library of the Social Sciences:Project Head of developing a Digital Social Science Lab in 2015 and facilitating BYOD sessions. Research support services: Curis (Pure), Open Access, Bibliometrics, Teaching (Zotero, Open Access & Scholarly Publishing, Data Management Planning) for staff and at Ph.d. Courses. Show less

  • Open Access and Research Data Coordinator, Copenhagen University Library

    Nov 2014 - Nov 2019

  • Paternity leave

    Jun 2014 - Nov 2014
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  Det Kgl. Bibliotek | Royal Danish Library

  Nov 2017 - now

  • Head of Department for Research Support, Copenhagen University Library at Royal Danish Library

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Head of Section for Research Support, University of Copenhagen Library

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Special Adviser

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2019