Molly Rainard

Responsible for overseeing review, negotiation, maintenance, and strategy of the library's e-resource license agreements in alignment with the library's mission, vision, and values.

• Became principal contract negotiator and primary liaison with University Procurement Services Center on behalf of Auraria Library.
• Oversees the library's licensing processes & procedures, serves as liaison to university counsel, and directly negotiates all library licenses.
• Negotiated several high-value contracts that came up for renewal. Despite difficult negotiations, secured a number of important licensing terms in these contracts, such as ADA compliance, patron privacy, and fair use.
• Orchestrated system-wide deals at a tri-institutional campus, working to meet the needs of 4-9 different academic libraries and their unique student and faculty populations in any given deal.
• Drafted and presented Resolution on Library Licensing Priorities and Principles to UC Denver Faculty Senate, where it was approved and adopted.
• Created tracking system for contract negotiations, with the goal of identifying outdated or unacceptable license terms that need to be renegotiated, as well as anticipating tricky license negotiations several months in advance.

Brought on in newly-created role to review and redesign Auraria Library's licensing processes and procedures, as well as to represent Auraria Library on CU System acquisitions team.

• Created an Auraria Model License, and later created a companion model license for use in CU System negotiations. My model license terms were subsequently adopted across the CU System.
• Conducted usability review and spearheaded subsequent improvement of licensing module of
  Electronic Resources Management (ERM) system. Led the effort to investigate all potential ERM
  solutions for storing license terms.
• Worked as a part of the initial team that developed Project SILLVR (Streaming Interlibrary Loan
  Video Resources). My research on the history of copyright and ILL was used to educate vendors
  who questioned the legal obstacles to the SILLVR program.
• Hired, trained, and oversaw work of Firm Order Acquisitions Specialist. Provided direction in
  investigating alternative purchasing options to maximize the library's purchasing power.

Served as Teaching Assistant in new course offering on managing copyright issues in publishing.

• Gave students guidance on strategic application of Fair Use Doctrine.
• Researched and answered copyright questions posed by students in publishing course.
• Developed a “tips & feedback” module to share with future students of Licensing Digital Content
  course.

Graduate Student Assistant assigned to focus on maintenance and upkeep of library's license agreements.

• Orchestrated the reorganization of Auraria’s license and subscription agreements with more
  than 200 vendors.
• Developed a set of instructions and best practices pertaining to the future organization and
  upkeep of the library’s license agreements.
• Reviewed all license agreements for resources that allow alumni access, and worked with
  Associate Director to make these resources available to alumni.

Graduate student assistant assigned to copy cataloging special projects.

• Conducted specialized cataloging projects, such as correcting misplaced diacritics in foreign
  records, updating authority records, and converting AACR2 records to RDA.
• Assisted cataloging department in transition from Sierra to Alma Integrated Library System. 
• Cataloged and processed rare archival and art books, and performed gift book processing and
  assessment.

Provides direction to the Working Group in determining best practices and new ideas in privacy contract language and patron privacy protection in libraries. Leading pilot of newly developed privacy protection language and corresponding explainer document.

Led special project to audit VPATs of library resources; brought perspective of contractual language to dealing with accessibility issues that arose to further understand accessibility protections needed, in addition to introducing the possibility of pursuing remedies with vendors.

Served as Chair in 2021 and 2024; worked to orchestrate joint deals; created shared licensing documents, workflows, and procedures which took into account each institution’s individual needs and priorities.