Collections Discovery & Access Leader

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Holidays

Employee discounts

Longevity Bonus

Performance payments

Job summary

Oklahoma Department of Libraries is seeking a Collections Access and Discovery Manager to lead systems, standards, data quality, and the technical infrastructure for accurate description, integration, and discovery of ODL collections.

_as the ILS Administrator,_ you will guide cataloging, metadata, and cross-system interoperability, collaborating with State Library, Archives, and other partners to create an integrated, user-centered discovery environment across ODL collections.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in library science from a program accredited by the American Library Association plus five (5) years of professional library experience.
• Professional experience administering and troubleshooting an integrated library system, library services platform, or comparable library technology environment.
• Professional experience with cataloging, metadata, authority control, bibliographic utilities, discovery systems, electronic-resource access, or related technical-services functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional library technology, metadata, data-quality, migration, or discovery projects and collaborating with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Supervisory experience with professional, technical, or support staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned staff by setting priorities, coordinating work, developing employees, monitoring performance, and addressing operational needs to support effective access, discovery, and systems integration across ODL collections.
• Administers and continuously improves ODL's integrated library system by managing system configuration, permissions, circulation and holdings functionality, integrations, upgrades, data integrity, reporting, and related technical workflows.
• Establishes and maintains cataloging, metadata, classification, authority-control, record-linking, holdings, and related technical standards that support consistent description, interoperability, and discovery across ODL systems and collections.
• Leads the development and management of discovery and access systems that enable customers to find and use ODL collections across formats, departments, and platforms.
• Establishes and maintains systematic quality-control practices for bibliographic, metadata, holdings, authority, access, and related system data.

Skills

Library leadership

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Staff development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MLS degree

Tools

Integrated Library System

Library services platform

Metadata management tools

Job description

Oklahoma Department of Libraries is seeking a Collections Access and Discovery Manager to lead systems, standards, data quality, and the technical infrastructure for accurate description, integration, and discovery of ODL collections.

_as the ILS Administrator,_ you will guide cataloging, metadata, and cross-system interoperability, collaborating with State Library, Archives, and other partners to create an integrated, user-centered discovery environment across ODL collections.