Media & Metadata Cataloger: Digital Collections Lead

Western Carolina University; Cullowhee, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition waivers

Job summary

Western Carolina University seeks a skilled cataloger to perform copy, complex, and original cataloging of monographs, media, and other formats. You will lead media cataloging, including streaming video and DVDs, and coordinate metadata for SADC with Special and Digital Collections.

You will contribute metadata for WCU’s institutional repository and Scholar Central, using Alma, OCLC Connexion, Qi by Keepthinking, and hykuUP among other tools in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience performing copy, complex, and original cataloging.
• Familiarity with metadata creation and workflow coordination.
• Ability to collaborate with Special and Digital Collections.

Responsibilities

• Perform mono-graph and media cataloging including maps and games.
• Lead media cataloging for streaming video and DVDs.
• Coordinate workflow for Southern Appalachian Digital Collections (SADC).
• Contribute metadata for Scholar Central and other repositories.

Skills

Cataloging

Metadata creation

Collaboration

Content access & curation

Tools

Alma

OCLC Connexion

Qi by Keepthinking

hykuUP

Job description

Western Carolina University seeks a skilled cataloger to perform copy, complex, and original cataloging of monographs, media, and other formats. You will lead media cataloging, including streaming video and DVDs, and coordinate metadata for SADC with Special and Digital Collections.

You will contribute metadata for WCU’s institutional repository and Scholar Central, using Alma, OCLC Connexion, Qi by Keepthinking, and hykuUP among other tools in a collaborative environment.