Metadata & Discovery Librarian

Code4lib; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Metadata and Discovery Librarian at a forward-thinking institution dedicated to enhancing library accessibility and discoverability. This pivotal role involves cataloging a variety of resources, maintaining authority control, and ensuring the integrity of the institutional repository. You'll collaborate with colleagues to establish workflows for metadata creation while engaging in scholarship and professional development. If you are passionate about metadata management and eager to contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to make a meaningful impact in the academic library landscape!

Qualifications

• 2+ years of cataloging and metadata experience required.
• Expertise in authority control standards and cataloging tools.

Responsibilities

• Catalog physical and digital resources using national standards.
• Train and guide Library Specialists in metadata and cataloging.

Skills

Cataloging

Metadata Management

Authority Control

Communication Skills

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Education

ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree

Tools

Ex Libris Alma

OCLC WorldCat/Connexion

MARC 21

Dublin Core

Job description

Ida Jane Dacus Library and Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University seek a collaborative and highly motivated Metadata and Discovery Librarian to join our Technical and Digital Initiatives (TDI) team. As the principal cataloger and metadata librarian, this position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the discoverability and accessibility of our library and archival collections. This 12-month, tenure-track appointment reports to the Head of Technical and Digital Initiatives and will be assigned at the assistant or associate professor level commensurate with experience.

Major Responsibilities

• Catalogs physical and digital library resources using national systems and standards
• Maintains authority control of the library's catalog
• Ensures the accuracy of holdings in the shared library services platform
• Manages deaccessioning projects and physical processing of weeded materials
• Provides training and guidance to metadata and cataloging Library Specialists
• Assists in establishing workflows for archival metadata creation and maintenance
• Maintains institutional repository integrity
• Ensures the discoverability of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) materials
• Teaches information literacy and participates in reference service rotations
• Participates in collection development serving as departmental liaison for select academic units
• Engages in scholarship and performs activities aligned with tenure and promotion
• Performs other duties, responsibilities, or special projects as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Two or more years of cataloging and metadata experience
• Thorough knowledge of electronic and traditional cataloging, classification, and authority control
• Demonstrated proficiency with cataloging and metadata tools and standards in a mixed RDA/AACR2 environment using MARC 21 standards, LC classification, Dublin Core, LCSH, OCLC, and NACO
• Proficiency with Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and OCLC WorldCat/Connexion
• Expertise in authority control standards, including NACOcertification or equivalent training
• Working experience with principles of authority control, including selecting and applying controlled vocabularies to local collections.
• Demonstrated ability for attention to detail.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience.

PreferredQualifications

• Working knowledge of OAI-PMH and metadata mapping
• Experience with open-access web publishing
• Experience working in an academic library
• Two or more years of project management experience
• Experience working with archival materials and institutional repositories
• Familiarity with emerging technologies in collections management such as BibFrame and linked data

Application Instructions

All materials must be submitted electronically via Interfolio. For questions about the position, contact the Dacus Library Search Committee,[e-mail]

Applications should consist of the following:

• A letter of application describing the candidate’s interests and qualifications for the position
• The names, titles, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, of at least three (3) professional references. Include a brief statement indicating your professional relationship with the reference (e.g. former supervisor, colleague, professor)
• Graduate and undergraduate transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application; official transcripts will be required later for an offer of employment

Published:Friday, December 6, 2024 01:00 UTC

Description

Description

Ida Jane Dacus Library and Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University seek a collaborative and highly motivated Metadata and Discovery Librarian to join our Technical and Digital Initiatives (TDI) team. As the principal cataloger and metadata librarian, this position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the discoverability and accessibility of our library and archival collections. This 12-month, tenure-track appointment reports to the Head of Technical and Digital Initiatives and will be assigned at the assistant or associate professor level commensurate with experience.

Major Responsibilities

• Catalogs physical and digital library resources using national systems and standards
• Maintains authority control of the library's catalog
• Ensures the accuracy of holdings in the shared library services platform
• Manages deaccessioning projects and physical processing of weeded materials
• Provides training and guidance to metadata and cataloging Library Specialists
• Assists in establishing workflows for archival metadata creation and maintenance
• Maintains institutional repository integrity
• Ensures the discoverability of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) materials
• Teaches information literacy and participates in reference service rotations
• Participates in collection development serving as departmental liaison for select academic units
• Engages in scholarship and performs activities aligned with tenure and promotion
• Performs other duties, responsibilities, or special projects as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree
• Two or more years of cataloging and metadata experience
• Thorough knowledge of electronic and traditional cataloging, classification, and authority control
• Demonstrated proficiency with cataloging and metadata tools and standards in a mixed RDA/AACR2 environment using MARC 21 standards, LC classification, Dublin Core, LCSH, OCLC, and NACO
• Proficiency with Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and OCLC WorldCat/Connexion
• Expertise in authority control standards, including NACOcertification or equivalent training
• Working experience with principles of authority control, including selecting and applying controlled vocabularies to local collections.
• Demonstrated ability for attention to detail.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience.

PreferredQualifications

• Working knowledge of OAI-PMH and metadata mapping
• Experience with open-access web publishing
• Experience working in an academic library
• Two or more years of project management experience
• Experience working with archival materials and institutional repositories
• Familiarity with emerging technologies in collections management such as BibFrame and linked data

Application Instructions

All materials must be submitted electronically via Interfolio. For questions about the position, contact the Dacus Library Search Committee,[e-mail]

Applications should consist of the following:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• A letter of application describing the candidate’s interests and qualifications for the position
• The names, titles, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, of at least three (3) professional references. Include a brief statement indicating your professional relationship with the reference (e.g. former supervisor, colleague, professor)
• Graduate and undergraduate transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application; official transcripts will be required later for an offer of employment

How to apply

https://apply.interfolio.com/154451

Contact:

[e-mail]

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Metadata

Published:Friday, December 6, 2024 01:00 UTC

Last updated:Friday, December 6, 2024 01:00 UTC