Metadata Specialist

Code4lib; Illinois; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading library at Illinois State University is seeking a Metadata Specialist to manage and enhance digital collections. Responsibilities include metadata creation, working with diverse digital media types, and enhancing accessibility for library patrons. This role offers opportunities for collaboration and skill development in a comprehensive library setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with descriptive metadata creation and enhancement.
• Familiarity with digital media types, including images and audio files.
• Ability to work with standardized vocabularies and linked data.

Responsibilities

• Incorporate new content into the digital collections repository.
• Create and maintain descriptive metadata.
• Enhance discoverability and accessibility of library materials.

Job description

Description

Milner Library at Illinois State University is seeking qualified candidates for a Metadata Specialist. From providing access to unique and primary sources for one of the leading circus collections in the United States to supporting new digital initiatives and experimentation, Milner Library offers candidates terrific opportunities to develop valuable skills in a team-based approach to metadata creation and discovery.

The primary purpose of this position is to incorporate new content into the digital collections repository, enabling discovery and accessibility of those materials. This includes subject analysis of digitized items and the creation, enhancement, and maintenance of descriptive metadata for a range of digital media types such as images, books, manuscripts and diaries, oral histories, audio files, moving images, maps, broadsides, and three-dimensional objects in the library’s digital collections. This also includes participating in resource description initiatives supporting the advancement of the discoverability of the digital collections working with a broad range of standardized vocabularies, schema, and other knowledge systems. This position is also responsible for increasing discoverability and accessibility of materials by creating, maintaining, and editing linked data for materials. All activities are directed toward collaborative solutions for improved metadata for optimizing discoverability, access, and the accurate representation of the library's digital collections for use by library patrons including students, staff, faculty, the community, and those beyond.

How to apply

https://jobsearch.ilstu.edu/cw/en-us/job/520674/metadata-specialist

Contact

Mackenzie Chapman
Illinois State University
Human Resources
309-438-3092
[e-mail]

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Published: Monday, September 8, 2025 13:45 UTC

Last updated: Monday, September 8, 2025 13:45 UTC