Multilingual Metadata Systems Librarian – Non-Latin Scripts

VLA; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia Library seeks a Metadata Systems Librarian for Non-Latin Script Resources in Charlottesville, VA. This role advances computational approaches for creating and enhancing bibliographic metadata for Arabic, Indic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other scripts, bridging metadata and software development.

The position collaborates with IT and metadata staff to design transliteration workflows, ensures standards compliance, and explores linked data practices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library science (ALA-accredited) or relevant degree; equivalency possible.
• 4–9 years post-degree experience; Librarian II.
• 9+ years experience; Librarian III.

Responsibilities

• Design and support algorithms and semi-automated tools to generate and enhance metadata for non-Latin script resources.
• Implement and maintain workflows for transliteration, translation, normalization, and romanization across scripts.
• Collaborate with cataloging and metadata teams to integrate machine-assisted metadata into bibliographic systems.
• Develop validation and quality control workflows; ensure compliance with MARC21, non-MARC schemas, and authority control.
• Contribute to documentation and crosswalking, mapping, and normalization of metadata across systems.

Skills

Metadata workflows

Scripting (Python)

Multilingual metadata

Communication with stakeholders

Education

MLS/MLIS or equivalent

Experience with non-Latin resources

Tools

MARC21

RDA

authority control

OCLC Connexion

Job description

The University of Virginia Library seeks a Metadata Systems Librarian for Non-Latin Script Resources in Charlottesville, VA. This role advances computational approaches for creating and enhancing bibliographic metadata for Arabic, Indic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other scripts, bridging metadata and software development.

The position collaborates with IT and metadata staff to design transliteration workflows, ensures standards compliance, and explores linked data practices.