Scholarly Communications & Metadata Lead

Rollins College; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Olin Library at Rollins College is seeking a Scholarly Communication & Metadata Coordinator to join their team. This position focuses on copy cataloging and maintaining metadata standards across library collections and departments, including Archives and Special Collections.

The coordinator will collaborate with librarians to promote scholarly communications projects related to publishing, open access, and Rollins Scholarship Online, while providing guidance on copyright and rights

Qualifications

• Experience performing and overseeing copy cataloging for various material types (monographs, serials, periodicals, non-book formats) and languages.
• Experience creating and maintaining URM records.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams to promote publishing, sharing, and archiving scholarly output.
• Experience generating analytics about scholarly content in an institutional repository.
• Knowledge of copyright and rights management.
• Experience planning and implementing Open Access / Open Data / Open Education initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Performs and oversees copy cataloging for multiple types of materials, including monographs, standing orders, periodicals, and non-book formats for a variety of subjects and languages, in physical and electronic formats.
• Creates and maintains records in the URM for items in various formats.
• Works collaboratively across and within teams to promote the publishing, sharing, and archiving of Rollins’ scholarly output.
• Supports metadata creation for and gathering analytics about scholarly content within the College’s Institutional Repository, Rollins Scholarship Online.
• Provides expertise and guidance to campus stakeholders for copyright and other rights management questions.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of Open Access, Open Data, or Open Education initiatives that support the library’s vision, mission, and strategic priorities.

Skills

Copy cataloging

Metadata standards

Collaboration

Training supervision

Open access initiatives

Tools

URM (Unified Resource Management) system

Alma

OCLC Connexion

Primo

Job description

The Olin Library at Rollins College is seeking a Scholarly Communication & Metadata Coordinator to join their team. This position focuses on copy cataloging and maintaining metadata standards across library collections and departments, including Archives and Special Collections.

The coordinator will collaborate with librarians to promote scholarly communications projects related to publishing, open access, and Rollins Scholarship Online, while providing guidance on copyright and rights