Senior Collections Discovery & Access Lead

Socket.dev; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plan with match

Paid holidays

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries seeks a Collections Access and Discovery Manager to lead cataloging, metadata, and discovery across ODL collections. You will administer the Integrated Library System, align standards, and guide cross‑department initiatives to improve access for state government, libraries, and the public.

Reporting to the Assistant Executive Director, you will build quality controls, manage staff, collaborate with the State Library and Archives, and drive an integrated,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited program plus five years of professional library experience.
• Professional experience administering and troubleshooting an integrated library system, library services platform, or comparable library technology environment.
• Professional experience with cataloging, metadata, authority control, bibliographic utilities, discovery systems, electronic-resource access, or related technical-services functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional library technology, metadata, data-quality, migration, or discovery projects and collaborating with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Supervisory experience with professional, technical, or support staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned staff by setting priorities, coordinating work, developing employees, monitoring performance, and addressing operational needs to support effective access, discovery, and systems integration across ODL collections.
• Administers and continuously improves ODL's integrated library system by managing system configuration, permissions, circulation and holdings functionality, integrations, upgrades, data integrity, reporting, and related technical workflows.
• Establishes and maintains cataloging, metadata, classification, authority-control, record-linking, holdings, and related technical standards that support consistent description, interoperability, and discovery across ODL systems and collections.
• Leads the development and management of discovery and access systems that enable customers to find and use ODL collections across formats, departments, and platforms.
• Establishes and maintains systematic quality-control practices for bibliographic, metadata, holdings, authority, access, and related system data.

Skills

Library systems

Cataloging

Metadata

Discovery systems

Supervisory skills

Vendor collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in library science

Tools

Integrated Library System

Library Services Platform

Job description

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries seeks a Collections Access and Discovery Manager to lead cataloging, metadata, and discovery across ODL collections. You will administer the Integrated Library System, align standards, and guide cross‑department initiatives to improve access for state government, libraries, and the public.

Reporting to the Assistant Executive Director, you will build quality controls, manage staff, collaborate with the State Library and Archives, and drive an integrated,