Senior Serials Cataloging & Metadata Project Lead

Library Systems & Services, LLC.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

LAC Federal in Washington, DC seeks an experienced Project Manager / Senior Serials Cataloger to lead a large cataloging and metadata modernization program for a federal cultural heritage and research institution. You will oversee a team of catalogers and remote language specialists, guiding complex serials cataloging and data remediation in Alma.

The role requires advanced skills in MARC 21, RDA, and authority control, plus leadership of cross‑functional workflows, backlog reduction, and QA.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent.
• Seven+ years of professional cataloging experience, including four+ years in serials cataloging.
• Three+ years in leading cataloging projects or metadata operations.
• Advanced proficiency in RDA, MARC 21, LC classifications, and authority control.
• Experience with Ex Libris Alma, OCLC tools, and complex multilingual cataloging.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of a cataloging and metadata support program with planning, staffing, and performance reporting.
• Perform and oversee complex original and copy cataloging of print and electronic serials using RDA and MARC 21.
• Remediate legacy serials records, including title changes, relationships, and holdings inconsistencies.
• Manage data cleanup after migration to Ex Libris Alma, resolving encoding, diacritical, and MARC issues.
• Establish standardized workflows, quality-control processes, and production benchmarks for cataloging.
• Supervise catalogers and remote language specialists; ensure multilingual material coverage.
• Perform original/copy cataloging in at least one foreign language with proper transliteration and authority control.
• Oversee multilingual workflows, including remote language workflows and Alma imports.
• Develop backlog reduction strategies with workload assessment and resource allocation.
• Coordinate holdings maintenance, inventory, withdrawals, and updates in Alma.
• Monitor quality, conduct technical reviews, and ensure compliance with metadata standards.
• Prepare project status reports, metrics, and risk assessments for customer stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Serials cataloging

Metadata remediation

Multilingual cataloging

Education

MLIS/MLS

Tools

Ex Libris Alma

OCLC Connexion

MARC 21

Authority control tools

Job description

LAC Federal in Washington, DC seeks an experienced Project Manager / Senior Serials Cataloger to lead a large cataloging and metadata modernization program for a federal cultural heritage and research institution. You will oversee a team of catalogers and remote language specialists, guiding complex serials cataloging and data remediation in Alma.

The role requires advanced skills in MARC 21, RDA, and authority control, plus leadership of cross‑functional workflows, backlog reduction, and QA.