Metadata Cataloger
The University Libraries at University of North Carolina-Greensboro seeks an innovative, collaborative librarian to serve in the position of Metadata Cataloger. This position is entrusted with ensuring that the University Libraries are providing high quality, efficient metadata that adhere to national standards and best practices. This is a tenure track position, and will have responsibility for providing guidance and expertise for the creation, delivery, maintenance and assessing of the library’s metadata services. The incumbent will be expected to work collaboratively in the planning and implementation of metadata standards for digital resources; including the selection of metadata schema, data elements, thesauri and assistance in creating crosswalks. The incumbent will oversee the planning and implementation of descriptive and subject metadata as well as authority control for the Library’s digital projects, such as the Literary Map of North Carolina and the Digital Archive on American Slavery.
The incumbent will have leadership responsibility for the UNCG NC DOCKS Contents Processing Team. NC DOCKS is a shared Institutional Repository (IR) with four other University of North Carolina institutions. The incumbent will manage the workflow for the addition of faculty articles and associated metadata to the IR, working with a variety of staff from technical services. The incumbent will have responsibility for managing the metadata activities from electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) including migrating metadata from IR to UNCG Library catalog.
The position requires knowledge of current cataloging standards/practices for original and complex copy cataloging as the incumbent assists in regular monographic cataloging as a resource person and also performs original and complex copy cataloging for designated Library of Congress Classification schedules including enhancing records in OCLC.
Required Qualifications
A masters degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association; Demonstrated knowledge with metadata and emerging standards, such as Dublin Core, XML, and EAD; Proven ability to apply AACRII, LCRI, LCSH, MARC21;Demonstrated knowledge of file formats, media migration, metadata management.
Preferred Qualifications
Cataloging experience in an academic or research library setting and experience with cataloging electronic resources; Experience with LC classification;
Experience with SIRSI integrated library systems;
Experience with adding article and/or theses to an Institutional Repository
For the complete posting, please go to:
http://provost.uncg.edu/Academic/EPA_Personnel/JobLists/DetailPage.asp?s...
Candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and names/addresses (postal & e-mail) of three current references online or by mail to:
Kathy Bradshaw
Metadata Cataloger Search Committee
University Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170
akbradsh [at] uncg [dot] edu
UNCG has a strong commitment to serve its highly diverse community. As such, UNCG welcomes applications from women, underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group members, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who would enrich the University’s mission. UNCG is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
