[Metadatalibrarians] Job posting for Grant MacEwan College

[Clay Redding]

Posted on behalf of Jeanette Tajcnar.



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Expression of Interest

CFAC 1004-08

Position Name:  Metadata  
Specialist                                                               
                                                                         
                                         Position Type:  Project,  
Grant Funded

Duration:    3 months with a possibility of extension

Posting Date:  January 28, 2009

Closing Date:   February 18, 2009

Hours:  Flexible (50% of the time will be spent on campus in Edmonton)

The Digital Asset Management (DAM) project is a grant-funded  
initiative at the Centre for the Arts and Communications, Grant  
MacEwan College.  The project is multifaceted involving the shift  
toward mandatory laptop requirement in the classroom, the development  
of online environments that encourage cross-program student  
collaboration, the use of e-content in instruction and teaching, and  
the development of a web presence to highlight the creative output of  
MacEwan students and faculty.  As part of the DAM project initiative,  
the Centre for the Arts and Communications Campus requires a Metadata  
Specialist to recommend appropriate metadata standard(s), controlled  
vocabularies and workflows for a variety of digital collections that  
include audio, text, image, moving image and born digital assets.   
Your recommendation will be based on several key criteria including:

·         Scalability to include future collection growth.
·         Compatibility with other accessible collections and  
digitization efforts at the provincial level.
·         Accessibility and user needs of MacEwan students, faculty  
and staff.
·         Sustainability of recommended practices.
·         E-content preservation and data integrity

As the successful incumbent you will have:

·         a Master’s degree from an accredited ALA Library Science  
program,
·         working knowledge of traditional cataloguing rules  
including MARC and AACR2, controlled vocabularies including LCSH,  
CSH, TGN, AAT, TGM I and II, ULAN and
·        experience with two or more metadata schema and protocols  
such as Dublin Core, EAD, VRA Core, MODS, OAIPMH and METS.

  You will have an awareness of:

·         current issues and trends in metadata and digital content  
management,
·         have knowledge and experience using XML and
·         previous start-up project experience using digital  
management systems such as CONTENTdm or Alfresco.

You are organized, succinct and clear in your written communication  
and demonstrate an ability to build consensus.

Reporting to the Project Manager and working closely with members of  
the Digital Asset Management project team and concerned faculty, your  
primary objectives will be:

·       To produce an online document outlining metadata guidelines  
for digitized image and audio collections.
·       To draft guidelines addressing acquisition, quality control  
and copyright issues.
·       To pilot a sample database of e-objects.
·       To develop training materials.

Applicants with an equivalent combination of academic credentials and  
applicable experience will be considered for the position.

Please forward your questions to:
Jeanette Tajcnar
Project Manager
Grant MacEwan College
Centre for the Arts and Communications
(780) 497-5315
tajcnarj at macewan.ca

This position is anticipated to start in March 2009. Please submit  
your resume, letter of intent and hourly rate to:

Dianne Westwood
Coordinator Faculty Administration
Grant MacEwan College
Centre for the Arts and Communications
westwoodd at macewan.ca



Jeanette Tajcnar
MacEwan Project Manager
tajcnarj at macewan.ca
(780) 497-5315 (office)
(780) 974-0159 (cell)