[Metadatalibrarians] Job Announcement: Metadata Librarian II, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

[Menke, Mary]

Metadata Librarian II
 Department:
 Libraries
 Location:
 Boston Main Campus
 Requisition Number:
 113825
 Position Number:
 00010080
 Full/Part Time:  Full-Time
 Grade:
 11
 Date Posted:
 04/06/2011
 Comment:

 Metadata Librarian II

Northeastern University Libraries seeks a dynamic, energetic, knowledgeable and self-motivated librarian to join its dedicated, innovative, and service-oriented staff.

The Metadata Librarian II, as part of the Metadata Management Department, will provide original metadata for analog and digital resources in all subject areas using a wide array of metadata schema and content standards including RDA. The Metadata Librarian should be familiar with and have expertise in various metadata schema, controlled vocabularies, content standards, and encoding methods. The Metadata Librarian II will be responsible for managing and supervising metadata projects and will work closely with the new Digital Library Management program and emerging services for the campus. The Metadata Librarian II will manage, supervise, and train the Department's Metadata Assistants including setting daily and long-term priorities, managing workflow, training staff in new content standards, and reviewing and revising metadata created by the Metadata Assistants.
 Qualifications
 ALA accredited master's degree in Library or Information Science required; 3 to 5 years cataloging or metadata experience preferred; demonstrated knowledge of established and emerging national and international metadata standards, metadata schemas, and the latest trends and issues in libraries and information science. The successful candidate should have excellent planning, analytical, interpersonal, communication, supervisory, and project management skills as well as a strong service orientation, technical aptitude, and a demonstrated commitment to staff development and diversity in the workplace.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received; first consideration will go to those received by June 30, 2011.
 Additional Information
 About Northeastern University Libraries

Northeastern University Libraries consist of Snell Library, John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute Library, and Marine Science Center Library. The libraries welcome over two million online and walk-in visitors a year. Collections include 964,000 volumes, 139,000 e-books, and 42,500 electronic journals. The libraries provide award-winning research and instructional services, a pioneering multimedia content creation space, a very popular Meet the Author series, and house internationally recognized special collections that document social justice efforts in the Greater Boston area. Northeastern has an ambitious vision to expand its digital initiatives, building on its institutional repository and digitization of special collections. The libraries continue to break new ground in scholarly communication, interdisciplinary research, and the emerging field of transliteracy; the ability to read, write, and interact across multiple media formats. Northeastern University Libraries leads the way in redefining library service in the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.lib.neu.edu.

Code: NEU638

 Equal Employment Opportunity
 Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.
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