Website Arizona State University Library
The E-Resources Metadata Librarian provides leadership and initiative for the discovery and description of the Library’s electronic collections and resources. Reporting to the Head of Acquisitions and Metadata, the incumbent will develop, review, and enhance workflows for managing vendor and consortial records; lead and coordinate initiatives for maintenance and remediation of e-resources metadata; and provide descriptive and subject metadata for electronic resources.
Working collaboratively with metadata, e-resources, acquisitions, licensed collections and technology services staff, the E-Resources Metadata Librarian also participates in the creation, development and implementation of unit and team policies and procedures, provides training to Library staff and/or student employees, and maintains a high-level working knowledge of theory and practice pertaining to librarianship, specifically electronic resources.
The ASU Library is a center of energy, imagination, and innovation, with nine library facilities across four ASU campus locations. We provide students and faculty access to millions of information resources, world-class collections, outstanding study spaces, advanced data centers, and a suite of maker spaces and creative services. ASU Library strongly supports student success and is a critical partner in realizing the New American University’s mission of access, excellence, and impact. Success at ASU is measured not by whom we exclude but rather by whom we include and how they succeed.
Qualifications
Required:
- Masters degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program by the hire date.
- Professional, paraprofessional or internship-level metadata and/or cataloging experience
Preferred:
- Minimum of one year of experience with cataloging of electronic resources, particularly in a large academic research library
- Knowledge of MARC, LCSH, LC classification, RDA and/or AACR2
- Experience working with Alma ILS and/or Primo discovery service and/or certification as an Alma/Primo Administrator
- Experience with OCLC or a similar utility and its practice
- Experience with batch loading and/or metadata remediation tools such as MARCEdit, OpenRefine, XSLT, and/or scripting languages
- Experience working with APIs or similar applications
- Experience cataloging serials and/or integrating resources
- Experience working collaboratively with staff, administrators, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Training and/or supervisory experience
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