Metadata Services Director jobs in Tempe, AZ

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.

• Develops, implements, and manages workflows for creating and maintaining electronic resources metadata. Responsible for metadata creation and remediation projects; and identifying, harvesting, or enhancing legacy metadata to assist in user discovery of library and other information resources.

• Evaluates e-resource metadata from library systems, vendors, and other sources to determine the most suitable metadata for discovery purposes. Performs and manages metadata work at scale, employing automation and batch processes to load, enhance, and remediate metadata.

• Provides descriptive and subject metadata using Resource Description and Access (RDA), AACR2, MARC, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and other standards.

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  Develops priorities, policies, and procedures relating to metadata for electronic resources in conjunction with library and university staff, vendors, and other stakeholders; identifies and resolves problems as applicable.

• Contributes to Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) component programs as applicable, including establishing name/title authorities for NACO (Name Authorities Cooperative), subjects for SACO (Subject Authorities Cooperative) and bibliographic records for BIBCO (bibliographic record cooperative).

• Establishes a solid knowledge base in metadata practices, cataloging and librarianship, maintaining a high-level working knowledge of national and international literature for cataloging and classification of electronic resources. Keeps informed of revisions in standards and other trends/developments in metadata practices.

• Participates in the creation, development, and implementation of unit and team policies and procedures; helps set unit/team goals and priorities within the framework of the ASU Library goals and priorities, and assists in the creation, development, and maintenance of tools and resources used by Acquisitions and Metadata staff.

• Provides training to staff in Acquisitions and Metadata Services and other library staff. May also directly supervise one or more staff and/or student employees.

• Performs and/or manages other responsibilities as assigned.

• Participates in professional contribution and service activities.

• Professional, paraprofessional or internship-level metadata and/or cataloging experience

• 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

The applicant’s last name should appear in each uploaded file name. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at: Daniel.Jergovic@asu.edu. Application deadline is June 14, 2024. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until position is filled.