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Tisch Library supports Tufts’ School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering, providing the services and resources to assist members of the Tufts community in their teaching, learning and research. Tisch Library provides collections, expertise, and technology-rich environments to support the creation and dissemination of scholarship. The Technical Services Department provides support for the creation, management and preservation of scholarship. The department cultivates teamwork and collaborative relationships within and outside Tisch Library to provide high-quality resources and services for your users.
Reporting to the Assistant Director for Technical Services, the Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian will help drive the development and growth of metadata services in Tisch Library in support of scholarship at the University. He/She will be part of a collaborative team that develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures to provide cataloging and metadata services at the University.
Basic Requirements:
• MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent experience in an academic research library
• Demonstrated working knowledge of established and emerging national and international standards and tools relating to metadata and classification such as: Dublin Core, MODS, RDA, AACR2, LCSH, FRBR
• Excellent analytical skills and oral and written communication skills. Evidence of high productivity and problem solving skills when working independently and in groups, as changing situations require
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, with good team-working skills, a strong service orientation, and a demonstrated commitment to staff development and diversity in the workplace
• Knowledge of trends and issues in academic libraries, scholarly communications, higher education, publishing
Preferred Qualifications:
• Two or more years of professional experience working in an academic library setting.
• Working knowledge of a foreign language desirable
• Knowledge of music cataloging practices desirable
• Experience with the management of electronic resources
• Experience creating and/or working with authority data (e.g. LC authorities, Getty vocabularies, ISNI, etc.)
• Familiarity with linked data and semantic web applications
• Experience with original metadata creation and retrospective metadata projects
• Familiarity with markup and transformation languages such as: HTML, XML, XSLT
• Experience with XML editors such as Oxygen
• Knowledge of metadata application in a repository environment
Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. Please see the Tufts University non-discrimination statement.
** To apply, please visit: http://tufts.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=16001364&lang=en **