Ida Jane Dacus Library and Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University seek a collaborative and highly motivated Metadata and Discovery Librarian to join our Technical and Digital Initiatives (TDI) team. As the principal cataloger and metadata librarian, this position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the discoverability and accessibility of our library and archival collections. This 12-month, tenure-track appointment, reports to the Head of Technical and Digital Initiatives and will be assigned at the assistant or associate professor level commensurate with experience. The pay range for this position is $55,000-$58,000, commensurate with experience.
Required Qualifications
ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree
Two or more years of cataloging and metadata experience
Thorough knowledge of electronic and traditional cataloging, classification, and authority control
Demonstrated proficiency with cataloging and metadata tools and standards in a mixed RDA/AACR2 environment using MARC 21 standards, LC classification, Dublin Core, LCSH, OCLC, and NACO
Proficiency with Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and OCLC WorldCat/Connexion
Expertise in authority control standards, including NACO certification or equivalent training
Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge of OAI-PMH and metadata mapping
Experience with open-access web publishing
Experience working in an academic library
Two or more years of project management experience
Experience working with archival materials and institutional repositories
Familiarity with emerging technologies in collections management such as BibFrame and linked data
More information and a link to apply is available at https://apply.interfolio.com/154451
