Metadata Analyst
Assistant Librarian/Associate Librarian
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
The IU Bloomington Libraries are seeking an energetic, innovative and
service-oriented individual for the newly created position of Metadata
Analyst for the Indiana University Digital Library Program (DLP).
Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington has grown from a small
state seminary into the flagship campus of a great public university with
over 42,000 students and almost 3,000 faculty. Innovation, creativity, and
academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its world-class
contributions in research and the arts. The campus covers over 1,800
wooded acres and is distinctive for both its park-like beauty and an
architectural heritage inspired by local craftsmanship in limestone.
The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
(http://www.libraries.iub.edu) are among the leading academic research
library systems in North America, having recently been named the top
university library by the Association of College and Research Libraries.
The IUB Libraries provide strong collections, quality service and
instructional programs, and leadership in the application of information
technologies. The IU Libraries system consists of eighteen libraries on
the Bloomington campus, five libraries in Indianapolis, and a library at
each of the other six campuses across the state. The collections support
every academic discipline on campus and include more than 6.6 million
books, journals, maps, films, and audio/visual materials in over 900
languages. Users can access more than 400 databases, 43,000 electronic
journals, and 224,000 electronic books, as well as locally developed
digital content.
The IUB Libraries are active members of regional and national associations
and consortia including the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC),
the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Digital Library
Federation (DLF), and is a founding member of HathiTrust, a shared digital
repository. IU is the principal investigator for Kuali Open Library
Environment (OLE) and is working with academic library partners to develop
a next generation open source library management system.
The DLP is a system-wide resource that is dedicated to the production,
maintenance, delivery, and preservation of a wide range of high-quality
networked resources. As part of the Library Technologies and Digital
Libraries division, the DLP assumes a leadership role in the development
and delivery of services to preserve and provide access to digital content
from IUs libraries, archives, museums, faculty, and academic departments
to local users, citizens of the state of Indiana, and beyond. The DLP
provides a focus for the development of strategies and initiatives that
will help guide the University's libraries through the transformations
necessary to succeed in the digital age.
The Metadata Analyst reports to the Associate Director for Digital Library
Content and Services and will be responsible for:
Planning long-term metadata strategies for the IU Libraries and DLP
Advising on appropriate standards and approaches to creating and
managing metadata for digital projects, collections, and systems
Working with collection managers, subject specialists, and
catalogers to identify appropriate metadata standards in digital projects
covering a variety of media, including text, music, still images, audio,
and video.
Designing and/or adapting XML schemas, XSLT stylesheets,
Schematron assertions, and RDF ontologies for digital systems and projects
Translating metadata between formats and integrating metadata from
a variety of sources
Participating in the design and development of services to support
preservation of and access to digitized and born-digital content from IUs
collections
Collaborating with local, national, and international partners on
research to advance the state of the art in digital libraries
Serving as a liaison between the Digital Library Program and
internal and external partners on collaborative metadata projects
Performing project management activities for individual digital
collection and systems projects
The Metadata Analyst will work on projects across the spectrum of the
Digital Library Program, including those in support of the Lilly Library,
University Archives, Cook Music Library, Archives of Traditional Music,
Wells Library, and other units on the IU Bloomington campus, as well as in
support of other IU campuses. The Metadata Analyst will also provide
metadata planning and analysis support for IUScholarWorks, IUs suite of
online scholarly communication services (based on DSpace and Open Journal
System software), and IUs Fedora-based digital collections repository.
The Metadata Analyst will also contribute to DLPs involvement in IUs
efforts to support data management and curation for its researchers and in
the groundbreaking work on data publishing and curation to be undertaken
as part of an NSF funded DataNet award. Additional work will overlap with
the HathiTrust Digital Library (http://hathitrust.org) and the HathiTrust
Research Center (http://www.hathitrust-research.org).
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
ALA-accredited masters degree in library science, information
management/science, or related degree
Minimum 2 years of experience in metadata analysis and support
Knowledge of the concepts and applications used in the standards
and practices of organizing information
Experience in recommending, designing and implementing metadata
schemes for digital library projects
Experience in the transformation of XML documents using XSLT
Experience with metadata standards including MARC, MARCXML, EAD,
Dublin Core, METS, MODS, FRBR, VRA and others
Experience with creation and/or knowledge and management of
digital objects in various text, image, sound, and/or video formats
Experience with digital repository systems such as Fedora or DSpace
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with
diverse population of faculty, students, and academic colleagues
Good organization skills and an aptitude for complex analytical
and detailed work
Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian
position
Preferred:
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, manage, and implement
projects
Experience with programming using Perl or Java
Experience in writing grant proposals and/or managing grants
Experience cataloging in MARC
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education;
benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base
retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a
generous paid time off plan. This is a tenure-track academic appointment
that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of
benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:
Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html
Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html
Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html
TO APPLY
Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2012. The position will
remain open until filled. Please send letter of application, professional
vita, and the names/addresses/telephone numbers of four references to:
Jennifer Chaffin
Director of Human Resources
Libraries Human Resources
Herman B Wells Library 201B
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-855-8196
Fax: 812-855-2576
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
For more information about Indiana University Bloomington, go to
http://www.iub.edu.
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Indiana University has a strong commitment to principles of diversity and
in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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