Librarian 3, Metadata Management - UConn Health, Farmington. Search #2019-301. The
Metadata Management Librarian has a unique opportunity to shape how we
create, use and manage metadata for the 21st century library. Success in
this position calls for innovation, creativity and a willingness to
iteratively problem solve in our complex and dynamic environment. The
Metadata Management Librarian will collaborate to enable discovery,
access and stewardship of the UConn Library's collections. Along with
UConn Health Sciences Library personnel, the Metadata Management
Librarian make a positive contribution to a culture of inclusion and
respect in all interactions within the library and across the
University.
Supervision Received: Reports to the Library Director
Supervision Exercised: Leads professional staff members
of lower rank, para and non-professional or other staff as assigned.
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED: Industry-leading health
insurance options and affordability. Generous vacation and sick-time
plans. Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options).
Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family
members. Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas.
State of the art facility and campus environments. Progressive
leadership and educational development programs available.
Schedule: 40 hrs per wk, Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm with a 30 minute unpaid meal break
Duties and Responsibilities: Manages metadata necessary
for the discovery, access and stewardship of UConn Library health
sciences collections. Applies knowledge of relevant international and
national standards, rules and best practices for creation, analysis,
enrichment, normalization and maintenance of metadata at levels ranging
from sets to bibliographic records, items and holdings. Collaborates
across the university to develop and enhance procedures for effective
metadata management and is responsible for developing solutions to
metadata access and discovery problems.
Minimum Qualifications Required, Knowledge,Skill and
Ability: Demonstrated ability to work within a variety of complex and
inter-related systems, interfaces and knowledge bases. Knowledge of
PubMEd, Linkout and MeSh subject headings. Knowledge of bibliographic
utilities, tools and library management systems, vendor cataloging
services, authority control services and automated routines for metadata
maintenance. Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to change. Strong communication and
interpersonal skills.
Minimum Qualifications Required, Experience
and Training: A Master's degree in Library and Information Science from
an American Library Association accredited program (or international
equivalent) plus three(3) years of relevant professional library
experience in a health science setting. Two years of the general
experience must have involved the performance of professional library
tasks at or above the level of Librarian II.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's or second Master's
degree in fields relevant to position responsibilities (e.g. management
of information systems, data analysis, computer sciences). Experience
with the Alma library management system and the Primo discovery system.
Working knowledge of high level scripting language(e.g. Python, Perl,
PHP, Javascript). Demonstrated proficiency in MARC21 and knowledge of
current and emerging structured metadata standards, models,
applications, and initiatives (examples include RDA, Dublin Core,MODS,
METS, BIBFRAME, KBART and Linked Open Data). Working understanding of
Semantic WEb technologies (based on RDF). Working knowledge of metadata
tools and systems for creating, editing and transforming metadata (e.g.
XML,XSLT,Oxygen, MarcEdit, OpenRefine). Experience working with APIs and
with normalizing and scripting transformations of structured metadata
in an XML environment (e.g. JSON).
Full Time Equivalent Minimum Salary: $73,694.00
Why UConn Health: UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated
academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth
in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical
care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost
importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of
Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a
strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and
quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the
decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass
more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior
care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of
educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
To apply for this position, visit https://jobs.uchc.edu/.
You may use the Candidate Self-Service (CSS) online application. After
submitting your application, you may also have the opportunity to upload
a cover letter, a resume, and references. You MUST have these documents
available at the time of application.
UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in
addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer. All employees are subject
to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us
