Manager, Catalog Management Unit - Yale University Library. 65201BR.
Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and
growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston
and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with
cultural resources that include three major museums, a
critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall,
and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.
General Purpose:
Yale University Library seeks a dynamic and collaborative manager to
lead the Catalog Management Unit (CMU) within the Department of Resource
Discovery Services (RDS). On behalf of the Yale Library and its users,
the successful candidate will guide the unit in performing catalog data
quality assurance, data remediation, workflow automation, and database
reporting. The incumbent will also track, analyze, and apply trends in
technical services involving catalog management, copy cataloging,
workflow automation, and batch data editing. This position will provide
documentation, specifications, reports, and contractual oversight for
vendors that provide services such as authority control and contract
cataloging. He or she will be the primary liaison between CMU and the
Library Shelving Facility, Access Services, and other stakeholders with
which CMU works closely.
This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 to Librarian 3. Librarian ranking information can be found at http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.
Required Education and Experience:
Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program for library and
information science and a minimum of two years of professional
experience and demonstrated professional accomplishments appropriate to
the librarian rank. Experience managing library technical services. Two
or more years of demonstrated supervisory experience, including training
and staff development.
Qualifications: Demonstrated
ability with the use of library management systems. (Yale currently uses
Voyager.) Ability to plan, initiate, and implement effective programs,
projects, and services. Excellent organizational skills. Demonstrated
ability to solve problems and manage complex workflows. Sound skills in
data analysis, remediation, and normalization. Logical and enthusiastic
approach to work, with careful attention to detail, initiative, and
follow-through. Evidence of ability to assess, analyze, plan, and solve
problems creatively and collaboratively in a complex, rapidly changing
environment. References indicating reliability and consistent
professional activity in the acquisitions or cataloging areas of library
science.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to a
conclusion in a timely fashion. Knowledge of authority control
processes. Knowledge of SQL and database systems. Demonstrated ability
in working with current and emerging metadata standards and tools, e.g.,
RDA, MARC, and BIBFRAME. Demonstrated knowledge of one or more
languages other than English.
Application: For more information and immediate consideration, please apply online at http://bit.ly/YaleCareers-65201BR. Please be sure to reference this website when applying for this position.
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workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful
accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best
anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time
off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement
benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more.
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University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and
does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color,
religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic
origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or
gender identity or expression.
