[Eril-l] Position available at Duke University Libraries: Metadata Transformation Librarian

[Virginia Martin]

Good afternoon colleagues,



Duke University Libraries is seeking applicants for the position of Metadata Transformation Librarian.  Below is a summary of the position.  The full posting, including required and preferred qualifications is available at http://library.duke.edu/about/jobs/metadatalibrarian.



Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The Duke University Libraries have a strong commitment to Affirmative Action and is actively seeking to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of our staff.



Summary



Reporting to the Head of Metadata & Discovery Strategy, the Metadata Transformation Librarian takes an innovative, service-oriented approach to the support of several key information management and discovery systems, including the integrated library system (ILS), currently ExLibris' Aleph; the off-site storage management system, currently Generation Fifth Application's Library Archival System (GFA); and discovery systems used by the staff of the library.



The Metadata Transformation Librarian will serve as part of a Technical Services department that includes a wide array of activities in metadata analysis, creation, consultation, enhancement, and maintenance. S/he will provide development, research and analysis toward the onboarding of the next-generation library management system (FOLIO), such as data mapping and metadata transformation tasks.  S/he will have programming and/or scripting skills commensurate with Technical Services' goals and ambitions. S/he uses vendor-supplied tools and services to meet the needs of the libraries and, when necessary, develops and maintains local extensions to the applications using query and scripting languages, such as SQL and Perl.



This newly created position is a rare opportunity to launch a career in academic librarianship at a major ARL member library invested in the future of library discovery, technology, and services. The successful candidate will demonstrate a capacity to learn new technologies and apply analytical reasoning to creatively solve issues in metadata application and management.



This opportunity provides an environment for strong mentorship in professional development for an early-career librarian. As DUL develops toward a non-MARC based metadata infrastructure Technical Services is committed to exploring opportunities and rethinking current practices to prepare the Libraries' data for this future.

Virginia Bacon Martin
Head, Continuing Resource Acquisitions Department
Duke University Libraries
Durham, NC
919-660-6949
virginia.martin at duke.edu<mailto:virginia.martin at duke.edu>

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