<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Come work with us at Wellesley.  Applications are starting to be reviewed now, so apply soon!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Apply and see full job description at </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><a href="https://wellesley.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/wellesley-staff/job/Cataloging-and-Metadata-Specialist_R0004273">https://wellesley.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/wellesley-staff/job/Cataloging-and-Metadata-Specialist_R0004273</a><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Cataloging and Metadata Specialist at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Job Description</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Working under the direction of the Assistant Director of Discovery Services, and in deep collaboration with the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian and the Systems Librarian, the Cataloging and Metadata Specialist executes strategies related to the discovery of the Library’s holding across multiple platforms. This position contributes to the work of the Discovery Services team, whose goal is ensure the effective discovery of the Library’s rich holdings in support of the academic mission of the College. </span></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:21.44px;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Adhering to standards and best practices, the Cataloging and Metadata Specialist performs tasks including: copy and original cataloging of library materials in a wide variety of languages and formats;  database maintenance activities that maintain and enhance records of the Library’s tangible and electronic resources in the library catalog; metadata creation and management to support the library’s digital collections efforts; and the generation of reports from library platforms to support the work of internal and external partners.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:21.44px;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Position Responsibility</span></span></p><ul style="font-size:16px;margin:12px 0px 0px;padding:0px 40px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;list-style-position:outside;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Performs copy and original and cataloging in a wide variety of languages and formats in an integrated library services platform. Applies current standards, including RDA and MARC 21; utilizes controlled vocabularies, including Library of Congress authorities and other thesauri, and Library of Congress classification; follows best practices in specialized cataloging, including rare materials and audiovisual media. </span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Manages workflows to maintain currency of Library’s e-resources metadata through the batch processing, analysis, and editing of records from multiple vendors. </span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Supports the creation and ongoing maintenance of metadata for digital assets in the platforms maintained by the College.</span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Generates bibliographic and holdings data from the library catalog to support the work of Library colleagues and external partners such as Marcive and HathiTrust. </span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Keeps abreast of trends and developments in open-source library services platforms; contributes to open-source library software user community.</span></p></li></ul><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:21.44px;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Basic Qualifications</span></span></p><ul style="font-size:16px;margin:12px 0px 0px;padding:0px 40px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;list-style-position:outside;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences or equivalent.</p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">1-3 years experience providing cataloging and metadata services in a library (academic preferred).</p></li></ul><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:21.44px;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></p><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Skills and Abilities </span></span></p><ul style="font-size:16px;margin:12px 0px 0px;padding:0px 40px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;list-style-position:outside;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">An understanding of the mission of higher education and the required support of library resources. </span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Knowledge and understanding of the organization and classification of information resources (national and international standards).</span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Ability to perform complex copy or original cataloging within an integrated library services platform.</span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a team.</span></p></li><li style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent"><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:transparent">Commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace, and an ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population.</span></p></li></ul><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal">~~~~~ <span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(39,78,19)">Kara S. Hart </span></p></div><div><div style="font-family:arial"><font size="2" color="#274e13"><font>Systems Librarian - Library & Technology Services <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">- </div></font>Wellesley College</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>