[Asis-l] Position Announcement

[Maureen Dotson]

Position announcement - please post:

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Metadata Librarian

San Diego State University Library and Information Access invites 
applications from experienced and innovative individuals for the 
position of Metadata Librarian.  Reporting to the Head of Monographs 
Cataloging, the successful candidate will provide leadership in 
developing, implementing and managing metadata standards, and will 
create metadata for the library's growing number of digital 
collections and repositories, including text, images, audio, video 
and data files.

Responsibilities:
    * Leads the evaluation and implementation of appropriate metadata 
standards for description, access, retrieval and management of the 
library's digital assets
    * Serves as the local authority for metadata standards, keeping 
abreast of developments in electronic publishing, digital conversion 
and related copyright concerns
    * Documents locally adopted metadata standards, practices and workflows
    * Creates metadata for the library's digital collections
    * Trains staff and supervises metadata creation
    * Manages authority and quality control issues for the library's metadata
    * Participates in the Digital Initiatives Steering Group to plan 
digital collections and projects
    * Collaborates with faculty, librarians and staff as they develop 
digital collections
    * Serves as the library's metadata liaison to the University
    * May collaborate with colleagues to structure, plan and build 
University-wide repositories
    * Experiments with promising new metadata/cataloging tools or technologies
    * Participates in appropriate library and University task forces, 
committees, and outreach activities
    * Provides exceptional customer service to colleagues and library 
users alike

Required Qualifications:
    * ALA-accredited MLS degree, or equivalent
    * A minimum of one year of experience working with two or more 
recognized metadata schema, such as Dublin Core, EAD, METS,  MODS or 
MARC in a digital library environment
    * Basic knowledge of the processes involved in digitization/data 
transformation
    * Demonstrated knowledge of information organization concepts
    * Excellent oral and written communication skills
    * Ability to work collaboratively with diverse constituencies
    * Ability to work well with library staff to provide access to 
the library's digital collections
    * Ability to be flexible and responsive in a rapidly changing 
work environment
    * Demonstrated leadership skills
    * Ability to meet the requirements for tenure and promotion at 
San Diego State University

Preferred Qualifications:
    * Two years of library experience
    * Project management experience

This is a full-time, twelve-month, tenure track faculty 
position.  Tenure is dependent upon continuing library service 
effectiveness, professional growth and development, and service to 
the University and community.  Rank of either Senior Assistant or 
Associate Librarian with a salary range of 
$55,944-$89,472.  Excellent benefits, including medical, dental and 
vision plans, as well as 24 days vacation per year.

San Diego State University is one of the largest academic 
institutions in California, and is the oldest in the San Diego 
region.  Part of the California State University system, SDSU serves 
an ethnically diverse student body of approximately 36,500 
students.  SDSU is the nation's most productive small research 
university, offering bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees 
in 74 and joint-doctoral degrees in 16 areas.  Its mission is to 
provide well-balanced, high-quality education for undergraduate and 
graduate students, and to contribute to knowledge and the solution of 
problems through excellence and distinction in teaching, research and 
services.  Additional information is available at 
<http://www.sdsu.edu/>http://www.sdsu.edu.

SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer and does not 
discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, religion, 
national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, 
disability or veteran status, including veterans of the Vietnam era.

Please send letter of application, resume and names, postal and 
e-mail addresses of five professional references to 
<mailto:mlester at mail.sdsu.edu>mlester at mail.sdsu.edu .  Print versions 
of the application packet may be sent to:

Mark Lester
Director, Administrative Operations and Communication
Library and Information Access
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050

Please indicate the position for which you are applying.  Screening 
will begin March 3, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
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