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Multimedia and E-Monographs Catalog and Metadata Librarian, Rutgers
University Libraries -- Rutgers University at New Brunswick -- New Jersey
Multimedia and E-Monographs Catalog and Metadata Librarian
Rutgers University Libraries
The Cataloging and Metadata Services Department (CMS) on the New
Brunswick/Piscataway campus seeks a dynamic and proactive individual
to provide leadership in the areas of special formats cataloging,
electronic monographs, and digital projects. Under the direction of the
Head of CMS, will supervise and provide leadership to staff responsible
for the original and complex cataloging of scores, sound recordings,
videorecordings, cartographic materials, and monographic electronic
resources. Will establish standards and develop strategies to integrate
electronic monographs in the Libraries' online catalog and institutional
repository; expand commercial e-book and digital video collections in
IRIS; and establish methods to identify and link URLs for public domain
full-text books available in electronic collections, such as Google books,
to relevant IRIS records; increase the presence of electronic government
documents in IRIS, working with appropriate units on procedures for
recommending electronic resources for cataloging, and on strategies for
link management; design and implement a metadata strategy for e-monographs
and electronic theses and dissertations submitted to the repository; create
a strategy for federating monographs across the libraries' repository and
IRIS online public catalog. As part of the Libraries' institutional
repository team, will provide leadership in digital projects, including
metadata strategies for moving images, music, women's studies and the
arts, and participates in the ongoing development of the libraries' data
model and metadata strategy. The candidate will participate in the METS
application for special formats to support digital collections in
University Archives, the Margery Somers Foster Center and the Institute of
Jazz Studies.
Required: ALA accredited MLS and three years' experience applying
AARC2 cataloging standards, LC Classification and LCSH, with a minimum of
two years' experience cataloging non-book formats. Experience with OCLC
Connexion and a major integrated library system, preferably Sirsi.
Knowledge of nationally recognized metadata schemas, such as METS, MODS,
PREMIS, Dublin Core; commitment to continual professional development
through scholarly research relevant to areas of responsibility including
publications, presentations and participation and leadership in the work
of relevant professional associations.
Preferred: Ability to mentor and manage staff. Reading fluency in a
Western European language; experience with metadata creation, familiarity
with XML.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience for a
tenure-track faculty position.
Non-U.S. citizens must be authorized to work in the U.S. For the full
position profile, visit
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/hr/libpersonnel/libpersonnel.shtml.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled. Submit resume, cover letter, and names of three
references to: Sandra Troy (APP #175) University Libraries Human
Resources Manager, Rutgers University Libraries, 169 College Ave., New
Brunswick, NJ 08901; fax: 732-932-7637; e-mail:
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is an equal opportunity,
affirmative action employer. The Libraries are strongly and actively
committed to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute creatively
to the University's multicultural environment.
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