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From: Mary Caldera via <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>@forums.archivists.org> Reply-To: "Jarrett <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> via" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Friday, April 1, 2016 at 1:48 PM To: "Jarrett <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> via" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [aac] Archivist Metadata Specialist job announcement Yale Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, seeks a strong and diverse pool of applicants for our Archivist/Metadata Specialist position (see http://careers.archivists.org/jobs/8031542/archivist-metadata-specialist for a full description). Feel free to contact me off-list if you have any questions. SUMMMARY Under the supervision of the Head of Arrangement and Description, work with staff in MSSA and across Yale University Library to ensure metadata integrity, normalization, portability, and development of and/or adherence to local and national metadata best practices. Contribute to quality control of metadata operations; maintain documentation on best practices and track developments on standards of all types (descriptive, technical, preservation, and administrative) to recommend and design appropriate metadata schema and products for discovery and access. Follow the development of new and emerging technologies and analyze their potential application to the department and library to significantly improve or transform information resource discovery and retrieval; and participate in departmental and library-wide technology planning and implementation activities. Provide ongoing support of the department's use of ArchivesSpace; serve as an ArchivesSpace super-user. Collaborate across the Library on ArchivesSpace implementation and use. Process and catalog archive and manuscript collections in all formats, including born digital, in accordance with approved plans and departmental procedures, including screening for sensitive material and implementation of necessary preservation procedures. Devise processing plans for collections requiring more than minimum processing. Prepare and update access tools such as finding aids and catalog records for archival and manuscript holdings in accordance with archival and library standards. Participate in departmental planning; represent the department on a variety of collaborative projects and programs inside and outside the department; seek opportunities for cooperation with other departments or institutions; plan and manage specific library projects. Participate in departmental reference and outreach program through weekly rotations on the reference desk and involvement in primary source instruction. Sincerely, Mary ________________________________ ________________________________ Mary Caldera, Head of Arrangement and Description Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 203/432-8019