Job - Senior Metadata Librarian
Our client located North of Boston is seeking a Senior Metadata Librarian.
The Sr. Metadata Librarian to be responsible for the analysis, specification, testing and maintenance of applications and processes involving our client’s bibliographic and rights metadata, assuring conformity to company policies, procedures and standards. The Sr. Metadata Librarian will provide consultation on complex projects and is considered to be a top level contributor/specialist from the Data Systems & Services team. In addition, the Sr. Metadata Librarian will serve as liaison between Data Systems & Services, and other internal business units and the IT Application Development team, to provide technical solutions that meet user needs
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor’s degree, and ALA-accredited MLS or ALA-recognized foreign equivalent or equivalent direct library or information center experience, or related advanced degree in Information Systems; 5 or more years experience working in an academic or business environment in a position with direct involvement with large, highly-structured, bibliographic database systems and applications, including library metadata and standards; experience in the analysis, design, management, provision, and support of customer-facing technical and service-based products and solutions; project management experience; demonstrated leadership and management skills; strong service orientation and commitment to the profession; and collegial, team-focused, strategic orientation and collaborative attitude. Management experience is desired.
Preferred: Prior experience and/or training as a Business Analyst; experience with cataloging operations, including original cataloging; use of AACR2, LCC, MARC21, OCLC, and with an integrated library system; working experience with cataloging non-book materials; experience with a variety of other (non-bibliographic) database environments and systems; working knowledge of tools for analyzing, summarizing, and reporting on bibliographic and other data.
Skills & Abilities
• Strong cognitive skills, including analysis, problem solving and decision making
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of data
• Proven ability to take charge of and lead project meetings/discussions
• Experience in modeling complex flows (work, process and data) along with extensive system design experience
• Excellent leadership skills and extensive experience interacting with business users and stake holders (including interrogation/interviewing techniques)
• Demonstrated ability in testing and documentation techniques, excellent planning and organizational skills, excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work within changing priorities, while paying acute attention to detail
• Flexible self-starter who is comfortable working with minimal supervision
• Ability to work effectively on/with cross-functional teams
• Ability to interface successfully with various organizations and levels of management, in a professional manner
Please send word formatted resumes to: Paula.Maloney@infocurrent.com