The Galvin Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology is recruiting a Metadata and Digitization Librarian.
Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 0600741):
The Metadata and Digitization Librarian provides leadership on all issues related to description and discovery of digital collections and assets including establishing metadata policies, procedures, and best practices to facilitate discovery and improve access to these resources.
Establishes policies, procedures, workflow, and best practices for the library in the application of metadata to digital content in order to facilitate increased accessibility by the IIT community. Provides original cataloging of digital materials for inclusion in the integrated library system and other content management systems using current and emerging metadata standards.
Manages IIT's institutional repository (IR), Share, including establishing policies, procedures, and workflow for the submission of materials for inclusion in the IR and application of descriptive and administrative metadata to these materials. . . .
Provides expertise in creating, managing, and preserving local digital collections including providing overall quality control in the application of metadata.
