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The email address included below for applications is incorrect. It should be: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] Apologies! Sarah >Please excuse the cross-posting. The Library of >the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >has two job openings for Metadata Librarians. >This search has been extended until September 21st. > >Sarah > >-------------------------------------------------- >Metadata Librarian (2 positions) - Content >Access Management (CAM) and Illinois Harvest >Assistant Professor of Library Administration, >University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library > >Position Available: September 21, 2007 >(negotiable). This is a full-time, regular, >faculty position in the University Library. > >The University of Illinois Library is at a very >exciting and dynamic point in its digital >library development. Prior to the current year, >digital projects at Illinois were small to >medium sized and narrowly focused in scope. An >infusion of funding for FY07 has facilitated our >entry into several large scale digitization >programs, and a recently passed library fee >holds promise for future endeavors. UIUC is a >member of the Open Content Alliance and houses >an Internet Archive scanning center in our >high-density shelving facility. Early in the >year, we awarded a large RFP for digital >scanning services for eleven sizeable >collections of Illinois related materials. As a >member of the Committee on Institutional >Cooperation (CIC), UIUC will be contributing up >to two million volumes to the Google Book Search >project in the coming years. Our institutional >repository, IDEALS, and our digital preservation >program are starting to mature. Last, but not >least, we are developing an OAI-PMH based web >portal called Illinois Harvest to aggregate and >present digital content created at the >University of Illinois with digital content >about Illinois created by libraries and museums >elsewhere. The successful candidates will have >an opportunity to help build a great digital >library at one of the nation’s premier academic libraries. > >Duties and Responsibilities: The University of >Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library seeks two >innovative individuals to provide expertise and >guidance in metadata schemas and standards and >to assist in their implementation within the >Library. The Metadata Librarian is responsible >for helping plan and manage metadata production >of digitization projects for the Illinois >Harvest Project and other digital work for the >University of Illinois Libraries. > >The Metadata Librarian is a faculty position >reporting to the Head of Content Access >Management (CAM). Responsibilities include: >- Lead, manage, and coordinate activities >relating to metadata production for description, >access and preservation of digital materials >acquired or held by the UIUC Libraries. >Coordinate the work of staff involved in >metadata production including providing training >and technical assistance to other department and library staff. >- Work with the Head of Content Access >Management and other faculty and staff involved >in large scale digitization work in the planning >and implementation of metadata provision for >digital resources, including the selection of >metadata schema, data elements, thesauri, and development of crosswalks. >- Formulate, document, and implement the >Library's policies, procedures, and best >practices for use of descriptive metadata >schemas (such as MARC, MODS, Dublin Core, and >other applicable schemas), preservation metadata >schemas (such as PREMIS), content standards >(such as AACR2 and CCO), controlled vocabularies >(such as LCSH, TGN, AAT and other applicable >vocabularies) and transmission standards such as >METS. Work with other units (such as the >University Archives and IDEALS, the campus >institutional repository) as necessary to >coordinate alignment of existing policies, procedures, and best practices. >- Implement and use digital library systems and >applications for improving access to digital >collections including CONTENTdm, DSpace, DLXS, >Olive, Oxygen, Voyager, and/or other local >systems in iShare, the Illinois consortial >online catalog. Provide input into selection of other digital library systems. >- Participate in metadata remediation, >transformation, and creation using appropriate >schemas to support the Illinois Harvest Portal >and the University of Illinois at >Urbana-Champaign Library's growing digital collections. >- Create collection level records for the Library's digital collections. >- Assist in metadata harvesting using the Open >Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). >- Participate in the Library's research and development efforts. > >Required Qualifications: >- MLS from an ALA accredited graduate program >- Minimum of one year’s experience working with >metadata in a digital library environment >- Experience with one or more of these >standards: Dublin Core, EAD, MODS, or VRA. >- Experience with XML and XML technologies. >- Knowledge of AACR, MARC and national cataloging standards. >- Knowledge of Dewey Decimal Classification, >Library of Congress Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings. >- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office applications. >- Ability to multitask and prioritize, work >independently and as a part of a team, have >excellent written and oral communication skills, >and work in a fast-paced varied work environment. >- Outstanding communication skills. > >Desired: >- Experience creating XSLT stylesheets. >- Experience with preservation metadata such as PREMIS. >- Experience with Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standards (METS). >- Cataloging experience with AACR and MARC >tagging, preferably on OCLC. NACO, SACO or BIBCO experience. >- Experience with an integrated library system, preferably Endeavor Voyager. >- Work experience in a research library. >- Experience with scripting or programming languages. > >Salary and Rank: Salary and rank commensurate >with credentials and experience. This is a >full-time faculty appointment at the rank of >Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on >the candidate’s record of research and >professional service. Librarians hold faculty >rank and title, and must demonstrate excellence >in librarianship, research and service in order >to meet University standards for promotion and tenure. > >Terms of Appointment: Twelve-month appointment; >24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid >holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days >(cumulative), plus an additional 13 sick-leave >days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each >year; health insurance requiring a small >co-payment is provided to employee (with the >option to purchase coverage for spouse and >dependents); required participation in State >Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of >annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon >termination), with several options for >participation in additional retirement plans; >newly-hired employees are covered by the >Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction. > >Campus and Community: The University of Illinois >at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major >public, land-grant university (Doctoral/Research >University Extensive) ranked among the best in >the world, including “Top 20” programs in >Chemistry, Engineering, English, Mathematics, >Music, Library & Information Science, >Psychology, and Veterinary Medicine. Chartered >in 1867, its faculty and staff provide >undergraduate and graduate education in more >than 150 fields of study, conduct theoretical >and applied research, and provide public service >to the state and the nation. It employs 3,000 >faculty members serving 31,000 undergraduate and >11,000 graduate and professional students; >approximately 25% of faculty receive campus-wide >recognition each year for excellence in >teaching. For more information, see: http://www.uiuc.edu. > >The University is located in the twin cities of >Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined >population of 100,000 and are situated >approximately 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 >miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 miles >northeast of St. Louis. The University and its >surrounding communities offer a cultural and >recreational environment ideally suited to the >work of a major research institution and its >members. For more information, see: http://www.uiuc.edu/community/. > >To Apply: Send letter of application and >complete resume, including names, addresses, >telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three >(3) references to: Donna Hoffman, Library Human >Resources, University of Illinois at >Urbana-Champaign, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, >IL 61801 (phone: 217-333-8169). Applications may >also be delivered electronically to >[log in to unmask] Applications without email address will not be accepted. > >Deadline: In order to ensure full consideration, >applications and nominations must be received by September 21st, 2007. > >The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Sarah L. Shreeves >Coordinator, Illinois Digital Environment for >Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) >University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign >Phone: 217-244-3877 or 217-233-4648 >Email: [log in to unmask] >http://ideals.uiuc.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah L. Shreeves Coordinator, Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign Phone: 217-244-3877 or 217-233-4648 Email: [log in to unmask] http://ideals.uiuc.edu/