The Digital Public Library of America is recruiting for a *Metadata
Coordinator *to join our growing team.  The Metadata Coordinator will be a
member of the Content Team and will report to the Director for Content.

The Metadata Coordinator:

   - serves as DPLA's metadata expert, responsible for DPLA MAP data model
   creation and maintenance and international standards compliance
   - is the staff expert for DPLA in best practices for metadata, metadata
   analysis and improvements,
   - will work to establish a best practices with our partners for data
   corrections and data sharing
   - works closely with technical staff to design/utilize community
   sourcing activities and tools around metadata improvement and enhancement
   - leads Linked Open Data (LOD) implementation for DPLA and our partners
   - works closely with technical and content staff and DPLA partners to
   design an efficient ingest process
   - tests and implements emerging protocols for metadata ingest
   - brings creative vision to the team around possibilities for working
   with data
   - is active in GLAM community metadata groups
   - will assist in the content recruitment process and take on associated
   projects as needed

The ideal candidate will have the following:

   - 4+ years of professional experience managing metadata in a repository
   - Practical experience managing all aspects of metadata creation for a
   digital repository, including selection and implementation of metadata
   standards, quality control, and crosswalking/mapping data sets.
   - Demonstrable knowledge of metadata standards including DC, MODS, METS,
   MARC, MARCXML, PBCORE
   - Demonstrable knowledge of protocols and data models including OAI-PMH,
   OAI-ORE, ResourceSync, Europeana Data Model (EDM), DPLA MAP, Linked Open
   Data, RDF
   - Master's degree in Library and Information Science or an equivalent

Other desired skills include:

   - 2+ years of experience harvesting metadata from different sources
   using one of the protocols listed above
   - Professional level work experience in a collaborative digital library,
   archive, museum or other similar institution
   - Familiarity with one or more scripting languages
   - Familiarity with APIs

Like its collection, the DPLA is strongly committed to diversity in all of
its forms. We provide a full set of benefits, including health care, life
and disability insurance, and a retirement account. Starting salary is
commensurate with experience.

The DPLA's central office is in the Boston Public Library, in Copley Square
in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. The Metadata Coordinator will
ideally be located in the Boston area, but a remote work environment may
also be considered.

Please send a letter of interest, a resume/cv, and contact information for
three references to [log in to unmask] Please put "Metadata Coordinator" in the
subject line. Questions about the position may be directed to the Director
for Content, Emily Gore, at [log in to unmask]

The full job ad can be found on the DPLA website at
http://dp.la/info/2014/03/31/dpla-job-opportunity-content-specialist/