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SERIALS SPECIALIST AND LEAD METADATA ANALYST The Center for Research Libraries Chicago A recently awarded grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to continue to expand its analysis and planning to shape a data-centered international strategy for archiving and digitizing historical journals and newspapers. We are seeking a creative, self directed professional with project management & team-lead capabilities focused on achieving top-notch results and meeting production objectives. Position involves collaborating closely with internal database teams as well as outside partners & publishers to develop standards of metadata capture, creation and normalization of bibliographic and holdings data for serials and newspapers. Duties and Responsibilities: • Developing & monitoring processes for ensuring existing metadata is accurate and complete and coordinating the augmentation of existing data as necessary • Develop and implement a system to verify accuracy of all required data fields in incoming records. • Working with data sources to improve the quality of data as needed. • Investigate opportunities to expand capability of existing databases and opportunities in linked data environment • Provide guidance to a team of metadata specialists and data entry personnel. • Monitoring production to ensure project goals are met. • Ensuring data analysis team's goals and tasks are recorded in project management software and that team members use software to log progress or record notes. • Creating regular written project reports. Requirements: • Strong analytical skills, with experience analyzing dataflow, data patterns and work flow. • Prior project management and team lead experience. • MLS or MLIS required • A minimum of 3 years serials cataloging experience, CONSER level preferred • Expertise developing and maintaining databases • Experience using PERL, JAVA or other programming languages to normalize text and applying API's to harvest or capture data. • Ability to document and explain standards CRL is a membership consortium consisting of the leading academic and research libraries in the U.S. and abroad, with a unique and historic collection. In addition to professional challenge and the chance to make a creative contribution, the CRL offers a competitive salary and exceptional benefits package. Respond with the title of the position in the subject line to: [log in to unmask] You may also respond by mail or fax, indicating the position you are applying for to: Human Resources Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 Fax: 773-955-4545 An Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/12933/