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Metadata Architect Canadiana.org Ottawa Canadiana.org is seeking a metadata architect to manage strategies, standards and practices for the creation and application of digital collections metadata. The successful candidate will have expertise in metadata stand-ards, formats and applications, be technically-oriented and have good analytical and communication skills. Ex-perience with XML applications, databases and various programming languages, or a desire to learn these skills, is highly desirable. Located in downtown Ottawa, Canadiana.org is a non-profit organization with a staff of about 20. For more than 35 years, Canadiana.org has worked closely with Canadian research libraries and memory institutions to im-prove access to Canada's documentary heritage. The primary activities of the metadata architect include: * Analyzing metadata requirements. * Selecting, developing and implementing standards and best practices. * Authoring, extending and maintaining schemas. * Developing mappings and crosswalks. * Managing strategies for creating and extracting metadata during digitization and from crowdsourcing. * Developing and managing a linked open data strategy. Essential qualifications for this position include: * Extensive knowledge of metadata standards used in libraries and archives, such as MARC, MODS, RAD, Dublin Core, METS and RDF. * Practical understanding of metadata practices and applications in libraries and archives. * Working knowledge of XML, including XML schemas, character encodings and namespaces. * Understanding of linked open data (LOD) and data driven applications. * Knowledge of Web metadata standards and practices. * Master of library and information studies, archival studies, or other combination of relevant education and ex-perience. In addition, the following are highly desirable: * Working knowledge of XSLT, XPath, JSON and HTML. * Programming experience with multiple languages, especially Perl, PHP and JavaScript. * API design experience. * Database development experience. * Knowledge of OAI-PMH. * Familiarity with Linux or Unix * Bilingual This is a term position with an initial appointment of one year. Salary and benefits are commensurate with expe-rience. Applications should be submitted in PDF format no later than Friday, May 23rd 2014 to [log in to unmask] Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/14389/