LAC Group is seeking an experienced Metadata Librarian to work for a major
Federal library in Beltsville, MD. The selected individual will support the
development and maintenance of metadata files. This is a full-time (40 hours a
week; Monday to Friday) benefited contract position.
Responsibilities:
Support management and ingest of publisher supplied data as well as creation of
descriptive metadata for items when publisher supplied data is unavailable.
Create or modify XSLT stylesheets for incoming publisher-supplied metadata.
Ensure that publisher-supplied metadata meets standards for interoperability
and end-user functionality.
Develop new and revised workflows and procedures for describing and managing
collections and products. Document workflows and procedures.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science, Information Architecture or
Information Management
Knowledge of XML editors such as Oxygen, JIRA, etc.
Familiar with common metadata standards used in libraries such as MODS, PubMed,
DublinCore, etc.
Ability to identify errors in metadata
Excellent analytical and communication skills.
Creative problem solving abilities.
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