Position Open - Rutgers University

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Date:  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:20:06 -0500
From:  Mary Page <mary.page_at_gmail.com>
Subject:  Position Open - Rutgers University


ACADEMIC POSITION PROFILE  APP. 175
Multimedia and E-Monographs Catalog/Metadata Librarian
Technical and Automated Services
Rutgers University Libraries


RESPONSIBILITIES: The Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) Department of
the Rutgers University Libraries seeks a dynamic and proactive 
individual to join an
outstanding group of librarians and support staff to provide leadership 
in the areas
of special formats cataloging, electronic monographs, and digital 
projects. Under
the direction of the Head of CMS, the successful candidate supervises 
the original
and complex cataloging of two full-time support staff catalogers who 
catalog scores,
sound recordings, videorecordings, cartographic materials, and monographic
electronic resources. Provides leadership in the cataloging of 
electronic monographs
and other networked electronic resources.


This position will establish standards and develop strategies to 
integrate electronic
monographs in the Libraries' online catalog and institutional 
repository; expand
commercial e-book and digital video collections in IRIS; and establish 
methods
to identify and link URLs for public domain full-text books available in 
electronic
collections, such as Google books, to relevant IRIS records; increase 
the presence
of electronic government documents in IRIS, working with appropriate 
units on
procedures for recommending electronic resources for cataloging, and on 
strategies
for link management; design and implement a metadata strategy for 
e-monographs
and electronic theses and dissertations submitted to the repository; 
create a strategy
for federating monographs across the libraries' repository and IRIS 
online public
catalog. As part of the Libraries' institutional repository team, will 
provide leadership
in digital projects, including metadata strategies for moving images, 
music, women's
studies and the arts, and participates in the ongoing development of the 
libraries' data
model and metadata strategy. The candidate will participate in the METS 
application
for special formats to support digital collections in University 
Archives, the Margery
Somers Foster Center, and the Institute of Jazz Studies.


QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA accredited MLS and three years' experience
applying AARC2 cataloging standards, LC Classification and LCSH, with a
minimum of two years' experience cataloging nonbook formats. Experience 
with
OCLC Connexion and a major integrated library system, preferably Sirsi, 
required.
Knowledge of nationally recognized metadata schemas, such as METS, MODS,
PREMIS, Dublin Core required. The successful candidate must demonstrate
commitment to continual professional development through scholarly research
relevant to areas of responsibility including publications, 
presentations and participation
and leadership in the work of relevant professional association. 
Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills. Strong project management skills. Ability to 
mentor and
manage staff. Desired: Reading fluency in a Western European language; 
experience
with metadata creation, familiarity with XML. The successful candidate 
must be
eligible to work in the U.S.


SALARY: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience 
for a
tenure track faculty position.


STATUS/BENEFITS: Faculty status, calendar year appointment, retirement 
plans,
life/health insurance, prescription drug, dental and eyeglass plans, 
tuition remission,
one month vacation.


LIBRARY PROFILE: The Libraries' central Technical and Automated Services
(TAS) unit, on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus, provides acquisitions,
cataloging and systems support to all Rutgers University Libraries 
(RUL), and
is directed by the Associate University Librarian for Digital Library 
Systems.
RUL is comprised of libraries on the University's Camden, New Brunswick,
and Newark Campuses, and operates as a unified library system. The Library
holds more than 3 million volumes; 2.5 million documents, 4 million 
microforms,
20,000 current subscriptions and more than 100,000 e-books, e-journals and
databases.


The Libraries are a member of ARL, METRO, NERL, PALINET, PALCI,
VALE, and use Unicorn (SIRSI), OCLC's Connexion, and Fedora repository
software. The University is a member of the Association of American 
Universities.


Rutgers University has a distinguished history as a colonial college, a 
land-grant
institution, and a state university. Rutgers fills its mission as New 
Jersey's state
university by educating a diverse student body of over 48,000. Rutgers 
ranks
sixth among the public AAU institutions in the percentage of total minority
enrollment, third in percentage of African-American students enrolled, and
eighth in percentage of Asian students enrolled. Over fifteen percent of 
full-time
faculty are members of a minority group, ranking the university twelfth 
among
AAU public research institutions. Rutgers is committed to fostering a 
diverse
and multicultural environment that values intercultural awareness. For more
information, please check  www.libraries.rutgers.edu and www.rutgers.edu .


TO APPLY: REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED.

SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND NAMES OF THREE
REFERENCES TO: Sandra Troy (APP. 175), University Libraries Human
Resources Manager, Rutgers University Libraries, 169 College Avenue,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163, email: rulhr_at_rci.rutgers.edu, FAX: 
732-932-7637


Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is an equal-opportunity,
affirmative-action employer. The Libraries are strongly and actively 
committed
to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute creatively to the 
University's
multicultural environment.

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