Senior Library Expert - Cataloging and Discovery - Metadata Management Specialist
Core
Enhances, creates, and remediates MARC metadata to improve discoverability across the Brown University Library's collections and discovery systems.
Role type
Senior IC metadata management specialist (cataloging)
Builds
Library catalog records and discovery system data
Domain
Higher education library services + bibliographic data management
Required skills
MARC 21, RDA, LCSH, XML, CSV, data manipulation tools (MARCEdit, OpenRefine), data automation scripting, bibliographic research
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
MARCEdit, OpenRefine, Oxygen XML Editor
Responsibilities
Create and enhance MARC descriptive metadata at scale; evaluate and integrate vendor-supplied metadata; resolve metadata issues per guidelines; generate analytics reports for cleanup projects; develop data automation routines and scripts; train colleagues on metadata tasks; research bibliographic information resources; write documentation for cataloging workflows.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC