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Metadata Librarian for Slavic and East European Resources

Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Reporting to the Head of the Metadata Development Unit (MDU), the Metadata Librarian for Slavic and East European Resources supports the creation, organization, and maintenance of metadata to facilitate search, discovery, and access to Slavic language resources in various formats acquired by the Stanford University Libraries (SUL) using traditional cataloging standards as well as existing and emerging metadata schemas and techniques, such as linked data.

DUTIES:
1. Reviews and selects print materials in Slavic and East European languages for discovery metadata creation.
2. Creates discovery metadata for Slavic and East European resources in multiple formats, applying the metadata schema appropriate to the material as defined by policy. Currently, predominate schemas are RDA applied according to the PCC standards and MODS for describing digital collections held in the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR).
3. Responsible for associated entity management, authority work, and quality control as defined by policy for particular schemas; participates in the PCC NACO and SACO programs as applicable.
4. Collaborates with team members to evaluate, select, and apply metadata schemas and techniques, standards, data elements, and thesauri to provide description and access to SUL collections.
5. Manages Library Specialist 4.
6. Serves as language expert for Metadata Department, and Technical Services and DLSS staff in general.
7. May act as project manager or consultant for the creation and management of descriptive and other metadata for selected projects in Metadata Department and in collaboration with other departments or multi-department teams.
8. Participates in the development of Stanford’s linked-data environment.
9. Participates in relevant professional activities.
10. Maintains active link with the curators responsible for Slavic collections.
11. Performs other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Advanced knowledge of Russian; working knowledge of all other Slavic languages; familiarity with and ability to work with materials in other languages of the former Soviet bloc countries; experience with of one or more Baltic languages preferred.
2. Knowledge of and basic experience in applying current cataloging procedures and principles as defined in RDA, MARC Bibliographic, Holdings, and Authorities formats.
3. Ability to rapidly learn and implement new cataloging procedures and principles adopted by the Department, including the contribution of PCC records through one or more of the program modules: BIBCO, NACO, and/or SACO.
4. Ability to learn, analyze, and utilize existing and emerging metadata standards, such as Dublin Core, EAD, MODS, METS, OAI, TEI, and relevant thesauri or ontologies, as required by special projects. Ability to provide mapping between different metadata standards in a dynamic environment.
5. Familiarity with principles of linked data; ability to work with controlled vocabularies and ontologies.
6. Ability to work creatively within a linked-data environment.
7. Familiarity with RDF, XML, and other machine actionable metadata languages, principles of linked data, and ability to work with controlled vocabularies and ontologies preferred.
8. Ability to manage metadata projects.
9. High level of proficiency using PC-based applications (Windows, word processing, spreadsheets) and other computer applications (email, Internet, Integrated Library Systems); high level computer competency kept up to date through continuous learning.
10. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills combined with attention to detail for complex, detail-oriented work.
11. Effective oral and written communication skills.
12. Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across departmental boundaries in a fast-paced environment.
13. Flexibility to be organized, productive and effective in a dynamic environment, involved with a variety of simultaneous projects and workflows.
14. Commitment to professional development and service.
15. Advanced Degree in Library Science or equivalent in education and relevant experience.

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Posted on July 14, 2016.