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Dear colleagues, Please help us distribute this job posting as widely as possible. And please pardon the attendant duplication. Thank you. Max Marmor ARTstor ******* Data Editor, ARTstor The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Responsibilities The Data Editor will be responsible for editing, enhancing and augmenting descriptions of works of art for the ARTstor database. The Data Editor will report to the Director of Metadata and Cataloging, and work closely with ARTstor's metadata, production and technology teams. The position will be located in either Manhattan or Princeton, NJ at ARTstor's discretion. Specific responsibilities will include: · Assisting in determining, documenting, applying and validating appropriate editorial procedures for enhancing the quality of ARTstor's descriptive datasets · Review editorial enhancements to descriptive datasets once loaded into system and sign-off on successful implementation · Review and validate editorial enhancements carried out upon descriptive datasets by external parties · Contribute to the utilization of controlled vocabularies, authority files and classification schema by ARTstor Qualifications Required: Bachelor's degree; a minimum of 2 years cataloging experience in a library, museum, archive or similar environment; experience working with cataloging rules, controlled vocabularies, classification and subject indexing schemes; knowledge of and ability to apply cataloging, classification and indexing methods and standards appropriate to the online art and cultural heritage domain; knowledge of AACR2, MARC, Dublin Core, VRA Core, EAD, AAT, ULAN, TGN, and ICONCLASS; attention to detail and a quality oriented approach in the editorial process; knowledge of, or interest in, the visual arts. Preferred: Higher degree in library & information science, or similar discipline; A working understanding of character encoding standards, especially UNICODE; basic UNIX skills; ability to work with data editing software. Setting ARTstor is an initiative of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a nonprofit organization that makes grants in the areas of higher education and scholarship, arts, culture, population, public affairs, and conservation and the environment. The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, and excellent working conditions. Applications, including a cover letter, resume, and salary history, should be sent to: ARTstor The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 140 East 62nd Street New York, NY 10021 Or email [log in to unmask] No phone calls please! If submitting your resume via email, please put the title of the position you are applying for in the subject header. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]