Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA, seeks to hire a Metadata Librarian who will manage and coordinate activities related to metadata production for Bucknell’s growing digital collections.

 

S/he is responsible for the intellectual access to Bucknell’s digital collections, ensuring that users are able to find and retrieve materials, making recommendations for improving the intellectual access to digital objects, and implementing such changes. This individual will be responsible for metadata and associated authority control, quality control, knowledge of changing metadata standards, and other duties associated with the creation and maintenance of data related to both digital and print materials. While the primary focus of the work will be working with metadata for digital objects, this individual will also serve as a resident authority on traditional cataloging standards and emerging trends related to the intellectual access and organization of information.

 

Master’s degree in Library Science or Information Science is required. 

 

For maximum consideration, post a cover letter, resume, and names of three references by midnight, July 15, 2008 on Bucknell University’s online recruiting website at www.bucknell.edu, “Working at Bucknell”, followed by “Jobs at Bucknell”. 

 

Bucknell encourages applications from women and members of minority groups (EEO/AA).