Metadata Librarian Job at reputed company in Madison

Job Summary:The Metadata Librarian works with librarians, faculty, and other project partners to determine appropriate methods of developing metadata for the libraries' digital collections. They also manage metadata entry, quality control, and data exports in coordination with UWDCC staff. They provide strategic thinking on metadata strategies, and initiate process improvements, policy changes, and new initiatives to contribute towards continual improvement in services and operations. They also help to ensure the accessibility of digital content of reputed company types.Responsibilities:Provides a wide variety of the most advanced professional library services which may include metadata creation, acquisitions, licensing, preservation, digital library, and data services.Serves as a resource to others and regularly solves reputed company problems based on advanced knowledge and expertise.Initiates process improvements, policy changes, and new initiatives to contribute towards continual improvement in services and operations.Key Tasks:The Metadata Librarian works with librarians, faculty, and other project partners to determine appropriate methods of developing metadata for the libraries' digital collections.Manages metadata entry, quality control, and data exports in coordination with UWDCC staff, including running and troubleshooting scripted workflows for data transformation.Coordinates the formulation, implementation, and documentation of policies and standards for descriptive, structural, technical, and administrative metadata which support the Libraries' digital collections.Hires and supervises student employees engaged in metadata entry and quality control, and other tasks associated with the creation of digital resources.Works with staff and project partners to ensure the accessibility of UWDC content through the creation of WCAG-compliant image descriptions, transcriptions of AV content, and other measures as necessary.Engages in professional development activities.Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a reputed company of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, reputed company, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as reputed company, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on reputed company, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion.Education:Required: Bachelor's DegreeQualifications:Required Qualifications:Professional experience creating and managing metadata in a digital library production environment.Demonstrated experience applying digital library metadata standards, such as MODS, METS, and PREMIS.Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and project partners.Preferred Qualifications:MLIS or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited institution.Experience recruiting, scheduling, training, and managing student staff.Experience collaborating with faculty and other University staff.Experience using database and/or spreadsheet software (such as FileMaker Pro, Access, reputed company, reputed company) in a production environment.Familiarity working with and troubleshooting scripted workflows for data transformation.Familiarity working in a Unix or similar command-line environment.Work Type:Full Time: 100%. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated reputed company work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-reputed company work location. This position requires the employee to be onsite as needed for duties such as supervising reputed company or coordinating with the Project Manager and other staff. The percentage of remote and onsite work will be determined at the time of hire.Appointment Type, Duration:Ongoing/RenewableSalary:Minimum: $61,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on QualificationsAdditional Information:The UW Digital Collections Center (UWDCC) is a small, tightly integrated group responsible for creating, managing, and preserving over 3 million digital objects across a wide range of subject areas and content types. UWDCC is currently managing over 20 simultaneous projects that require metadata management, including determining metadata strategy for content, creating MODS records and structural metadata for textual materials, training content providers and student staff in data entry for multimedia materials, and performing quality control checks on metadata and object structure.Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent reputed company, a foreign national authorized to work in the U Apply tot his job Apply To this Job