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Req #: 242410

Department: UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Appointing Department Web Address: https://lib.uw.edu/about/

Job Location Detail: Hybrid eligible

Posting Date: 01/10/2025

Closing Info: Closes On 01/19/2025

Salary: $3,749 - $5,010 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

Cataloging and Metadata Services has an outstanding opportunity for a Metadata Technical Specialist.

Under the supervision of the Co-Interim Head, Metadata and Cataloging Initiatives Unit, this position develops and maintains technically-intensive cataloging, metadata, and database management workflows. The Metadata Technical Specialist works with colleagues to perform and adapt metadata workflows using software at a sophisticated level, including a wide range of general and library-specific applications and databases. The Metadata Technical Specialist will play a key role in linked data initiatives at the University of Washington Libraries, and support metadata creation, copy cataloging, and database management in various systems across the UW Libraries.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Applies advanced knowledge of data manipulation and programming.

• Collaborates with colleagues in CAMS to develop and maintain technically-intensive cataloging and metadata workflows.

• Creates and implements automated and semi-automated workflows to convert metadata between formats, and extracts, transforms, and loads metadata using APIs.

• Contributes to linked open data projects.

• Assists in training, problem-solving, and guiding the work of student specialists in the Metadata and Cataloging Initiatives Unit.

• May supervise students.

• Participates in and may lead catalog maintenance projects.

• Performs descriptive, subject, and genre/form complex copy cataloging and classification of monographic resources using Resource Description and Access (RDA), LC-PCC Policy Statements, Library of Congress classification, Library of Congress subject headings and genre/form terms, and OCLC MARC tagging.

• May serve on committees and task forces.

• Understands and abides by the Libraries Personal Communication Responsibilities.

• Communicates appropriately, effectively and positively.

• Plays an active role in staying informed and participating in Libraries and unit meetings, activities, and events.

• Performs other duties as assigned. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduation or equivalent AND four years of applicable library technical experience including one year of experience in the area of specialization OR equivalent education/experience. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with at least one coding language, such as Python or Java. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to learn and use software applications and coding languages as needed.

• Experience mapping between different metadata schemas and ontologies.

• Experience using XML technologies for data processing.

• Familiarity with the Resource Description & Access (RDA) Cataloging rules and RDA/RDF ontology.

• Experience with MARC21 metadata.

• Familiarity with Ex Libris Alma.

• Ability to document and explain complex procedures in person and in writing.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills in an electronic environment.

• Familiarity with using APIs.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.