Electronic Discovery and
Access Librarian
Under the direction of the Assistant Director,
Electronic Resources
and Serials (ER+S), the Electronic Access and Discovery
Librarian will serve as
one of the leaders of the ER+S management team. The Electronic
Discovery and
Access (EDA) Librarian will play a critical role in ER+S’s
mission to incubate a
proactive service culture ensuring that faculty, students and
staff have expedited,
accurate and relevant access to the broad range of research
materials provided
through the University Libraries.
We are
looking for an innovative, energetic and self-motivated
librarian to establish
and implement a strategic vision for operations and staff
involved in the broad
range of activities that encompass discovery and access to the
Libraries’ growing
collection of electronic, licensed and continuing resources.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Electronic Discovery and
Access Librarian
will manage data residing in Penn’s traditional ILS and in all
of the
Libraries’ content knowledgebases, including an openURL resolver
and discovery
service. Effective management and rigorous quality control of
these resources
will guarantee timely and reliable access to the Libraries’
electronic assets.
The incumbent will analyze, manage and organize
incoming data. S/he
will use data-loading tools and batch-processes, and will
manage, prepare and
facilitate the loading of e-resource record sets into the ILS,
as well as
performing e-record maintenance. The EDA Librarian will assume
responsibility
for e-resource access management and will be able to work within
and beyond the
confines of numerous knowledgebases (some home-grown) to manage
large datasets
and analyze, manipulate and merge data from multiple sources.
The successful
candidate will organize and analyze problems and develop
creative, flexible and
resourceful solutions. S/he will be comfortable working both
independently and
collaboratively, taking initiative and following through
effectively.
Specific Responsibilities
include the following:
Procure,
analyze and manipulate record sets to provide access to
collections. Evaluate
and manage workflows. Communicate
about sets and priorities with Director of Collection
Development and the
subject librarians.
Work with colleagues to support
the discovery
of and access to the Libraries’ digital collections and
born-digital content;
assist in data management efforts through metadata creation,
analysis,
enrichment and maintenance according to local and national
cataloging and
metadata standards.
Perform
original and advanced copy cataloging and record maintenance on
a variety of e-formats;
integrating resources (databases/websites), e-books and serials.
Collaborate
with specialists for other formats, such as visual resource or
print materials. Resolve
complex cataloging problems. Document,
and provide support for e-cataloging functions of the Libraries’
integrated
library system.
Work with colleagues to define
data elements,
recommend usage and determine mapping among metadata schema. Participate in the
development, evaluation,
and implementation of metadata policies, standards, goals,
procedures and
workflows in cooperation the Cataloging & Metadata
Department and other stakeholders.
Participate
in developing system-wide standards for encoding and maintaining
accurate
management information to support collection development and
collection
management activities.
Hire, train, supervise and
evaluate support
staff. Develop and communicate departmental goals, objectives,
policies and
procedures. Ensure staff receive appropriate training
and supervision, as
well as the support they need to excel at their jobs.
Cultivate
and maintain collegial working relationships across the
Libraries, particularly
with subject librarians, area studies liaisons and staff in
Collection Development
and Management.
Serve on Libraries and
campus-wide committees
and perform other duties as assigned. Represent the Libraries
regionally,
nationally and internationally on cataloging-related matters.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
·
Technical
abilities in the area of integration of disparate data sources.
Experience with
and knowledge of
data
manipulation tools such as MARC Edit, OpenRefine and/or Data
Wrangler.
·
Demonstrated
receptiveness to and understanding of emerging information
technologies.
·
Demonstrated
ability to establish priorities, set performance expectations,
implement
efficient workflows, achieve goals, create documentation and
direct work in a
high-production setting.
·
Experience
providing metadata/cataloging services, preferably within an
academic or
research library setting.
·
Demonstrated
functional knowledge of current cataloging practices, rules and
standards such
as RDA, LCSH, LC Classification, and MARC and an understanding of the principles of authority
control.
·
Supervisory experience, two to
four years preferred.
·
Ability to demonstrate
appropriate professional
qualifications; ability to interact with community in a
professional and
collegial manner and to embrace the diversity of
the Libraries’
users and staff; excellent
communication and interpersonal skills, congenial;
ability to take initiative; thoroughness, exceptional organizational skills, and ability
to flourish in a high-intensity work environment; demonstrated creativity in fostering
new ideas and in
implementing change.
·
Graduate degree from a program
accredited by
the American Library Association or the equivalent in education and
experience.
Preferred:
·
Project
management experience.
·
Experience
working with or establishing DDA or PDA programs.
·
Experience
administering or implementing ERM, OpenURL resolver, and/or
federated discovery
service.
·
Working
knowledge or experience with non-MARC metadata standards and
schemas, such as
Dublin Core, EAD, MODS, METS, OAI, TEI, XML and VRA Core. Knowledge of Perl,
PHP, and XSLT.
·
Experience within a combined
union and
non-union staffing environment.
If
you are interested in
viewing a complete job description is available or completing
the online
application, please visit: http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/6607
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you have any questions, please contact Penn's Recruitment and
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