Marshall University is hiring: Staff Librarian/Archives Metadata Specialist in H

Staff Librarian/Archives Metadata Specialist

Position Information

Position Title: Staff Librarian/Archives Metadata Specialist

Banner Position Number: 000752

E-Class: CN - Class Nonexempt FT .53 or >

Classification Title: Staff Librarian

Department: Library - MU2060

Location: MU - Marshall University

Salary Range: $37,700-$43,531 (Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity.)

Salary Grade: 4

Time Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

• Select, digitize, convert, and upload manuscript and archival materials into the Institutional Repository, Marshall Digital Scholar (a Digital Commons product).
• Seek out and develop relationships with university stakeholders who create and disseminate university documents to assure adequate preservation in Marshall Digital Scholar.
• Perform quality control review of the completeness and accuracy of descriptive metadata and assign, transform, and improve descriptive metadata in Marshall Digital Scholar.
• Collaborate with Digital Commons liaison to improve accessibility, design, and functionality of Marshall Digital Scholar.
• Process, preserve, arrange, and describe manuscript and archival collections by adhering to archival standards.
• Collaborate with Digital Preservation Librarian and University Archivist to develop policies and procedures for access and long-term preservation of a wide range of digitized and born digital objects.
• Contribute in coverage of the Special Collections Reference/Circulation Desk and participate in research/instruction requests.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s Degree in library science or related field.
• Demonstrated experience handling archival, special collections, and other fragile historical materials.
• Proficiency in using digitization hardware and software to digitize and edit photos, documents, audio, and video.
• Experience working with digital asset management systems and/or library service platforms, such as Digital Commons, ContentDM, or ArchivesSpace.
• Keen attention to detail and aptitude for accuracy and efficiency.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse faculty, staff, and student community.
• Familiarity with MS Office and Adobe applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited university.
• Experience: Experience in academic libraries.

Application Instructions:

The search committee requests that up to three reference letters be submitted with your application. Please enter your references’ information in the Reference Letter Submission section of the application. Your references will be notified via email to submit their reference letters to the search committee in our Applicant Tracking system.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• CV or Resume

Optional Documents:

Marshall University
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Huntington, WV 25755