Metadata Librarian

**Metadata Librarian**:

- Leading non-MARC metadata creation and management throughout the library including selecting, adapting, and maintaining metadata to facilitate access to collections in all formats. Following trends and best practices in metadata standards, continually refining the library’s approach to metadata to ensure interoperability and appropriate local solutions.
- Collaborating with colleagues on projects and services involving metadata including the Cataloguing Librarian and members of the Digital Research Centre (DRC), and University Archives and Special Collections (UASC).
- Providing strategic and operational expertise to support digital projects, description of archival and special collections, digital preservation, digital scholarship, and other local specialized projects. Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion through metadata practices.
- Engaging in research and scholarly activity leading to the development of a formal program of research and contributing to the scholarly conversation via peer-reviewed publications and other outlets.

Research and scholarly work is a requirement for tenure-track librarians as defined in the. Examples of librarians’ scholarly work can be found in **HARVEST**. Librarians are expected to participate in collegial activities and are encouraged to engage with academic or professional organizations.

**About the University Library**

As one of Canada’s leading research libraries, the University Library serves as the intellectual hub of USask, providing resources, services, and spaces that facilitate inquiry, discovery, and knowledge creation. Our **Strategic Framework** focuses on building scholars and decolonizing the library. The University Library is committed to developing welcoming, responsive, and accessible services and resources to support our diverse clientele, with a strategic focus on Indigenous peoples.

The University Library has a robust digital library and is physically distributed across six locations on campus to support the learning, teaching, and research communities. We are structured into four functional divisions: Collections and Discovery, Learning and Curriculum Support, Research Support Services, University Archives and Special Collections. For more information, visit the University Library **website**.

**About the University of Saskatchewan**

The **University of Saskatchewan** is one of the top research-intensive, medical doctoral universities in Canada, and is home to **world-leading research** in areas of global importance, such as water and food security and infectious diseases. Guided by our **University Plan: The University the World Needs**, we work together across disciplines and with our communities to find creative solutions to the most pressing global challenges. USask has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research, and scholarly activities and offers a **full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs** to a student population of over 25,000.

**About Saskatoon**
The main campus is situated in **Saskatoon** along the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. Saskatoon is a vibrant, livable city known for its natural beauty, friendly community, and diverse cultural and leisure offerings. Although the largest urban centre in the province, with a population of over 300,000, Saskatoon residents enjoy short commute times and some of the lowest **apartment rental** and **housing prices** in the country.

**Qualifications**
- Working knowledge of common non-MARC metadata standards and management tools (e.g., MODS, RDF, Dublin Core, RAD, etc.)
- Awareness of ethical data practices and practices that support accessibility and inclusion
- Strong commitment to user-centered library service and the ability to work flexibly and creatively in a changing and fast-paced environment with a culturally diverse population
- Consultative and collaborative communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to continued professional development and demonstrated awareness of current and emerging trends in librarianship (e.g., artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM), etc.)
- Experience with project management and strategy development
- Experience with inclusive description and anti-racist approaches to this work such as decolonizing metadata
- Experience with archives and special collections
- Experience with support for digital scholarship
- Experience with metadata requirements for a variety of resource types and formats (e.g., film, audio, digital records, etc.)
- Knowledge of the linked data environment and the semantic web, including emerging library initiatives (e.g., data modeling in RDF)
- Experience with metadata migration projects and sharing metadata across systems
- Experience with digital repository platforms (e.g., Islandora, DSpace, AtoM)

It is anticipated that this position will be filled at the assistant or associate