Metadata Librarian
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Metadata Librarian
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for a full-time, tenure-track faculty librarian position with the University Library. We are seeking individuals with the appropriate skills and qualifications to work collaboratively across the library to advance strategic commitments to build research infrastructure, enhance student learning, foster academic community, and decolonize our services, collections, and spaces. We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and flexible individual to work collaboratively throughout the library, and to contribute to library-wide projects and priorities.
Reporting to the Dean through the Collections and Discovery Division, the successful candidate will be the primary expert and lead for non-MARC metadata standards, responsible for:
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 . Examples of librarians’ scholarly work can be found in . 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 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.
