Metadata and Cataloging Librarian

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Collections, Systems and Digital Strategies, the Metadata and Cataloging Librarian will join a library team of faculty and staff specializing in Acquisitions and Electronic Resource Management (ERM), Interlibrary Loan, Systems, Cataloging, and Digital Initiatives. A core element of this position’s work is the creation of original and enhanced metadata description of library resources and collections in multiple formats with emphasis on inclusive and reparative resource description. An expected focus will be to work with relevant colleagues within the library and the Cal Poly community to identify opportunities to collaborate with community members to identify, prioritize, and add names and topics to national subject, geographical, and name indexes, including those associated with the U.S. Library of Congress, with a specific focus on underrepresented, marginalized, and Indigenous communities.   The Metadata and Cataloging Librarian will lead planning, evaluation, and implementation of metadata and cataloging policies, standards, procedures, and workflows that prioritize access to a diverse user population. The person in this position will represent the library in implementing California State University (CSU)-wide consortia level cataloging policies and procedures and may lead local implementation.

Required qualifications

•  ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences at the time of appointment or comparable experience with a relevant advanced degree.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional metadata and/or cataloging work experience.
• Knowledge, publications, and/or experience in critical cataloging and/or critical librarianship.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in professional performance, teaching, research, and/or service, and to inclusive practices and working with a diverse student body, staff and faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to provide original and complex copy cataloging in a contemporary MARC-based environment according to national, consortia, and local standards, centered on inclusive metadata practices and inclusive and reparative resource description.
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning, evaluation, and the consistent implementation of metadata and cataloging policies, standards, procedures, and workflows that prioritize access to a diverse user population.
• Capacity for data normalization, serialization, transformation, and enrichment, and for using tools to prepare data for interoperability with other systems.
• Ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholders, and across a variety of metadata standards and formats, to support a comprehensive and cohesive approach to the discovery, presentation, and delivery of the library’s resources.
• Evidence of and willingness to maintain current knowledge of the development of national and international standards and emerging practices for cataloging, metadata, and linked data.
• Ability to rigorously analyze metadata and cataloging practices and their impact on students, faculty, and other library users, and to devise user-centered improvements based on analyses.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Ex Libris’ Alma and Primo systems, including the Metadata Editor and bibliographic systems jobs; experience with bibliographic and cataloging tools such as OCLC Connexion.
• Experience with cataloging rare books and serials, ephemera, audiovisual materials, music, organizational records, and manuscripts.
• Familiarity with authority control principles and practices; experience with or training in name and/or subject authority work including creation of original records or contribution to NACO and/or SACO.
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively work in multidisciplinary settings.
• Preference will be given to those with expertise in or demonstrated commitment to teaching, scholarship, and/or service that contributes to access, diversity, and equal opportunity in higher education.

How to apply

To view the complete position description and to apply please visit: https://jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/544881/metadata-and-cataloging-librarian

 

About Kennedy Library

Kennedy Library manages campus-wide information resources and services with an annual budget of $8+ million and approximately 40 employees. The library is comprised of four major departments: Academic Services; Special Collections and Archives; Administrative Services; and Collections, Systems and Digital Strategies. Librarians hold faculty status and are represented by the California Faculty Association (CFA) and staff are represented by the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU). The library continuously adapts its services, tools, programs, and spaces to evolving academic programs, research interests, and university community needs. The library is a magnet for students and faculty alike with annual visits exceeding 1.5 million, providing access to information resources, classrooms, specialized computing, an expansive 24-hour space, and an array of group and individual study spaces. Significantly, the library is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as demonstrated by its DEI Action Plan. The library is partnering with the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) and actively participates in university and system wide strategic initiatives such as the CSU Black Student Excellence initiative and the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiative.

About Cal Poly

Founded in 1901, Cal Poly is one of only six comprehensive polytechnic universities in the nation, with approximately 22,000 undergraduates, 120 postbaccalaureate, and 700 graduate students. U.S. News and World Report has ranked Cal Poly #1 among public master’s universities in the western United States for 30 consecutive years. A primarily undergraduate university, Cal Poly offers academically-focused students 66 baccalaureate degrees and 36 master’s degrees. Currently operating on the quarter calendar system, Cal Poly takes pride in its “Learn-by-Doing” approach to teaching and learning, which has characterized Cal Poly since its founding. One of the 23 campuses of the California State University system, Cal Poly has a statewide mandate as a polytechnic university. Cal Poly is one of the largest land-holding universities in the nation and uses all of its land holdings in active support of its educational programs. Cal Poly is located in historic San Luis Obispo, a city of 49,000, 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California’s scenic Central Coast. With excellent public education resources, recreational facilities, and an expanding dedication to the arts, the area is known for its scenic landscapes, outdoor activities, and extraordinarily temperate climate.

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly’s values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly’s commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer.

About SLO

Cal Poly’s location in San Luis Obispo makes it one of the best places to visit.  It’s a quintessential coastal California town with some 43,000 residents.  Located halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles and just minutes from beaches, state parks, landmarks and premium wine regions, it’s a popular vacation spot.  Sunset magazine has called it the most Californian place in all of California.

The city of San Luis Obispo offers a historic, restored downtown full of restaurants, theatres, art galleries and shops centered around San Luis Obispo Creek, Mission San Luis Obispo and mission Plaza.   San Luis Obispo’s Thursday night Farmer’s Market on Higuera Street has become a model for cities around the state.  It’s a mix of fresh produce and flowers, baked goods, restaurant fare and free music all within strolling distance.

San Luis Obispo is just minutes from some of California’s best beaches and original beach cities: Avila Beach (10 miles). Pismo Beach (12 miles), Morro bay (17 miles), Montana de Oro State Park (18 miles), Cayucos (18 Miles), the Pismo Dunes (28 miles) and world- famous Hearst Castle (45 miles).