Job Posting: Catalog & Metadata Librarian, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

[Sarah Johnston <johnsts at stolaf dot edu>]

POSITION TITLE: Catalog & Metadata Librarian           
                                              

REPORTS TO: College Librarian

PRIMARY FUNCTION:  

This position coordinates the work of the cataloging department, and 
works with other departments in the library and with constituencies 
across campus to provide quick and reliable access to quality 
information about a wide range of material in multiple genres, 
languages, and formats. 

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:           

1.       Performs original and complex copy cataloging for a wide range 
of formats, emphasizing monographs, media, and online resources. Employs 
traditional cataloging principles and practices in description, 
classification, subject analysis, and authority control, as well as 
emerging metadata schemas used to make electronic and other resources 
accessible.
2.       Serves as coordinator of the cataloging department.  Convenes 
departmental meetings.  Stays abreast of new developments relevant to 
the department's work, and keeps such developments at the forefront of 
the department's priorities and vision.  Coordinates and facilitates 
workflow and decision-making within and between departments. Completes 
job evaluations according to library and H.R. procedures.  Serves as a 
resource person concerning OCLC, cataloging, classification, database 
maintenance, record loading and workflow issues.
3.  Working closely with the Systems Librarian, plans and organizes 
efforts to digitize material for the purposes of preservation, 
searching, wider dissemination, and ease of access.
4.  Works collaboratively with all staff in technical services 
(acquisitions, serials, cataloging, and government documents) as well as 
with other segments of the library, campus, and Carleton College on 
information organization & access needs.
5.  Devotes 5 hours/wk. to cataloging at the Kierkegaard Library (an 
independent library that resides on campus and shares our catalog).  
Serves as liaison between the St. Olaf and Kierkegaard Libraries. 
6.  Devotes a few hours per month to cataloging material from the 
Norwegian American Historical Association that resides in Rølvaag Library.
7.  Serves on committees or task forces as needed, including those 
committees and task forces that govern and operate the joint 
Carleton/St. Olaf catalog.  
8.  Participates in appropriate local, regional, and national associations.
9.  Other duties as assigned.  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  
Serves as coordinator for three staff, including the Music Catalog 
Librarian and two Cataloging Associates.

CONTACTS:
All library staff, IIT, the archives, the Norwegian-American Historical 
Association, and the Kierkegaard Library. St. Olaf Campus community and 
the greater local community.

EDUCATION:            
Essential: B.A. in a field of the liberal arts.  M.L.S. or M.A./M.S. in 
Library Science, accredited by the A.L.A. or equivalent foreign agency.  
Reading knowledge of at least one foreign language.
Desirable: Reading knowledge of a Northern-European language, 
particularly German and Norwegian and/or Danish.

EXPERIENCE:
Essential: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in 
cataloging and the technological aspects of librarianship.  Success in 
leading projects and guiding teams.
Desirable: Significant experience and notable success managing complex 
projects.  Experience cataloging rare books.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to listen, inspire trust, and lead by example. 
- Must be comfortable working with diverse constituencies and multiple 
demands.
- Good understanding of following: cataloging and organizational theory; 
technological developments; management theory; workflow theory.
- Good knowledge of the disciplines that constitute the liberal arts. 
- Thorough understanding of trends in the dissemination of scholarly 
literature. 
- Excellent analytical skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:           
No significant physical demands.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:           
Office.

WORK SCHEDULE:           
Full-time Equivalent (FTE):            1.0
Term:   Year-round position

REPORTS TO:           
College Librarian
                                                                      
PAY RATE:
Minimum $45,280 - DOQ (Grade 13)

START DATE:         
September 1, 2005

Review of applications begins May 16, 2005 and continues until position 
is filled.
Please send letter of interest, resume, and list of three references 
with contact information.

TO APPLY deliver, mail, email, or fax your application materials to:
Office of Human Resources, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, 
Northfield, MN  55057
Fax:  507.646.3960  Email to: resume at stolaf dot edu 
<mailto:resume at stolaf dot edu>     Questions call: 507.646.3068

If you are in need of assistance with the application process, please 
inform someone in Human Resources so that appropriate accommodations can 
be made.

St. Olaf College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and 
actively
seeks diversity in its students, faculty and staff.

--
Sarah Johnston
Reference/Systems Librarian
Rolvaag Library, Room 303
1510 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057

507.646.3771
johnsts at stolaf dot edu



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