Davis - UC Davis Mabie Law Library - Collections and Metadata Librarian

https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF02733

Closing Date
To ensure full consideration, completed applications must be received by April 15, 2019; however, the position will remain open until filled

Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience ($56,364 to $77,598)

Duties and Responsibilities
The Collections and Metadata Librarian oversees several functional areas of library services: Sierra oversight and record quality control, resource inventory, preservation and circulation control, interlibrary loan, and cataloging, with some supervisory responsibilities. The position monitors, analyzes, and develops efficient and effective workflows; communicates with other library partners, and vendors; and has overall responsibility for data and statistics for the unit.

The position facilitates patron access to library resources through the Sierra library system. This includes the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of metadata across multiple discovery platforms and the library’s Sierra system and UC discovery platform, and delivery of library resources to patrons. The position manages catalog data and cataloging services; creates, maintains, and enhances access to electronic resources; and oversees the acquisitions budget expenditures for all library resources, both print and electronic and serial subscriptions.

The position contributes to overall library operations by participating in library unit meetings, strategic planning, annual reports, development of policies, procedures and practices that relate to the purchasing, processing and receiving of library resources. The librarian keeps abreast of current standards and emerging technologies to effectively manage the unit and to provide continuous support and patron assistance in accessing the library’s resources.

Applicants should have the capacity to work in a dynamic library environment, responding to shifting needs and priorities of library users, and a willingness to be flexible with assignments. They should be able to work collaboratively and creatively with a diverse group of individuals and departments within and beyond the law school.

Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in library or information science from ALA-accredited graduate school or equivalent
Two to four years of demonstrated experience or knowledge of concepts, principles, and practice in library technical services
Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with integrated library systems
Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with metadata tools, bibliographic data, cataloging standards, and quality control, in both print & digital environments
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
User-focused and committed to service excellence

Desired Qualifications
Demonstrated employment history or job skills that show knowledge of types and uses of legal materials and experience with bibliographic access to legal information
Work experience in an academic, research, or law library
Supervisory experience