Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian

Teachers College, Columbia University•New York, NY

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Gottesman Libraries seeks a Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian who plays a key role in strengthening research holdings in education, psychology, and the applied health sciences to meet the needs of Teachers College. The Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian manages patron-driven and selected standing orders for print and electronic book acquisitions. Oversees ordering, processing, labeling, shifting, and weeding workflows, as well as cataloging and bibliographic metadata management. Guides and implements relevant policies, practices, standards, and metadata schemas to enhance the representation and discoverability of the collection across local, community, and global systems. The incumbent collaborates across library technical services and works closely with other library units on collection development needs and projects that improve the organization, description, and access to library holdings. In doing so, the role supports the strategic priorities of the Library and the College, with a particular emphasis on advancing leadership in digital library technologies.

Requirements

Master's degree in Library and Information Science accredited by the American Library Association
One-two years of related job experience in an academic library
Experience with Exlibris’ Alma: Acquisitions, Resources, Analytics, Metadata Editor; familiarity with vendor platforms
Excellent technical skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Springshare
Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong ability to work both independently and collegially

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience
Knowledge of trends in higher education libraries, including critical awareness of AI in technical services

Responsibilities

Manage Print and ebook Acquisitions within policy guidelines and budget using library technologies and vendor platforms
Oversee and monitor monographic orders, claims, receipts, and processing
Perform copy and original cataloging
Remediate records created by vendors, community, and/or AI
Conduct authority control, including preferred subject headings and cutters; add updated records to WorldCat
Address new schema for barcodes
Coordinate the maintenance of the collection through regular shifting and weeding, location changes, relabeling, and updated bibliographic and/or item records
Manage metadata by creating and running normalization rules
Identify and handle remediation projects to improve the catalog and advise on cataloging schemas
Participate in campus-wide committees and library working groups
Maintain expertise in acquisitions, cataloging, and metadata
Report on activities
Perform other duties as assigned