Digital Project Metadata Specialist

Details • Blacksburg, VA

8d • $21 - $22 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Digital Project Metadata Specialist documents and describes library collections for access and discovery via online platforms and repositories, such as Wikibase and VTechWorks. This position entails working with a variety of software and platforms requiring great attention to detail and sound judgment. Duties include, but are not limited to, researching, creating and editing Wikidata entries and creating or editing bibliographic records. This role collaborates with faculty and staff in the Data Services unit and subject specialists across VT Libraries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated experience in cataloging or descriptive metadata, such as bibliographic description, MARC or Dublin Core formats, Library of Congress subject headings or other controlled vocabularies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of authority control and its application in library and/or archival collections.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying detailed and complex policies and procedures, and paying strict attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience working independently as well as plan and schedule work to produce required results.
• Demonstrated experience communicating and interacting effectively with a variety of people.
• Previous library experience, including demonstrated bibliographic skills.
• Academic library experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with linked data and its application to library and archival materials
• Knowledge of creating Wikidata entities

Responsibilities

• Researching, creating and editing Wikidata entries
• Creating or editing bibliographic records
• Collaborating with faculty and staff in the Data Services unit and subject specialists across VT Libraries

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees