Metadata and Cataloguing Specialist – Appendix D/Temporary Assignment

Fanshawe Toronto@ILAC•London, ON

2d•CA$35 - CA$40•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is subject to the terms of Appendix D in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. This position is deemed a critical vacancy. Reporting to the Manager, Library & Testing Operations, the incumbent will be responsible for cataloguing, metadata, and information management for both print and eResources. The Metadata and Cataloging Specialist will collaborate closely with colleagues and internal stakeholders to ensure that all collections are accessible to students, faculty, and staff in alignment with professional best practices and bibliographic and technical standards.

Requirements

Post-secondary 2-year diploma in Library Technician, Library and Information Science
Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a library or related setting; experience required also in cataloguing, metadata, and/or information management
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Exceptional organizational and decision-making skills
Good interpersonal communication
In-depth understanding of the nature of cataloging records and bibliographic formats
Effective critical thinking, organization and problem-solving

Responsibilities

Performs physical cataloguing functions such as locating and processing material for all campus locations, ensuring accuracy and editing as required and maintains all cataloguing supplies
Catalogues eBooks and other digital resources, as required, including editing eResource-related records
Implementation and monitoring of functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR) configuration/deduplication and/or suppression rules
Manages and configures metadata for access to print and digital collections in the integrated library system and discovery service, and manages the sharing of such data with external partners and systems
Develops, implements, and monitors, evaluates, and improves plans for supporting an informed and responsive cataloguing and discovery strategy through guidelines, best practices, infrastructure, and resource development in consultation with the Systems Specialist and Librarians
Performs ongoing collection maintenance for weeding, missing items, and discards in consultation with the Librarians and Systems Specialist
Maintains and creates course reserves on a semesterly basis
Acts as College Libraries Ontario (CLO) main point of contact for all metadata and cataloguing projects and creates and maintains templates based on standard required for the integrated library system
Supports a variety of archival activities which may include but are not limited to: Digitization and inventorying, Transference of obsolete media, Discarding (duplicates / items rejected from collection), Working within the institutional repository on applying metadata standards to support archival objects
Provides assistance to students at the LLC desk using the resources available (online and in-print)
Guides students in the process of developing research skills and strategies and evaluating search result
Guides students in finding relevant information to support their academic needs outside of the classroom by connecting them to relevant College-wide services
Performs other related duties as assigned

Benefits

8% in lieu of vacation and benefits
Employee & Family Assistance Program
Defined-benefit pension plan (through the CAAT Pension Plan)
Professional Development opportunities
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Generous vacation and holiday entitlements
Full-time employees start at a minimum of 3 weeks of vacation per year in addition to our paid college closure from Dec. 25 – Jan. 1
Prepaid leave/salary deferral plan
Subsidized maternity and parental leave
Family tuition program
Flexible work policy
Corporate Discounts through CAUBO
Tuition reimbursement and subsidy programs
Professional development leave