Metadata Specialist

The Ohio State University•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Metadata Specialist is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the vendor supplied data and web access for the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center shared collection per existing policies and workflows. The Metadata Specialist supports the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center collection by ensuring locally loaded serials data and metadata meets the requirements of OhioLINK e-resource agreements, policies, and procedures. The position is responsible for using in-house reporting tools to track incoming data for completeness and accuracy, identifying and managing requests for delivery of missing data and correction of inaccurate data, and monitoring access to subscribed journal content. OhioLINK’s Electronic Journal Center (EJC) provides Ohio's college students and researchers with full-text access to 44 million scholarly articles (with more added daily) in over 13,000 journals across a wide range of academic subject areas. Access to journals is available from both publisher websites and from the EJC repository. OhioLINK, along with the Ohio Supercomputer Center and OARnet, is part of the Ohio Technology Consortium (OH-TECH), the technology and information division of the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE). OH-TECH provides high-tech solutions for Ohio’s higher education institutions to catalyze innovation in the modern knowledge economy. OH-TECH is a welcoming and supportive work environment. Because The Ohio State University serves as OH-TECH’s fiscal and legal agent, OH-TECH staff enjoy the same benefits as other Ohio State employees, including participation in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), the Ohio State Health Plan, employee wellness and work-life balance programs, educational benefits, discount programs, and more.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrable experience with and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Demonstrable experience with detailed data-related tasks

Nice To Haves

1+ years of experience in academic library or publishing environment or an inventory management system in another industry
General knowledge of library serials management
Ability to create Microsoft Excel macros

Responsibilities

Ensures that the OhioLINK shared journal collection includes the correct content by reviewing reports and data to determine if the expected and correct data has been delivered locally and is available on vendor websites
Identifies missing and erroneous content in the Electronic Journal Center and follows up with vendors to claim and track missing data
Participates in special projects from time to time with other OhioLINK team members