Repository Services and Metadata Librarian
About The Position
Computercraft is seeking a Repository Services and Metadata Librarian to support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. NLM is the world’s largest biomedical and health research library, with a broad collection of print and digital materials. Two of its core functions are preserving materials and making them accessible to researchers. The librarian will work full-time performing technical information management, data analysis, quality control, and related activities supporting NLM’s Digital Repository. This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week on site.
Requirements
- Two years of experience with digital repositories, digital libraries, library systems, archives, or large metadata collections.
- Strong data analysis, data quality, and metadata cleanup skills.
- Ability to construct and interpret Solr queries and analyze search and index data.
- Working knowledge of structured metadata formats, including XML, JSON, MODS, MARC-derived metadata, or similar schemas.
- Experience with spreadsheets, query tools, text-processing tools, or lightweight scripting for data analysis; programming expertise is not required.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with generative AI, prompt engineering, AI agents, or evaluation of AI-generated content.
- Familiarity with OCR, transcripts, captions, audiovisual content, and digital accessibility.
- Familiarity with Fedora, Solr, Blacklight, IIIF, Alma, and/or ArchivesSpace.
Responsibilities
- Analyze repository metadata and content to identify and correct incomplete, inconsistent, duplicate, obsolete, or malformed data.
- Develop and run Solr queries to analyze repository records, metadata, indexing behavior, search results, and data-quality issues, and produce related reports.
- Compare Digital Repository metadata with authoritative source systems, including Alma and ArchivesSpace, to identify discrepancies requiring correction.
- Evaluate and test approved generative AI tools and agents for repository and discovery workflows, including prompt development, testing, output evaluation, and documentation.
- Review OCR, captions, transcripts, audiovisual materials, and other digital content for quality, completeness, accessibility, and remediation opportunities.
- Test approved methods to improve OCR, transcripts, metadata, and other machine-generated content, and conduct quality assurance after reprocessing or remediation.
- Conduct technical studies and support repository improvement, remediation, and migration projects using approved query, analysis, low-code/no-code, and AI tools.
- Research relevant standards, tools, and approaches; document findings; and develop recommendations.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan with matching
- Paid leave starting at 128 hours per year for the first three years of employment
- 11 paid holidays
- Standard 40-hour work week and the opportunity for a positive work–life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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