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Description:
In support of the increased reliance on access to scholarly electronic
resources in NYU’s creation of a Global Network University, the
Electronic Resource Metadata Management Librarian will bring leadership
and expertise to the deployment of metadata that enable end-user access
to electronic resources via the NYU Division of Libraries’ integrated
discovery and access systems. Based in the Resource Management
Department of Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services (KARMS),
the Electronic Resource Metadata Management Librarian works
collaboratively with staff in KARMS, particularly the Electronic
Resources Collections Librarian and members of the KARMS Knowledge
Access Design and Development Department, as well as staff in other
areas of the library to coordinate a metadata management strategy for
NYU Libraries electronic resources.
Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services facilitates the
teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the Libraries’ user
communities through processes and services in program areas that include
library acquisitions, serials and electronic resource management,
knowledge access design and development, and metadata production and
management. In collaboration with our colleagues in Collections and
Research Services, Public Services, Libraries IT Services, and Digital
Library Technology Services, KARMS has primary leadership responsibility
for knowledge access via the Libraries’ dynamic, integrated discovery
and access systems. In addition to serving NYU’s central libraries,
institute libraries, and global sites, KARMS provides selected services
to Research Library Association of South Manhattan member libraries and
other affiliated libraries.
Under the general supervision of the Head of Resource Management, the successful candidate will:
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Define, implement, document, evaluate, and refine a coordinated
metadata management strategy for NYU Libraries electronic resources that
includes approaches for managing catalog record supply chains, multiple
processing streams, and knowledge base management activities
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Develop, implement, document, evaluate, and routinize
electronic-resource processing workflows to achieve timely end-user
discovery of and access to newly licensed electronic resources; analyze,
design, and implement scripts and methods for electronic-resource
metadata processing, transformation, and ingest; collaborate with
colleagues on workflow automation using tools and languages such as
MacroExpress, XPath, Perl, PHP, Python, or Ruby
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Assist the Head of Resource Management with the preparation of
management reports and the provision of statistical and budget analyses
related to electronic resources
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Participate in electronic resource use studies conducted by NYU
Libraries in order to guide the ongoing development of systems,
services, and interfaces designed to optimize electronic resource
discovery and access
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Provide leadership to the NYU Libraries as a whole in developing and
maintaining awareness of emerging technologies, standards, and technical
issues related to the acquisition, licensing, access, and use of
electronic resources and associated metadata
Collections curated, managed, interpreted, and preserved by the NYU
Libraries include in round numbers 5 million book volumes, 100,000
serial subscriptions including 90,000 electronic journals, 800,000
electronic books, 30,000 linear feet of archival materials, 1,700,000
photographs or photo negatives, well over 100,000 audio and video
recordings in a variety of physical formats, and 250,000 digital
resources (occupying over 100 terabytes) in about 30 collections. As NYU
Libraries devote more resources to acquiring electronic resources to
support NYU’s international approach to study and research, the
Electronic Resource Metadata Management Librarian will play a key role
in providing consistent access to library resources throughout the NYU
global system. To that end, the Libraries currently deploy the Ex Libris
Aleph integrated library system, the Innovative Interfaces Electronic
Resource Management System, and the Ex Libris SFX OpenURL link resolver.
Qualifications:
Minimum of three years experience with electronic resource metadata
enabling discovery and access in a research library; strong service
orientation and knowledge of user needs; excellent communication and
interpersonal skills; excellent planning and organizational skills;
demonstrated experience in developing and implementing complex
processing workflows; experience performing data analysis on a variety
of data formats; in-depth experience with library discovery and access
systems, particularly those related to e-resource access such as OpenURL
resolution systems.
Preferred: experience with one or more of the suite of Ex Libris
products (Primo, Aleph, Metalib, SFX); experience working in Linux/Unix
server environments; knowledge of database architecture and SQL;
experience with XML and XSLT; knowledge of library technology protocols
such as OAI-PMH, Z39.5-, and SRU/W; experience writing scripts in common
scripting languages such as Perl, PHP, bash, Python, or Ruby;
experience with Lucene/Solr.
MLS from an ALA-accredited program and a second master’s degree required to be eligible for tenure.
Salary/Benefits:
Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual
vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
To Apply:
To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application,
including the name, address and telephone number of three references to:
Enrique Yanez, Director, Human Resources, New York University
Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email
to [email protected]. Please include where you heard about this position. The search will remain open until filled.
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