Metadata Librarian – (7966) needed at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• B.Bibl degree OR equivalent 4-year Library & Information Science qualification (B.Inf Hons, PGDLis) with;
• Three years’ Cataloguing or Metadata support services experience within a Higher Education library environment.

Prerequisite for the post:

• Three years’ Cataloguing or Metadata support services experience.
• Knowledge of AACRII, LCSH, DDC23, MARC 21, RDA & Dublin Core.
• Proficiency with Alma, Primo, SabiCAT and WorldCat.
• Working knowledge of library digital platforms ie. DSpace, FigShare, ATOM etc.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Original and complex copy cataloguing of physical, electronic and digital content using international rules, standards and systems.
• Support MARC-based descriptive cataloguing while providing a variety of Metadata services needed to meet discovery needs in evolving digital and physical environments.
• Maintain the library’s digital repositories and digitized collections including developing, implementing, and managing workflows for creating & maintaining electronic resources metadata, and ensuring accessibility of content.
• Monitor, maintain and upgrade bibliographic-, item- and holdings records on the Library management system and WorldShare.
• Provide metadata services to the library’s special collections.
• Provide input into cataloguing and metadata guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in the creation, identification, prioritization and implementation of cataloguing and metadata projects.