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Salary:$20.93 Hourly
Location: Missoula Mountain Campus
Job Type: Hourly Staff Full-time
Job Number: 202400242
Sector: UM Provost
Department: Mansfield Library, UM
Opening Date: 12/31/2024
Closing Date: 2/2/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Bargaining Unit: FOCUS-MFPE

Description

The Mansfield Library invites applications for a Digital Collections and Metadata Specialist to help enhance access to materials in the Mansfield Library’s Archives and Special Collections.

The individual in this position must be detail oriented, able to prioritize and multitask, work productively individually and as a member of a team, and communicate effectively in person and in writing.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining metadata for digital items and digital collections from Archives and Special Collections using appropriate metadata standards and best practices.
• Overseeing the digitization of archival collection material.
• Supervising student employees in direct support of collection access activities.
• Assisting with the creation and editing of bibliographic records for ASC resources such as archival collections and oral histories.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience with or advanced knowledge of metadata creation for library and/or archival materials such as by using AACR2, RDA, MODS or Dublin Core;
• Experience working with or advanced knowledge of controlled vocabularies and/or thesauri, such as LCSH, TGM, AAT, etc.;
• Demonstrated comfort with technology, and ability to learn and use new technologies (hardware and software) independently;
• Knowledge of digital file formats, and ability to apply internationally accepted best practices and standards for digitization;
• Basic understanding of archival and/or special collections materials and their uses; 
• Basic knowledge of supervisory principles and practicies; 
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion;
• Demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have the preferred qualifications at this time.

• Experience cataloging library and/or archival materials using MARC;
• Experience creating authority headings;
• Experience with metadata harvesting and crosswalks;
• Knowledge of DACS (Describing Archives: Content Standard)
• Experience using digitization equipment, such as flatbed and overhead scanners or camera-based image capture systems;
• Experience managing digital/digitization projects, such as those undertaken by academic libraries. 
• Experience implementing accessibility guidelines and best practices (ie. WCAG guidelines);
• Experience working with and/or conducting research with archival and/or special collections material;
• Experience supervising employees;
• Experience with Photoshop;
• Experience with ABBYY FineReader or other optical character recognition software
• Basic knowledge of or experience with Open Refine

Additional Information

Position Number:         073600

Work Schedule:           Full-time, 1.0 FTE (40 Hours a week), Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 12 months/year.

Probationary Period:   Six (6) months minimum 

Salary:                           $20.93/hr Current employee’s rate of pay for this position will be determined by the staff compensation plan and will minimally be this posted salary. For questions and details regarding the staff compensation plan, email the Compensation Department.

Benefits Include:          Insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, partial tuition waiver, and wellness program. 

Screening of applications will begin after the closing date of February 2, 2025; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

A complete application includes:

1. Letter of Interest – addressing your qualifications and experience related to the stated required skills for the position. A general letter salutation such as “Dear Search Committee” or “Dear Hiring Manager” is acceptable.
2. Detailed Resume – listing education and describing work experience
3. Three (3) Professional References – names and contact information