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Subject:        Science Metadata Librarian position
Date:   Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:50:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:       Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>



*Apologies for duplication*

*Metadata Analyst, Stanford University Libraries *

Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources
(SULAIR) is looking for a Metadata Analyst to help curate datasets from
selected domains, with a primary focus on describing these information
resources to enable management, preservation, discovery and re-use. The
goal of this hands-on position is to advance SULAIR’s capacity and the
Stanford response to the NSF Data Management Plan mandate by developing
strategies through practice to curate data efficiently and effectively.
The candidate will, over the course of a 2-year term project, work
across the Digital Library Systems and Services group, other staff in
the Metadata Unit, and user-facing library personnel to create and
sustain a general workflow for submission of science and engineering
data into the Stanford Digital Repository. Working with pilot data sets
and use cases from GIS and other domains, the selected candidate will
help produce and enter the metadata necessary to populate the repository
and access systems. In doing so, s/he will also produce a landscape view
of the metadata needs, roles, tools, standards and processes necessary
to provide and scale data services throughout the Stanford University
Libraries. Standard operating procedures and best practices for dealing
with non-MARC metadata in the context of scientific data are ideal
outcomes. The position will be supervised by the Science Data Librarian.

Throughout the life of the project there will be opportunity for
interesting sub-projects that will include: creating, remediating and
working on ingest models for the Stanford Geoportal, an online search
engine for geospatial data, and its supporting Spatial Data
Infrastructure; working with Stanford faculty and researchers to
acquire, transform and ingest the metadata for their data into the
Stanford Digital Repository; working with other metadata experts on
in-depth examination of data-set- and domain-specific schema, mappings
and crosswalking amongst standards; and data transformations across
library systems. For each of these, the Metadata Analyst will apply
expertise, methods and tools to digital materials deposited by Stanford
researchers into the Stanford Digital Repository. S/he will also help
identify requirements and specifications for, and validate development
of, a next generation metadata toolkit for the description of data sets
and geospatial resources. S/he will also assist in specifying the fields
and attributes for domain-specific forms for the deposit of digital
resources into a Hydra-based Stanford Digital Repository user interface.
Projects will be decided based on faculty interest, subject specialist
availability, the interests and skill set of the applicant, and needs as
they emerge.

To apply for the position, please go to jobs.stanford.edu and search for
Job ID 46849.


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Julie Sweetkind-Singer
Assistant Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data &
Services
Head Librarian, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
Stanford University
397 Panama Mall; MC 2211
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)725-1102