Job description
The Harborview University Library seeks a proactive Librarian to join our Metadata & Digital Services team. This full-time role focuses on cataloging, metadata creation, digital collection management, and user-centered services in a modern research library setting.
As a member of a collaborative team, you will work with faculty, archivists, and IT professionals to ensure discoverability, access, and preservation of physical and digital resources. We value initiative, professional growth, and a commitment to serving diverse scholarly communities.
Responsibility
- Lead and perform cataloging and metadata creation for physical and digital resources using MARC 21, RDA, and Dublin Core.
- Manage digital collections and repositories, ensuring accurate metadata and long-term preservation.
- Collaborate on digitization projects, metadata normalization, and quality control.
- Support reference and instruction, delivering information literacy sessions and research consultations.
- Maintain and optimize library systems, including ILS, discovery tools, and digital asset management platforms.
- Develop and document metadata workflows, standards, and best practices for the library team.
Qualification
- Master's degree in Library Science (MLS/MLIS) or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program.
- 2+ years of cataloging/metadata experience in an academic or research library.
- Strong knowledge of MARC 21, RDA, Dublin Core, and authority control; familiarity with schema and ontologies for digital resources.
- Experience with library management systems (e.g., Alma/Primo, Koha, or similar) and digital repositories (DSpace, ArchivesSpace, CONTENTdm).
- Excellent written and verbal communication; demonstrated instruction and reference service skills.
- Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and project-management abilities; ability to work in cross-functional teams.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in library services.