DESCRIPTION

Ida Jane Dacus Library and Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University seek a collaborative and highly motivated Metadata and Discovery Librarian to join our Technical and Digital Initiatives (TDI) team. As the principal cataloger and metadata librarian, this position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the discoverability and accessibility of our library and archival collections. This 12-month, tenure-track appointment, reports to the Head of Technical and Digital Initiatives and will be assigned at the assistant or associate professor level commensurate with experience. The pay range for this position is $60,000-$63,000, commensurate with experience. This position will remain open until filled.

• Catalogs physical and digital library resources using national systems and standards
• Maintains authority control of the library’s catalog
• Ensures the accuracy of holdings in the shared library services platform
• Manages deaccessioning projects and physical processing of weeded materials
• Provides training and guidance to metadata and cataloging Library Specialists
• Assists in establishing workflows for archival metadata creation and maintenance
• Maintains institutional repository integrity
• Ensures the discoverability of the library and archives’ collections
• Teaches information literacy and participates in reference service rotations
• Participates in collection development serving as departmental liaison for select academic units
• Engages in scholarship and performs activities aligned with tenure and promotion
• Performs other duties, responsibilities, or special projects as assigned