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Metadata Intern, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Posted March 30, 2017

Hours: Flexible: 20 hours per week, within 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday.

Salary: $15/hour.

Overview: The University of Pennsylvania Libraries seeks a forward-thinking, service-oriented, and versatile student in information studies to serve as an intern in the Metadata Services unit. Reporting to the Head of Metadata Services, this position will assist in a variety of metadata projects, including the implementation of Calibre and cataloging for the Online Books project. This highly-motivated, innovative, and collaborative individual will be part of the Metadata Services unit within the Cataloging and Metadata Department. The Metadata Services unit provides external metadata services, maintenance for traditional MARC metadata and support for library digital projects. 

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Provide services in metadata creation, data management, and project analysis
  • Collaborate with colleagues throughout the Libraries and in the Penn community
  • Participate in the development and integration of Calibre and the Online Books project into the Metadata Services unit
  • Assist with the development of local metadata best practices, policies, and controlled vocabularies needed for the development of digital content projects
  • Create, map and manage metadata for digital projects, collections, and library systems and services. Work with metadata processing and transformation tools to enhance data

Qualifications:

  • Experience with metadata processing, batch-loading and transformation tools such as MarcEdit, Oxygen XML Editor, OpenRefine and XSLT
  • Familiarity with metadata in a digital library environment and in traditional MARC-based systems
  • Ability to flourish in a high-intensity work environment
  • Familiarity with SQL and at least one scripting language (e.g., Python)
  • Familiarity with library linked data standards and applications (e.g., RDF, BIBFRAME)

To apply, please submit a resume and letter of interest to the attention of:
Katia Strieck
[email protected]
Please write “Metadata Outreach Intern” in the subject line.

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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