Metadata Management Specialist, Harvard University / Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA

Posted August 22, 2019

The Metadata Management team in Harvard Library is seeking a part-time metadata specialist to contribute to diverse metadata projects in support of our linked data initiatives and other discovery innovations.  This is a great opportunity for an early-career library metadata practitioner to get hands-on experience on a forward-looking project.

Time: 8-10 hrs / wk through June 2020
Wage: $22 / hr

The Metadata Management Specialist will work with the team completing the final year of the Andrew W. Mellon grant-funded project: Linked Data for Production 2: Pathway to Implementation.  Activities include data cleaning and transformations, working with various APIs to query data sources and conduct batch transactions between systems, exploring Wikidata integrations, scripting processes for automating workflows, metadata analysis of large data sets and conducting normalizations, and other related metadata activities as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications include:

• Familiarity with linked data concepts and RDF serializations, such as TTL
  Familiarity with data formats including CSV, JSON, and XML, and with text editors such as Atom
  Experience with OpenRefine and working with datasets
  Working knowledge of XML and editing tools, e.g. Oxygen
  Experience with data transformation techniques and tools, e.g. XSLT
  Ability to work with ambiguity and engage in independent learning and analysis
  Understanding of library metadata principles and familiarity with recent developments around library linked data, ideally BIBFRAME

Additional skills:

• Experience with scripting/coding desirable, e.g. Python
  Experience with APIs
  Familiarity with GitHub desirable

Full/Part Time

Temporary

How to Apply

Applicants should direct a cover letter and resume to Michelle Durocher, Head of Metadata Management, Harvard Library, at the following: [email protected].