The Office of the Secretary of State has several new positions. This is a posting from the State Library. If you have any questions please contact the State Library or Human Resources. Their contact information can be found at www.sos.mo.gov. Thanks. 

Craig Kelso, CRM, CA
Director of Records Management
Office of the Secretary of State
Records Management Division
600 W. Main
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-4502


Position:
Metadata Cataloger 

Starting Salary:
$3,072-$3,193/mo

Location:
Kirkpatrick State Information Center
600 W Main St
Jefferson City, MO 65102 

Department/Division:
Missouri State Library - Library Development 

Definition:
The Metadata Cataloger provides creative leadership and expertise in developing and maintaining metadata to effectively provide access to the digital resources captured in the Secretary of State’s Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative (MDHI), covering all subjects and languages according to nationally recognized standards.  

Job Functions and General Responsibilities:
● Serves as a primary resource person for the MDHI project on cataloging rules and local practice and in other areas of subject and language expertise, solving complex bibliographic and procedural problems; 

● Provides significant input on relevant policies and procedures; 

● Provides leadership in evaluation and application of current and emerging metadata standards;

● Provides metadata and metadata guidelines for digital collections using the Dublin Core format for digital objects; 

● Collaborates with other librarians and archival staff and colleagues in other institutions to evaluate and apply appropriate metadata schemas for digital collections held by the Secretary of States office and participating institutions; 

● Provides leadership in the development of standards, policies, and procedures for digital resources. 

Qualifications:
A master’s degree in Library & Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution or an equivalent degree is preferred; undergraduate degree and professional experience in the areas of collection and digitization may be substituted for the master’s degree; knowledge of AACR2, LCSH, USMARC formats, integrated library system software, and OCLC Connexion; knowledge of digital asset management systems, such as CONTENTdm; experience with one or more of the following standards: EAD, Dublin Core, XML, OAI, METS, VRACore and PBCore; strong technical skills and problem-solving abilities; excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; strong commitment to excellent service and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with a wide variety of library staff and users.

Preferred: Two years experience with initiatives to provide access to digital resources; coursework or experience in archival administration, historical administration, or history; knowledge of sources, methods, and techniques used in historical research; experience with text encoding and analysis.  Some work experience with or in a cultural heritage institution; reading knowledge of Spanish, French, or German is helpful.

Posting Period:
Position posted July 24 2007. The minimum posting period will end August 17, 2007. After the posting deadline, the position may be closed to new applicants and filled at any time.

Application Procedure:
An application form is available at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/jobs/sos-jobapp1.pdf
Application materials (cover letter, resume, completed application) may be mailed to: Attention: Metadata Cataloger, Human Resources, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 1767, Jefferson City, MO 65102. EOE.