Hawaii CatalogerMetadata Librarian II PositionT
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Title: Hawaii Cataloger/Metadata Librarian II
Position Number: 0085347T
Hiring Unit: UHM Library Services
Location: Hamilton Library Cataloging Department
Date Posted: December 30 2024
Closing Date: Continuous application review begins February 7 2025
Salary Information:B2M11 Commensurate with qualifications and experience (Librarian II minimum $72358
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: NonTenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: This temporary fulltime 11month position is created specifically to support theKahoiwai:Reclaiming Hawaiian KnowledgeSovereigntyproject. To begin approximately spring semester 2025 pendingposition clearance and/or availability of funds. The position is located at the University ofHawaiiat Manoa and appointment is renewable annually for the duration of the grantcontingent upon availability of funds program/operational needs and satisfactory performance.
As an 11month librarian faculty this position is on duty throughout the year (except during periods of authorized leave) and earns vacation leave and sick leave.
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Reviews and edits the studentgenerated descriptions and table of contents on bibliographic records for enhanced description.
2. Updates OCLC records with edited descriptions and table of contents.
3. Maintains and updates the policies procedures and workflows for enhancing the descriptions of bibliographic records.
4. Reviews and standardizes the Hawaiian language newspaper index metadata and prepares samples for index software development phases.
5. Develops maintains and updates policies procedures and workflows for Hawaiian language newspaper index metadata.
6. Coleads the development of the Hawaiian language newspaper index with the software developers.
7. Supports the development of Hawaii Knowledge Organization System (HKOS) domains term lists authority records and related metadata creation and maintenance.
8. Serves in a leading role on the HKOS Working Group including facilitating group correspondence and meetings.
9. Serves as a project liaison with Hamilton Librarys Hawaii Collection on the implementation of the HKOS within its indices and collections.
10. Supports the application and evaluation of the HKOS including writing and reviewing instructions for terms and application applying controlled vocabularies and analyzing its application.
11. Assists in the design and evaluation of software specifically the HKOS and the Nupepa database to better represent Hawaiian language culture and perspectives.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Masters degree in Library and Information Science from an American Library Association accredited program or an equivalent graduate library science/information studies degree by the date of hire.
2. Ability and desire to interact with students and faculty using excellent interpersonal customer service and facilitation skills.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment with multicultural groups and individuals with diverse academic abilities cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds including library staff administrators students faculty and community.
4. Strong commitment to service excellence
5. Familiarity with library search strategies and user needs in order to create a holistic user experience of the library.
6. Demonstrated ability to take initiative on projects and quickly learn new tools/skills.
7. Demonstrated knowledge of Native Hawaiian language history politics practices and contemporary issues.
8. Familiarity with the use of controlled vocabularies
9. Attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply standards
Desired Qualifications
1. Demonstrated experience with cataloging or creating metadata particularly in the area of subject analysis.
2. Familiarity with issues and best practices with enhanced and reparative description Indigenous knowledge organization and/or data sovereignty.
3. Demonstrated fluency in Olelo Hawaii
4. Experience using MARCbased tools such as Alma and OCLC Connexion.
5. Familiarity with software development
6. Experience in instruction and instructional writing
Please note: Due to system limitations Hawaiian diacritics are omitted from this job posting. This omission affects the correct spelling of Hawaiian language and place names. We appreciate your understanding as we continue striving to accurately represent the Hawaiian language.
To Apply:
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Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions criminal history record checks.
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