Senior Metadata Specialist

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Metadata Specialist provides professional expertise and leadership in strategies to develop, implement, coordinate and manage metadata standards and metadata for the organization.

DUTIES:

Leads in the development, implementation and maintenance of strategies for resource description for TPL print and digital content both locally and on a Web scale.
Maintains knowledge of national and international metadata standards and schema and is responsible for interpreting and adapting those metadata schema for local purposes.
Collaborates with appropriate staff to advise on the application of current and emerging metadata schema to facilitate access to digital, and other online collections and resources.
Monitors developments in the information industry and makes recommendations related to new metadata or cataloguing tools, technologies or initiatives.
Evaluates metadata standards to support the adoption, use and management of metadata strategies and tools required to achieve the integrated access goals of the Library.
Provides ongoing analysis of the Library’s taxonomic structures to facilitate future migrations or enhancements; develops strategies for ensuring metadata schema integrity and monitors their implementation.
Formulates, recommends, implements and maintains policies and standards for descriptive, technical and administrative metadata.
Trains staff and supports staff training in metadata.
Serves as a resource person on metadata issues.
Develops project plans, establishes project teams, monitors project schedules and ensures deliverables are completed on time and to specification; prepares reports, as required.
Directs project staff, establishes performance standards and provides verbal input into performance appraisals.
Participates in appropriate library committees, working groups and projects
QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate degree in Library or Information Science from an accredited institution or equivalent education
Five years’ experience working with recognized metadata schemas in a digital environment
Extensive, demonstrated knowledge of non-MARC metadata and related web standards such as Dublin Core, EAD, METS, MOD, OAI_PMH, RDF and xml
Demonstrated experience using transformation tools such as xslt, marcEdit, json and javascript
Practical experience applying MARC and Non-MARC standards together to organize information for search and discovery
Strong understanding of traditional cataloguing standards and practices including MARC, RDA, LCSH and authority control.
Proven ability to plan, organize and implement projects
Knowledge of issues and trends in digital library development and metadata standards.
Demonstrated experience with systems that manage and provide access to digital objects; basic knowledge of the processes involved in digitization and development of digital content discovery and delivery systems.
Demonstrated experience with database design and data modeling
Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and innovative thinking skills
Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and interpersonal and consultative skills
Proven leadership ability
Demonstrated ability to perform duties requiring judgment and initiative
Upon request, accommodation will be provided through all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

If you are invited to participate in the assessment process and require accommodations for the assessment, we ask that you provide your accommodation request as soon as reasonably possible. All accommodation requests are confidential.

The Toronto Public Library invites applications from all qualified individuals. The Library is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from racialized people/people of colour, women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ people.