The East Asian and Near Eastern library holdings at Princeton are long-established and world-class collections which include print, digital, video and other formats along with extensive rare book and manuscript materials.\u00a0 The collections cover a broad range of subjects with an overall emphasis on history, literature, art and religion.\u00a0 Princeton University Library is seeking candidates to lead a newly-combined\u00a0team of professional experts and highly-skilled support staff in the creation and management of metadata critical to the effective use of\u00a0the Library’s collections.<\/p>\n
For more information about these two collections:\u00a0https:\/\/library.princeton.edu\/eastasian\/about<\/a> \u00a0https:\/\/libguides.princeton.edu\/NECollections\/home<\/p>\n The successful candidate will:<\/strong><\/p>\n *supervise, motivate, and provide ongoing staff development for the professional librarians and paraprofessional bibliographic specialists responsible for cataloging in East Asian\u00a0 and Near Eastern languages<\/p>\n *collaboratively develop Cataloging and Metadata Service’s overall metadata program within the Team Leaders Group<\/p>\n *explore and implement new technologies, standards, and workflows in innovative ways to improve turn-around time and enhance user services<\/p>\n *provide traditional cataloging, create and repurpose metadata for the digital library and other uses, curate the catalog<\/p>\n *collaborate with library staff across the system on digital projects and non-roman script language catalog-related needs<\/p>\n *maintain awareness of peer operations and best practices through professional involvement<\/p>\n The Princeton University Library is one of the world’s leading research libraries. It employs a dedicated and knowledgeable staff of more\u00a0than 300 professional and support staff working in a large central library, 9 specialized branches, and 3 storage facilities. The Library\u00a0supports a diverse community of 5,200 undergraduates, 2,800 graduate students, 1,200 faculty members, and many visiting scholars.\u00a0Holdings include more than 10 million printed volumes, 5 million manuscripts, 2 million non-print items, and extensive collections of\u00a0digital text, data, and images.\u00a0 More information:\u00a0 http:\/\/library.princeton.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Required<\/u>:\u00a0 MLS combined with an academic background in either East Asian or Middle Eastern studies; or an advanced degree in East\u00a0Asian or Middle Eastern studies with an emphasis on a relevant language, literature, culture, and history; strong reading knowledge in\u00a0one of the team’s primary languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew); fluency in English with excellent oral and\u00a0written communication skills; 3 years of supervisory experience; familiarity with encoding and searching issues for non-roman scripts;\u00a0\u00a0cataloging experience in an academic library.<\/p>\n Strongly preferred<\/u>:\u00a0 Knowledge of Arabic or Chinese, including their library romanization systems; reading knowledge of more than\u00a0one of the team’s primary languages.<\/p>\n Preferred<\/u>: Experience mapping data for re-use; familiarity with linked data concepts and standards; experience with workflow and\u00a0project planning.<\/p>\n