CrossRef has an opening for a full-time Metadata Quality
Coordinator. Please see the attached job description:
Position: Metadata Quality Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Technology
Benefits: Health, dental, 401k
CrossRef, a membership association for collective scholarly
publishing technologies, seeks a Metadata Quality
Coordinator to
maintain and improve the quality of our metadata database of
bibliographic information for scholarly publications, to
analyze
reports, fix certain errors and report other types of errors
to
member publishers and track developments to make sure that
problems have been fixed. The Metadata Quality Coordinator
will
also play a technical support role to help member publishers
improve the quality of their metadata submissions. In
addition,
the Metadata Quality Coordinator will work with the Director
of
Business Development as the technical liaison with regards
to
metadata quality for CrossRef services and compliance with
CrossRef guidelines. CrossRef has a small staff and the
ability
to work independently, be flexible and perform a wide
variety of
duties is essential.
Key Tasks
proactively track numerous system reports on metadata
quality
proactively contact publishers to fix problems identified
by system
reports and to check for compliance with data submission
requirements
track outstanding issues and problem resolution
management and normalization of journal, book and
conference
proceedings title lists
provide advice and basic technical support to members
regarding data
quality
produce data quality reports that will involve analyzing
data for
trends
regular ongoing data correction
make suggestions for ways to improve data quality
make suggestions for improving overall metadata quality
and
establishing best practices
maintain skills through attendance of workshops and
training courses
This position requires knowledge of the research information
arena with a minimum of two years of full-time work
experience in
a library or scholarly publishing setting. The qualified
individual will have strong communication skills and be
comfortable interacting with both business and technical
staff at
member publishers. The qualified individual will have
experience
working with databases and XML and preferably have
electronic
production experience. Some knowledge of scripting languages
(e.g. PERL, MS Macros) would be preferred.
Qualifications/requirements:
Excellent organizational and written/verbal communication
skills
Bachelor's degree; MLS preferred
Electronic publishing production or academic library
experience a
plus
Minimum two years relevant work experience in the research
information, library or scholarly publishing area, with
strong
recommendations
Working knowledge of XML and database technology
Excellent computer skills with advanced knowledge of
Microsoft Word,
Excel, Access, Outlook
Some knowledge of PERL, MS Macros
Contact: Chuck Koscher ckoscher crossref.org
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