Position: Senior Librarian (Professional Services)

Employer: National Library Board Singapore
At the National Library Board (NLB), our commitment is to bring the world’s knowledge to Singapore and to create a positive social and economic impact beyond expanding the learning capacity of the nation. Powering the knowledge-based economy with an extensive network of libraries and information centres, NLB offers an environment that fuels your imagination and passion for a rewarding career.

Responsibilities:
• Implementation and management of metadata practices in NLB and controlled vocabularies
o Create, edit & audit of metadata records for NLB resources, inclusive of digitized and electronic resources (digital and online) including retrospective work
o Provide support in digital archival and preservation metadata descriptions
o Assist to evaluate controlled vocabularies for use in metadata description
o Apply and implement thesauri, taxonomies and other controlled vocabularies as encoding schemes in metadata
o Maintain and recommend updates for knowledge organization system including taxonomies, authority headings and controlled lists for NLB digital resources for the various domains and maintain indexing database
o Assist to develop translated taxonomies and review term mapping between the various vocabularies
o Track, monitor and manage vendors’ performance, including adherence to service standards

• Standards, Policies and Systems Infrastructure
o Assist to develop, maintain and implement metadata creation policies, processes and guidelines, as well as application profiles and description sets, including selection of metadata schemas and encoding schemes
o Maintain metadata standards for both library and corporate resources
o Act as systems administrator to maintain the controlled vocabularies in the TTE (Taxonomy & Thesaurus editor)
o Fulfill administrative role for the TTE including updating the vocabularies used in the various consuming systems

• Training, Professional development, Research and Networks
o Train and supervise metadata cataloguers/editors and outsourced vendors
o Write book summaries, reviews, annotated bibliographies/ booklists, standards and reference implementation reports
o Conduct user test and quality check of the contents of the SNB CD-ROM
o Conduct literature review on pre-determined topics
o Co-write research, case studies and project papers for publications
o Execute promotional activities for the publishing community on Legal Deposit
o Establish presence with the local community

• General Management
o Manage the metadata and taxonomy teams
o Supervise, train and appraise Librarians, Specialists
o Track budget for projects
o Handle enquiries and feedback from clients
o Execute and maintain service level agreements

Requirements
• Masters in Library and Information Science or equivalent with 8 to 10 years of related work experience
• Preferably with 3 to 5 years experience in library cataloguing, classification and authority control work OR similar period in enterprise digital asset management
• Familiarity with current general cataloguing standards: AACR2, DDC, LCSH, MARC will be an added advantage
• Possess knowledge and working experience in Dublin Core metadata standard and any one of the following standards: LOM, EAD, TEI, MODS, METS, OAI-PMH, OAIS
• Possess knowledge and working experience in digital library systems: Greenstone, DSpace, Fedora or commercial systems from domain vendors such as Ex Libris, VTLS etc
• Possess library administrative skills
• Possess skills in interpreting user/clients information needs
• Good command of English and communication skills (writing and speaking)
• A motivated, results-oriented team player with an open mind and a keen willingness to learn as well as possess the initiative and resourcefulness to deliver results under pressure and tight timelines
• Ability to network with experts in the field locally and internationally will be an added advantage

This is a contract position.
To apply, please visit our website at http://www.nlb.gov.sg/careers.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.