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Assistant Chief, Collections Discovery and Metadata Services

Assistant Chief, Collections Discovery and Metadata Services

Library of Congress Job Location: District of Columbia Apply By: 04/03/2023 Date Created: 02-23-2023

The Library of Congress Digital Services Directorate is hiring an Assistant Chief of the Collections Discovery and Metadata Services Division. The Assistant Chief will lead a growing team of engaged and dedicated discovery and metadata platform experts and support collaboration with staff across the institution to enable discovery and access of the full range of materials in the Library of Congress collections. This role serves as a leader in the Discovery and Metadata Services Division, and more broadly as an influential member of the Digital Services Directorate’s management team. The incumbent will play an essential role in supporting a generational transformation of discovery and metadata operations at the Library of Congress. Specifically, they will be directly engaged in supporting the implementation of the open source FOLIO system as the Library of Congress Collections Access Platform. This critical work is a marquee initiative in support of the Library of Congress Digital Collections Strategy. Respecting tradition and enabling innovation, the incumbent will enable the continuity and drive the change necessary to connect the Library to the American people and the world. The incumbent supervises the work of metadata librarians; applies experience, knowledge and expertise in library and information science and must display knowledge of integrated library systems, implementation and management. The incumbent must be able to plan, manage, analyze and evaluate workflow, data flows, policies, and resolve conflicts and must also be able to communicate and interact orally and in writing with individuals at all levels inside and outside the agency.

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