Job opening -- Metadata Quality Coordinator, CrossRef

["Amy Brand" <abrand@crossref.org>]

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