We have an outstanding Contract position for a Metadata Assistant to join a leading Company located in the Laurel, MD surrounding area.
Our Enterprise Records and Information Section is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Metadata Assistant. This position reports to the Enterprise Records and Information Manager.
Responsibilities:
Remediate, update, and migrate metadata from legacy records systems using both manual and programmatic methods to meet standards and user needs
Use collections management tools, principally Excel and OpenRefine, to prepare and provide access to metadata for archival collection
Describe digital objects using metadata standards
Ingest digital objects and associated metadata into enterprise records management systems
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Desired Qualifications:
Enrollment in an accredited Master's program in Library and Information Science or related field
Interest in learning new technical skills through training, research, and self-study
Attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Willingness to work independently and collaboratively as appropriate
Demonstrated interest in pursuing a post-master's career in archives or metadata librarianship
Familiarity with metadata standards, concepts, and methodologies such as DACS, RDA, LCNAF, and LCSH
Experience applying regular expressions, scripts, and tools (such as OpenRefine) to manipulate archival metadata in bulk
Experience with the command line
Experience with Sharepoint
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
No Clearance
TAD PGS, Inc. is a Global Fortune 500 company with worldwide revenue of over $27 billion and more than 50 years of government contracting experience. We specialize in supporting U.S. Government Agencies and their prime vendors by delivering a full range of recruitment and workforce solutions. As part of the Adecco family, we have access to over 2.5 million active candidates supporting hundreds of locations across North America. On any given day, we have more than 70,000 professionals working at client sites across the United States.