Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian

Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian

Location: New York, NY United States

Job no: 514204
Position type: Staff
Categories: Library, Hybrid

Job Description:

The Gottesman Libraries seeks a Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian who plays a key role in strengthening research holdings in education, psychology, and the applied health sciences to meet the needs of Teachers College.

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian manages patron-driven and selected standing orders for print and electronic book acquisitions. Oversees ordering, processing, labeling, shifting, and weeding workflows, as well as cataloging and bibliographic metadata management. Guides and implements relevant policies, practices, standards, and metadata schemas to enhance the representation and discoverability of the collection across local, community, and global systems.

The incumbent collaborates across library technical services and works closely with other library units on collection development needs and projects that improve the organization, description, and access to library holdings. In doing so, the role supports the strategic priorities of the Library and the College, with a particular emphasis on advancing leadership in digital library technologies.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage Print and ebook Acquisitions within policy guidelines and budget using library technologies and vendor platforms
• Oversee and monitor monographic orders, claims, receipts, and processing
• Perform copy and original cataloging
• Remediate records created by vendors, community, and/or AI
• Conduct authority control, including preferred subject headings and cutters; add updated records to WorldCat
• Address new schema for barcodes
• Coordinate the maintenance of the collection through regular shifting and weeding, location changes, relabeling, and updated bibliographic and/or item records
• Manage metadata by creating and running normalization rules
• Identify and handle remediation projects to improve the catalog and advise on cataloging schemas
• Participate in campus-wide committees and library working groups
• Maintain expertise in acquisitions, cataloging, and metadata
• Report on activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science accredited by the American Library Association
• One-two years of related job experience in an academic library
• Experience with Exlibris' Alma: Acquisitions, Resources, Analytics, Metadata Editor; familiarity with vendor platforms
• Excellent technical skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Springshare
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong ability to work both independently and collegially

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience
• Knowledge of trends in higher education libraries, including critical awareness of AI in technical services

Salary Range:

$ 74,000 - $ 76,000

Work Modality:

Hybrid

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

The salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Our benefits contribute significantly to the total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance plans; flexible and hybrid work schedules; tuition remission; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; an exceptional employer retirement matching program; health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, and a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Hybrid/Remote

Teachers College maintains a hybrid work environment, which provides employees with flexible work arrangements while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person college-campus culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite or in a hybrid model (a combination of in-office and virtual days). Employees are expected to live within a 150-mile radius of the College.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Teachers College is committed to fostering an inclusive academic community and to providing equal opportunity in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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Position Location Closes Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian New York May 29, 2026 The Gottesman Libraries seeks a Collections Acquisition and Metadata Librarian who plays a key role in strengthening research holdings in education, psychology, and the applied health sciences to meet the needs of Teachers College. Responsibilities include: managing patron-driven and select standing orders for print and Ebook acquisitions; supervision of ordering, processing, labelling, shifting, and weeding; cataloging and management of bibliographic metadata; advisement and execution of relevant policies, practices, standards, and schemas to elevate representation of the collection in local, community, and global utilities. The incumbent will collaboratively strengthen library technical services and coordinate with other library units on collection needs and projects to improve organization, description, and access to holdings. In so doing, the incumbent will support strategic priorities of the Library and College, especially leadership in digital library technologies. We invite applications from candidates who, through their experience, and/or service, will contribute to the advancement and distinctiveness of the College community.