Job Description

Overview

The Metadata Services Department provides support for the creation, management and preservation of scholarship. The department cultivates teamwork and collaborative relationships within and outside Tisch Library to provide high-quality resources and services for our users.  

What You'll Do

Reporting to the Head of Metadata Services, the Senior Library Assistant will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of metadata for physical and electronic resources in Tufts’ library catalog, including original and complex copy cataloging of books, journals, audio, and video materials. The Library Assistant is part of a collaborative team that implements policies and procedures to provide metadata services at the University. This position will also work on special projects and ongoing initiatives to incorporate automation and AI tools into the department’s workflows.

Essential functions:

• Original and complex copy cataloging of print and electronic resources acquired for the Tisch, Ginn, and SMFA libraries
• Create authority records as a member of the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) Program
• Hire, train, and supervise student workers, including scheduling and payroll
• In cooperation with the Assistant Director of Research and Learning, manage the processing of large gifts of library materials
• Assist with catalog maintenance projects in areas such as reparative cataloging, database migration cleanup, and retrospective conversion
• Assist with projects in managing metadata as assigned
• Maintain knowledge of current metadata standards and best practices for impact on local practices

• Supervise t wo to three student workers, approximately ½ FTE

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Bachelor’s degree
• At least 2 years experience working in a library, archives, museum, or cultural heritage organization setting
• Knowledge of basic cataloging rules and concepts with ability to apply them
• Familiarity with cataloging standards, OCLC input standards, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Library of Congress call numbers and MARC encoding

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Ex Libris Alma Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS)
• Familiarity with rules for establishing authorized names and uniform titles
• Knowledge of a foreign language

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

This is a hybrid role that is expected to be on campus at least 2-3 days each week.

Pay Range


Minimum $24.30, Midpoint $28.90, Maximum $33.50




Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

About Tufts University

This is Tufts. Tufts is a student-centered research university with a constellation of world-class schools encompassing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong learning programs. Across the university, students satisfy their intellectual curiosity, jump-start rewarding careers, and unlock bright, promising futures. Through rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and a commitment to civic engagement and leadership, our community of students, faculty, and staff collaborate across four Massachusetts campuses to build a brighter world (Medford/Somerville, Grafton, Boston-Chinatown, and Boston-Fenway). Our employees light the way. Tufts develops innovative solutions for the most complex global challenges of our time through teaching, research, and an unparalleled investment in civic engagement. In administration and operations, in dining centers and in labs, every employee plays a role in our mission for a better, brighter world. At Tufts, the work you do matters. So do you. Enjoy flexible and remote opportunities, innovative benefits, and an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative culture that supports you. Develop your skills. Take classes. Advance your career. ... Do work that makes you proud in a community you love. All while taking great care of yourself and the people who matter most. We’re all in on creating an anti-racist culture of belonging. Across Tufts, we’ve deepened our commitment to making the university a truly inclusive place. Where every member of our community contributes and feels like they belong. Where diverse perspectives are seen as our strength, and great ideas are always heard. In offices, labs, classrooms, and beyond, we’re doing this work together, knowing it is the foundation of our mission to create a brighter world. An innovative university needs resourceful people who make things happen. Here, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword, colleagues actually care, and community means everything. Sound appealing? Come join us. Choose a campus and find the role that fits you. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at

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