Metadata and Cataloguing Specialist - Appendix D/Temporary Assignment

Requirements

• Post-secondary 2-year diploma in Library Technician, Library and Information Science
• Minimum 3 years' experience w orking in a library or related setting; experience required also in cataloguing, metadata, and/or information management
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Exceptional organizational and decision-making skills
• Good interpersonal communication
• In-depth understanding of the nature of cataloging records and bibliographic formats
• Effective critical thinking, organization and problem-solving
• What This Opportunity Offers
• Comprehensive Pension : Join a defined-benefit pension plan (through the CAAT Pe

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Additional Information

If you are a current Fanshawe College employee, please apply to jobs directly through Workday . Do not apply on the external career page. Interested in growing your career at Fanshawe College? Fanshawe College thrives because of its people. We foster a culture of excellence and see opportunities to turn potential into impact. Leading with empathy, belonging, unity, learning and courage, we guide the learning journey of our students, ensuring they are ready for work and life, today and tomorrow. Working at Fanshawe College Fanshawe College is committed to the principles of hybrid work and may offer this option to employees whose work can be performed in an alternate location, without adverse impact to the operations of the College, inclusive of our Student and Staff experience. Confirmation of hybrid work options available to you will be clarified upon hire and may be subject to change based on the duties required of your position. Successful candidates will be required to perform work within Ontario and must be available to work on campus, as required. Posting Closing Date: June 29, 2026 Campus Location: London, ON Department: LMO1 LLC User Engagement Employment Group: Support Pay Details: $34.60 Hourly Worker Sub-Type: Fixed term (Fixed Term) Time Type: Full time Remote Type: In-Person Contract End Date: February 1, 2028 Hours of Work per Week: 35 Job Description: This position is subject to the terms of Appendix D in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. Note: 1 vacancy available . This position is deemed a critical vacancy. Payband: This position is paid at Payband G. $34.60 - $39.93 per hour . Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Why this Role is Important Reporting to the Manager, Library & Testing Operations, the incumbent will be responsible for cataloguing, metadata, and information management for both print and eResources. The Metadata and Cataloging Specialist will collaborate closely with colleagues and internal stakeholders to ensure that all collections are accessible to students, faculty, and staff in alignment with professional best practices and bibliographic and technical standards. How You'll Make an Impact Cataloging & Metadata Performs physical cataloguing functions such as locating and processing material for all campus locations, ensuring accuracy and editing as required and maintains all cataloguing supplies Catalogues eBooks and other digital resources, as required, including editing eResource-related records Implementation and monitoring of functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR) configuration/deduplication and/or suppression rules Manages and configures metadata for access to print and digital collections in the integrated library system and discovery service, and manages the sharing of such data with external partners and systems Develops, implements, and monitors, evaluates, and improves plans for supporting an informed and responsive cataloguing and discovery strategy through guidelines, best practices, infrastructure, and resource development in consultation with the Systems Specialist and Librarians Performs ongoing collection maintenance for weeding, missing items, and discards in consultation with the Librarians and Systems Specialist Maintains and creates course reserves on a semesterly basis Acts as College Libraries Ontario (CLO) main point of contact for all metadata and cataloguing projects and creates and maintains templates based on standard required for the integrated library system Archival Support Supports a variety of archival activities which may include but are not limited to: Digitization and inventorying Transference of obsolete media Discarding (duplicates / items rejected from collection) Working within the institutional repository on applying metadata standards to support archival objects Library Learning Commons Support Provides assistance to students at the LLC desk using the resources available (online and in-print) Guides students in the process of developing research skills and strategies and evaluating search result Guides students in finding relevant information to support their academic needs outside of the classroom by connecting them to relevant College-wide services Performs other related duties as assigned

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