What are the responsibilities and job description for the Librarian - Map & Metadata position at East View Companies?
Are you interested in working with maps and geography? Want to use your Library degree in the corporate world? East View Geospatial is looking for an entry-level person to manage our physical maps in two (2) locations - Head Quarters (Minnetonka, MN) and Warehouse (Maple Plain, MN). This job is onsite. It requires metadata authoring and organizing/maintaining physical map collections. Recent or soon to be graduates with a degree in Library and Information Science are encouraged to apply.
Why work at East View Companies? East View has been around for 35 years and is privately owned. The culture is supportive and collaborative. Great location - intersection of 169 and 394!
Essential Job Functions:
Why work at East View Companies? East View has been around for 35 years and is privately owned. The culture is supportive and collaborative. Great location - intersection of 169 and 394!
Essential Job Functions:
- Receiving of Materials:
- Unpacking map shipments
- Cross checking itemized shipment lists with received items
- Creating an initial inventory of items received along with identified shipment discrepancies
- Physical Processing:
- Supports and tracks the movement of map collections to and from the scanning unit
- Coordinates the transfer of maps between the East View Headquarters map library and the East View Map Link warehouse storage facility in Maple Plain, MN
- Map Library Operations:
- Maintains the filing, organization, and maintenance of the East View Headquarters map collection
- Contributes to the planning of the physical map library spaces to ensure optimal accessibility and efficient use of space
- Metadata Creation and Maintenance:
- Creates metadata to support map scanning production
- Quality reviews metadata entries for completeness and accuracy
- Excellent computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office software suite
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to complete short-term projects with tight deadlines
- Ability to adhere to rigorous metadata standards and rules
- An interest in maps, geography, and/or libraries
- Reliable transportation is required as employee will work both at the East View Headquarters, and at the East View Map Link storage warehouse Maple Plain, MN
- Degree in Library and Information Science, required
- Prior GIS/Cartography experience, desired
- Prior library experience, desired
- Foreign language proficiency - Russian/Chinese/Persian/Arabic/etc., desired
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