CONSULTANCY: Digital Library Consultant

vor 19 Stunden

Genf, Schweiz World Meteorological Organization Vollzeit

POST: Digital Library Consultant

GRADE: N/A

DUTY STATION: Geneva, Switzerland

COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY: To be determined

NATURE OF APPOINTMENT: Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division) - 11 months

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: The Linguistic Services and Publishing (LSP), Governance Services Department

WMO is committed to achieving diversity and a balanced workforce. Applications are welcome from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. The statutory retirement age after 1 January 2014 is 65. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

LSP is in the second phase of its digitization project focused on the scanning and metadata creation for publications stored in hard copy to be digitized and included in WMO e-Library. The goal of the digitization project is to ensure that all WMO publications are digitally preserved and made available to WMO Members, staff, future generations of scientists and researchers, and the broader public.

The consultant will be expected to:

  1. Scan and upload WMO publications and other materials, as required, to e-Library;
  2. Update metadata for existing records of scanned publications in e-Library or create new records for publications that are missing in e-Library, as necessary;
  3. Conduct a control check of e-Library records to identify missing PDFs, low quality scans, broken links, publications that require OCR (Optical Character Recognition), and any other inconsistencies;
  4. Perform OCR of publications identified as requiring OCRing or re-OCRing in the language(s) of publication;
  5. Conduct research on online digital collections to identify WMO publications that already exist electronically but are missing in e-Library and add them accordingly;
  6. Assist the Library Team with other tasks related to e-Library, as required;
  7. Provide a final report on the tasks performed;
  8. Deliver electronic files (PDFs) of scanned WMO publications and other required materials with OCRing per language(s) of publication and bookmarks generated from table of contents or heading styles, where available;
  9. Ensure scanned publications are uploaded to e-Library with accurate metadata added according to WMO standards;
  10. Harmonize metadata in e-Library between added entries and existing records;
  11. Identify publications in e-Library lacking OCR or having poor OCR quality and re-OCR them accordingly;
  12. Identify WMO publications missing in e-Library but available on other online platforms (e.g. Community Platform) and add them to e-Library;
  13. Maintain an updated inventory of physical publications that have been scanned or remain to be processed;
  14. Carry out other relevant duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: University degree or certification in Library Science, Archival Studies, Information Science, or related field.

Experience: At least 3 years of professional experience working with digital and physical archives, libraries, and/or records repositories, of which at least 1 year was with an international organization.

Other requirements:

  • Knowledge of library and archival databases and/or management systems;
  • Knowledge of physical library and archival collections;
  • Knowledge of metadata standards, creation, and description of digital resources;
  • Ability to lift around 6 kg.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written). Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would be an advantage.

(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.)

Additional Information:

Focal point email for additional information: amartrich@wmo.int

APPLICATIONS: Applications should be made online through the WMO e-recruitment system at https://erecruit.wmo.int/public/. Do not send your application via multiple routes. Only applicants in whom WMO has a further interest will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit a written test and/or an interview.

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