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THIS POST COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY About the role The Bodleian Library’s history of collecting Persian manuscripts (the collection numbers more than 2500 items) began in 1602, the year the Library was founded. Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) are seeking a Metadata Analyst to work closely with curatorial colleagues to improve and enhance the metadata associated with these extensive collections. You will be responsible for auditing, cleaning and improving the person and place authorities data within the online catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World (fihrist.bodleian.ox.ac.uk), while collaborating with colleagues in Asian and Middle Eastern collections and BDLSS to ensure consistency and compatibility of data. You will liaise with the Digital Bodleian (digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk) team to review metadata for ingest as part of Persian collections digitization activities. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 6 months, working 37.5 hours per week. BDLSS offer flexible working arrangements including remote working. Some onsite working may be required for this role. About You You will have proven skills in some aspects of Persian manuscript studies or experience equivalent to those derived from holding a postgraduate degree, in some aspects of Persian manuscript studies You will have a high standard of spoken and written English, and a strong reading knowledge of Persian in a variety of scripts. You will have very strong IT skills, experience of working with TEI-XML or other mark-up languages and be comfortable working with digital data. Experience of working on a cataloguing project is desirable. What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: An excellent contributory pension scheme 38 days of annual leave A comprehensive range of childcare services Family leave schemes Cycle loan scheme Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits Diversity Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave. How to apply You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered. Please contact Alex Hitchman (alexander.hitchman@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) should you have any enquiries relating to the role. General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk). Please discuss secondments with your line manager in the first instance, as you must have their agreement that you can be released for a secondment before you submit an application. (https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/secondments). Only applications received online before 12:00 midday on Friday 29 November 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 9 December 2024.
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**THIS POST COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY** **About the role** The Bodleian Library’s history of collecting Persian manuscripts (the collection numbers more than 2500 items) began in 1602, the year the Library was founded. Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) are seeking a Metadata Analyst to work closely with curatorial colleagues to improve and enhance the metadata associated with these extensive collections. You will be responsible for auditing, cleaning and improving the person and place authorities data within the online catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World (fihrist.bodleian.ox.ac.uk), while collaborating with colleagues in Asian and Middle Eastern collections and BDLSS to ensure consistency and compatibility of data. You will liaise with the Digital Bodleian (digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk) team to review metadata for ingest as part of Persian collections digitization activities. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 6 months, working 37.5 hours per week. BDLSS offer flexible working arrangements including remote working. Some onsite working may be required for this role. **About You** You will have proven skills in some aspects of Persian manuscript studies or experience equivalent to those derived from holding a postgraduate degree, in some aspects of Persian manuscript studies You will have a high standard of spoken and written English, and a strong reading knowledge of Persian in a variety of scripts. You will have very strong IT skills, experience of working with TEI-XML or other mark-up languages and be comfortable working with digital data. Experience of working on a cataloguing project is desirable. **What We Offer** As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: * An excellent contributory pension scheme * 38 days of annual leave * A comprehensive range of childcare services * Family leave schemes * Cycle loan scheme * Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits **Diversity** Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave. **How to apply** You will be required to upload your **CV and a supporting statement** as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered. Please contact Alex Hitchman (alexander.hitchman@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) should you have any enquiries relating to the role. General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk). Please discuss secondments with your line manager in the first instance, as you must have their agreement that you can be released for a secondment before you submit an application. (https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/secondments). Only applications received online before 12:00 midday on Friday 29 November 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 9 December 2024.
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Job description and selection criteria Job title Metadata Analyst (Persian manuscripts). Division Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) Department Bodleian Libraries BDLSS, Osney One Building, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES Location BDLSS offer flexible working arrangements including remote working. Some onsite working may be required for this role. Grade and salary Grade 6: £34,982-£40,855 per annum Hours Full-time (37.5 hours) Contract type Fixed-term (6 months) Reporting to Digital Metadata Analyst Vacancy reference 173406 THIS POST COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY Please discuss secondments with your line manager in the first instance, as you must have their agreement that you can be released for a secondment before you submit an application. For more information please go to: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/secondments Additional information You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with your application, outlining how you meet each of the selection criteria for the role (see the ‘How to Apply’ section for further details). Please contact the recruitment team if you require the job description in an alternative format. Closing date 12.00 midday Friday 29 November 2024 Job description Overview of the role The postholder will be responsible for auditing, cleaning and improving the authorities data within the online catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World (fihrist.bodleian.ox.ac.uk). The Bodleian’s history of collecting Persian manuscripts began in the year it opened, in 1602. Collections of John and Thomas Greaves in the 17th century, of Narcissus Marsh in the 18th, and of the brothers Gore and William Ouseley in the 19th century brought the total to more than 2,500 items. At present 1,500 are described in the online catalogue. Conversion of information in the printed catalogue by Hermann Ethé, published in 1889, to machine-readable form will enable greater access to the collection and will prepare the ground for further scholarly work to describe the manuscripts in greater detail. The work which needs to be done on the entries converted from the printed catalogue includes harmonizing and integrating name and place references, to enable cross-searching. Improvements to the authorities data will aid the discoverability of these rich collections, allowing further integration of persons and places within the Bodleian’s suite of Special Collections catalogues, while also creating new access points into the Bodleian’s collections for external users and applications. Responsibilities      Work in an XML editing programme using TEI to contribute to further creation and development of collections content, such as manuscript descriptions, in consultation with Special Collections colleagues Analyse, structure and encode existing authorities data, including clustering, reconciliation and normalization, coordinating with Asian and Middle Eastern Collections and BDLSS colleagues Collaborate with colleagues in Asian and Middle Eastern Collections and BDLSS to ensure consistency and compatibility of data with the Fihrist catalogue Liaise as required with the Digital Bodleian team to review metadata for ingest as part of Persian collections digitization activities Any other tasks which may be required commensurate to the grade to improve and harmonise metadata for Persian manuscript collections Other duties  Participate in a regular Annual Review  Undertake any necessary training identified  Comply with health and safety regulations  Comply with the policies and procedures set out in the Handbook for Academic Related Staff  Any other duties that may be required from time to time commensurate with the grade of the job The Bodleian Libraries reserve the right to make reasonable amendments to the job description in consultation with the post-holder at any time. Page 2 of 8 Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) provide digital services across the Bodleian Libraries, serving the needs of students, academics and researchers in all faculties of the University of Oxford, as well as the wider public. Physically based in Osney Mead in west Oxford, BDLSS staff – including software engineers, project managers, resource discovery, digital preservation, metadata and digitisation specialists – work in partnership with colleagues throughout the Bodleian Libraries to meet the needs of our readers, and to evolve and develop projects and services which keep pace with teaching and learning needs in the twenty-first century. For more information work/digital-library please visit: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/libraries/our- Selection criteria Essential selection criteria 1. Experience of working with TEI-XML or other mark-up languages 2. Proven skills, or experience equivalent to those derived from holding a postgraduate degree, in some aspects of Persian manuscript studies 3. High standard of spoken and written English 4. Strong reading knowledge of Persian in a variety of scripts 5. Very strong IT skills; comfortable working with digital data and with the ability to acquire new technical skills quickly 6. Expertise and interest in the field of Persian manuscripts, including electronic and paper reference works and research resources; experience of using catalogue descriptions. 7. Highly organised with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 8. Excellent oral and written communication skills Desirable selection criteria 1. 2. 3. 4. Familiarity with the results of OCR’d text Ability to work independently; co-operative attitude to working with colleagues Experience of working with Person/Place name authorities (VIAF, ISNI) Experience of working on a cataloguing project Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Page 3 of 8 Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. 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