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2007/04/16: A new gig

I'm thrilled to announce that I have accepted the Metadata Services Manager position at the California Institute of Technology.

There are many reasons to be excited. First, Caltech Library is innovative. Second, I will be reporting to Eric Van de Velde. I greatly respect Eric and feel we'll be able to successfully tackle the challenges facing library systems and technical services.

Third, Caltech was one of the first libraries in the country to create repositories and they have a very successful and active repository program. I will not be directly involved with the repositories, at least initially. My job will be to reposition the cataloging department into a Metadata Services department. It's an open question as to how a Metadata Services department evolves and develops to best fulfill the Library's mission. Metadata Services are integral to repositories so I can forsee some involvement in the future.

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posted by Laura @ 9:47 AM