EBSCO Industries, Inc. (EBSCO), headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the largest privately held and family-owned companies in the United States. EBSCO was founded in 1944 by an entrepreneur who was passionate about honoring our commitments to our customers, rejecting the status quo, and seeking to continuously improve our team. We continue to operate that way today, with a passion for our people and our businesses succeeding together. EBSCO has grown and evolved over time into a holding company with a global portfolio comprised of dozens of entities in over 15 separate industries/markets, including Information services, outdoor products, real estate, manufacturing and distribution, and insurance services. We provide valuable support services to our subsidiaries to support their growth. We hire passionate people, driven to grow, because we know the success of EBSCO depends on the long-term success of our businesses and our teams.

What does the GOBI Profiling Unit do?

We enrich the company’s records for individual books with useful information, using the print or digital copies of those titles. That information is then used to help our external customers make purchasing decisions and by our colleagues within the company to provide the many other services GOBI offers.

What does a Bibliographer/Cataloger in the Profiling Unit do?

Known internally and to our customers as the Profilers, these are the people who perform “book-in-hand” analysis of the content of each title in order to assign proprietary metadata --a vast and evolving set of GOBI-defined values, developed in collaboration with our customers to meet their specific needs. Profilers objectively assign these data points using their knowledge of the academic publishing industry, their understanding of customer needs, and an extensive repertoire of established usage guidelines.

Can I be a GOBI Profiler?

Are you willing and able to…

… make independent decisions that align with established procedures and practices?

… balance objectivity and subjectivity when analyzing and describing material?

… maintain a high level of accuracy while working with complex materials?

… be accountable for quantity and quality of work in a position that requires production metrics?

… cope effectively with complexity and change in your daily work, your unit, and your company?

… work well both independently and with others?

… communicate effectively in a hybrid office-remote business unit?

… spend the entire workday in front of a computer describing books?

… work in the Contoocook office as needed?

If so, read on…

 Primary Responsibilities:

*           Work in cooperation with Purchasing unit, Cataloging unit, Continuations Unit, and Profiling Clerks to verify every book profiled meets the criteria for approval profiling, ensure technical data in records is correct, and ensure that related records have been linked correctly in our system.

*           Describe items independently and consistently using proprietary metadata according to established guidelines while meeting production goals.

*          Work with the team to improve and enhance the quality and quantity of metadata and to ensure consistent use of these data points.

*          Contribute to Spotlight Lists on GOBI.

*           Participate in projects as assigned by the Profiling Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Intermediate typing and general computer skills
• Ability to work remotely with sufficient internet access to enable use of VPN and multiple online systems/resources and the ability to make regular use of the Contoocook office
• Ability to lift 10 lbs of books

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in the academic book trade or in academic libraries
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.