Susan Gaw - Manager, Discovery and Metadata

Susan Gaw
BSc JCU, GradDipInfo&LibStud Curtin

Phone: +61 7 4781 4723
Email: susan.gaw@jcu.edu.au
Location: Ground Floor, Eddie Koiki Mabo Library – Townsville, Bebegu Yumba campus

Role

The Manager, Discovery and Metadata is responsible for managing, maintaining and providing access to the Library’s collections by:

Manages the Discovery and Metadata Team
Supports the Library Technologies Specialist in the delivery of key University Library strategies and operations centered on the provision of a user-focused library collection that meets the needs of a global university
Managing all aspects of bibliographic metadata and cataloguing activities within the library
Supervising the operational delivery of collection management goals to meet strategic plans
Collaborating with internal staff to implement changes associated with library systems that underpin the effective and efficient management of library collections
Responsible for the management and systematic organisation of library collections including physical and electronic resources located in the library's general, special and repository collections