Erin Mir-Aliyev

Detail-oriented Librarian with over 3 years of experience in metadata entry and quality control, including cataloging serials using Aleph and MARC standards. Proven ability to conduct thorough data analysis, manage large datasets, and ensure metadata accuracy through meticulous editing and verification. Eager to leverage expertise in holdings data transformation and quality assurance to support ensuring seamless integration and comprehensive cataloging.

Data Annotator and AI Trainer at Data Annotation and Mindrift (2026-04 – Present)

• Interpreted detailed rubrics and adhered strictly to evaluation guidelines for consistent application.
• Scrutinized images to accurately identify and compare contained objects and text.
• Executed fact-checking on AI-generated responses across diverse topics, identifying subtle errors, ambiguities, inconsistencies, and discrepancies.
• Assessed AI-generated responses for relevance, quality, and accuracy, assigning ratings.
• Ensured the integrity of AI-generated text by verifying proper grammar, spelling, structure, and consistency.
• Analyzed audio recordings of AI agents and user conversations to evaluate content (correctness) and prosody (pronunciation, emphasis, pacing, expressiveness, intonation, and absence of glitches or missing words), noting issues with timestamps.
• Delivered structured feedback, including detailed notes, analysis, and comparisons, to enhance AI performance.

Career Break, Full-time Parenting (2024-04 – 2026-04)

Metadata Entry Specialist at Library Systems and Services (2021-11 – 2024-04)

• Inspected physical volumes in preparation for digitization and meticulously recorded associated metadata.
• Conducted quality control of digitized volumes by flagging any quality issues, reviewing for the presence of correct files, accuracy of metadata spelling, punctuation, and formatting, completeness of metadata, and image quality.
• Authored item-level records for serials within the Federal Depository Library Program utilizing Aleph.
• Accessed existing MARC bibliographic records for materials in the Congressional Serial Set, subsequently saving records and modifying fields to accurately represent different volumes.
• Executed targeted online searches across the Catalog of Government Publications and Govinfo.gov for congressionally-mandated agency reports, diligently tracking search outcomes.
• Implemented quality control measures on the work of fellow team members, monitored QC results, maintained a comprehensive error log, and submitted weekly and monthly progress reports to leadership on multiple ongoing projects.

Graduate Research Assistant at Oliveira Lima Library (2019-11 – 2021-08)

• Completed copy-cataloging for both monographs and serials utilizing Alma and OCLC Connexion.
• Edited newly created bibliographic records to enhance accuracy and enriched existing records with specific local details.
• Updated new holdings and item records for monographs and serials.
• Prepared and affixed call number tags to newly cataloged books.
• Classified and organized digitized archival materials into designated series and subseries.
• Performed minor preservation procedures on archival materials.
• Authored regular blog posts detailing Oliveira Lima Library's activities, practices, and collections.
• Developed an original catalog for a manuscript collection comprising historic menus.

Metadata Practicum Participant at Oak Spring Garden Library (2020-09 – 2020-11)

• Transformed metadata from a legacy card catalog system for integration into an online catalog.
• Consulted MARC 21 encoding standards to meticulously verify the accuracy of existing metadata.
• Confirmed the consistency and completeness of newly updated metadata records.
• Reassigned appropriate MARC elements to metadata that had been previously assigned incorrectly.

Archaeology Technician at Louis Berger, Marstel-Day, Tetra Tech, Commonwealth Heritage Group (2014-09 – 2019-08)

• Executed various phases of archaeological testing and field surveys.
• Identified, cleaned, and labeled prehistoric and historic artifacts, as well as skeletal remains.
• Contributed to database updating, searching, and management for artifact collections.
• Systematically organized a library of archaeology and history-related books and reference materials.
• Supported archives digitization, organization, and curation initiatives.
• Compiled a comprehensive finding aid for a significant archival collection.

Administrative Assistant at International Week of Prayer and Fasting (2013-08 – 2014-09)

• Managed phone and email correspondence and maintained the organization's social media presence.
• Authored, proofread, edited, and refined English content for letters, magazine articles, and various other office documents to enhance clarity, accuracy, and overall tone.
• Filed organization and event materials to ensure efficient future retrieval and reference.
• Reviewed audio material for utilization in promotional videos highlighting events hosted by the organization.
• Recommended and instituted process improvements for organization and storage systems.

B.A. in Anthropology – James Madison University (2009-08 – 2013-05)

M.S. in Library and Information Science – Catholic University of America (2019-08 – 2021-08)