Title: Head Catalog Librarian
Department: Library
Reports To: Director of Library Services
Internal Contacts: Staff, Faculty, Students
External Contacts: Vendors as needed; Professional library staff, especially catalog librarians
Employment Status: Full-time; Exempt
Domains
- Catalogs materials in all formats, including digital, as well as local audio- and videorecordings that require detailed original work.
- Establishes, in conjunction with the Library Director, institutional cataloging policies and procedures.
- Designs and carries out catalog maintenance projects.
- Trains the other catalogers, and oversees their work.
- Works closely with the technical services staff about the physical processing of materials.
- Contributes to the Library’s website with finding aids, FAQs, and instructional pages; and to the design of the Web Opac.
- Deputizes for the Library Director in his or her absence.
- Performs reference duties, five to ten hours per week, both in person and online.
Job Requirements
- Master’s degree in library or information science from ALA-accredited school; bachelor’s degree in music.
- Three years of cataloging experience.
- Command of all relevant aspects of OCLC, RDA, AACR2, MARC, LCSH, and authority control; awareness of emerging practices.
- Ability to plan and organize projects and see them through to completion.
- Detailed knowledge of classical music history and repertoire, including an abiding interest in the current classical music scene.
- Working knowledge of European languages, and the ability to read music fluently.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to make authoritative decisions and to communicate the reasons behind them effectively to the staff.
- Familiarity with EAD, Dublin Core, and other methods of organizing archival collections preferred.
- Knowledge of XML and fluency with Web-authoring tools preferred.
- Experience cataloging in Innovative Interfaces, Inc.’s Sierra platform preferred.
- Knowledge of jazz and musical theatre preferred.
Contact Information
Email letter of application and résumé, including three references to:
Peter Caleb, Director of Library Services;
No phone calls.
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