The Field Museum is located in Chicago, Illinois. On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Jennifer Bazeley <jwbazeley@gmail.com>wrote: > Library | Cataloger Department: Library > 1 Full Time Term Position Position (35 hours/week; 1 year term from start > date) > ------------------------------ > Job Description > ------------------------------ > > The Field Museum Library supports the exhibition, research, and education > programs of The Field Museum, which was founded to house the biological and > anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition > of 1893. The Library is home to a rich, world-class collection of more than > 250,000 volumes in the following subject areas: anthropology, archaeology, > biological systematics, botany, environmental and evolutionary biology, > geology, museology, and zoology. Although borrowing privileges are reserved > for Museum staff and associates, the Library's collections are available for > public use. Since 2001, the Library has operated the Ex Libris ALEPH 500 > integrated library system. At the heart of the ALEPH system is Harlow, the > Library's online catalog, which currently contains about 120,164 records. > > In addition to purchasing new materials and receiving donated and exchanged > materials, the Library began a retrospective conversion of approximately > 92,000 catalog records in 2006. Converted records represented monographs, > serials, and rare books acquired prior to 1978 and held in the General > Collection, the Rare Book Room, and eight subject-based divisional > libraries. Clean up of the retrospective conversion records continues and > is approximately one half completed. > > The Cataloger will be divide his/her time between cataloging and > maintaining incoming library materials and continuing the cataloging and > clean-up of Retrospective Conversion materials from the Library's general > collections. > > Job Duties > ------------------------------ > > Under the direction of the Technical Services Librarian, the Cataloger will > perform the following duties: > > - Cataloging Duties > - Perform copy and some original cataloging of monographs and > serials in WorldCat and in the Library's Ex Libris Aleph 500 system (using > national and local standards such as AACR2R/RDA, LCSH, MARC standards, and > LC classification schedules). Performs copy and some original cataloging on > monographs and serials in most Western European languages > - Update and maintain authority records for all materials in the > Aleph system, using LC authority records via OCLC Connexion > - Update and maintain holdings records in MARC holdings format for > all materials in the Aleph system > - Retrospective Conversion Duties > - Implement documented procedures to monitor the quality of > converted bibliographic records to ensure compliance with local and national > standards and with vendor and other contractual requirements > - Search, verify, and edit cataloging copy in the Aleph system and > in WorldCat, making appropriate changes as specified by the shelf list card > in hand and according to local and national cataloging standards. Identify > and resolve bibliographic record conflicts. Provide appropriate MARC content > designation according to the requirements of the online system > - Identify and resolve problems associated with location, call > number, holdings, and other copy-specific information, in particular those > associated with the loading of records from vendors, bibliographic > utilities, and other providers of bibliographic information > - Create catalog records as necessary in Harlow and in WorldCat, > based upon the shelf list card in hand, according to local and national > cataloging standards and providing appropriate MARC content designation > - Add volume holdings and item records to catalog records for > monographic and serial titles according to specified guidelines > - Assist in testing, evaluating, and implementing systems and other > developments affecting the catalog > - Identify, pull, sort, and re-file shelf list and other catalog > cards > - General Duties > - Participate in staff development activities > - Keep informed of developments in the library field by reading > professional journals, attending workshops and conferences, and subscribing > to appropriate listserv > - Perform other related duties as required > > > Qualifications > ------------------------------ > > - Master's Degree in Library Science required with one to two years > work experience in cataloging > - Experience in cataloging and maintaining serial records in an online > catalog and or experience with an integrated library system preferred > - Demonstrated understanding of the structure and function of > integrated library systems, national cataloging standards, and MARC format > - Experience with Windows systems in a networked environment > - Good analytical ability and problem-solving skills > - Working knowledge of Western European languages > - Ability to work independently with accuracy and attention to detail; > to follow verbal and written instructions and procedures; to organize and > prioritize work assignments; to exercise sound judgment and initiative; to > effectively complete tasks according to schedule; and to establish and > maintain effective and productive working relationships > - If contacted for an interview, applicants must provide a sample of > original cataloging (2-3 bibliographic records in MARC format, preferably in > print format) > > *The Field Museum accepts applications on-line. * > *To apply for this position, please complete the on-line application. * > *No phone calls please.* > > http://www.bfound.net/list.aspx?CoId=45 > > *The Field Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer.* > > -- > Jennifer Warwick Bazeley > Associate Librarian, Technical Services > Field Museum Library > ** > * > > * >
