Cataloging Intern, Boston Athenæum, Boston MA

Posted January 13, 2014

Intern needed to work approximately 15 hours in the Cataloging Department of the Boston Athenæum. This intern will report to the Chief Rare Materials Catalog Librarian. Compensation is $13 per hour with no benefits, and the position is classified as temporary.

The intern will resolve problems generated by the Library’s conversion from a card catalog to an automated system, and the barcoding of the circulating book collection. The intern will use the library’s two classification systems, the Library’s online library system (Voyager), and OCLC. Tasks include editing cataloging records to ensure that the catalog accurately reflects the library’s holdings and helping to resolve conflicts. Tasks also include retrieving books from the shelves for titles represented in Voyager by brief records, searching OCLC for bibliographic records for these titles and replacing the Voyager records with those from OCLC, book shifting, shelving, and end-processing. Other duties as assigned.

Candidates should be detail oriented, organized, flexible, and able to work independently and have basic cataloging skills. Must be able to lift forty pounds and should be prepared to carry books and boxes up and down stairs.

Qualifications: Must be enrolled in library science graduate program.

Position expected to begin in mid-February 2014.
To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to Will Evans, [email protected]