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PDS Bibliographer, YBP Library Services, Contoocook NH

Posted February 26, 2014

PDS Bibliographer

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for creating, revising, and maintaining approval plan profiles – in both print and digital universes, and imprint and series instructions for both US and UK libraries. Requests are received from Sales and Customer Service, and are implemented using an internal program called PDS (Profile Decision Support). The accurate and timely implementation of these instructions is essential to the successful working of YBP’s approval plan profiling process. In addition, the PDS Bibliographer helps monitor and prioritize the PDS work flow, assists with Retrospective and Special Projects, and adds to and maintains the approval imprint file.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (The following statements describe the general nature of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Additional responsibilities may be assigned by Management):

  • Create, revise and maintain approval plan profiles, and imprint and series instructions for both YBP US and UK libraries.
  • Analyze approval plan submissions from the sales team and work with team lead as necessary to improve plan performance.
  • Help prevent PDS errors by recognizing and clarifying incorrect profile requests
  • Run daily audit reports designed to catch problems with autoprofiled e slip plans.
  • Help field questions from CS and Sales with regard to library profiles.
  • Assist with Retrospective and Special Projects as needed.
  • Communicate completion of PDS (Profiling Decision Support) changes to Sales and Customer Service staff.
  • Monitor and prioritize PDS workflow.
  • Update online procedures and documentation for PDS rule writing.
  • Add to and maintain the approval imprint file.
  • Participate in special projects designed to maintain and enhance the functionality of the PDS database.
  • Ability to gain thorough understanding of YBP’s approval services and operations

QUALIFICATIONS

  • BA/BS degree required. MLS degree desirable.
  • Broad understanding of LC, Dewey, and NLM classifications.
  • Strong service orientation and skills.
  • Strong computer background, especially in logic and programming.
  • Ability to prioritize and work independently.
  • Ability to spend the majority of the day performing computer tasks.
  • Ability to communicate cross-organizationally.
  • High degree of attention to detail.

Address:
YBP Library Services (a Baker & Taylor Company)
999 Maple Street
Contoocook, NH 03229
Apply at the following web site:
http://www.baker-taylor.com/
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