Entry-Level Para-Professional Catalogers, Backstage Library Works, Bethlehem, PA
Posted July 5, 2016
Job Description
The expected duration of this project is approximately 24 months, working 5 days (40 hours) per week. The Catalogers will be working out of BSLW’s Bethlehem office, performing original and copy cataloging for client libraries. Materials are predominantly single-part monographs in English and Western European languages, with a smaller percentage in non-Latin scripts (including Cyrillic alphabet, Hindi, and Urdu).
The Catalogers will provide editing of copy records, including addition of LC classification & subject headings and missing RDA fields, and work with materials for which there is no copy available to create new original records.
Responsibilities
- Perform original & copy cataloging using RDA and AACR2 standards
- Meet daily production levels and standards
- Transport materials between shelving and individual work stations
- Make informed decisions within given specifications with little supervision
Requirements
- Attentiveness to detail and quality
- Work in a deadline-oriented, production environment
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently & productively
- Learn new skills quickly and thoroughly
- Basic familiarity with Windows & Microsoft Office suite
- Familiarity with library standards, including RDA, MARC21, AACR2, LC Classification, and LCSH
- Type speed minimum: 50+ wpm
- Must pass a general knowledge test
- Must pass a background check and drug test prior to appointment
- College degree
Preferred additional skills
- Knowledge of one or more foreign languages
- Experience with ExLibris Voyager ILS
- Experience with OCLC Connexion
- MLS/MLIS degree
Full-time positions available at our offices in Bethlehem, PA
Pay starts at $12.50/hr
To apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to Kate Clayborne ([email protected]). Applications will be accepted through July 20, 2016.