Special Collections Catalog Assistant, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

The John J. Burns Library is seeking a flexible and productive cataloging assistant to contribute highly accurate records to the library catalog. The incumbent will facilitate access to the Library’s growing collections of more than 200,000 rare and modern printed volumes and extensive holdings of audio-visual materials, maps, and other graphical works on paper through the creation of copy and complex-copy MARC records in compliance with RDA and local best practices. The incumbent will also participate in backlog reduction and metadata remediation initiatives.

The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented and interested in providing access to special collections materials through the creation and maintenance of metadata. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, and significant experience creating copy catalog records in an academic or special collections library is highly desirable. Experience or coursework in special collections librarianship, metadata creation and management or monographic cataloging is desirable.