Job Title: Head of Cataloging Services
Department: Cataloging Services
Reports To: Associate Librarian
FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt, 35 hours/week
Salary Range: $70k – $77k, annually
Location: Worcester, MA
Deadline to apply: Applications accepted on rolling basis and will be listed until filled
Start Date: As soon as possible
Organization Description: The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) cultivates a deeper understanding of the American past, grounded in its ever-growing collection of printed and manuscript sources. The Society fosters a broad community of inquiry through inclusive programs and generous support of scholarship. A national research library and learned society founded in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas, AAS is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The AAS library today houses the largest and most accessible collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children’s literature, music, and graphic arts material printed before the twentieth century in what is now the United States, as well as manuscripts and a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, and digital resources and reference works.
Essential Functions
- Works with Associate Librarian and curators to determine cataloging priorities in connection with the Society’s Strategic Plan and inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) commitments.
- Proofreads catalog records, both as a means of making the records more accurate and as a means of providing instruction and training.
- Establishes and maintains standards for the Society’s catalog records. Keeping abreast of changes and developments in the areas of rare book cataloging by monitoring online lists (e.g., AUTOCAT, ExLIBRIS, OCLC-CAT and the PCC List), reviewing relevant literature, and attending webinars and seminars.
- Determines and implements strategies for catalog maintenance, including maintenance of authority records, reparative work in connection with institutional IDEA initiatives, collections inventories, resolving cataloging conflicts such as duplicate and/or incorrect records and clean-up of imported data from past projects and partnerships.
- Creates original rare book level bibliographic records and upgrade existing minimal-level records in the cataloging client, applying the rules and standards of AACR2, RDA, DCRM(B), the MARC21 Format for Bibliographic Data, and the Society’s NAIP Manual.
- Prepares and manages the departmental budget (including vendor services/contracts, cataloging staff supply needs, training, and travel).
Qualifications/Skills:
- Master’s degree in library/information science required.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience cataloging rare materials.
- Supervisory experience and ability to lead a diverse team to achieve departmental and institutional goals.
- Understanding of cataloging rules and standards (AACR2, RDA, DCRM, etc.) and thorough familiarity with MARC format and familiarity with BIBFRAME.
- Exposure to NACO and name authority work.
- Experience with ExLibris’s Voyager Integrated Library System or similar ILS system and OCLC Connexion Client.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- Capacity to contribute to grant proposals, and draft documentation and reports as needed.
Language Skills: Ability to read, understand, speak, and write in Standard English; ability to communicate effectively in English with individuals in person, over the telephone, and via the printed word.
Physical Demands and Work Environment: Duties require periods of standing, walking, sitting. Duties require occasional periods of climbing or balancing, pulling/pushing items including book trucks with materials, lifting/carrying items weighing up to approximately 30 lbs., reaching with arms and hands. Vision and hearing at or correctable to “normal ranges.” Other physical tasks include use of hands for basic grasping/manipulation, use of hands for fine manipulation, occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, keyboarding. Physical duties are subject to change. Must be able to transport oneself to work-related meetings, workshops, etc.
Equal Opportunity Employer: As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to equal employment and promotion opportunity regardless of ability, age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. A successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
Compensation and Benefits: The range for this position is $70,000 to $77,000 per year. Examples of benefits for this role include annual paid leave [4 weeks’ vacation time, personal time, sick time, 10-13 holidays (depending on year), 1 day off in your birthday month, and paid time off for full office closure for approximately one week in December]. We also offer an employer-sponsored health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans [including an employer match after 1 year of service], professional development funds, and access to dental and vision insurance, among other benefits.
To Apply: Please visit the following to submit applications: https://american-antiquarian-society.breezy.hr/p/155c3a2b9341-head-of-cataloging-services
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