Description:
Reporting to the Head of Library and Archives, the fixed-term Library Project Cataloguer works to ensure accurate description of library resources to improve discovery in an effort to support the mission of the library and archives at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF). This position catalogues and classifies a variety of materials in many different languages including: monographs, serials, electronic or digital resources, and special collections materials, all according to current library standards. Although the FAMSF OCLC instance is accessible to the public, the library is not open to the public at this time with its primary users being curatorial and conservation staff. This position will be responsible for addressing and eliminating an extensive backlog of library materials by cataloguing them using OCLC WorldShare.
The Library Project Cataloguer position is a grant-funded role with a fixed-term of three years.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
- Original and Copy Cataloguing
- Performs original, complex adaptive, and copy cataloguing in all formats and maintains records for library materials to facilitate access and discovery. Formats include, but are not limited to: monographs, serials, pamphlets, ephemera, and rare books.
- Corrects, updates, and maintains OCLC holdings data to include the full cycle of creation, updating and deleting based on library holdings records as part of data enhancement projects to ensure that records align with institutional standards and professional best practices, including RDA, MARC21, OCLC, and LCSH.
- Works within OCLC WorldShare and may support metadata creation for other platforms.
- Responsible for oversight of all aspects of record quality, authority control, and catalogue integrity.
- Cataloguing duties include bibliographic pre-order search and verification, creating original records as required, copy cataloguing, retrospective bibliographic conversion, and editing records such as serials records.
- Metadata work may involve mapping metadata between schemas, adapting metadata for contribution to specific discovery platforms or research interfaces and utilizing metadata to improve discoverability.
- Collection analysis
- Assists in backlog inventory project(s) and the ongoing deselection or storage of the collection.
- Supports large initiatives including retrospective reclassification of collections to support collection analysis, maintenance, and preservation.
- Other
- Develops training materials and documentation for library staff in the application of metadata standards and cataloguing policy and procedures, workflows, and local practice.
- Makes recommendations for the upgrade of electronic and manual resource tools.
- Problem solves and troubleshoots technical issues.
- Assists with installation, integration, migration, and implementation of library software.
- Provides expertise regarding innovations and trends relating to the discovery and access of library materials and proactively work in partnership with departmental staff to improve access and workflow efficiencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: MLS/MLIS/MSLIS from an ALA-accredited program.
Work Experience: At least 2 years post-MLS cataloguing and technical services experience in an academic, special, or public library.