Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian Job Riverside area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian

Position title: Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian

Salary range: $69,781 - $159,380

Anticipated start: Spring/summer 2025

Application Window

Open date: January 31, 2025

Next review date: Monday, Apr 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Apr 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position Overview
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) Library seeks applications from an innovative, dynamic, curious, and collaborative Cataloging Librarian, who will join our user-focused team to create and maintain sustainable metadata for UCR Library’s distinctive collections, which support the University’s world-class research and instruction. UCR’s distinctive print collections include a wide range of formats and genres, such as artists’ books, cordels, ephemera, fanzines, and government documents, and may be part of large named collections, such as the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Our robust digitization program makes selected archival and distinctive collection resources available through our digital repository and discovery platforms.

Responsibilities
The Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian creates, modifies, and enhances bibliographic records for library resources in multiple languages with the goal of creating accurate and sustainable metadata and metadata workflows. In collaboration with UCR Library’s Special Collections and University Archives and Collection Strategies departments, the Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian understands the particular user requirements for bibliographic descriptions of special collections items, rare materials, government documents, and other distinctive collections, and then provides high-quality, standards-based resource descriptions.

In addition, the Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian assists the Metadata Librarian in creating Dublin Core metadata for digital surrogates of archival materials. Under the general direction of the Director of Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery, the Distinctive Collections Cataloging Librarian also takes a leadership role in project planning and implementation for the description of newly acquired and backlogged special collections materials.

Performs original and copy cataloging in MARC for UCR Library’s many distinctive collections, including the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Government Documents, and the Water Resources and Archives Collection.

Performs original and copy cataloging of print materials in diverse formats, such as artists’ books, cordels, manuscripts, comic books, etc.

Collaborates with the Directors of Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery and Special Collections and University Archives to set cataloging priorities for distinctive collections.

Collaborates with the Metadata Librarian to create bibliographic records for digitized materials already described and housed in our digital asset management system.

Works with the Metadata Librarian and Digitization Services to create Dublin Core metadata for digitized resources as needed.

Collaborates with the Metadata and Discovery Librarian to ensure that bibliographic descriptions of special collections resources display appropriately to users.

Creates cataloging process and project documentation.

Engages with other cataloging librarians across the University of California to share/learn consortia-wide requirements and best practices.

Participates in department-wide cataloging initiatives that have broad applicability, such as the implementation of Official RDA, linked data, and AI.

Contributes to reparative descriptive work for digital and print resources.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

● ALA-accredited master's degree in library and information science OR equivalent education and directly relevant library experience.

● Minimum of two years of professional academic library cataloging experience, including substantial experience following DCRM standards OR minimum of two years of professional library…


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