Manuscripts Cataloger

University of California, Berkeley
The Bancroft Library
Manuscripts CatalogerAssistant Librarian I – Associate Librarian I ($46,164-$48,029)
Salary and appointment level based on experience and qualifications.

The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley seeks an enthusiastic and collaborative professional librarian skilled in both collection-level and item-level cataloging to serve as Manuscripts Cataloger. This is a full-time, career-track appointment.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Principal Cataloger, the incumbent serves as primary original cataloger of manuscripts and archival collections for The Bancroft Library and has direct responsibility for the creation and maintenance of all MARC 21 catalog records for manuscripts and archival collections, both at the item and collection levels. A member of the Cataloging Unit, the incumbent collaborates closely with all other units in the Bancroft Technical Services Department, especially Archival Processing and Acquisitions. The incumbent provides technical processing (accessioning, preservation, arrangement, and description) and serves as the library’s expert on descriptive standards for manuscripts and archival materials. The incumbent provides reference and instructional services to library users. The incumbent develops cataloging initiatives and standards related to manuscripts and collaborates with library and other Berkeley colleagues in cataloging projects, serving as the de facto campus-wide manuscripts cataloging expert, routinely consulting with other library units on the cataloging and processing of manuscript materials. The incumbent assists in the preparation of grant proposals and reports and participates in library-wide initiatives, task forces, and committees.

Qualifications

Work experience using national standards for archival description, such as Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts (APPM), and Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR2), is a requirement of the position. The successful candidate will have demonstrated skills in original cataloging of a wide variety of manuscripts, knowledge of arrangement and description of archival materials, excellent written and oral communication skills, strong project management skills, and demonstrated proficiency at meeting goals and deadlines.

Required:

-Master’s Degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution, OR equivalent degree, with a specialization in archival studies.
-Minimum 1-2 years experience working with modern manuscripts with an emphasis on cataloging and processing.
-Demonstrated understanding of the principles of cataloging, arrangement, and description of manuscript and archival collections.
-Experience providing original MARC 21 cataloging of books and manuscripts using ACR2, LCSH, LC classification, DACS and/or APPM.
-Knowledge and experience with MARC data elements.
-Experience with automated databases, especially OCLC Connexion.
-Excellent written and oral communication skills.
-Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills.

Preferred:

-Reference experience in an archives or manuscripts repository.
-Undergraduate degree in history (especially US or Western US history).
-Reading-level knowledge of a Western European language, preferably Spanish.
-Familiarity with Encoded Archival Description.
-Knowledge of conservation needs of paper-based documents.

Deadline: Consideration will be given to applications received by 9/05/2008.

The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to the support and encouragement of a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.

Professional librarians at UC Berkeley are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.

Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits. Relocation assistance is provided.

Applicants should apply in writing, including with their letter a complete statement of qualifications, a full resume of their education and relevant experience, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who are knowledgeable about their qualifications for this position. Send applications to:

Barbara Kornstein Academic Personnel SpecialistLibrary Human Resources Department110 Doe LibraryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA 94720-6000Or FAX to: 510-642-8675Or EMAIL: librec@library.berkeley.edu

Applications received via email preferred.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

For complete information, please visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/msscat.html.