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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT July 2008 University of California, Berkeley Manuscripts Cataloger
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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.
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at one of the nation’s premiere public universities, serving 23,000 undergraduates, 9,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty members. Current collections include approximately 10 million volumes and 56,000 current serial titles. Library facilities on the Berkeley campus include the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, The Bancroft Library, the East Asian Library, and more than 20 additional libraries that serve specific subject areas and the professional schools. The Library is a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), and the Research Libraries Group (RLG), and is an active participant in the California Digital Library. The Library has a budget of $35 million and employs about 375 full-time staff and more than 600 part-time students.
The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the largest and most heavily used libraries of manuscripts, rare books, and special collections in the United States. As the primary center of special collections within the library system at Berkeley, Bancroft supports major research and reference activities and plays a leading role in the development of research collections. Bancroft holdings include over 600,000 volumes, 55,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 8,000,000 photographs and other pictorial materials, 72,000 microforms, and 23,000 maps. Additional information regarding The Bancroft Library is available on the web at: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/.
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.
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
Preferred
DEADLINE : Consideration will be given to applications received by September 5, 2008.
Professional librarians at UC 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. UC 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.
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.
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 Specialist
Library Human Resources Department
110 The Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Or FAX to: 510.642.8675
Or EMAIL: librec@library.berkeley.edu
Applications received via email preferred.