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full-time Rare Books and Manuscripts Cataloger. The salary range for this position is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;" class="elementToProof">$65,758-$85,913</span><span style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;" class="elementToProof">.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Boston Public Library is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Rare Books and Manuscripts Cataloger to join our Rare Books and Manuscript Department. Working in a permanent, full-time position under the title of Rare Books
and Manuscripts Librarian, the successful candidate will provide original and complex bibliographic description for a broad range of materials, including incunabula, early American imprints, fine press publications, medieval and early modern manuscripts, and
print ephemera, among numerous other formats and genres. The cataloger will also work to shape local existing policies and procedures, contributing to the oversight of large-scale retrospective conversion projects, backlog cleanup, and database maintenance. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a great opportunity to join a newly reconstituted team, working closely with many of the BPL’s signature collections in a highly visible public institution. The incoming cataloger will have the opportunity to make significant
contributions, both to the accessibility of rare materials at the BPL, and to the many fields of scholarship that rely on these collections. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Recent renovations and new facilities</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The BPL recently completed a multi-year renovation of many of its </span><a href="https://www.bpl.org/special-collections/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Special
Collections spaces</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. The incoming cataloger will be working in the middle of this new, vibrant, state-of-the art facility. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">About the BPL Rare Books and Manuscripts Department</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The </span><a href="https://guides.bpl.org/rarebooks/about" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rare
Books and Manuscripts Department</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is the BPL’s primary repository for rare and historically significant books, manuscripts, and related materials. Strengths of the collection include 19th-century American abolitionism
and anti-slavery movements; British and American literature and drama; Boston, New England, and early American history; and early European printed books and manuscripts, among many others. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Situated in the BPL’s Central Library in Copley Square, we work to support the overall mission of BPL Special Collections, facilitating discovery and fostering public engagement with library’s rare, distinctive, and culturally
significant holdings. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Boston Public Library is committed to racial equity and to becoming an anti-racist organization and formed an action plan in 2020 in response to systemic racism, inequity, and injustice prevalent in our society. You can read more
about the action plan and the steps BPL is taking to address diversity, equity, and inclusion </span><a href="https://www.bpl.org/racial-equity/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Scope of responsibility</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Provides reference service which often includes difficult and complex queries; takes responsibility for developing and maintaining quality reference service within the Department. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. In coordination with the Special Collections Cataloging Manager and according to the cataloging policies of the Library, performs original and complex descriptive and subject cataloging, classification, and authority work for
rare books, manuscripts This work will require special language, subject, and technical knowledge. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Establishes new personal and corporate names and uniform titles, with appropriate cross references, for inclusion in the name authority file. Where appropriate, revises existing authority records.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">4. Assists in retrospective conversion projects, including digitization projects, by facilitating an accurate conversion of data into appropriate machine readable forms, including MARC21, XML, or other formats as required.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">5. Remains current with existing and emerging cataloging policies, practices, standards, schema and procedures including, but not limited to, MARC 21, DCRM suite, AACR2, RDA, LC Rule Interpretations, and OCLC bibliographic standards.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">6. Works collaboratively with Content Discovery staff in order to resolve problems relating to item and bibliographic records.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">7. Assumes responsibility for implementing the policies of the Library as they pertain to the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">8. Keep abreast of current trends in scholarship in order to match research needs with collection holdings.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">9. Alternates with other staff members in supervising the reading room in such a way as to maintain an atmosphere conducive to research at the same time as preserving and protecting materials.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">10. Contributes to cultivation and stewardship of prospective donors and identification of potential collections for acquisition.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">11. Increases visibility of the collections through presentations, web-based projects, exhibitions, and public programs.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">12. Suggests items or collections in need of conservation, makes recommendations for reformatting of materials, and instructs patrons and other staff in the proper handling of rare books and manuscripts.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">13. Prepares statistical and other reports and analyses, as assigned.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">14. Performs other related and comparable duties as assigned. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Residency requirement</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please note that the city of Boston residency requirement applies to this position, which means that the successful candidates must be residents of the city of Boston on or before the date of hire. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Salary and benefits</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<li style="line-height:20px" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The salary range is $65,758-$85,913. This range is governed by the City’s pay scale and is divided into 8 steps. Step increases within the range come annually on
the anniversary of date of hire. Additionally bargained cost-of-living raises typically take effect on January 1. Starting salary within the range will be based on total years of relevant experience. This position is a P3 – the automatic annual step increase
info can be found here: </span><a href="https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/embed/p/p_salplan_0.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/embed/p/p_salplan_0.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"><i style="line-height: normal;">[February 6,
2023: the City recently signed a new collective bargaining agreement, under which the salary range will increase by 5% across the board. This change will take effect in February, 2023 and will be publicly posted soon.]</i></span></li><li style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The position is part of the Boston Public Library Professional Staffing Association (PSA), one of two unions in the library. </span>
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<li class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">PSA members are entitled to up to one full year of parental leave (unpaid). The City offers 3 months of paid parental leave. </span></li><li class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">PSA members receive 20 days of vacation per year, 3 personal days, and 2 swing days.</span></li></ul>
</li><li style="line-height:20px" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">All staff pay in to a pension program. More info can be found here: </span><a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/retirement/how-boston-retirement-system-works" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">https://www.boston.gov/departments/retirement/how-boston-retirement-system-works</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">.
Additional benefits info can be found here: </span><a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/human-resources/benefits-available-city-workers" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">https://www.boston.gov/departments/human-resources/benefits-available-city-workers</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">. </span></li></ul>
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donors to draw on for training and conferences. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For further information and to apply to this position, please visit the </span><a href="https://city-boston.icims.com/jobs/23982/rare-books-and-manuscripts-librarian/job?hub=8&mobile=false&width=1200&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(30, 115, 190);text-decoration:none !important;transition:all 0.2s ease 0s;outline:none !important" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">City
of Boston employment website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Please combine your cover letter and resume in a single PDF file and attach them together in the resume upload section of the website. </span></p>
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