[DCRM-L] Position Announcement - The Bancroft Library, Univ. of California, Berkeley

Wed Aug 13 11:32:20 MDT 2008

THE BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

VIEW FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ONLINE: 
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/msscat.html

POSITION: *Manuscripts Cataloger*

HIRING RANGE: Assistant Librarian I - Associate Librarian I ($46,164 - 
$48,029 per annum). 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.

THE ENVIRONMENT

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/.

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 AACR2, 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 
**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 at library.berkeley.edu <mailto:librec at library.berkeley.edu>

Applications received via email preferred.

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

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__________________________
Randal Brandt
Principal Cataloger
The Bancroft Library
(510) 643-2275
rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu
"It's hard enough to remember my opinions without 
remembering my reasons for them"--The Streets.

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