[DCRM-L] Position Announcement: Special Collections Cataloger, University of Delaware Library

[Jennifer MacDonald]

Please excuse cross postings.

I am very pleased to announce that the University of Delaware has a job
opening for an entry level Special Collections Cataloger!
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*Position:* Special Collections Cataloger, Cataloging Department (Search
#105939)

*Deadline:* November 2, 2018

*Pay Grade:* 29E

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
<https://library.udel.edu/> seeks a dynamic early career librarian to
perform original and complex copy cataloging and authority work for special
collections materials across multiple formats and languages. Reporting to
the Coordinator, Special Collections Cataloging Unit of the Cataloging
Department, major responsibilities include:

   - Perform original and complex copy cataloging for MARC records for
   early printed books in a variety of European languages following AACR2 and
   DCRM(B) standards.
   - Provide original RDA cataloging for 19th–21st century items in a
   variety of formats and languages.
   - Provide AACR2 and RDA complex copy cataloging for 19th-21st century
   items in a variety of formats and languages.
   - Contribute to development of local procedures.
   - Create and enhance NACO records.
   - Participate in special cataloging projects as needed.
   - Actively engage in professional development and other scholarly
   activities.

*Qualifications:* ALA-accredited graduate library degree. Familiarity with
cataloging of rare books and special collections materials. An
understanding of the unique role of primary source materials in today’s
research environment and their use by faculty, scholars, and students.
Familiarity with the MARC format, Library of Congress classification and
subject headings, AACR2, and RDA.  Working knowledge of book and printing
history, bibliography, and best practices related to rare books and special
collections materials, especially printed books, ephemera, prints, maps and
other graphic works, and art objects and three-dimensional objects.
Familiarity with DCRM, related rare book resources and tools, and trends in
rare book cataloging. Ability to perform complex analytical work and
problem solve; flexibility; judgement; attention to detail. Strong
interpersonal skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work productively and cooperatively in a complex environment
while maintaining effective working relationships. Written knowledge of at
least one language other than English. Commitment to fostering an inclusive
educational environment and workplace and an ability to work effectively
with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population. Commitment to
professional growth.

Preferred: Cataloging experience in an academic library. Experience
cataloging serials or cartographic resources in a special collections
environment. Experience cataloging with at least one of the DCRM modules.
Familiarity with authority work. Knowledge of or experience with non-MARC
formats and non-AACR2/RDA metadata standards.

*General Information:* The holdings of Special Collections at the
University of Delaware Library include books, literary and historical
manuscripts, maps, prints, photographs, broadsides, periodicals, pamphlets,
ephemera, and realia from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.
Printed collections number more than 200,000 titles and manuscript
collections span more than 5,000 linear feet.  The collections complement
the University’s teaching programs and the Library’s general collections
with particular strengths in the subject areas of the Arts; English, Irish,
and American literature; history and Delawareana; horticulture; and the
history of science and technology.  Manuscript strengths include American
history, particularly Delaware and the surrounding region; contemporary
American, British and Irish literature; art and architecture; land use and
the environment in the Delaware Valley, politics and government, and the
history and technology of printing, publishing, and the book arts.  Special
Collections has an active exhibition program, is engaged in several ongoing
Web-related activities, including online finding aids to manuscript and
archival collections, online exhibitions, and digitization of selected
collections.  Additional information about the Special Collections is
available at library.udel.edu/special/.

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
<https://library.udel.edu/> is committed to student success, scholarly
research and inclusive excellence. The Library is strongly committed to
fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who have
demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and
inclusion, and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the
broadest sense. The Library collaborates with strategic campus partners to
achieve these priorities, as well as with national professional
organizations including the Association of Research Libraries, Center for
Research Libraries, Coalition for Networked Information, Council on Library
and Information Resources, Digital Library Federation, Greater Western
Library Alliance, OCLC Research Partnership, SPARC, HathiTrust, the
National Digital Stewardship Alliance, the National Network of Libraries of
Medicine (NN/LM) and the ACRL Diversity Alliance. More information about
the Library is available at library.udel.edu/.

*Benefits:* 22 vacation days. Generous 403(b) retirement plan. Tuition
remission for dependents and spouses, and course fee waiver for employee.
Full information about University of Delaware benefits is available at:
www.udel.edu/benefits/.

*Appointment:* Appointment expected at the rank of Assistant Librarian, pay
grade 29E. This position is part of the librarian career ladder governed by
the University of Delaware Library Rank and Promotion System
<https://library.udel.edu/about/employment/rank-and-promotion-system/>.

*To Apply:* Include cover letter and resume, along with the names and
contact information of three employment references, following University of
Delaware application instructions at www.udel.edu/udjobs/

* Equal Opportunity Employer:** The University of Delaware is an Equal
Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from Minority Group
Members, Women, Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans. The
University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at
www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices/ <https://www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices/>*

*Employment offers will be conditional upon successful completion of a
criminal background check. A conviction will not necessarily exclude you
from employment.*


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[image: University of Delaware]

Jennifer MacDonald

Associate Librarian and Coordinator, Special Collections Cataloging Unit

Cataloging Department

University of Delaware
(302) 831-1512
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