Cataloging Librarian
About the role
Computercraft is seeking Cataloging Librarians to support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. NLM maintains a preeminent collection of the world’s published medical literature, including books, journal volumes, pamphlets, and theses, printed from the 15th through the early 21st century; manuscripts ranging in date from the 11th century to the present; fine prints, and other graphic materials from the 15th century to the present; and audio and visual materials.
In this role, you will work full-time on site at NLM performing original cataloging, including descriptive cataloging, subject analysis, classification, and other related librarian duties involved in processing complex biomedical literature, including textual, audiovisual, and/or electronic resources, of mixed difficulty.
Job Responsibilities
The anticipated salary range for this position is $70,000–$90,000 annually. The starting salary within this range will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.
In this role, you will work full-time on site at NLM performing original cataloging, including descriptive cataloging, subject analysis, classification, and other related librarian duties involved in processing complex biomedical literature, including textual, audiovisual, and/or electronic resources, of mixed difficulty.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs descriptive cataloging following the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard and the BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) or CONSER Standard Record (CSR) as applicable
- Prepare name and series authority records for contribution to the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) program
- Select appropriate subject headings from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) vocabulary to express the subject content of the publication
- Select and assign a classification notation from the NLM Classification for materials in medicine and related sciences, and from the appropriate LC classification schedule for materials in a field other than biomedicine
- Identify cataloging additions and changes required for previously cataloged material
- Update existing cataloging records, including bibliographic, holdings, and item records
- Follow guidelines for specific materials to assure all records created follow NLM policies and appropriate national and international standards
- Master’s degree in library science or library and information science from an ALA-accredited college or university
- Three (3) plus years of library and cataloging experience (e.g., use of and familiarity with RDA, MARC21, any library services platform, Cutter Sanborn Tables, etc.)
- Familiarity and use of a controlled vocabulary to assign subjects and classification to library resources (e.g., LCSH, MeSH, LC Classification, NLM Classification)
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
- Experience working with fragile materials, possibly in a special collections environment
- Experience cataloging serials
- Knowledge of non-English languages (i.e., Latin, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Cyrillic, etc.)
- Experience with creating cataloging records according to the BIBCO Standard Record (BSR)
- Experience with creating cataloging serial records according to the CONSER Standard Record (CSR)
- Experience utilizing the ALMA Library Services Platform and/or OCLC Connexion for cataloging
The anticipated salary range for this position is $70,000–$90,000 annually. The starting salary within this range will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.