Job Posting - UCSD: Head, Serials Cataloging Unit Adolfo Tarango 24 Jan 2005 19:28 UTC
All, A great opportunity to work with a great group of people. Note, review of applications begins Feb. 14th. Adolfo ***************************************************** THE UCSD LIBRARIES University of California, San Diego Head, Serials Cataloging Unit (Temporary) Preferred appointment level: Assistant Librarian II - Associate Librarian IV with an approximate salary range of $40,560 - $52,620. This position is temporary for two years from date of hire, with possibility of extension. Responsibilities of the Position The incumbent will: · Supervise the Serial Cataloging Unit. · Provide intellectual leadership on issues and emerging topics regarding continuing and electronic resources management, metadata, and bibliographic control. · Determine continuing and electronic resources policies and procedures, resolves problems, and represents UCSD continuing and electronic resources concerns to outside agencies. · Investigate, experiment with, and implement new approaches for creating and manipulating authority and bibliographic data. · Lead a project to determine the feasibility of implementing the MARC Format for Holdings Data and the NISO holdings standard. · Lead a project to investigate the integration of federal documents continuing resources cataloging into mainstream cataloging workflows. · Assess continuing and electronic resources cataloging workloads and workflows. · Serve as the UCSD Libraries CONSER Coordinator. · Act as Assistant NACO Coordinator, with responsibility primarily for the review of NACO records, providing feedback to catalogers, and assist the NACO Coordinator with NACO and authorities training as needed. Required Qualifications · Professional degree from a library school, or other appropriate degree or equivalent experience in one or more fields relevant to library services. · Demonstrated successful supervisory experience. · Experience in cataloging continuing and electronic resources using the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Library of Congress rule interpretations, LC classification system and subject headings (or other thesauri), MARC21 formats, and automated library systems. For complete details, see http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/fac/headscutemp.htm. Application consideration begins February 14, 2005 and will continue until the position is filled. Send application letter including a statement of qualifications, a full resume of education and relevant experience, and the names of at least three persons who are knowledgeable about your qualifications for this position, referencing code 3, to libraryjobs@ucsd.edu or to UCSD, Amanda M. Lawhorn Library Human Resources, 9500 Gilman Drive Dept. 0175-H, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175. Telephone: 858.534.1279; Confidential Fax: 858.534.8634. UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.