Position Announcement - Cataloger, Northeastern University Law Library

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Cataloger
Northeastern University School of Law Library
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115


Title:                Cataloger
Department:                School of Law 
Location:                Boston Main Campus 
Fulltime/Parttime:                Full Time 
Grade:                10


Posting Description:  The Law Library Cataloger is a professional librarian responsible for 
original and copy cataloging and classification of library material in a 
broad range of subjects in all formats, including printed serials, 
integrating resources, and monographs; electronic resources including web 
resources and e-books; microforms; and A/V materials.  Responsible for 
retrospective cataloging and classification of microforms and older 
federal documents.  Responsible for bibliographic record maintenance. 
Trains and reviews the cataloging work of the split-position copy 
cataloger/serials control clerk.  Works with the local online integrated 
library automation system (III's Millennium) and other automated systems 
used by the library and with vendors of electronic resources to take full 
advantage of system capabilities.  Examples of activities relating to 
electronic resources include creating links to and from library databases 
and resources on the web, importing bibliographic records from commercial 
suppliers into the local integrated system, participating in designing 
filters for guided searches, and maintaining and troubleshooting 
interfaces between the library's systems and resource suppliers' systems. 
The Cataloger is expected to participate in the professional life of the 
library, including formal and informal professional development, staying 
abreast of developments in technical services and libraries in general and 
discussing them with colleagues, and participating in departmental and 
overall library planning and activities.

Qualifications:  MLIS or MLS from an ALA accredited library school. At 
least two years of demonstrated successful original cataloging experience 
using AACR2, LCSH, LC classification, MARC formats, OCLC or RLIN, and an 
integrated library system in an academic or research library.  Good social 
skills and the ability to work with a diverse staff and patron population. 
 Personal or professional experience in using Microsoft products and the 
Internet.

Send resume to Susan More, Head of Technical Services, Northeastern 
University School of Law Library, 312 KN, Boston, MA 02115. 

Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts, in close 
proximity to the city's museums and cultural centers.  The School of Law, 
comprising of 600 students and over 30 full-time faculty, is the only law 
school in the country that offers a cooperative legal education program. 
For more information on the Northeastern University School of Law and its 
programs please see http://www.slaw.neu.edu.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/Title 
IX employer.  All persons are invited to apply regardless of race, color, 
gender, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.


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