[spcollig] Job Posting: Cataloging Librarian at the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College

[Laura Schmidt]

JOB POSTING
Marion E. Wade Center Cataloging Librarian at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

The Marion E. Wade Center is a special collections library and museum on the campus of Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, specializing in works by and about seven British Christian authors who provide a distinctive blend of intellect, imagination, and faith: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams.
Website: www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter<http://www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter>

Responsibilities:
To professionally catalog Wade Center collections. To support Reading Room archival and public service activities.
Duties:

1.       Perform original and complex copy cataloging in English and foreign languages across all subjects and formats.

2.       Apply current national, consortial and local cataloging rules, standards, and practices, and implement changes from the Library of Congress, OCLC, and Voyager.

3.       Attend monthly metadata management meetings and work closely with colleagues in Buswell Library to establish data standards and uniform practices where feasible.

4.       Manage current periodicals, including Wade Center bindery shipments for all print materials.

5.       Provide reference services to readers and researchers in Kilby Reading Room.

6.       Provide technical support for Wade events as assigned. May require some evening and weekend hours.

7.       Give tours and talks to Wade Center visitors as needed.

8.       Supervise students and volunteers as needed.

9.       Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

1.       Master's degree in library science from ALA-accredited institution.

2.       Cataloging experience in LC classification, RDA, LCCS, LCSH, OCLC, and MARC.

3.       Cataloging experience in Voyager or ALMA is preferred.

4.       Understanding of DCRM standards and practices preferred.

5.       Understanding of current issues and emerging developments within the national cataloging environment.

6.       Ability to work effectively as a team player in maintaining harmonious, cooperative working relationships with Wade staff, researchers and visitors, and campus colleagues.

7.       Ability to work independently and productively, after orientation period.

8.       Familiarity with Wade Center authors' works is strongly preferred.

Hours: 20 hours per week / 12 months per year
Salary: $19,500-$21,500

Wheaton College Job ID: 393
To Apply: https://tinyurl.com/y5wq5dx8

All inquiries should be directed to the Human Resources Department at Wheaton College
www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/offices-and-services/human-resources/<http://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/offices-and-services/human-resources/>
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