Catalog Management Librarian

Qualifications

Education Required

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science

• Two or more years of professional library experience, and demonstrated interest in professional development that will enhance the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, the profession, or the scholarly community.
• Knowledge of RDA, LC-PCC PS, LCC, LCSH, LCGFT, LCDGT, LCMPT, and MARC21 formats, and a working knowledge of authority control and AACR2.
• Knowledge of issues related to database maintenance.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based setting where consultation, flexibility, collaboration and cooperation are essential.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace or community.
• Demonstrated understanding of the mission of a research university and the mission and functions of a large research library.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience cataloging in OCLC Connexion.
• Experience with creating, updating, and deleting records using batch processes.
• Experience with the systems and tools used in the department including one or more of the following: Alma, Primo.
• Familiarity with batch-editing tools such as MarcEdit, Open Refine, or Python.
• Familiarity with non-MARC metadata formats including Qualified DC and/or EAD.
• Familiarity with BIBFRAME and linked data, and a general understanding of transition paths from MARC to BIBFRAME.
• Bibliographic knowledge of one or more languages in addition to English.

The University of Iowa Libraries system consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and a number of branch libraries. The UI Libraries has more than 5.7 million volumes including thousands of electronic resources.  We coordinate the development and maintenance of the University’s locally-created open access digital resources including the Iowa Digital Library, featuring close to a million digitized texts, images, and audio and video recordings, as well as Iowa Research Online, our institutional repository. Our Special Collections include over 250,000 rare books, ranging in age from the 15th century to newly created artists’ books, as well as 4.7 miles of manuscripts. We also host the Greater Midwestern Regional Library of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.   

The University of Iowa Libraries is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the Association of Research Libraries and a variety of other regional and national collaboratives focused on information services at scale.  The Libraries provides a program of support for professional development activities and its staff members are actively engaged in national cooperative efforts.  The Libraries are a founding member of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Diversity Alliance.

Application Details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter that clearly address how they meet the qualifications of this position. Be sure to mark the documents as a "Relevant File" to the submission when completing the application.

This position will be posted through at least April 6, 2020 and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Applications received by that date will receive priority review. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and degree verification.

Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.