University of the District of Columbia (UDC): Job Opportunity: Librarian (Cataloging)

From: Balleste, Roy (rballeste@udc.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2007 - 16:20:54 PST


Position: Librarian (Cataloging) Announcement

Number: 06-81

Salary Range: AD-1410 08/01 $45,737 Per Annum

Location: Van Ness Campus Date: 12-18-06

Areas of Consideration: Nation-wide

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Responsible to: Director of Law Library

UDC Davis A. Clarke School of Law

Vice President, Academic Affairs

 

Brief Description of Duties

Performs all cataloging functions using OCLC (cataloging data base), and the Innovative Interfaces, Inc. only card catalog.

Compiles information on library materials, such as books and periodicals, and prepares online catalog records to identify materials and integrate information into library catalog.

Verifies author, title, and classification number; fills in additional information such as publisher, date of publication, and edition. Examines material and notes additional information, such as bibliographies, illustrations, and appendices.

Participates in the Saturday and evening reference rotation and the faculty liaison program.

Acts as an occasional backup reference librarian.

 

Qualifications Required

A master's degree or two full academic years of graduate study in Library Science and one year of specialized experience is required. The one year of specialized must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience in librarianship that included the performance, supervision, or administration of one or more functional areas of librarianship (i.e., selection, readers' advisory services, reference and literature searching services, systems planning, or development and strengthening of library service). Experience in a law library is preferred.

 

University of the District of Columbia is an equal opportunity employer

All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, martial status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, source of income, place of residence or business.

 

The Residency Preference Amendment Act of 1988, D.C. Law 7-203, created a system which provides that any applicant for employment in the Career or Educational Services who is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia may claim a residency preference at the time of application. An applicant selected for appointment based on District residency will be required to submit proof of bona fide District residency. Bona fide District residency must be maintained from the date of appointment to the position for five consecutive years.

This position is not in the collective bargaining unit.

Please submit a UDC Professional Application and résumé to:

 

Ms. Isabelle McMillian

University of the District of Columbia

Office of Human Resources

Building 38, Suite 301-9

4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20008

 

 

You may contact me for information.

 

Roy Balleste

Director of the Law Library

& Assistant Professor of Law

University of the District of Columbia

David A. Clarke School of Law

Charles M. & Hilda H. M. Mason Law Library

4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20008

 



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