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Head of Cataloging Services
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- The AAS library today houses the largest and most accessible collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children’s literature, music, and graphic arts material printed before the twentieth century in what is now the United States, as well as manuscripts and a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, and digital resources and reference works.
- The right candidate will work closely with the Acquisitions team to facilitate the processing of newly acquired materials, the Systems Librarian to support catalog maintenance, and with AAS staff responsible for explaining and interpreting the catalog to library users.
- Works with Associate Librarian and curators to determine cataloging priorities in connection with the Society’s Strategic Plan and inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) commitments.
- Keeping abreast of changes and developments in the areas of rare book cataloging by monitoring online lists (e.g., AUTOCAT, ExLIBRIS, OCLC-CAT and the PCC List), reviewing relevant literature, and attending webinars and seminars.
- Determines and implements strategies for catalog maintenance, including maintenance of authority records, reparative work in connection with institutional IDEA initiatives, collections inventories, resolving cataloging conflicts such as duplicate and/or incorrect records and clean-up of imported data from past projects and partnerships.
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