Cataloging Clerk
2 months ago
Responsibilities:
An individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.
- Create and update bibliographic records for the Retrospective Cataloging Conversion Project of the Rare Book & Special Collections Division
- Produce required metadata outputs for Federal Government information documents or information systems, websites, or files using source data, bibliographic records, Government systems, Government instructions, or other online information sources and/or tangible documents
- Review digital images, in various formats to ensure compliance with Government specifications
- Record metadata, associated with image review results, in accordance with Government specifications
- Validate content, in various formats, for completeness and edit or add associated metadata per instructions.
- Review, identify and flag any discrepancies found that require more extensive work by LC catalogers
- Use information found on cards or Excel spreadsheets from various collections in the Rare Book reading room to create and/or update these records
- Identify Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- Test activity and system changes by inputting new data and reviewing outputs
- Other duties as may be assigned
An individual should possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and meet the amount of education, training and/or work experience required.
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Minimum of one year of work experience working in data entry/metadata services operations
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, primarily Word and Excel, and other business applications
- Experience with web-based collaborative platforms such as SharePoint.
- Strong experience with performing quality control
- Experience writing policy or procedures.
- Experience working with various text, audio, and image formats, including but not limited to TIFF, JPEG2000, PDF, etc
- Strong communication skills in working with diverse group of professional and paraprofessional colleagues in a federal library
- Knowledge of various metadata standards and schemas including SuDoc, RDA, MARC21
- Knowledge of Federal Government publications and electronic resources.
- General knowledge of Federal Government publication content and organization.
- Must be able to move from place to place within the location; lift, push/pull, hold/carry of items weighing up to (25) pounds and occasional up to (35) pounds such as files, books, stacks of paper, and other materials
- Ability to sit for long periods of time and to maintain focus on projects such as computer screens or detailed paperwork
Location: Washington DC area
Hours Per Week: 40
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