Cataloger in Maryland

LAC Federal is looking for a Cataloger to contribute to a prestigious collection discoverability project at a leading institution. The Cataloger will be responsible for creating bibliographic records in accordance with national and international standards, as well as local policies and quality requirements. The Cataloger will play a key role in reducing the cataloging backlog by making unprocessed materials discoverable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create bibliographic records according to RDA, DCRM, MARC, BIBCO/CONSER,
• LC/PCC Policy Statements, and NACO guidelines.
• Perform original and copy cataloging
• Perform descriptive and subject cataloging Assign LCC and NLM Classification
• Assign subject terms from the MeSH Thesaurus
• Ensure consistency and quality in the creation of records.
• Collaborate with other project staff to ensure records meet standards
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LAC Federal is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Cataloger to work on-site at a federal library in the Bethesda, Maryland, area. The Cataloger will work in the Library's ExLibris' Alma Library Service Platform to perform original and copy cataloging of monographs, including all descriptive and subject cataloging and authority record creation and update. The Cataloger will upgrade existing records to the most current full-level RDA standards. This position has flexible work hours for 30 hours per week. It may increase to 40 hours, depending on the workload. The Cataloger will receive full-time benefits.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create bibliographic records in Create bibliographic records in ExLibris' Alma software, either by importing specific OCLC records or creating a record from a template.
• Update preliminary cataloging records to current full-level national standards, as modified by local policies.
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