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Available Job # 626

Date Posted	02/10/2010
Job Title	Cataloger
Organization	Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, Columbia University Medical Center
Environment	Academic Library
City	New York
State	NY
Hours	Part-Time
Hire Status	Direct Hire
Job Level	MLS/MLIS Required
Job Description	The Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, Columbia University Medical Center, seeks a cataloger with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to provide complex copy and original cataloging for approximately 1500 16th and 17th century books on medicine, primarily in Latin, Italian, French and German. The successful candidate will have: -an accredited Master of Library of Sciences (MLS) or an equivalent combination of education and experience -strong working knowledge of two European languages, preferably Latin and Italian -working knowledge of cataloging principles and procedures including AACR2, LC Subject Headings, LC Classification and MARC21 formats -working knowledge of standard bibliographic and other reference tools -an aptitude for complex, analytical and detailed work -good organization skills -effective verbal and written communication skills Preferred qualifications: professional cataloging experience in a research library; working knowledge of Voyager and OCLC. The position is a part-time (20 hours/week), 18 month position.