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From: Tiffany Allen <[log in to unmask]>
To: New Librarians <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:41:18 AM
Subject: UNC Chapel Hill vacancy announcement
UNC
Chapel Hill University Library
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
POSITION: Special Project Cataloger
*Fixed-Term
Appointment*
AVAILABLE: June
1, 2007
The
University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill Library
seeks a knowledgeable, motivated, and collaborative individual for the
position
of Special Project Cataloger in the North Carolina Collection. The Special Project Cataloger will perform
retrospective cataloging of monographic pamphlets, serials, and other
special
format materials using standard cataloging tools: AACR2 revised, LC
subject
headings, MARC21 formats, and OCLC. The
North Carolina Collection also applies local subject headings and a
modified
Dewey Decimal Classification scheme. The
Special Project Cataloger will perform original as well as adaptive
cataloging,
and the position requires online catalog maintenance and authority
control. Cataloging is performed to
national standards, with participation in the NACO, BIBCO, CONSER, and
SACO programs. The
Special Project Cataloger will report to the North Carolina
Collection¢s
Supervising Cataloger.
The
North Carolina Collection is located in
the Wilson Library on the UNC Chapel Hill campus, and is the largest
and most
comprehensive collection of library materials related to a single state. Its holdings include more than 300,000 books,
pamphlets, government documents, newspapers, periodicals, printed maps,
and
audiovisual materials. It also holds
more than 800,000 photographic images and 15,000 artifacts. The Collection is widely known for its
distinguished Thomas Wolfe and Sir Walter Raleigh collections. The Collection is used by University undergraduate
and graduate students, faculty and staff, as well as students and
scholars from
other institutions, independent scholars, professional writers, and the
general
public.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required: An ALA accredited Master¢s in Library
Science; experience cataloging using the Anglo-American rules;
excellent
attention to detail combined with high productivity; experience editing
online
cataloging records; ability to work harmoniously in a small group
setting;
evidence of flexibility and of analytical skills needed to resolve
complex
problems.
Preferred:
General knowledge
of North Carolina
history, geography, and culture; experience in cataloging in multiple
formats;
experience in working on retrospective conversion projects; NACO
experience;
familiarity with Dewey Decimal Classification scheme.
THE
UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARIES
The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country¢s
oldest
state university. UNC-CH has an enrollment of approximately 27,000
students,
employs more than 3,100 faculty, offers 77 doctoral degrees as well as
professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law; and the
Library
collections include over 5.7 million volumes. The Library
is a member of the Association of
Research Libraries, the Center for Research
Libraries, the Triangle Research
Libraries Network (TRLN) and SOLINET.
The
Triangle region
is one of
the most desirable places to live and work in North
America and offers its residents a wide array of
recreational,
cultural and intellectual activities. The mountains and the seashore
are each
less than a half-day¢s drive from Chapel Hill.
The
University
of North Carolina is an equal
opportunity
employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and
staff.
SALARY
AND BENEFITS
This
is a twelve-month fixed-term appointment, with the
possibility of a one year
renewal. Salary will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits of annual
leave,
sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At the
University
of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill , librarians enjoy the benefit of
academic status and are
represented on the faculty council.
REVIEW
OF APPLICATIONS
Review
of applications will begin on April 26,
2007. Applications will be accepted
until the position is filled.
TO
APPLY
Send
or email a letter of application, a
resume and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three
professional references
to:
Special
Project Cataloger
c/o
Tiffany Allen, Personnel
Librarian
The
University of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
CB
#3900, 213 Davis
Library
Chapel
Hill,
NC 27514-8890
Email: [log in to unmask]
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