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Manuscripts Cataloger, Princeton University



Manuscripts Cataloger
Princeton University Library
Princeton, New Jersey

Twelve Month Temporary Appointment


THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:

 The Princeton University Library is one of the world?s most
distinguished research libraries.  It
employs a staff of approximately 320 librarians, professional technical
workers, administrators, and
support staff; it also has a large student and hourly workforce.
Library operations are divided
among 20 sites on campus, including a large central library.  More
information on the Princeton
University Library may be found at the Library?s website
http://infoshare1.Princeton.EDU:2003/

 The Library?s Rare Books and Special Collections are particularly rich.
The Rare Book Division is
noted for its classical Latin texts, American history and literature
collection and holds about 200,000
rare and historically significant printed volumes in Western languages.
The Manuscripts Division
holds an estimated 8500 linear feet of materials covering five thousand
years of recorded history
and all parts of the world, with special strength in Western Europe, the
United States, Latin
America, and the Near East.


Description: The Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBSC) in the
Princeton Firestone
Library seeks a full-time professional cataloger to deal with backlogs
in the Manuscript Division.  In
the General Manuscripts Bound unit there are approximately 2500 volumes
dating from 1601 to the
present.  The position involves MARC-format cataloging of handwritten
textual materials in English
as well as one or more of the following languages (French, Latin,
Italian, Spanish, and German).
Authority work and related research is also involved.


Qualifications: The successful candidate will hold an ALA-accredited MS
in Library and
Information Science or an equivalent combination of education and
professional experience.  The
candidate should also have an academic background in the humanities and
a minimum of one year of
professional experience as a cataloger working with MARC format,
preferably MARC AMC
format cataloging.  The successful candidate must have a good reading
knowledge of at least one
Romance language; knowledge of Latin is also desirable.  Ability to read
handwritten materials
dating from 1601 to present will be essential.  Experience with NOTIS
and / or Endeavor is also
desirable.


Benefits:  Prorated: Twenty-four (24) vacation days a year, plus eleven
(11) paid holidays.
Medical and other benefits.


Salary & Rank: Dependent upon experience and qualifications.



Review of applications will begin on May 30, 2000 and will continue
until the position is filled.
Nominations and applications (resume and the names, titles, addresses
and phone numbers of three
references to be contacted) should be sent to:


Search Committee for Manuscripts Cataloger
  c/o Lila Daum Fredenburg
  Human Resources Librarian
  Princeton University Library
  One Washington Road
  Princeton, New Jersey 08544-2098




                   PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL
              OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

--
Ben Primer
University Archivist and
Acting Associate University Librarian
Harvey S. Firestone Library
1 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ  08544
primer@princeton.edu
http://www.princeton.edu/~mudd
(609) 258-3565 - Firestone Library
(609) 258-6345 - Mudd Library
(609) 258-3385 - FAX

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