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Catalogers Job--New York City



The Center for Jewish History is accepting applications for a Cataloger to
work on a project funded by the National Historical Publications & Records
Commission (NHPRC).  This is a full-time position that is funded for one
year.

Project:  The Center for Jewish History is a consortium of five archival,
library and museum collections.  The cataloger will create MARC records for
archival collections and for other special format material.

Applications (cover letter, resume and contact information for three
references) should be sent to:   jobs@cjh.org

Specific questions about the project and the position can be addressed to
Bob Sink at bsink@cjh.org.

Review of applications will begin on August 12th.

Duties:  The Cataloger will create and update MARC records for archival
collections and other special format material and link MARC records and EAD
finding aids.  Will work with archivists and librarians to develop
guidelines for the creation of MARC records and for a shared authority file.
Will also work with retrospective conversion and assist with loading records
into the Center's new collection management system.

Required Qualifications: Masters degree in library science from an ALA
accredited program.  Demonstrated ability to catalog in the MARC format and
to use AACRII, LCSH and other thesauri.  At least one year of professional
experience working in a library or archives or an equivalent combination of
experience and education.  Must be organized and able to work accurately.
Must have word processing skills.  Must have good writing and verbal skills
and be able to work collaboratively in a team setting.

Desirable Qualifications.  Coursework in archival management.  Familiarity
with ALA diacritics and Unicode, Encoded Archival Description, XSL, XmetaL,
and Microsoft Access and/or other database management software.  Ability to
read one or more of the languages frequently found in the collections:
Russian, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, or Polish.

Salary:  Low to mid-$30,000s depending upon experience.

Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York City, NY 10011

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