Job notice: Associate Academic Librarian Position/PVL #39096

[Thomas H. Hahn]

> ASSOCIATE ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN
> DIGITAL ASIA LIBRARY - CATALOGER
> GENERAL LIBRARY SYSTEM, PVL #39096

> Memorial Library, a member of the General Library System on the University
> of Wisconsin campus is seeking applications for a full-time
> Cataloger.  Full-time salary $35,000 minimum.  Benefits include 22
vacation
> days, sick leave, group health and life insurance and a state retirement
plan.
>
> This position is a two year temporary appointment funded by a US
Department
> of Education grant.  Reporting to the Project Manager for the Digital Asia
> Library (DAL) in the General Library System, the cataloger is responsible
> for cataloging English and Asian-language websites for academic teaching
> and research resources as part of a multi-institutional effect between the
> University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, and The Ohio
> State University.  (For further details regarding content and audience,
see
> http://digitalasia.library.wisc.edu/

> DUTIES:  Cataloging and Classifying Internet Resources:
>
> 1.      Catalog bibliographic information from Internet resources using
> locally-established standards based on the Anglo-American Cataloguing
Rules
> 2nd edition (AACR2) and the Dublin Core.
>
> 2.      Assist with the subject analysis of Internet resources by
> identifying and assigning multiple subject headings using the Library of
> Congress Subject Headings and/or locally-created headings and assigning
> multiple classifications.
>
> DEGREE:  MLS required.
>
> QUALIFICATIONS:  Required:  Knowledge of and/or experience with MARC,
> Library of Congress Subject Headings; knowledge of and/or experience with
> Dublin Core metadata, identifying bibliographic information for Internet
> resources; technical experience with a multilingual, partially non-Roman
> language database; relevant cataloging experience preferred; excellent
> written and oral communication skills.
>
> Send letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses, email
> addresses, fax numbers and telephone numbers of three reference to Sandra
> Guthrie, Personnel Director, 365 Memorial Library, 728 State Street,
> Madison, WI  53706-1494.
>
> Application Deadline:  Applications must be received by February 16,
> 2001.  For more information contact Sandra Guthrie at 608/262-8190.