Information Resources Coordinator - Cataloguer
- CB Resourcing
- Dec 08, 2021
Full time
HR / Recruitment
Job Description
Our client a Uxbridge based academic institution requires an Information Resources Co-ordinator for an initial three-month contract.
The post-holder will undertake supervision of daily operational workflow of the Content and Discovery Services team and processes involved in the acquisition of and procurement for Library resources, in all formats - print, media and electronic.
Responsibilities:
Act as a point of contact within Library Services in the area of Cataloguing and Metadata.
Liaise with relevant suppliers and publishers and maintain professional updates with the relevant user and professional groups.
Carry out collection management and Information procurement duties including the processing of reading lists, ordering book material, serials control and acquisition, updating catalogue records and maintaining document delivery service.
Oversee metadata generation, RDA developments and quality control
Assist with electronic resource integration and testing of library system developments
Undertake and maintain general admin duties i.e. invoice payments, update financial information, statistics and internal reports.
To carry out the processes involved in the acquisition of and payment for Library resources.
Continually strive to improve the services available for both on and off-campus users
Work with the line manager, to comply with all required procurement policies and guidelines i.e. Collection development and Reading lists policies
Maintain collection management and development statistics for KPIs
Requirements
Knowledge of cataloguing and metadata services, including awareness of emerging trends in resource discovery and description.
Knowledge of current standards for bibliographic and authority records, such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and MARC 21
Working knowledge of resource discovery systems and library electronic resource management systems-preferably Sirsi Dynix Symphony
Demonstrated experience using cataloguing tools, such as OCLC Connexion, OCLC Record Manager, and MarcEdit to perform original and copy cataloguing within an integrated library system.
Competence for successfully shepherding a variety of projects associated with cataloguing operations in an academic library
The post-holder will undertake supervision of daily operational workflow of the Content and Discovery Services team and processes involved in the acquisition of and procurement for Library resources, in all formats - print, media and electronic.
Responsibilities:
Act as a point of contact within Library Services in the area of Cataloguing and Metadata.
Liaise with relevant suppliers and publishers and maintain professional updates with the relevant user and professional groups.
Carry out collection management and Information procurement duties including the processing of reading lists, ordering book material, serials control and acquisition, updating catalogue records and maintaining document delivery service.
Oversee metadata generation, RDA developments and quality control
Assist with electronic resource integration and testing of library system developments
Undertake and maintain general admin duties i.e. invoice payments, update financial information, statistics and internal reports.
To carry out the processes involved in the acquisition of and payment for Library resources.
Continually strive to improve the services available for both on and off-campus users
Work with the line manager, to comply with all required procurement policies and guidelines i.e. Collection development and Reading lists policies
Maintain collection management and development statistics for KPIs
Requirements
Knowledge of cataloguing and metadata services, including awareness of emerging trends in resource discovery and description.
Knowledge of current standards for bibliographic and authority records, such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and MARC 21
Working knowledge of resource discovery systems and library electronic resource management systems-preferably Sirsi Dynix Symphony
Demonstrated experience using cataloguing tools, such as OCLC Connexion, OCLC Record Manager, and MarcEdit to perform original and copy cataloguing within an integrated library system.
Competence for successfully shepherding a variety of projects associated with cataloguing operations in an academic library
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