Catalog Librarian - Clark Art Institute
Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts
Salary: starting range: $61,300-$67,750/yr.
Employment Term: Full-time
Employer Contact: HumanResources@clarkart.edu
About the Clark
The Clark is a leading cultural institution and actively seeks employees who are energized and motivated by its dual mission as an art museum and a center for research and higher education, dedicated to advancing and extending the public understanding of art. The Clark’s mission and its geographical location define three essential aspects of its character and identity: the quality of its art, the beauty of its pastoral setting, and the depth of its commitment to the generation of ideas. Clark employees enjoy the opportunity to live and work in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, a place of rich natural beauty, a dynamic environment defined by its deep cultural resources, and a region that is growing as both a center of innovation and a major tourist destination.
Position Summary
The Catalog Librarian creates, modifies, and enhances bibliographic records for library materials in multiple languages and in diverse formats. This position engages with complex library issues in order to improve access and discovery of our resources for our users. As such, the Catalog Librarian understands the user needs for bibliographic descriptions of special collections items, rare materials, artists’ books and images and then provides high-quality, standards-based resource descriptions.
Major Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Performs original and copy cataloging in MARC of print materials in diverse formats including books, serials, artist’s books and images.
- Applies national and international cataloging standards, accepted best practices and local policy. Keeps abreast of revisions in cataloging rules and trends and applies new rules, interpretations, and techniques as appropriate.
- Classifies material using the Library’s local classification scheme and performs periodic retrospective maintenance to ensure consistency and discoverability.
- Applies Library of Congress Subject Headings to ensure robust subject access, as well as other controlled vocabularies for enhanced description of material and formats.
- Contributes original records to NACO and SACO, following funnel guidelines.
- Assists with database maintenance projects and authority work.
- Contributes to reparative description projects for digital and print resources.
- Represents the Library in state, regional, and national forums related to cataloging and knowledge management issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary Range: $61,300-$67,750/yr.
Minimum Qualifications
Education, Training, and Skills
- Master’s in Library Science or equivalent experience required.
- Facility with reading languages other than English.
- Familiarity with library cataloging standards and controlled vocabularies.
Work Experience
Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with tools used for bibliographic description, such as OCLC Connexion and ClassWeb.
- Familiarity with Ex Libris’ Alma LSP.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical Demands: Ability to sit at a desk/workstation and use a computer for prolonged periods of time.
- Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office environment, library, and museum spaces. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.