Project Library Cataloguer

Vacancy:
Project Library Cataloguer

Location:

Edinburgh

Fixed Term Contract for 6 months at 35 hours per week, or with agreement, carried out over a longer period of time with part-time hours

Salary: £34,384

The College seeks to appoint a Project Library Cataloguer to catalogue modern (post-1900) library collections to agreed professional standards onto the College’s online library catalogue Liberty. The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate library qualification, experience of cataloguing library collections and an interest in the history of medicine.

• This role will focus on producing accurate catalogue records.
• The role will also be responsible for updating cataloguing guidelines where appropriate.
• The cataloguing target for this role during the duration of this contract is 4,000 books.

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in library/information science.
• Highly motivated cataloguer with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to organise own workload and work to challenging deadlines.
• Well-developed IT skills.
• Good knowledge and experience of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) standards and Machine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) format.
• Knowledge and experience of DCRB, ESTC, MeSH and LCSH.

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.
• Holidays: 23 days’ annual leave and 11 days’ public holiday/College close downs.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.

Please go to our website for a full job description and further details.

Closing Date: 9AM Thursday 2nd July

Interviews: WC 27th July