Job description Job Assistant Librarian (Bibliographic Services) Information Services Department Location Moulsecoomb Post number IS5085 Grade 5 Responsible to Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian Main areas of responsibility: 1. Share responsibility with other team members for procedures associated with the acquisition, cataloguing and classification of library materials 2. Participate in management of the operations of Library Technical Services, and deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian in procedures associated with his/her day-to-day duties 3 Assist with the identification, planning and implementation of developments in bibliographic services operations 4 Contribute to special projects or services as agreed with Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian. Specific duties: 1. Share responsibility with other team members for procedures associated with the acquisition, cataloguing and classification of library materials. 1.1 Assist the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian to determine appropriate local cataloguing standards and procedures, in particular the re-use of bibliographic records from the union catalogue and other sources of catalogue records, and the creation of basic records from scratch. 1.2 Create and/or import MARC catalogue records of and non-print materials for the University libraries to an agreed standard. 1.3 and amend records in the library catalogues and maintain authority files. 1.4 Order library materials requested by site libraries. 1.5 Classify new library materials in accordance with established policy and where necessary re-classify existing library materials in site libraries. 1.6 Develop expertise in acquisitions, cataloguing, and metadata creation and provide training, supervision and advice on these areas to colleagues in Information Services. 2. Participate in management of the operations of Library Technical Services, and deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian in the procedures associated with his/her day-to-day duties. Assist the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian with the training and supervision of Resource Assistants in the Bibliographic Services, including conducting Staff Development Reviews if required. Undertake regular reviews of procedures in the Bibliographic Services section and, where appropriate, agree, test, and implement procedural changes. Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of procedural documentation. Deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian including liaison with vendors, and responding to enquiries from site libraries, when required. 3. Assist with the identification, planning and implementation of developments in bibliographic services operations.
Job description Job Assistant Librarian (Bibliographic Services) Department Information Services Location Moulsecoomb Post number IS5085 Grade 5 Responsible to Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian Main areas of responsibility: 1. Share responsibility with other team members for procedures associated with the acquisition, cataloguing and classification of library materials 2. Participate in management of the operations of Library Technical Services, and deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian in procedures associated with his/her day-to-day duties 3 Assist with the identification, planning and implementation of developments in bibliographic services operations 4 Contribute to special projects or services as agreed with Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian. Specific duties: 1. Share responsibility with other team members for procedures associated with the acquisition, cataloguing and classification of library materials. 1.1 Assist the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian to determine appropriate local cataloguing standards and procedures, in particular the re-use of bibliographic records from the union catalogue and other sources of catalogue records, and the creation of basic records from scratch. 1.2 Create and/or import MARC catalogue records of and non-print materials for the University libraries to an agreed standard. 1.3 and amend records in the library catalogues and maintain authority files. 1.4 Order library materials requested by site libraries. 1.5 Classify new library materials in accordance with established policy and where necessary re-classify existing library materials in site libraries. 1.6 Develop expertise in acquisitions, cataloguing, and metadata creation and provide training, supervision and advice on these areas to colleagues in Information Services. 2. Participate in management of the operations of Library Technical Services, and deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian in the procedures associated with his/her day-to-day duties. Assist the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian with the training and supervision of Resource Assistants in the Bibliographic Services, including conducting Staff Development Reviews if required. Undertake regular reviews of procedures in the Bibliographic Services section and, where appropriate, agree, test, and implement procedural changes. Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of procedural documentation. Deputise for the Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian including liaison with vendors, and responding to enquiries from site libraries, when required. 3. Assist with the identification, planning and implementation of developments in bibliographic services operations.
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