Title: Cataloging Technician I/II

Department: Library

Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus

Salary Range: $36,791-$50,544

Work Mode: This position requires some regular in-person presence on campus or at alternative locations, depending on business needs of the office.

Hours Per Week:40

Work Schedule:

Position Type:Full-Time Staff, Non-Exempt

Position Summary

The Cataloging Technician I/II is responsible for assisting in cataloging library materials in various formats. This includes searching for appropriate bibliographic records and saving them to a local work file; physically preparing many materials; assisting in maintaining quality control for the online catalog for patrons to successfully find, identify, select, and obtain resource information from the library's catalog; and providing inventory control over the library's collections, in support of accountability for expensive anatomical models and computer equipment.
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.
In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Work independently to search for bibliographic records for library materials in a variety of formats, using judgment to select the best available bibliographic record: search WorldCat through OCLC Connexion; verify author, title, edition, imprint, pagination, series, ISBN, etc.; and save the record in a local workfile for use by the Cataloging Manager
Physically process new library materials, added copies and volumes, replacements, and rebound materials: affix barcode stickers to the physical items and link the barcode number to the correct item record, assigning the correct circulation policy and adding other item codes and notes as appropriate; print and affix spine labels using the dedicated label printer; affix marks of ownership in the form of bookplates, property stamps, book pockets, and security tags
Complete a variety of collection maintenance tasks: withdraw outdated library materials; process library materials for transfer to different locations or collections within the library; sort and shelve materials received from our Acquisitions section in preparation for cataloging; support inventory control over the library's collections, maintaining accountability for anatomical models and computer equipment costing thousands of dollars; maintain statistical records of materials added and withdrawn; and maintain adequate quantities of cataloging and item processing supplies for staff use
Perform minor repairs and in-house pamphlet binding; prepare materials for shipment to the commercial bindery; and inspect and reprocess materials returned from the commercial bindery.
Serve as backup, in the Cataloging Manager's absence, to temporarily catalog items needed immediately: create brief temporary records in the library management system or import copy records from OCLC Connexion sufficient to allow the item to circulate, subject to later review by the Cataloging Manager.
Serve as backup for interlibrary loan borrowing services using OCLC WorldShare, CLIO, and the library management system to ensure continuation of this service in the absence of the Interlibrary Loan Technician.
Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance and maintain currency of job skills, including knowledge of current cataloging rules sufficient to distinguish different editions and formats, the library management system, OCLC bibliographic utility, and bibliographic record tagging conventions for most-used formats.
Maintain a constructive and cooperative working relationship with internal staff to discover and resolve problems with records in the library catalog; use effective written and oral communication skills to provide accurate and timely answers to questions; serve on library and/or college committees (e.g., staff search committees, employee constituency groups, etc.) as appropriate.
Maintain print periodicals; discard print periodical materials that fall outside the library's retention period; maintain the library's print periodicals list.

Required Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED
Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a library position or in a data entry position
Ability to work independently with attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to type accurately at a moderate speed using a word processing program.
Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive environment and the ability to deal effectively and tactfully with both internal and external customers.
Effective oral and written interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service.

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate's degree preferred.