Librarian II, Cataloging and Processing
Join a library system engaged in community-driven services to deliver an innovative and exciting future to residents of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Tacoma Public Library (TPL), serves over 200,000 residents in Tacoma.
We are seeking an experienced cataloger and team leader who:
- Are strongly committed to listening to our community in order to deliver valued, needed and highly used library materials services;
- Are committed to working to support and deliver high quality, innovative, customer-focused services;
- Are passionate about racial equity and social justice;
- Have demonstrated success in building collaborative, high performing teams and operations in partnerships across departments;
- Have a vision and understanding of cataloging and metadata with an eye to both current and future needs;
- Committed to excellent service for internal and external customers;
- Excellent communicator and supervisor with a proven ability to lead, develop and support staff;
- Are results-oriented and committed to collaboration.
If you believe that the library can empower the community by bringing people together to discover, connect, create, learn, and thrive, your next leadership position may be at TPL!
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Collection & Technical Services Manager, the Cataloging and Processing Librarian II supervises the cataloging and processing of all items in the Tacoma Public Library's collection.
Responsibilities include oversight of the day-to-day operations and staff of the Technical Services Department; establishment and enforcement of cataloging best practices, standards, and procedures in coordination with catalogers; and collaboration with public service staff to maximize discovery and public access to library resources and collections.
Supervisory Relationships:
Reports to the Collection & Technical Services Manager; supervises 6 assigned personnel.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensures library resources are cataloged and processed efficiently, consistently, and with a high degree of accuracy
- Oversees the day-to-day operations of catalog and processing teams. Hires, trains, evaluates, and mentors staff.
- Develops and implements standards and procedures for catalog data quality assurance
- Is a working cataloger; regularly performs original and copy cataloging[GT1]
- Conducts regular catalog and records maintenance
- In consultation with colleagues, develops, maintains, and disseminates relevant cataloging and training documentation related to institutional processes, standards, local practice, and procedures.
- Collaborates closely with Neighborhood Services and Web Team to enhance public access to library collections.
- Monitors national and international cataloging standards and trends and adapts local procedures appropriately with an eye towards trends related to equity and inclusion
- Develops and maintains relationships with vendors that support the acquisition, cataloging, and processing of library collections.
- Create original Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) records and update OCLC records to add to the Library's online catalog
- Commits to keeping current in the best practices of the profession by taking advantage of training and development activities, by reading professional literature, and by participating in professional activities.
- Represents library at local and national conferences as assigned.
- Performs other related and comparable duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- ALA accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Studies or Library Science;
- Two (2) years' experience working as a librarian; or the equivalent of three (3) or more years' full-time work experience in a library setting
- Knowledge of controlled vocabularies and current cataloging and metadata standards
- Knowledge of modern information organization and retrieval concepts
- Familiarity with RDA, DDC, LCSH, and MARC
DESIRABLE:
- Advanced knowledge of cataloging procedures and standards for bibliographic and authority data, including MARC21, AACR2, RDA, LCSH, and LCC
- Knowledge of Dublin Core
- Experience with OCLC and data reclamation projects
- 1 year working in a supervisory capacity
- Fluency in more than one language