Audio Project Cataloguers, British Library

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The British Library is seeking six Audio Project Cataloguers to join the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project, a five-year nationwide audio preservation initiative. Based in London, these full-time fixed-term roles will help describe, catalogue and segment audio recordings to improve access and discovery.

Candidates should bring broad experience in data work and collection management, with proficiency in relevant software and metadata standards; foreign language skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in data work and collection management.
• Proficiency with catalogue description processes for audio recordings and metadata.
• Experience with relevant software and metadata standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide and enhance catalogue descriptions of audio recordings.
• Indicate segmentation for access accurately.
• Contribute to the project0s data work and metadata quality.

Skills

Data work

Collection management

Software use

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

Audio Project Cataloguers, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, British Library

£26,000 per annum

Based at St Pancras, London

Full-time fixed-term contract for five years

Reference: 01298

Description

The British Library is seeking to appoint six Audio Project Cataloguers to join us as we embark on an exciting five year project, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. The project is part of the British Library’s wider Save Our Sounds programme, and will digitally preserve almost half a million sound recordings, establish a network of ten audio archiving centres across the UK, and make it easier for people to discover and listen to them.

Audi Project Cataloguers will have broad experience in data work, collection management and software use. This will be directed into providing and enhancing catalogue descriptions of audio recordings, and precisely indicating their segmentation for access. The value of their contribution will also be judged on both the breadth and depth of their subject knowledge in relation to the many audio collections being preserved.

Ideally we are looking to include specialisms within this team including (but not restricted to) those that will relate to aural identification of classical music, world and traditional music, wildlife sounds, and their taxonomy. Although a qualification of degree level or above may illustrate this, practical experience and background will certainly be taken into account. Working knowledge of a foreign language will also be considered an asset.

These posts are part of a Heritage Lottery funded project

Closing Date: 5 July 2017

Interview Date: 17 - 20 July 2017

Richard Ranft
Head of Sound and Vision,
The British Library,
96 Euston Road,
London NWI 2DB, UK.