Complex Copy Cataloger

Code4lib; Tampa, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of South Florida Libraries is seeking a Complex Copy Cataloger for the Tampa Campus Library. This on-site role performs complex copy cataloging across print and electronic formats, maintains bibliographic records, and supports data analysis using large datasets in the Alma system.

You will work with the Metadata/Cataloging Unit to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely access to resources across USF Libraries, reporting to the Associate Director of Collections and Discovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with two years of library work experience.
• Appropriate college coursework may substitute for the required experience.
• Preferred: degrees in Computer Science, Information Management, or Library Science.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cataloging of physical formats across campuses, ensuring timely access and discovery.
• Perform database maintenance and data cleanup to improve catalog accuracy.
• Catalog electronic formats, batch load records, and manage e-resource links in Alma.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Metadata management

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field

Tools

OCLC Connexion

Alma Integrated Library Platform

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The University of South Florida Libraries is seeking a Complex Copy Cataloger for the Tampa Campus Library. This is an onsite administrative position for the Metadata/Cataloging Unit which reports to the Associate Director of Collections and Discovery.

With a high degree of autonomy, this position performs complex copy cataloging for USF Libraries across a variety of formats, both print and electronic, consistent with internal policies and procedures and in strict accordance with established national and international cataloging standards. This includes bibliographic description and subject analysis. This position also maintains bibliographic records in the database, including troubleshooting problems, updating holdings, enhancing metadata, and working with large spreadsheet-based datasets to complete data analysis and perform global database changes. Electronic cataloging includes batch loading bibliographic records and managing electronic resources in the library catalog. This position requires a high level of attention to detail and technical proficiency in a variety of systems, software, and other technological applications, including the Alma Integrated Library Platform.

$50,000 - $55,000

Responsibilities

• 40% - Maintain cataloging of all physical formats across campuses and departments for USF Libraries to ensure timely access and discovery of library resources. This includes the use of OCLC Connexion to retrieve record, enhancing bib records, creating items and holdings, verifying subject headings, call numbers and name authorities and tracking statistics. This also entails performing complex copy cataloging tasks involving deriving new records, and performing subject analysis for subject heading and call number creation.
• 40% - Perform database maintenance and clean up projects to ensure the accuracy of the library catalog thereby enhancing the discoverable of library resources. This involves individual record maintenance, performing data analyst on large data sets, troubleshooting issues in the data sets and performing data clean up in the library database, including batch updates and performing global changes on the database. This position would also perform data transformation and formatting projects.
• 15% - Assist with cataloging and maintaining the cataloging work-flow for all electronic formats to ensure timely access and discovery of library resources. This includes copy cataloging of electronic resources, tracking new e-resource purchases, verifying URL links of e-resources and recording e-resource cataloging statistics. This position will also assist with batch loading and activating of electronic portfolio titles into Alma platform.
• 5% - Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with two years of work experience in a library. Appropriate college coursework may substitute for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Library Science or other related fields. These degrees would provide the foundation needed in technology and data management to be able to perform the duties of this position. Two years cataloging experience in an academic library setting.

Description

The University of South Florida Libraries is seeking a Complex Copy Cataloger for the Tampa Campus Library. This is an onsite administrative position for the Metadata/Cataloging Unit which reports to the Associate Director of Collections and Discovery.

With a high degree of autonomy, this position performs complex copy cataloging for USF Libraries across a variety of formats, both print and electronic, consistent with internal policies and procedures and in strict accordance with established national and international cataloging standards. This includes bibliographic description and subject analysis. This position also maintains bibliographic records in the database, including troubleshooting problems, updating holdings, enhancing metadata, and working with large spreadsheet-based datasets to complete data analysis and perform global database changes. Electronic cataloging includes batch loading bibliographic records and managing electronic resources in the library catalog. This position requires a high level of attention to detail and technical proficiency in a variety of systems, software, and other technological applications, including the Alma Integrated Library Platform.

Salary:

$50,000 - $55,000

Responsibilities

• 40% - Maintain cataloging of all physical formats across campuses and departments for USF Libraries to ensure timely access and discovery of library resources. This includes the use of OCLC Connexion to retrieve record, enhancing bib records, creating items and holdings, verifying subject headings, call numbers and name authorities and tracking statistics. This also entails performing complex copy cataloging tasks involving deriving new records, and performing subject analysis for subject heading and call number creation.
• 40% - Perform database maintenance and clean up projects to ensure the accuracy of the library catalog thereby enhancing the discoverable of library resources. This involves individual record maintenance, performing data analyst on large data sets, troubleshooting issues in the data sets and performing data clean up in the library database, including batch updates and performing global changes on the database. This position would also perform data transformation and formatting projects.
• 15% - Assist with cataloging and maintaining the cataloging work-flow for all electronic formats to ensure timely access and discovery of library resources. This includes copy cataloging of electronic resources, tracking new e-resource purchases, verifying URL links of e-resources and recording e-resource cataloging statistics. This position will also assist with batch loading and activating of electronic portfolio titles into Alma platform.
• 5% - Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with two years of work experience in a library. Appropriate college coursework may substitute for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Library Science or other related fields. These degrees would provide the foundation needed in technology and data management to be able to perform the duties of this position. Two years cataloging experience in an academic library setting.