Monographs Cataloging Specialist (Contract)

e-Active B.V.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The J. Paul Getty Trust, through the Getty Research Institute, seeks a full-time Library Assistant III for a 2-year limited-term position focused on processing the Robert Farris Thompson collection.

The role involves cataloging, archival preparation, and data entry under supervision, supporting scholarly work on the Afro-Atlantic world. Primary duties include creating and updating bibliographic and authority records, conducting bibliographic searches, and coordinating shipments and storage

Qualifications

• Specializes in monograph cataloging functions.
• Copy cataloging can range from simple to complex with bibliographic searching.

Responsibilities

• Sort and catalog the collection per library standards and best practices.
• Create, maintain, and update bibliographic, holdings, item, and authority records.
• Build archival enclosures, rehousing ephemera, prepare labels, data entry, and manage shipments from storage.

Skills

Monograph cataloging

Bibliographic searching

Authority records

Job description

The J. Paul Getty Trust, through the Getty Research Institute, seeks a full-time Library Assistant III for a 2-year limited-term position focused on processing the Robert Farris Thompson collection.

The role involves cataloging, archival preparation, and data entry under supervision, supporting scholarly work on the Afro-Atlantic world. Primary duties include creating and updating bibliographic and authority records, conducting bibliographic searches, and coordinating shipments and storage