Vacancy: Project Library Cataloguer

Salary: £34,384

Location: Edinburgh

Fixed Term Contract for 6 months at 35 hours per week, or with agreement, carried out over a longer period of time with part-time hours

The College seeks to appoint a Project Library Cataloguer to catalogue modern (post-1900) library collections to agreed professional standards onto the College’s online library catalogue Liberty. The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate library qualification, experience of cataloguing library collections and an interest in the history of medicine.

The Role

Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

· This role will focus on producing accurate catalogue records.

· The role will also be responsible for updating cataloguing guidelines where appropriate.

· The cataloguing target for this role during the duration of this contract is 4,000 books.

Person Specification

· Degree or postgraduate qualification in library/information science.

· Highly motivated cataloguer with a high level of accuracy.

· Ability to organise own workload and work to challenging deadlines.

· Well-developed IT skills.

· Good knowledge and experience of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) standards and Machine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) format.

· Knowledge and experience of DCRB, ESTC, MeSH and LCSH.

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £34,384 per annum plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.
Holidays: 23 days’ annual leave and 11 days’ public holiday/College close downs.
Life assurance scheme.
Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.

How to Apply

Please go to our website for a full job description and further details.

Please note agencies need not apply

Closing Date: 9AM Thursday 2nd July

Interviews: WC 27th July

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