Cataloger, GOBI

This position performs subject analysis and classification on a broad range and depth of formats, including print, visual, audio and digital resources. As a GOBI cataloger, your core responsibility will be to provide cataloging information for subject profiling services, with a supplemental responsibility of creating full level metadata records following RDA standards and customer specifications to support material supplied by the Library Technical Services department for purchased content.

This is an on-site role at our office in Contoocook, NH.

• Assigns Library of Congress Subject Headings and appropriate sub-headings following Subject Headings Manual and LCSH rules, as well as Library of Congress Classification and cutter numbers following LC Classification and Cataloging & Shelflisting Manual instructions
• Assigns Dewey Decimal Classification using the full current edition
• Assigns Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and appropriate sub-heading strings as well as National Library of Medicine classification
• Assigns Canadian literature, history and KF modified classification as appropriate
• Assigns library-specific cuttering and shelflisting as required
• Creates full-level cataloging in MARC (or other metadata format) following RDA and Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements
• Searches OCLC, LC catalog and authorities, and customer online catalogs as necessary
• Upgrades LC CIP records and other less-than-full-level records

• 2+ years of Cataloging experience in a library or library service provider setting.
• 2+ year experience with MS Word and/or Excel.
• Experience using LC Classification Web, OCLC Connexion, Cataloger’s Desktop and/or OCLC WebDewey. 
• Experience applying cataloging standards such as RDA and PCC guidelines, or set for in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Manual and the Classification & Shelfisting Manual

What sets you apart:

• Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science preferred
• Experience assigning Library of Congress and/or Dewey classification numbers, and/or experience conducting subject analysis
• Ability to work in a production environment with deadlines and cataloging quotas
• Ability to multitask and demonstrate flexibility to adjust to changing priorities
• Highly developed organizational skills to work efficiently while managing frequent interruptions and fluctuating workloads.