Librarian I/Cataloger #117000186

SALARY:    $47,331.34 Annually

An employee in this position acts as primary assistant to the technical services manager; may regularly act as Team Lead in absence of department manager. Responsible for overseeing the general workflow of the department’s acquisitions and processing duties and tracking outstanding orders. Employee maintains accurate financial records, copies and edits catalog records for the Integrated Library System (ILS) and supervises adult and juvenile paperback standing orders as well as direct orders and cancellations. Tracks grant funds for the collection development division.

•    Copies bibliographic records (various formats) from OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) applies locally established edits, assigns Dewey Decimal classification number, and downloads into the library’s ILS (Integrated Library System).
•    Manages orders on assigned vendor websites and downloads the orders into the ILS. Creates manual orders, merges duplicate bibliographic records, and creates brief on-order bibliographic records in the ILS when appropriate. Resolves errors that occur when the order is downloaded. Communicates with vendors regarding direct orders and standing orders.
•    Unpacks and checks shipments against the packing slips. Receives materials electronically as shipments are delivered. Creates invoices for payment of materials received.
•    Physically processes the materials for use by staff and the public (labeling, taping, stamping, applying security devices, etc.).
•    In the absence of the Technical Services Manager, oversees and coordinates the department’s daily workflow; ensuring materials are received, invoiced, paid, processed, and distributed in a timely manner.