CONTRACT FOR 2 MONTHS
Cataloguer
Retrospective Cataloguing Project
Heritage Lottery Fund
Canning House Library
Canning House was founded in 1943 to promote understanding between Britain,
Spain, Portugal and Latin America and their historical relationships. The
Library houses a collection of some 60,000 volumes on the cultures,
literatures, histories and economies of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking
countries of the world and their connections with Britain.
This post is available for 2 months and involves working on a special
project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to complete the conversion of
the card catalogue records to machine readable format. Once completed, the
Library's catalogue will be accessible in the Internet. The post holder will
work as a member of the Library's team and report directly to the Library
and Information Manager. The Library's staff consists of a full time
permanent Library and Information Officer and a Library and Information
Manager, as well as another full time temporary Cataloguer.
Main responsibilities are:
1. Perform on-line searches on OCLC to download records
2. Correct any errors found in those records by editing them on-line in
the Library's Horizon System. Adding any extra information according to the
parameters set up by the Library.
3. Add local information (barcodes, classification numbers etc) to those
records.
4. Liase with OCLC by telephone, fax or e-mail on any queries arising
from the records.
5. Create a full record in-house, for those titles not found in OCLC, to
UKMARC and AACR2 standards using the automated system Horizon
Job requirements:
Degree or Post-Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science.
Thoroughness and attention to detail
Positive and flexible approach to work
Knowledge of AACR2, MARC format and Library of Congress Subject Headings
Experience of on-line cataloguing
Experience of using automated library systems
Desirable:
Knowledge of Epixtech/Horizon Library System will be an advantage
Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese
Conditions
Salary: £17,000 per annum /pro rata
Working Hours: Normal office hours are from 9.30-17.30, Tuesday to Friday
and 10.30-18.30 on Monday
Carmen Suárez
Library and Information Service Manager
Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council
Canning House
2 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8PJ
www.canninghouse.com <http://www.canninghouse.com>
Registered Charity No: 314210
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