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Please note that the deadline for the Wellcome Trust vacancy Content and Metadata Officer (2 days) has been extended to 10 October 2008. A description of the vacancy is below, but for full details please visit: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Jobs/wtx050485.htm Please pass the details on to anyone who may be interested in the post. Many thanks! Phoebe Harkins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Part time Content and Metadata Officer (2 days per week) Wellcome Library Salary c. £22,000 - £25,000 p.a. pro rata (depending on experience) plus excellent benefits including final salary pension The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, with the aim of improving human and animal health. Set within Wellcome Collection, the Trust’s exciting new exhibition venue, the Wellcome Library houses one of the world’s greatest collections of books, manuscripts, archives, images and films on the history of medicine from the earliest times to the present day. More than 25,000 readers visit the Library each year, including historians, academics, students, health professionals and consumers, journalists, artists and members of the general public. The Library is now moving into a phase of large- scale digitisation of its rare materials – to ensure both preservation and long-term access. Working with the e-Strategy department, and liaising extensively with the Cataloguing Services Manager, collection Heads, and Imaging staff, you will contribute to the creation and enrichment of the Library’s high quality online catalogue and enable effective access to information about its holdings – in particular those of the digital collections. This will include all aspects of cataloguing, classifying and subject indexing of new and existing material. You will also be implementing the Library’s rights clearance strategy for digitised collections. You must therefore be able to demonstrate: A postgraduate qualification in librarianship or equivalent. Experience of cataloguing work and knowledge of current practice for cataloguing/classification of library materials including MARC and AACR2 Experience of automated library systems, MS Access databases, and good general IT skills Meticulous and detailed approach towards your work Good communication and interpersonal skills with both internal and external contacts. Initiative, enthusiasm and a flexible approach to your work. Reading knowledge of European languages (preferably German) and experience in ISAD(G) cataloguing, although not essential, would be an advantage. Applicants must be able to work two days per week on Thursday and Friday. This post is offered on a fixed term contract until April 2011. To apply, please send a CV (including current salary details) and a covering letter explaining how you feel you meet these criteria and confirmation you are able to work Thursday/Friday to: HR, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE or by e-mail [log in to unmask] Application deadline: 10 October 2008 THE WELLCOME TRUST IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER THE WELLCOME TRUST IS A CHARITY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND, NO. 210183