Dear all,

The British Library is recruiting for 5 Manuscript Cataloguers to work on material from across its collections, including Contemporary Archives and Manuscripts, Modern Archives and Manuscripts, and Music. Examples of archives to be worked on include those of contemporary performance group the People Show, music publishers Boosey & Hawkes and the Jamaican writer and co-founder of the Caribbean Artists Movement, Andrew Salkey.

Manuscripts Cataloguer x 5

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Location: St Pancras, London

Fixed Term Contract:   Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 March 2021 x3

Full Time, Fixed Term for 18 months x1

Full Time, Fixed Term for 12 months x1

Job ref: COL02369

Closing date: 28 October 2018 

Interview date: 7/8/9/ November 2018

You will undertake all aspects of the archival process including sorting and appraising, hierarchical arrangement, cataloguing, and creating name authority records. Cataloguing and name authority creation will be carried out to national and international standards using the Library’s IAMS system. In addition, you will answer specialist reader enquiries relating to the archives and publicise and promote the archives for a range of audiences.

To be successful in this role, you will possess either a professional archive qualification or substantial equivalent experience in a professional environment. You will have experience of applying national and international standards to manuscripts and/or archive cataloguing, an understanding of the preservation needs of modern archives, awareness of relevant legislation and experience of applying it to archive cataloguing, and the ability to work independently and to a high degree of accuracy. You will have relevant knowledge that would help with arrangement and description of the Library’s archival collections in one or more of the following areas: contemporary and modern literature; contemporary and modern history; contemporary theatre; Black British literature and history; music and musicians and the ability to read music.

Full details of the posts are available here:

https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01001685

Regards,

Zoë Wilcox