Baylor University
The Baylor University Libraries seek a professional to fill the following faculty position:
Rare Books Catalog Librarian
Baylor seeks a creative, service-oriented professional to support access to scholarly resources by performing original and complex copy-cataloging of rare materials in special collections.
The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, managing, training and sharing information about rare book cataloging issues, changes and trends. This position will also serve as the primary cataloging liaison with each of Baylor’s special libraries. This is an academic professional position with faculty status.
Qualified candidates will possess a Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program (well-qualified candidates receiving their degree by June 2013 will also be considered). Required qualifications include: experience in original and rare materials cataloging, ability to communicate and work effectively in an academic setting, with outstanding oral communication, written communication, and interpersonal skills, ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and competing priorities, knowledge of current bibliographic standards, such as AACR2, LC classification, LCSH, a working knowledge of OCLC cataloging utilities, and local integrated online library systems (Innovative Interfaces products preferred).
Desired qualifications include knowledge of RDA and FRBR/FRAD, and specialized cataloging standards, such as the DCRM manuals, effective organizational and presentation skills, a working knowledge of a foreign language (modern European language preferred), and recent professional or paraprofessional experience in an academic institution. For a full list of requirements and more details about the position, please visit http://www.baylor.edu/hr/index.php?id=81307.
To apply, please submit a letter of application and a résumé or current curriculum vitae via email to Mr. Bruce J. Evans, Chair, Rare Books Catalog Librarian Search Committee, at Bruce_Evans@baylor.edu. To ensure full consideration, your application must be completed by 28 February 2014. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor University is the oldest university in Texas and the world’s largest Baptist University. Baylor’s mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university while reaffirming and strengthening its distinctive Christian mission as described in Pro Futuris (www.baylor.edu/profuturis/).
To learn more about the Baylor University Libraries and Baylor University, please visit us online at http://www.baylor.edu/lib and http://www.baylor.edu.
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.
EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity.
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