Job Summary
Under general supervision orders and catalogs materials in all formats selected by academic departments and collection development. Supplies descriptive metadata for Rice’s digitized resources. Supplies pre-cataloging information to facilitate processing and cataloging of purchased and gift materials.
Essential Functions
- Provides pre‐cataloging information to facilitate processing and cataloging of purchased and gift materials
- Assists in providing copy cataloging for materials with Library of Congress copy, with selected better level or enhanced member libraries copy, and for works of fiction with minimal level member copy
- Loads vendor‐supplied catalog records into the Library system
- Orders materials selected for purchase by academic departments and Collection Development
- Searches Alma database to ensure item is not a duplicate
- Creates metadata records (using non‐MARC schemas) for library and other scholarly resources in a variety of formats (print, media, born‐digital, etc.), languages, and subject areas to ensure accurate resource discovery and access for the Library’s community
- Provides maintenance for non‐MARC metadata records (includes authority work) for the Library’s digital collections
- Assists with scanning analog materials for inclusion in digital collections
- Performs all other duties as assigned
1. DUTIES
Copy Catalogers perform three principal duties, each of which is described in greater detail in the individual sections dealing with procedures.
1.1 Ordering (all formats)
Copy Catalogers create orders for materials in all formats, as requested by Collection Development and as delivered to the Cataloging Section C&MS by Acquisitions.
1.2 Pre-cataloging (all formats, all levels of copy)
Copy Catalogers pre-catalog approvals, standing orders, subscriptions, gifts, and, when workflow permits, firm order items received from Acquisitions.
1.3 Cataloging (monographs only)
Copy Catalogers catalog the following types of copy for approvals, firm order items, standing orders, and gifts:
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