Description TITLE: Cataloging Specialist Part-time position: Non-exempt position, 19 hours per week OR 25 hours per week. Dependent on applicant availability. Schedule: Monday through Friday afternoon/evening shifts after 2pm with one morning/day shift during the week. Hourly Wage Range: $18.92 - $29.71 with a firm starting hourly wage of $18.92/hour for internal equity 19 Hours/week Benefits: • Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays, personal and sick) • 457(b) Plan • Staff Library Card • Employee Assistance Program • Professional Development OR 25 Hours/week Benefits: • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holidays, Personal, Sick) • Pension through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) • NCPERS Voluntary Life Insurance • 457(b) Plan • Staff Library Card • Employee Assistance Program • Professional Development Objective: Performs primarily copy cataloging and classifying of materials to provide library users with optimal access and discovery of library resources. Duties: • Performs primarily copy cataloging of print and AV materials according to national, state, local and consortium standards and guidelines. • Classifies library materials according to national, state, local, and consortium standards and maintains schema of locally devised genres for fiction, movies and music. • Coordinates with Department Supervisors and Manager to ensure materials are consistently flowing through the department in a timely manner. Coordinates with department staff to complete the processing of library materials. • Assists with checking in periodicals into the database as needed. Assists with processing magazines and newspapers for circulation and public use as needed. • Performs special cataloging projects and database maintenance as assigned. • Assists with the processing and repair of library materials when necessary. • Provides backup coverage for interlibrary loan services as needed and assigned by Cataloging Supervisor or Collection Services Manager. • Contributes in the creation and maintenance of procedural documentation and instructions. • Prepares monthly reports of activity. Maintains and provides statistical reports on a monthly, annually and as-needed basis. • Participates in departmental initiatives and helps facilitate departmental projects and goals. • Participates in professional development activities relating to areas of responsibility. Keeps informed of current information and trends. • Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Minimum Qualifications: Education: Expertise acquired through completion of an LA/LTA certification program in an Associate's degree program, or equivalent relevant library experience. Emphasis in cataloging or technical services is preferred. Experience: One year cataloging experience in a comparable business, organization, or library is preferred. Public Library experience is desirable. Skills: Office & Library: • Knowledge of productivity suites. • Knowledge of integrated library systems and search strategies. • Familiarity with cataloging interfaces and bibliographic utilities. • Familiarity with MARC, RDA, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Subject Headings and OCLC bibliographic formats and standards. Ability to learn and apply cataloging standards at copy cataloging level. • Ability to complete detailed work accurately and efficiently. • Ability to type with speed and accuracy. • Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform job duties. • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks. Ability to meet deadlines. • Ability to adapt to and effectively implement change. • Ability to exercise reasonable and independent judgment and discretion. Communication: • Communicates effectively in English, both orally and in writing. Speaking skills in other languages, particularly Spanish, is a plus. • Ability to stay calm and effective in difficult situations. • Ability to empathize and relate to the needs of all patrons and staff. Supervisory Responsibility: None Contacts: Internal: Library staff and management. External: Personnel at other libraries. Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Physical requirements include: good speaking, hearing and vision ability, excellent manual dexterity, ability to push a cart weighing 100 pounds, ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally and up to 20 pounds frequently. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a typical library environment. Part-time position. May require some weekend and evening work.