Cataloging Technician

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

Application Deadline

Apply By Aug 28th, 2022

Wages

$16.45 to $23.20 per Hour   Calculate

Location

Grand Junction, CO

Hours

40.00

MLS

Not Required

Minimum Education

High School (or Equivalent)

Library Experience

Required

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Academic

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Job Description

Colorado Mesa University and the State of Colorado is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family, including health, dental and vision coverage, tuition waive / discount program, paid annual leave, paid sick leave, paid holiday and flexible work schedules.   We encourage you to review the many benefit options by visiting at https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits

John U. Tomlinson Library supports CMU's mission of exceptional teaching and academic excellence by providing professional librarians, diverse and comprehensive collections, information literacy instruction and assessment, and a variety of services offered by all of our departments.

The library collection includes over 262,000 books, e-books, and audio-visual materials as well as over 120 databases of academic journal literature. Students, faculty and staff can borrow materials from CMU as well as other Colorado and regional libraries, including several large academic research libraries, with delivery to our Main and Montrose campuses, Western Colorado Community College Bishop campus, and to Distance Education students via many Colorado public libraries.

Tomlinson Library is a welcoming, comfortable environment, providing open and reservable study rooms, a 24-hour study space, computers, printing & scanning, IT support, convenient dining and cafe options, outdoor seating with a fire pit, and much more.

Description of Job

  • Copy catalogs monographs (electronic and physical) in various formats.
  • Searches national bibliographic utilities such as OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) for correct records. Edits MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) records to conform to national and local standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Downloads records into Sierra (Innovative Interfaces online catalog) and prepares materials for further processing by student workers.
  • Maintains cataloging procedure manual in consultation with supervisor. Keeps statistics as requested.
  • Updates, corrects, and enhances bibliographic records.
  • Processes physical materials such as music scores, CDs, DVDs, etc. Withdraws materials.
  • Assists with the daily check-in and processing of current serial titles as needed.
  • In absence of serials technician, serves as backup for other serials tasks.
  • In the absence of government documents technician serves as backup for government documents and mail processing.
  • Supervises student workers who process and maintain collections.
  • Interviews, hires, trains, schedules, assigns work, and reviews and corrects completed work.
  • Other duties assigned.

Benefits & Additional Compensation Info

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program.  Please click the following link for detailed information:  www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

Additional Info & Requirements

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
 

Minimum Qualifications:  One year of general library experience including ordering, preparing, shelving, maintaining library materials, and cataloging procedures.   Library work must have been performed in a business setting.  Part-time work will be prorated. MUST BE A COLORADO RESIDENT TO APPLY.

Preferred Qualifications:  Familiarity of MARC records.

Substitutions:  One year of course work from an accredited college or university that includes six semester hours of library science course work may substitute for the one year of general library experience.  If substituting education for experience, you must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application.

Conditions of Employment:  In accordance with Colorado Mesa University policy, finalist must successfully complete a criminal background check.
 This position requires sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, standing, walking, reaching, handling, fingering, feeling, talking and hearing.  Must be able to exert in access of 10 to 20 pounds of force occasionally.    

HR Info

Shannon Pumphrey, spumphrey@coloradomesa.edu

Posted Aug 11, 2022