Catalog Specialist

Job Description
Modifies and creates descriptive metadata for physical materials acquired by ASU Library. Materials may be in any format (including books and digital/electronic resources) and any Roman alphabet language. Establishes names/identities for the NAF via NACO. Provides and/or reviews metadata for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and other digital resources in the ASU Repository as necessary. Processes added copies/volumes. Supports outsourcing activities. May assist with ebook record loading as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, standing and walking.
• Physical demands include stooping, bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 pounds and pushing objects of varying weights up to 100 pounds
• Requires extensive computer work using a variety of programs and systems.
• Exposure to dust and other airborne materials
• Close review of completed tasks
• May oversee assignments to student workers to ensure timely completion and/or to provide guidance or assistance to questions

Background Check Statement
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Department Statement
A center of energy, imagination and innovation, the ASU Library is home to nine library facilities across five ASU campus locations - providing students and faculty access to millions of information resources, learning assets, world-class collections, outstanding study spaces, advanced data centers and a suite of makerspaces. Serving as a critical gateway to ASU's research and knowledge enterprise, the ASU Library works to collaborate, educate and innovate across disciplines, communities and technologies, while leveraging key research, learning and engagement opportunities that are unique to ASU. A strong supporter of student success and a critical partner in realizing the New American University mission of access, excellence and impact, the ASU Library is a space of potentiality, out of which many futures can be built and of which none are excluded. More information about the library can be found at lib.asu.edu.
Desired Qualifications

• Experience cataloging in a MARC environment, particularly in an academic library.
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience with non-MARC metadata standards.
• Experience using online library systems, particularly Alma and OCLC.
• Experience with Library of Congress and/or Dewey Decimal classification schemes.
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience with MARC Edit or similar metadata management application.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of at least one modern European language other than English.

ASU Statement
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 90,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit www.asu.edu/tobaccofree
AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
Essential Duties

• Modifies, creates and/or enhances descriptive metadata for physical materials acquired by ASU Library, upgrading sub-standard OCLC records as needed. Maintains and establishes names/identities in the NACO Authority File. Processes added copies/volumes. Resolves problems encountered in the course of cataloging using all available resources, including OCLC and the ASU catalog, and acquisitions and cataloging staff as necessary.
• Assists in the management of the activities for outsourcing materials in all languages, including preparing materials for shipment and maintaining shipping records. May assist with reviewing MARC records using MARC Edit, and importing files post-review.
• Reviews, enhances and/or creates metadata for digital repository resources, including metadata for electronic theses and dissertations, and reviewing and/or providing metadata for other digital collections.
• Provides assistance with loading and reviewing ebook vendor records as needed.
• Assists with special cataloging and maintenance projects as needed.

Instructions to Apply
Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.