This position will address the immediate practical operational needs for collections inventory and discoverability. This position will perform original and copy cataloging, support efforts related to digitization, Archives and Special Collections discoverability and access.
Under the general supervision of the Head of Collection Management, applies complex library concepts to resolve a wide range of issues relating to resource description and cataloging for all Library collections in collaboration with the Metadata Analyst, Research and Technical Services Managing Archivist, and Digital Archivist.
The Collection Management unit includes acquisitions, collection development, electronic resources management, and metadata. We perform activities related to the selection, acquisition, maintenance, preservation, and discoverability of scholarly resources for access by the UCSF community. Our goal is to understand our users' scholarly resource needs and to provide the best possible user experience. We strive to provide timely, accurate, clear, and useful customer service to all users at all points of contact.
Archives and Special Collections is a dynamic health sciences research center that contributes to innovative scholarship, actively engages users through educational activities, preserves past knowledge, enables collaborative research experiences to address contemporary challenges, and translates scientific research into patient care.
Cataloging
Provide original and copy cataloging (resource description and cataloging) for materials in all formats for the library's general and special collections according to current national/international cataloging standards, accepted best practices, and local policy
Create, edit, and review catalog records for archival collections
Create, edit, and review catalog records to ensure library holdings are consistent and updated across the library's databases and OCLC WorldCat for new and existing acquisitions
Participate in special projects related to cataloging, database maintenance, and authority control
Support efforts related to digitization, archives and special collections discoverability and access, and other metadata-dependent efforts to describe, manage, expose, and share collections with users. This includes working collaboratively to
digitize and ingest archival collections according to archival best practices.
create metadata for collections
Physical Processing and Maintenance
Classify print materials according to national and local practices, apply barcodes, labels, or print slips to physical materials to prepare for shelving
Perform quality control and shelf checks as needed to identify and correct inventory errors
Assist with managing the library's physical collections for deaccessioning
Create basic inventories and rehouse collections.
Reading Room Support
Helps maintain security and physical control over the collections.
Assists with managing the archives reading room operations, including overseeing researcher visits and paging materials for use in the reading room.
Other duties as assigned
Document and update procedures and workflows
Serve on appropriate working groups
Contribute to the Library's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $38.08 - $52.43 (Hourly Rate).
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and high-quality patient care. It is the only UC campus in the 10-campus system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
