Visiting Cataloging Specialist

About the role

The Visiting Cataloging Specialist will support high-priority initiatives to reduce cataloging and processing backlogs, improve access to distinctive collections, and advance the organization and description of political papers, archival materials, and special collections.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts to reduce cataloging and processing backlogs and improve access, discovery, and usability of distinctive collections.
• Organize, arrange, and describe archival and special collections materials, including political papers, literary and cultural archives, and Slavic-language holdings.
• Create and maintain metadata, finding aids, and related descriptive tools in accordance with relevant standards and best practices.
• Aid with digitization, digital access, and related workflows that enhance the discoverability and use of collections.
• Collaborate with library staff to support research, teaching, outreach, and project-based collection priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in history, library and information studies, area studies, literature, languages, or a related field by date of appointment.
• Advanced reading proficiency in Russian, including the ability to understand written Russian materials for cataloging, processing, and description work.
• Demonstrated experience or training in cataloging, archival processing, special collections, or metadata creation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science, history, archives, museum studies, area studies, or a related field.
• Experience with special collections, archives, rare books, or distinctive research collections.
• Experience performing original or complex copy cataloging.
• Ability to read and understand one or more additional Eastern European languages, such as Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Polish, or Bulgarian.
• Experience creating or editing finding aids.
• Experience with digitization workflows, digital collections platforms, or visual materials metadata.
• Experience working with political papers, literary archives, or multilingual collections.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and practices such as RDA, MARC, DACS, and EAD.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work accurately and effectively with complex, detailed materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a project-based environment.

Skills

• Advanced reading proficiency in Russian.
• Experience with special collections, archives, rare books, or distinctive research collections.
• Experience performing original or complex copy cataloging.
• Ability to read and understand one or more additional Eastern European languages, such as Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Polish, or Bulgarian.
• Experience creating or editing finding aids.
• Experience with digitization workflows, digital collections platforms, or visual materials metadata.
• Experience working with political papers, literary archives, or multilingual collections.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and practices such as RDA, MARC, DACS, and EAD.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work accurately and effectively with complex, detailed materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a project-based environment.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Contact Information

Inquiries may be directed to Kelli Bray at braykd@miamioh.edu. For questions and follow-ups regarding requests, also direct them to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.