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The University of Connecticut Libraries is offering an exciting
employment opportunity:
 
Title: Catalog Librarian and Liaison for Natural Resources and Plant and
Animal Sciences
 
Rank: University Librarian I or II
 
Salary Group: UCP 5 or 7
 
JOB SUMMARY:
 
Reporting to the Area Head for Collections Services as a member of one
or more self-managing teams responsible for cataloging and database
activities,
the incumbent provides leadership in the intellectual control of spatial
data using established and emerging standards and technologies, and
provides
reference and liaison services to library users. The incumbent
participates in the development and implementation of standards,
policies, and procedures
for the creation and editing of cataloging records in machine-readable
formats for library materials; performs original and complex adaptive
cataloging of
spatial data in a variety of formats; and serves as a resource for other
catalogers in defining, documenting, and implementing local cataloging
standards
and workflows. Serves as the cataloging team resource person in the area
of spatial information. Participates in the Library's Academic Liaison
Program,
including the collection development, reference, and instructional
aspects of the program, as liaison to university programs in Natural
Resources
Engineering and Management, Plant Sciences, and Animal Sciences.
 
For more information please see the full job description at:
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/jobopps/MAPDRAFT.htm
 
Patrick McGlamery