Cataloging Assistant

Do you love organization and rules? Do details and order make you happy? Come join our cataloging team so you can be a vital part of making our catalog as useful as possible for our customers. We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and service-oriented Cataloging Assistant who is technologically-savvy, self-motivated, and has experience working with cataloging standards and tools.  The Arlington Heights Memorial Library strives to amaze our customers by having the best books, movies, music and games available as quickly as possible.  

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: performing copy cataloging of materials in all formats in accordance with local and national standards; adding bibliographic/item records to the library catalog; assigning classification and call numbers to library materials; and completing various reclassification projects. Ideally, you will be flexible, self-motivated, work well with others and have a sense of humor.

• Search OCLC for bibliographic records, determines appropriate records, exports bibliographic records, performs descriptive and subject cataloging in accordance with local and national cataloging standards.

• Update library holdings in OCLC.

• Assign classification and call numbers to library materials.

• Add and/or edit item level information in local database as necessary for newly catalogued materials.

• Re-catalog or reclassify materials as requested.

• Keep up-to-date with cataloging issues, standards, and documentation.

• Create and maintain bibliographic and item records for the library's online catalog that is used by the public and by staff, including record management for withdrawals.

Requirements & Skills:

• Attention to detail. 

• Ability to function positively, effectively and productively as part of a team member and independently.

• Clear oral and written communication skills with people of all ages and good computer skills.

• Experience in Sierra preferred.

• Knowledge of RDA, MARC, Library of Congress Subject Headings, and Dewey Decimal Classification.

• Ability to work effectively with staff and customers in alignment with Our Culture and IDEA.

Education: Library Technical Assistant (LTA) degree preferred.  Copy cataloging experience preferred.

Benefits: Benefits include two weeks of vacation plus sick and personal leave, paid holidays, participation in Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension plan and availability of Roth/457 savings plan and other optional benefits such as pet insurance & identity theft protection.