Copy Cataloger (Audiovisual Materials)

Job Summary

Seeking a detail-oriented Copy Cataloger (Audiovisual Materials) for a fully remote, full-time position responsible for enhancing commercial MARC records for talking books and audiovisual materials in both English and Spanish, while ensuring compliance with national cataloging standards.

Key responsibilities

• Perform enhanced copy cataloging of commercial MARC records in accordance with agency cataloging instructions
• Review and edit MARC21 bibliographic records to ensure completeness and compliance with standards
• Assign and verify Dewey Decimal Classification numbers and validate Library of Congress Subject Headings

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution
• Minimum 2-3 years of professional cataloging experience, including enhanced copy cataloging using MARC21
• Experience cataloging Spanish-language materials and sound recordings
• Working knowledge of AACR2 and/or RDA descriptive cataloging standards
• Experience using MarcEdit for metadata editing and validation