LAC Federal, a division of LAC Group Company is seeking a Russian/English Language Cataloger for a project at a prestigious government library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Hours are flexible and can be either F/T or P/T.
Responsibilities:
- Perform MLC cataloging using RDA
- Re-cyrillicize some now-transliterated Russian text;
- Add metadata and descriptive information to images;
- Resolve cataloging and classification problems;
- Work with cataloging databases such as OCLC, merging and consolidating records as necessary;
Qualifications:
- Intermediate reading and writing ability of both English and Russian is required;
- Recent cataloging experience is required, including direct experience with RDA, MARC and LCSH;
- Knowledge of Cyrillic script and letters is highly desired;
- 1+ years of cataloging or metadata experience in an academic, public, or law library using an ILS; Working knowledge of library databases, OCLC, AACR2, LC and Dewey Classification;
- Accuracy, focus, and attention to detail;
- Knowledge of:
- Voyager ILS
- RDA guidelines
- RDA Toolkit
- MARC 21
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Enhanced MLC cataloging
Please apply online at: https://goo.gl/Ose7Cb
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