Advanced reading knowledge of Latin, including neo-Latin and Latin abbreviations.Strong knowledge of medieval and early modern European literature or history, and broad knowledge in the humanities, as demonstrated through academic degrees or an equivalent combination of training or experience.Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment. Experience working collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations. Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications analytical ability accuracy and attention to detail. Experience designing projects and bringing them to conclusion in a timely fashion. If supervision of professional and/or support staff is a principal responsibility, supervisory experience is required. Knowledge of subject analysis and classification systems. Demonstrated knowledge of current national cataloging/metadata content and structural standards. In selective cases a graduate degree in a related subject field may be substituted. Masters degree from an American Library Association accredited library school.The Beinecke Library and Manuscripts and Archives are integrating their staff and collections, and a new Special Collections Technical Services department has been formed to provide services for all special collections at Yale. In order to expand access to these extraordinary holdings and strengthen connections across all Yale Library special collections, the Yale Library is currently reorganizing special collections operations. They are among the largest and most widely used special collections in the world: the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Lewis Walpole Library, Manuscripts and Archives in Sterling Memorial Library, Medical Historical Library, and special collections in the Divinity Library, Gilmore Music Library, and Haas Arts Library. The collections range from ancient papyri and medieval manuscripts to twenty-first century archives, from incunabula to websites. Over three centuries, the Yale Library has built special collections representing an extraordinary range of human experience and knowledge. The Bibliographic Description Unit, part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Technical Services Department, is responsible for cataloging material in all formats, ranging from medieval manuscripts to twenty-first century publications. The successful applicant will receive intensive on-the-job training in manuscript and print cataloging and paleography if needed, according to the protocols of the department and library. Applicants that meet the minimum education/experience qualifications are encouraged to apply. We seek applicants interested in the politics of metadata, the materiality of the textual object, trends in forensic analysis, and the broader questions relating the creation, survival, transmission, ownership, description, and use of special collections to their understanding within scholarship, the classroom, and the public spheres of the humanities. This position represents an exciting opportunity for a scholar-librarian to work at the intersection of early materials cataloging and scholarship. Librarian ranking information can be found at. This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 to Librarian 3. Contributes to Yale University Library and University-wide initiatives and is expected to be active professionally. Assists in the ongoing development of the unit’s cataloging procedures for related collections. Plans, directs, and reviews work of cataloging assistants and student assistants. Reporting to the Head of the Bibliographic Description Unit, the Early Materials Cataloger creates, enhances, and maintains original and complex bibliographic and authority records for manuscript items and printed works, chiefly from the medieval through the early modern periods, in the fields of British and European literature, history, and the humanities. By Rukshana Jalil on Jin Jobs/Internships
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