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Overview:

The Robbins Collection in Religious and Civil Law at the University of California, School of Law (Berkeley Law) is seeking a Cataloging and Metadata Librarian responsible for cataloging print materials, especially rare books, chiefly in Latin and modern European languages. This will include original and complex copy cataloging according to national rules and standards and the corresponding authority control. The successful candidate will have experience cataloging rare books and single-item manuscripts, advanced reading proficiency of Latin and knowledge of other European languages, familiarity current cataloging rules of description (RDA), LC subject headings and classification, MARC coding, OCLC and local cataloging systems. Requirements also include knowledge of the specifics of rare materials cataloging.

Berkeley Law & The Robbins Collection:

Berkeley Law is one of the nation’s premier law schools, located at one of the world’s great universities. Berkeley Law confers degrees in two instructional programs for more than 900 graduate students. The school has 53 FTE ladder-rank faculty, over 100 other academic staff (lecturers, emeriti, and visitors), a law library, a rare books and special collections library, two organized research units, a clinical program, and specialized academic centers.

The mission of the Robbins Collection is to promote and sponsor comparative research and study in the fields of religious and civil law, and its materials attract students and leading scholars from universities and research institutions around the world. Although independently funded, the Robbins Collection’s location at Berkeley Law greatly enhances the educational aspect of its mission, providing unique educational opportunities for students interested in comparative and historical approaches to law. The Collection houses more than 340,000 titles on such topics as civil law, comparative law, jurisprudence, legal history, and religious law encompassing the canon law of the Roman and Greek churches, Jewish law and Islamic law. The Collection’s holdings include more than 300 manuscript books, more than 300 incunables, more than 150 manuscript documents and fragments, electronic resources for historical legal research, and microfilms of the Canon and Roman law manuscripts in the Vatican Library.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Under the general direction of the Director of the Robbins Collection Library at Berkeley Law the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian for Rare Materials will:

● Create, maintain, and enrich metadata representing the Robbins Collection’s physical, digital, and virtual collections, particularly original and complex copy cataloging of printed books from the 15th to the 21st centuries in Latin and various modern European languages.
● Prepare full descriptive MARC21/RDA catalog records and updates existing records, using RDA and DCRM
● Assigns Library of Congress subject headings to new and existing records according to national standards and local practice
● Performs authority control and may work with a team of UC Berkeley catalogers to establish and revise name headings in the LC/NACO Authority File according to NACO policies.
● Work collaboratively with library colleagues, metadata services community and administration.
● Contribute to development, implementation and assessment of metadata policies and procedures to Robbins Collection Library at Berkeley Law
● Participate in library and campus planning committees and task forces, and campus, regional, and national professional development activities.

Advancement in the Librarian series at UC Berkeley is based in part on professional contributions beyond the primary assignment, e.g., active participation in university and professional settings, publications or other research and creative activity. The successful candidate will show promise or evidence of such contributions.

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.