Bibliographic Assistant VII

About the Role Columbia University Libraries seeks a Bibliographic Assistant VII in the Collections Acquisition & Metadata Services. The role involves processing monograph material primarily from Mid-East countries, performing bibliographic editing, and ensuring discovery in the Libraries catalog. What You'll Do

• Provides original and copy cataloging support for monograph material.
• Assigns library locations to newly acquired material.
• Identifies new and added volumes of serials and processes according to local practices.
• Enters invoices in the Libraries local system for payment.
• Corresponds with vendors on missing and defective items and invoice errors.
• Checks-in materials, adds them to existing holdings, and routes them to appropriate departments.
• Pays invoices for continuing resources material.
• Corresponds and interacts with CUL’s subject liaisons on matters related to books received in the department.
• Opens a high volume of material from several different vendors.
• Performs quality control on material received.
• Other duties as assigned. What We're Looking For
• High school diploma or equivalent and one year of related experience.
• Strong knowledge of two Middle East languages – one in the Arabic alphabet.
• Ability to quickly learn complex tasks and systems in a dynamic and diverse academic library environment with minimal oversight.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work effectively.
• Ability to determine the research value and subject discipline of library materials for purposes of cataloging and classification.
• Strong computer skills to interact with numerous online vendor platforms and transfer this information to the Libraries internal system.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal Libraries’ staff and external vendors, producers and creators.
• Ability to interact with a diverse group of colleagues and library users.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 40 lbs.
• Test: Language tests will be given the day of the interview. Nice to Have
• Some college preferred.
• Previous experience in academic libraries.
• Library acquisitions and/or book trade experience desirable. Compensation & Benefits
• Salary range: $28.32 - $28.32 per hour entry rate ($29.19 - $29.19 per hour minimum rate).