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HEAD CATALOGER: The Cleveland Museum of Art's Ingalls Library
seeks an experienced Head Cataloger to supervise and perform
original and copy cataloging of art historical monographic and
serial materials in all formats. Interested applicants should
be committed to the function and importance of a state-of-the-
art cataloging operation in the context of an automated, inde-
pendent research library that serves a curatorial and academic
community. The Cataloging Department environment includes in-
dividual, networked workstations. In addition to traditional
cataloging procedures, the Head Cataloger is expected to over-
see the Library's ArtNACO participation, accommodate the
duties and procedures of the Cataloging Department to perio-
dic software and network upgrades, and assist in staffing the
reference desk about 2 hours per week plus occasional Satur-
days. The position reports to the Head Librarian, super-
vises 1.5 FTE professionals and 2 FTE paraprofessionals, and
provides the opportunity to interact with other librarians
who specialize in acquisitions, systems, public services,
serials, archives and visual materials.
Qualifications: Candidate must have an accredited MLS; at
least an undergraduate major in art history; a minimum of
5 years of experience in a research library with at least
3 years of recent cataloging experience including staff
supervision and evaluation; departmental budget prepara-
tion; thorough knowledge of cataloging principles and pro-
cedures including AACR2, USMARC, LCSH; and experience with
automated library systems. Experience with RLIN, Ameritech
Library Services' Dynix system, and the Windows environment
are desired, as are the working knowledge of 2 or more
Western European languages and familiarity with the litera-
ture of art history. Salary: Commensurate with qualifica-
tions and experience; 35 hour work week; excellent benefits.
Environment: Greater Cleveland, located on the southern
shore of Lake Erie, has over 1.1 million households, mak-
ing it the 14th largest metropolitan area in the country.
Fortune Magazine ranks Celveland 4th in the number of in-
dustrial headquarters and 17th in nonindustrial. The area
offers a quality and depth of culture and entertainment
that few cities can match. The Cleveland Museum of Art
houses distinguished collections of more than 30,000
objects from a wide range of cultures and art historical
periods. It is located in University Circle, home to
other world renowned institutions such as the Cleveland
Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland
Institute of Art and University Hospitals of Cleveland.
The Museum's 215,000 volume Ingalls Library is among
the 5 largest art museum libraries in the country and
is nationally and internationally acknowledged as a major
research collection. In addition to supporting the
research and publications on the Museum's collections,
the Library serves the art history graduate students
and faculty at Case Western Reserve University as well
as other students, scholars, and museum members.
Application deadline: February 28, 1997. Send letter
of application, resume, transcripts, salary history,
and 3 references to: Nancy Foster, Manager of Human
Resources, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd.,
Cleveland, OH 44106. EOE, M/F/D/V.
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Ann B. Abid [log in to unmask]
The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd. 216-421-7340 x537
Cleveland, OH 44106 Fax: 216-421-0921
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