RAMS05

Resource Acquisitions & Metadata Services

3/30/2026

2400 Life Sciences Building

1

10-19 hrs/wk

TBD

STDT 3

Senior Clerk

$19.16/hr

• Search OCLC and other library catalogs to locate the best copy for materials.

• Search for non-Roman titles utilizing Library of Congress Romanization tables.

• Sort materials with OCLC copy according to cataloging level.

• Monitor backlog in language of expertise and maintain in good order.

• Examine bibliographic and topical elements of monographic material and compare this information to a matching bibliographic record.

• Provide keyword subject analysis for items in language of expertise.

• Ability to read Armenian language.

• Ability to get to work reliably and on time.

• Ability to be present in the workplace during normal working hours.

• Ability to initiate and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and managers.

• Ability to read and interpret documents written in standard English, such as procedure manuals, memoranda, etc.

• Skill in operating personal computer including typing and data entry.

• Skill in matching like information and distinguishing unlike information.

• Ability to work independently, organizing work according to departmental and Library priorities.

• Ability to work at repetitive tasks without loss of concentration.

• Ability to lift, shelve and shift books and push and maneuver loaded book trucks.

• Skill in searching online bibliographic databases, such as OCLC.

• Skill in interpreting bibliographic record, including coded machine-readable cataloging (MARC).

• Skill in using software applications, including Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Interest in Armenian studies.

• Ability to distinguish between Eastern, Western and classical Armenian.

• Ability to read other non-Roman language (Persian, Russian, etc.)