POSITION DUTIES
Under the supervision of the Head of Cataloging and in general
consultation with the
Curator of Art & Special Collections and the Curator of Manuscripts, has
primary
responsibility for bibliographic control of the library’s art and
manuscript collections.
- Creates and upgrades full item- and collection-level MARC 21
cataloging records for graphic materials (prints, drawings, and
photographs) and realia, dating ca. 1500 to the present
- Creates and upgrades full item- and collection-level MARC 21
cataloging records for manuscripts, dating ca. 1500 to the present
- Assigns subject and form/genre headings
- Performs authority control; establishes and revises name headings in
the LC/NACO Authority File
- Performs database maintenance
- Creates and maintains EAD-encoded finding aids
- Keeps abreast of revisions in cataloging rules and trends
-Other duties as assigned
The position doesn’t seem to have been posted on the Folger’s website yet (www.folger.edu), but the complete posting with requirements and application instructions is available here.



