Assistant Academic Support Librarian: Cataloguing

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The opportunity

London College of Communication seeks a library information professional with a relevant archiving background to support a programme of cataloguing UAL’s archives, museum and special collections. 

Your primary focus will be on the uncatalogued section of the Zine Collection at LCC, where you will create individual catalogue records in Koha and ensure compliance with library RDA and Marc 21 standards. You will also contribute to the conservation and preservation of the physical samples in line with expert preservation advice, curate a physical display, and promote the newly catalogued zines through social media activity. Additionally, you will support colleagues to respond to enquiries about the Zine Collection. 

Your work will contribute to the decolonisation of the University’s collections through critical cataloguing practices that challenge dominance and stereotyping. Join us and use your knowledge and skills to make the collections discoverable, support teaching, learning, and research at UAL and beyond.

About you

To be successful in this role, you should hold a degree in an information-related subject, arts or humanities, at either graduate or postgraduate level or have equivalent experience in a cultural heritage environment. You should have a demonstrable interest in collections and an appreciation of efforts in libraries to update and expand the language we use to describe materials within our collections and make them accessible to a wider audience. You should also have knowledge of metadata standards such as RDA, AACR2, MARC 21 and LCSH, as well as experience of working with library, museum or archive collections, undertaking data entry, and using a library or collection management system or other database system.

If you need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact, Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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