Location: St Pancras

Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: C

Salary: £31,244 per annum

About the role

A vacancy has arisen for a music cataloguer in the Special Collections Metadata team at St. Pancras. The post holder will join a small team responsible for cataloguing printed, manuscript and digital music materials. Tasks will include creating and deriving catalogue records using RDA (Resource Description and Access), MARC21 and the Alma Library Management System, researching biographical information for name authority records, and supporting Legal Deposit claiming.

The post holder will be an experienced cataloguer with good musical knowledge and excellent communication skills. You will have an analytical and flexible approach to problem solving, and the ability to make accurate transcriptions and good cataloguing decisions. You will be able to work successfully in a team environment.

The role gives scope for the post holder to help to strengthen the British Library as a centre of excellence for cataloguing music-related materials. You will work with the British Library's important music collections, with the opportunity to contribute to the music outreach and events programme.

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