The demand for serials catalogers: An analysis of job advertisements, 1980-1995

Serials Librarian

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 27-37

  Copeland, Ann W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0031288217     PISSN: 0361526X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J123v32n01_03     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Advertisement for "Catalog librarian (Japanese) /bibliographer . . . Cataloging of Japanese language monographs, serials, and non-print materials," University of Oregon Library, Eugene, American Libraries 13, no. 7 (July/August 1982): 462.
2. Advertisement for "Head, Serial Cataloging Section," C&RL News 49, no. 4 (April 1988): 265.
3. Advertisement for "Serials librarian: the University of Arizona . . . responsible for the cataloging and reclassification of serial publications. Includes original and copy cataloging of serials, supervision and training," American Libraries 13, no. 5 (May 1982): 316.
4. Advertisement for "Serials librarian . . . Responsible for all aspects of serials operations. Required: . . . experience serials control academic library; knowledge OCLC, AACR2 re: serials . . . York College, CUNY," American Libraries 13, no. 5 (May 1982): 316.
5. Advertisement for "Serials Librarian: Resp. for planning, coordinating and supervising activities of serials department in library of upper-division university with 350,000 volumes, 3,800 serial subscriptions. ALA accredited MLS, minimum 3 years serials cataloging experience in medium or large academic library using LC classification, AACR, and OCLC (or similar system). Experience in serials acquisitions, documents processing, and supervision desirable," Univ. of West Florida Library, Pensacola, American Libraries 11, no. 5 (May 1980): 285.
6. Advertisement for "Catalog Librarian, Loyola University Chicago," C&RL News 55, no. 10 (November 1994):701.
7. Advertisement for "Cataloger: original/OCLC input-monograph serials, nonprint materials," George Washington University Law Library, American Libraries 11, no. 1 (Jan 1980): 36.
8. Advertisement for "Catalog Section Head," Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia, American Libraries 11, no. 3 (March 1980): 151.
9. Advertisement for "Serials cataloger," Washington State University, Pullman, American Libraries 13, no. 5 (May 1982): 316.
10. Advertisement for "Assistant/Associate Director of Libraries for Technical Services, North Texas State University," American Libraries 11, no. 4 (April 1980): 212.
11. Advertisement for "Cataloger. Temporary 1 yr. position . . . for reclassification of DC to LC," Pickler Memorial Library, Northeast Missouri State University, American Libraries 11, no. 4 (April 1980): 212.
12. Jim E. Cole, "The First Shall Be Last: Earliest Entry Cataloging," in Serials Cataloging: the State of the Art (New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1987), p. 88.
13. Advertisement for "Serials recon project supervisor, Columbia University Libraries," American Libraries 15, no. 11 (December 1984): 798.
14. Advertisement for "Retrospective conversion serials librarian," at University Research Library, UCLA, American Libraries 16, no. 1 (January 1985): 38; for "Head Serials Division" at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor to manage serials acquisitions and cataloging, responsibilities include "maintaining and converting serials records in RLIN," American Libraries 16, no. I (January 1985): 35.
15. Advertisement for "Retrospective conversion serials librarian," at University Research Library, UCLA, American Libraries 16, no. 1 (January 1985): 38; for "Head Serials Division" at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor to manage serials acquisitions and cataloging, responsibilities include "maintaining and converting serials records in RLIN," American Libraries 16, no. I (January 1985): 35.
16. "CONSER Information (Library of Congress), CONSER Program," Home page: http://lcweb.oc.gov/acq/conser/aboutcon.htmWaboutcon.
17. James W. Williams, "Serials Cataloging, 1985-1990: An Overview of a Half-Decade," in Serials Cataloging: Modern Perspectives and International Developments (New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1992), pp. 53-54.
18. Advertisement for "Head, Serial Division," at the University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, American Libraries 14, no. 5 (May 1983): 291.
19. Advertisement for "Latin American Serials Cataloger" at the University of Florida, Gainesville, American Libraries 15, no. 9 (October 1984): 639.
20. Advertisement for "Serials cataloger," at Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington, American Libraries 17, no. 2 (February 1986): 115.
21. "As of March 1, 1995 there are approximately 180 libraries participating in over 70 NACO projects," NACO Training Manual (Jan. 1996): [3].
22. Advertisement for "Serials Librarian," at Purdue University, C&RL News 55, no. 8 (September 1994): 549.
23. Advertisement for "Newspaper catalogers. University of California, Riverside," C&RL News 55, no. 5 (April 1994): 246.
24. Advertisement for "Serials cataloger, University of California/Los Angeles . . . Cataloging records become part of the database for ORION, the library's online information system, which includes technical processing, authority control, and public-access modules. Cataloging is performed in an almost completely online environment. The UCLA Library participates in CONSER and NACO programs and is an OCLC Enhance library," American Libraries 17, no. 3 (March 1986): 195.
25. Advertisement for "Serials cataloger, University of Michigan," American Libraries 17, no. 8 (September 1986): 616.
26. Advertisement for "Assistant serials librarian" at the University of Washington Libraries," American Libraries 17, no. 7 (July/Aug 1986): 531.
27. Advertisement for "Serials Librarian" at the Linda Hall Library, C&RL News 53, no. 4 (April 1992): 302.
28. Advertisement for "Serials Cataloging Coordinator, Temple University Libraries" among many other responsibilities includes ". . . coordination of serials retrospective conversion projects" and lists "Familiarity with online integrated systems highly desirable (Temple University Libraries utilize Geac and have implemented an Online Catalog, Circulation, Acquisitions, and is currently implementing serials control)," C&RL News 50, no. 2 (February 1989): 181.
29. Advertisement for "Serials Cataloger,. . . catalogs periodicals, continuations, newspapers and serial microforms (both new and changed titles); coordinates the retrospective bar coding of the Serials Project. . . , Clemson University," C&RL News 50, no. 2 (February 1989): 181.
30. Advertisement for "Serials Adding Supervisor/Serials Cataloger," at Columbia University, C&RL News 53, no. 8 (September 1992): 558.
31. Advertisement for "Serials Librarian," at Purdue University Libraries, C&RL News 55, no. 8 (September 1994): 549.
32. Advertisement for "Serials cataloging team leader," University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, American Libraries 14, no. 8 (September 1983): 542.
33. Advertisement for "Librarian III/IV," at Wayne State University, C&RL News 56, no. 2 (February 1995): 114.
34. Advertisement for "Cataloging Team Manager," at University of New Hampshire, C&RL News 51, no. 11 (December 1990): 1116.
35. Advertisement for "Catalog Librarian" at Loyola University of Chicago, C&RL News 55, no. 12 (November 1994): 701.
36. Advertisement for "Library (Cataloging)," at Austin Peay State University, C&RL News 56, no. 4 (April 1995): 296.