Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service invites applications for the position of Rare Materials Catalog Librarian in the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library, a unit in the Department of Special Collections of Pius XII Memorial Library. For information about the Vatican Film Library, please see http://libraries.slu.edu/special/vflindex.html.

Background

The Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library is an internationally recognized research library for medieval and Renaissance manuscript studies that holds microfilm copies of 37,000 manuscripts from the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, comprising major portions of the Latin, Greek, and Western European vernacular collections, as well as manuscripts from the Hebrew, Arabic, and Ethiopic collections. The library additionally holds microfilm copies of 2,500 manuscripts, as well as 52,000 color slides of manuscript illumination, from a variety of other libraries. The library maintains an extensive reference collection of manuscript catalogs, monographs, facsimiles, and serial literature to support manuscript research, particularly in the areas of paleography, codicology, illumination, and editing and textual transmission.

The Vatican Film Library supports several important public programs. Since 1957 it has published Manuscripta, a scholarly journal for medieval and Renaissance manuscript studies. Since 1974 it has organized the annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies, an international two-day conference on all aspects of manuscript research. It also offers a fellowship program for visiting scholars to make use of its collections. The Vatican Film Library is an active participant in graduate and undergraduate education at Saint Louis University and works closely with the University’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Under supervision of the Director of the Vatican Film Library, and in coordination with the Technical Services Department, has primary responsibility for bibliographic control and original cataloging of the library’s medieval and Renaissance manuscripts on microfilm in OCLC and the local (Innovative Interfaces) integrated library system. Prepares full MARC21 descriptive cataloging records using AMREMM. Assigns subject and form/genre headings according to national standards and local practices. Performs authority control, establishing and revising author/title headings in the LC/NACO Authority File according to NACO policies. Performs ILS and other department database maintenance for manuscripts on microfilm, as well as for an extensive print reference collection on manuscript studies. Performs original bibliographical and textual research on manuscripts as needed. Keeps abreast of other ongoing and developing electronic/online cataloging projects for medieval and Renaissance manuscripts world-wide.

Required

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science program
• M.A. in relevant area of classical, medieval, or Renaissance studies
• At least two years’ MARC21 cataloging experience, using some combination of AACR2R, AMREMM, DCRB, or DCRM(B)
• Knowledge of Library of Congress subject headings and genre/form analysis
• Reading knowledge of Latin, and either French, German, or Italian
• Must work with accuracy and attention to detail

Preferred

• Previous background or training in medieval manuscript studies
• Knowledge of scholarly manuscript cataloging conventions
• Reading knowledge of Greek
• Experience with NACO contribution

Rank/Grade

Assistant Professor, annually renewable, 12-month non-tenure track appointment.

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; Attractive benefits including retirement programs, insurance, tuition remission, vacation, and paid holidays.

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, application, current curriculum vitae, and list of references to http://jobs.slu.edu. Please refer to Requisition Number 20080169.  All other correspondence regarding this position can be sent to Search Committee – VFL Rare Materials Catalog Librarian, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, 3650 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.

Saint Louis University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages nominations of and applications from women and minorities.