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Library Cataloguer(m/w/x)
Cataloguing scientific articles and theses using MARC and JSON formats. Metadata management experience or strong interest required. 30 days paid leave, CERN health insurance.
Requirements
- Experience or strong interest in metadata management
- Completion of in-depth cataloguing coursework
- Familiarity with or interest in digital repositories and library systems
- Interest in library services and user-facing information support
- Strong knowledge of cataloguing standards and bibliographic formats (RDA, MARC21, DataCite)
- Familiarity with structured metadata formats (JSON, XML) is an asset
- Good organizational skills and accurate work following procedures
- Willingness to contribute to Library and Archives activities
- Good communication skills and effective user interaction
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team
- Spoken and written English, commitment to learn French
- Maximum two years professional experience since graduation in Library & Information Science or related field
- Highest educational qualification is Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before
- University degree required
Tasks
- Catalogue scientific articles, preprints, conference papers, theses, and other document types
- Use JSON and MARC formats for cataloguing
- Review and update existing records for accuracy, consistency, and quality
- Maintain and document cataloguing and curation procedures
- Analyse cataloguing practices and propose improvements
- Participate in the migration to a new institutional repository
- Clean, harmonise, and improve metadata
- Identify and resolve metadata issues for correct content migration
- Contribute to defining requirements and specifications for migration
- Support researchers at the Library service desk
- Participate in Archives re-boxing activities
- Perform additional tasks related to Library and Archives operations
Education
- Compulsory education
Languages
- English – Native
- French – Basic
Tools & Technologies
- RDA
- MARC21
- DataCite
- JSON
- XML
Benefits
More Vacation Days
- 30 days paid leave
- 2 weeks annual closure
Healthcare & Fitness
- CERN health insurance
Retirement Plans
- CERN Pension Fund membership
Family Support
- Family allowances
Additional Allowances
- Child allowances
- Infant allowances
- Relocation package
- Installation grant
- Travel expenses
Learning & Development
- On-the-job training
- Formal training
- Language classes
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Library Cataloguer(m/w/x)
Cataloguing scientific articles and theses using MARC and JSON formats. Metadata management experience or strong interest required. 30 days paid leave, CERN health insurance.
Requirements
- Experience or strong interest in metadata management
- Completion of in-depth cataloguing coursework
- Familiarity with or interest in digital repositories and library systems
- Interest in library services and user-facing information support
- Strong knowledge of cataloguing standards and bibliographic formats (RDA, MARC21, DataCite)
- Familiarity with structured metadata formats (JSON, XML) is an asset
- Good organizational skills and accurate work following procedures
- Willingness to contribute to Library and Archives activities
- Good communication skills and effective user interaction
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team
- Spoken and written English, commitment to learn French
- Maximum two years professional experience since graduation in Library & Information Science or related field
- Highest educational qualification is Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before
- University degree required
Tasks
- Catalogue scientific articles, preprints, conference papers, theses, and other document types
- Use JSON and MARC formats for cataloguing
- Review and update existing records for accuracy, consistency, and quality
- Maintain and document cataloguing and curation procedures
- Analyse cataloguing practices and propose improvements
- Participate in the migration to a new institutional repository
- Clean, harmonise, and improve metadata
- Identify and resolve metadata issues for correct content migration
- Contribute to defining requirements and specifications for migration
- Support researchers at the Library service desk
- Participate in Archives re-boxing activities
- Perform additional tasks related to Library and Archives operations
Education
- Compulsory education
Languages
- English – Native
- French – Basic
Tools & Technologies
- RDA
- MARC21
- DataCite
- JSON
- XML
Benefits
More Vacation Days
- 30 days paid leave
- 2 weeks annual closure
Healthcare & Fitness
- CERN health insurance
Retirement Plans
- CERN Pension Fund membership
Family Support
- Family allowances
Additional Allowances
- Child allowances
- Infant allowances
- Relocation package
- Installation grant
- Travel expenses
Learning & Development
- On-the-job training
- Formal training
- Language classes
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About the Company
CERN
Industry
Science
Description
The company is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, focusing on probing the fundamental structure of the universe through particle physics.
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