The Sound Recordings Cataloging Librarian will develop and maintain local policies and procedures for cataloging audiovisual materials, both physical and digital, in the William and Gayle Cook music library. Cook Music Library supports musical performance, teaching, learning, and research on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University, primarily in the Jacobs School of Music, a world-renowned center of musical excellence. The library provides collections, services, and environments that lead to intellectual discovery, growth, and artistry.
Materials to be cataloged include, but are not limited to, compact discs, LPs, reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, digital audio tapes, video cassettes, DVDs, video laser discs, transcription discs, and streaming audio and video. The successful candidate will collaborate with their colleagues in the music library and Jacobs School of Music to establish strategies, policies, procedures, and best practices for the long-term access, management, and preservation of music library audiovisual materials in all their forms. They may also initiate or participate in the grant-writing process for specific projects. Additionally, they will participate in the ongoing process of providing access to the content produced by the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (https://mdpi.iu.edu/), a university-wide digitization and preservation project that included audio and video materials from the music library. The position reports to the Head of Music Library Cataloging.

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