Cataloging
of Oberlin Honors Papers
Mentor(s): John Sluk
Department: Monographs
Aspects of librarianship related to the project: Original
cataloging; Subject analysis; Authority work
Number of openings: one Estimated length of project: 4-8
weeks
Hours/day: 2-3
Dates available: June 1-August 31
Preferred skills/knowledge: Broad interests in social
sciences and humanities; ability to work independently
Additional comments: Hours are flexible, but intern would
be expected to work at least ten hours per week, spread over at
least three days
Description: The library currently has about two hundred
older history honors papers which need to be cataloged. Cataloging
involves both description and subject analysis. Under the direction
of the Head of Monographs, the intern would learn basic descriptive
cataloging rules, and basic classification and subject analysis
for this body of material. An intern choosing this project would
need to be very much interested in learning the theory and practice
of library cataloging and classification. This project requires
creativity and intellectual curiosity. This is detailed work,
and would require the intern to learn searching in both OBIS and
OCLC (the international database used for cataloging library materials).
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