School librarian vs cataloger

Differences between school librarian and cataloger duties and responsibilities

School librarian example responsibilities.

• Manage and supervise a full-time media assistant, technology technicians and parent and student volunteers.
• Volunteer to host events at annual school carnival and other PTA and school events.
• Guide them in researching through a non fiction books, encyclopedia entry, and the elibrary BigChalk database.
• Institute the use of computers in the library for cataloging, online searching, reference, bibliographies, and administrative functions.
• Direct and train library staff in duties, such as receiving, shelving, researching, cataloging, and equipment use.
• Manage and supervise a full-time media assistant, technology technicians and parent and student volunteers.
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Cataloger example responsibilities.

• Manage category of materials: including books, CDs, films and other documents.
• Assign subject headings using LCSH.
• Cataloge books and serials for all the school district libraries.
• Master the use of cataloguing resources such as WorldCat and HomeBase.
• Assist librarians in other EPA libraries with the conversion of their serials list.
• Assign LCSH and LCC, as well as a local classification system for legal treatises.
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