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Cataloging Assistant

Hartwell Public Library • Ann Arbor, MI

$21–$24/hr · On-site · Full time

Practices completedPractices completedPosted 1 week ago · 11 applicants

Accessibility verification

What Hartwell Public Library has confirmed, with the source

Accessible digital documents

Braille materials

We have a braille embosser in-house.

Audio or spoken instructions

Clear non-visual wayfinding

Tactile signage throughout the main library.

Live transcription

Sign-language interpreter at work

Through the county’s interpreter contract.

Employer reported, last confirmed Jul 1, 2026. Also confirmed: visual alerts and alarms, step-free entrance, elevator to all work areas, accessible restroom, accessible workstation, accessible parking, reachable by public transport, ergonomic equipment, advance notice of changes, high-contrast display, flexible breaks, job coach welcome at work, workplace mentor or buddy.

What you’ll actually do

Catalog new material to national standards. Precise, rule-based work in a back-office team, away from the public desks.

  • Take the next cart of new material
  • Search for an existing record
  • Create or edit the record to the written standard
  • Assign subject headings and a call number
  • Label the item and put it on the shelving cart

Skills and experience

Required

  • Apply detailed written standards consistently
  • Accurate keyboard and data entry

Preferred

  • Library experience or an LIS qualification
  • Familiarity with MARC records

How this job works

Schedule
The same hours every week
Meetings
0–1 per week
Independent or collaborative
Mostly independent work
Customer contact
None
Switching between tasks
Long stretches on one task
Feedback
In writing
Instructions
Mostly in writing
Noise and surroundings
Consistently quiet
Standing
Some standing, with the option to sit
Sitting
Seated for most of the day
Walking
Some walking between areas
Lifting
Up to 25 lb
Fine hand movements
Some — typing, scanning, handling
Technology
OCLC Connexion, Polaris ILS (library system), Microsoft Teams
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Hiring process

  1. Application review · within 1 week

    Reviewed by the Head of Technical Services.

  2. Cataloging work sample · about 1 hour

    Catalog three sample items using our written standards, at home with no time limit.

  3. Interview · about 45 minutes

    Set questions shared a week in advance. Written answers accepted.

  4. Decision · within 1 week

    Written decision with feedback on the work sample.

About three weeks. Available on request: interview questions shared in advance, work sample instead of an interview, structured interview, written responses accepted and more.