Bibliographer

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - B.15
Bibliographer II - 6732
Bibliographer I - 6733

October, 1975

SERIES CONCEPT

Bibliographers prepare bibliographies and abstracts of technical or scientific 
materials written in English or one or more foreign languages; and perform 
other related duties as required.

CLASS CONCEPTS

Bibliographer II

Under general supervision, incumbents compile bibliographies of materials in 
a given technical or scientific subject matter area; canvass literature in a 
highly specialized field, including works in a foreign language, to select 
materials to be included in bibliographies; read and abstract articles of 
value to a specific technical or scientific project; prepare index cards for 
articles of a technical or scientific nature; read copy of technical or 
scientific publication material, and check bibliographies against references; 
conduct library research to locate additional references of value to a 
specific project; determine which articles are of sufficient importance or 
value to a specific project to be abstracted; and may supervise another 
bibliographer or clerical assistant on a project.

Positions in this class are required to have a highly specialized technical 
or scientific knowledge of a particular field, such as entomology or 
anthropology, in which bibliographic work is performed and library research 
techniques are utilized.

Bibliographer I

Under supervision, incumbents compile bibliographies of printed materials in 
a given subject matter area from previous bibliographies; canvass literature 
in a specific subject matter area, including works in a foreign language, to 
select articles to be included in bibliographies; read and prepare summaries 
of articles of value to a specific project; prepare index cards for articles 
according to subject and classification; prepare annotated bibliographies; 
obtain various requested volumes and current publications from the library as 
needed; read copy of publication material, and check bibliographies against 
references; check to see if books and other publications are available for 
purchase; and may do rough draft manuscript typing.

Bibliographer I positions differ from Bibliographer II positions in that they
require only a reading knowledge of the subject matter field in which the
bibliographic work is performed rather than specialized scientific or 
technical knowledge of the field as required at the Bibliographer II level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bibliographer II

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and two years of
library, research, or related experience; or an equivalent combination of 
education and experience; and knowledges and abilities essential to the 
successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.

Bibliographer I

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and one year of
library, research, or related experience; or an equivalent combination of
education and experience; and knowledges and abilities essential to the 
successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.