Music Cataloguer

Location: St Pancras


Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year


Hours: Full time (36 hours)


Grade: C


Salary: £31,244 per annum





About the role


A vacancy has arisen for a music cataloguer in the Special Collections Metadata team at St. Pancras. The post holder will join a small team responsible for cataloguing printed, manuscript and digital music materials. Tasks will include creating and deriving catalogue records using RDA (Resource Description and Access), MARC21 and the Alma Library Management System, researching biographical information for name authority records, and supporting Legal Deposit claiming.


The post holder will be an experienced cataloguer with good musical knowledge and excellent communication skills. You will have an analytical and flexible approach to problem solving, and the ability to make accurate transcriptions and good cataloguing decisions. You will be able to work successfully in a team environment.


The role gives scope for the post holder to help to strengthen the British Library as a centre of excellence for cataloguing music-related materials. You will work with the British Library’s important music collections, with the opportunity to contribute to the music outreach and events programme.





About us


We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.





What we can offer you


25 days’ holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.

Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.

Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.

Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page.





Things you need to know


We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.


We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.




Closes 23:59 on Sunday 3rd May 2026

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