Four Positions: Washington, D.C.

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Position: Access Services / Reference Librarian
Location: University of the District of Columbia
Posted: LLSDC
Salary: $65,849-73,550

Brief Description of Duties: Under the general direction of the Associate Director of the Law Library, the Access Services Librarian assists with circulation operations. This includes the management of electronic services. Additionally, the incumbent will provide extensive reference services and will be expected to participate in legal research and clinical instruction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assists with and maintains circulation operations (hard copy and electronic), special collection rooms, study areas and clinical libraries.
  • Manages inter library loan requests.
  • Responsible for shelf management.
  • Develops metrics and provides statistical reports on circulations performance.
  • Coordinates security and facility management.
  • Provides references services for faculty, staff, student and public patrons.  
  • Participates in the faculty liaison program.
  • Takes part in the instructional curriculum for both the legal research and clinical programs.
  • Creates and maintains LibGuides.
  • Assists with collection development.
  • Partners with the UDC Learning Resources Division and Washington Research Library Consortium for public access services policies and development.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.       

Minimum Job Requirements

  • A law degree from an institution accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).
  • Masters in Library Science, or equivalent, from an institution accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).
  • Familiarity with interlibrary and integrated library systems.

See the full job description and apply at: https://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxhkh6qo?sort=1&sortdir=a

Position: Research Librarian
Location: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $99,200-128,956

Summary: This position is located in the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Resources, Science and Industry Division (RSI). The position description number for this position is 336983. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

Duties: The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a Research Librarian to join its Resources, Science, and Industry Division, which supports the work of Congress in issue areas including earth sciences, natural resources, environmental policy, energy and minerals, agriculture and food, science, technology, transportation, and industry.

The Research Librarian will provide reference and research services to CRS policy analysts and congressional clients, focusing primarily on the areas of business, industry, and technology, including emerging technologies. Candidates with a Master of Library Science (MLS) or equivalent degree and background in issue areas including business, industry, and technology, including emerging technologies are encouraged to apply. Outstanding candidates will also have a background in data science and/or public policy.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS is a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill.

CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation’s best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that ensures the Service is well positioned to anticipate and meet the information and analytical research needs of a 21st-century Congress.

Research Librarian duties include:

  • Analyzes and solves research problems within designated policy research areas. Factors that affect the complexity of these problems include novelty, the difficulty in locating authoritative information, and the specialized nature of the subject area.
  • Responds to congressional and internal requests for information related to issues requiring in-depth knowledge of the context/background of the issue, and for information that is difficult to find and/or requires filtering/synthesis. Utilizes specialized knowledge to prepare responses to requests and develop and execute research methodologies for specialized topics.
  • Develops and maintains knowledge of research resources. Identifies, tests, and evaluates new, specialized research resources; performs market analyses on competing resources; and recommends specialized information resources and research materials for purchase or renewal.
  • Provides orientation and training/instruction to congressional clients, colleagues, and peers on research methods and research resources.

Qualifications: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position. 

  • Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing
  • Ability to apply knowledge of reference sources in business, industry, and technology including emerging technologies**
  • Ability to conduct information research**
  • Ability to communicate in writing**
  • Ability to utilize information technology**
  • Ability to interact collaboratively with others
  • Ability to focus on the client
  • Ability to solve problems and make decisions

Position: Director for Preservation
Location: Library of Congress
Posted: USA Jobs, ALA Joblist
Salary: $147,649-221,900

Career Showcase: Director for Preservation (VAR002930): Join a live, virtual Career Showcase to learn about an exciting career opportunity directly from senior leaders at the Library of Congress. Simply log on to the link below on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (ET) to learn about the Director for Preservation (VAR002930) position at the Library of Congress. Registration is not required. This event will be live-streamed on Zoom for Government. To participate anonymously, simply identify yourself as “Anonymous2024” when entering the session. A recording of the Career Showcase will be available no later than three business days following the event. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.

When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Library of Congress – Director for Preservation
Telephone: 1-646 828-7666
Webinar ID: 161 327 3419
Please join the webinar on Zoom>>

Summary: This position is located in the Preservation Directorate, Discovery and Preservation Services. The position description number for this position is 332276. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position may work a flextime work schedule. This is a supervisory, non-bargaining unit position.

The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.

Duties: The Director for Preservation is responsible for the long-term usability of the Library’s tangible collections. The Preservation Directorate encompasses four Divisions: Conservation, Preservation Research and Testing, Collections Management, and Preservation Services, together totaling about 180 staff. 

The operational work of the Directorate is reflected in the scope of responsibility for each of the subordinate divisions. The Conservation Division provides treatment and preventive care for the tangible general and special collections. Its programs include emergency response, environmental monitoring, and preparing materials for digitization and exhibition. The Collections Management Division is responsible for the more than 22 million through inventory management and circulation, as well as oversight of the Library’s offsite high-density storage facilities. The Preservation Services Division provides after-market binding for newly-acquired general collections monographs and serials, serves as the custodian of the master negative microfilm collection, and management of contracted preservation services. The Preservation Research and Testing Division conducts preservation science research on the material composition of collections items as well as other materials in contact with collection items, such as storage, housing, lighting, and exhibition displays. 

In addition to the oversight of the overall operation, the Director for Preservation drives organizational change through internal coalitions with peers and providing support and accountability with their staff. Key programs in the next few years include expanding inventory control of the general collections, increasing capacity for digitization and exhibition preparation activities, opening and operationalizing a new high-density storage facility, leading the implementation of a new open-source inventory management software system, and managing the institution’s actions to further comply with its new Collections Security Plan. 

The Director is responsible for the efficient administration of the Preservation Directorate and ensuring that activities are in compliance with regulations and directives. The Director’s fiscal responsibilities include developing annual staffing plans, ensuring budget execution for annual and continuing resolution funding, and the management of contracting actions for the Directorate. 

The Director fulfills human resource management responsibilities as the supervisor of the staff in their management chain, including the Chiefs of each of the four Divisions. Supervisors are expected to effectively communicate goals, vision, and performance expectations for direct staff members, routinely provide informal feedback, and periodically evaluate staff on organizational performance. In addition, supervisors will resolve informal complaints of directorate staff, and take personnel actions as necessary, including disciplinary measures.

The Director works under the supervision of the Associate Librarian for Discovery and Preservation Services (AL-DPS), under the leadership of the Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services, who leads the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG). Other key relationships include the Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collection Services (AL-RCS), the Law Librarian, fellow LCSG Directors, the Collection Development Officer, and LCSG Chiefs. Additionally, the Director serves as the primary LCSG liaison with leadership and staff in the Security and Emergency Preparedness Directorate (SEPD), which shares responsibility for collections security. The Director is also a primary contact for the Integrated Support Services Directorate (ISS), the Library’s liaison to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), which manages the Library’s physical campus including the offsite collections storage facilities such as those at Ft. Meade.

The Director serves as the primary advisor to the Library on programs for the preservation of tangible library materials, counseling senior management and officials regarding the preservation, conservation, general maintenance, and safeguarding of the Library’s collections. In support of this role, the incumbent must establish and maintain effective working relationships and lines of communication across the Library. The Director attends interagency meetings of the federal government, international meetings within the library community, and serves as a representative of the Library on diverse matters, sometimes extending beyond the assigned program responsibility.

The competencies below are required for this position.  Those marked with a double asterisk (**) are considered the most critical competencies for this position. A candidate’s resume must show a proven record of accomplishment that clearly demonstrates he or she has:

  1. Knowledge of the principles, concepts and techniques of preservation in a library, archives, or museum setting**:The successful candidate has professional knowledge of preservation principles, concepts, and techniques to oversee the preservation of tangible material.  This includes being responsible for the full range of preservation activities including binding, collections care, preservation reformatting, conservation treatment, preservation science research and testing, and overall maintenance and safety of collections, in diverse physical formats, locations, and condition, including some of the nation’s rarest and most valuable treasures.
  2. Ability to lead people and manage a diverse cultural heritage workforce**:  The successful candidate has the ability to lead people to meet an organization’s vision, mission, and strategic goals.  This includes providing an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitating cooperation and teamwork, and supporting constructive resolution of differing opinions by using innovative approaches and future-oriented thinking.  This also includes the ability to perform human resources management functions such as: being responsible for the budget and personnel planning for divisions under his/her direction; establishing performance expectations for the division chiefs and staff; providing formal and informal performance feedback and evaluating staff; and promoting the goals of equal employment opportunity and ensuring the office is free of discriminatory employment practices. 
  3. Ability to provide management and oversight of preservation programs in order to achieve results**:  The successful candidate has the ability to provide management and oversight of preservation programs.  This includes the ability to provide direction in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of new and enhanced programs. 
  4. Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties:  The successful candidate has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals at all levels within and outside the organization. This includes working closely with cultural heritage organizations in developing and communicating principles, standards, plans, and procedures for national and international efforts to preserve collections. 
  5. Ability to communicate in writing:  The successful candidate has the ability to write a variety of clear, cogent, accurate and well organized documents.  These documents include: 1) policies, 2) program management documents, 3) budget justifications, 4) annual reports, 5) special reports, 6) project plans, 7) project assessments, 8) annual plans for presentations, and 9) performance management documents. 
  6. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing:  The successful candidate has the ability to speak clearly, politely, and under control to peers, staff, managers, supervisors, and external audiences to both provide and seek information. This also includes actively listening to and understanding information; and listening to and answering questions thoughtfully and completely.

Position: Supervisory Librarian, Section Head, USSA Section
Location: Library of Congress
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $139,395-181,216

Summary: This position is located in the U.S. Special Acquisitions Section, U.S./Anglo Division, Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access Directorate, Discovery and Preservation Services. The position description number for this position is 137599. The incumbent of this position will work a flextime work schedule. This is a supervisory, non- bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Duties: This position supervises the U.S. Special Acquisitions Section (USSA) in the U.S./Anglo Division of the Directorate of Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA). The section is responsible for the acquisition of all non-serial collection material from the United States, excluding books acquired through copyright deposit, Cataloging In Publication or routine government transfer. It acquires most of the special collection materials being added to the Library’s collection, as well as most of the items donated for addition to the collection and all high-profile donated collection materials. The incumbent of this position serves as Section Head and is responsible for managing the work, including acquisitions, and cataloging functions, of the section, overseeing the work of a staff of librarians and library technicians performing these functions, and performing administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. The incumbent serves under the administrative supervision of the division chief. The incumbent works highly independently, exercising considerable judgment, and carries out duties and responsibilities in accordance with broad overall guidelines and policies.

  • Supervises a group of employees performing work up to the GS-13 level. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Determines the human resources needed to accomplish the work of the unit, and independently plans, schedules, coordinates and carries out the unit’s activities.
  • Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations, including quality assurance, for staff members which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers’ performance and demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback and annual formal evaluations to employees. Resolves informal complaints and grievances. Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests. 
  • Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of diversity objectives and by adhering to non-discriminatory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability.  Specifically, initiates non-discriminatory practices for the area under his/her supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of their skills.
  • Serves as an expert in the organization, development, and implementation of multiple projects. Serves as a project leader, team leader, or chairperson for working groups, task forces, committees, etc. Coordinates the details involved in special projects of lasting importance. Utilizes critical judgment to determine scope, emphasis, approach, appropriate techniques, and manner of presentation. Develops technical standards or protocols applicable to a library function. Participates in planning the work of a unit, including formulating goals and objectives and identifying improvements in methods and procedures. May serve as COTR or administer service contracts.
  • Makes significant recommendations to change, interpret, or develop important or innovative policies, programs, approaches, or analysis methods. Assesses the availability of financial and human resources, and independently plans, schedules, coordinates and carries out activities related to the library acquisitions program. Assists in preparing and overseeing the acquisitions budget. Ensures the comprehensiveness and accessibility of library collections. Makes extensive unreviewed technical judgments regarding library operations. 
  • Ensures that invoices and credits for library materials are received, entered, cleared, and approved in accordance with Library procedures and statutory requirements (i.e., the Prompt Payment Act). Ensures that vendor complaints and/or statements concerning non-payment are investigated and resolved promptly by appropriate personnel and offices; ensures compliance with audit requirements.
  • Interprets and revises existing training policy and program guidance for use by others, including section, division, and/or directorate members. Independently plans, schedules, coordinates, and monitors the effectiveness of training operations.  
  • Performs various other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position. 

  • Ability to lead a diverse workforce. **
  • Ability to analyze, plan, develop and execute library programs and projects. **
  • Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and techniques of library science. **
  • Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties.
  • Knowledge of integrated library systems, library applications, and other information technologies.
  • Ability to provide training.
  • Ability to communicate in writing.
  • Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.