Position: Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian
Location: Catholic University of America DuFour Law Library
Posted: LLSDC
Salary: $68,000-75,000

Under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Collection Services, the Systems & Electronic Resources Librarian is responsible for configuring and maintaining quality access to electronic resources and services in the Law Library. This includes managing the proper activation and regular maintenance of electronic resources, and their associated bibliographic records, as well as coordinating and troubleshooting proper access and authentication for all electronic resources for Law Library staff and users. This electronic resources management component includes supporting the Library’s participation in the Washington Research Library Consortium’s (WRLC) shared cataloging environment. The Systems & Electronic Resources Librarian also supports the overall management of the Library’s integrated library system and online catalog by serving as a leader in researching, designing, implementing, and maintaining a variety of systems integrations, and other tools and platforms that incorporate metadata for both user discovery and internal management of Law Library resources.

To apply, please provide both a resume and cover letter to your application profile. The cover letter should highlight your relevant experience and tell us why you’re interested in this position.  The projected salary pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is $68,000 to $75,000. 

Responsibilities

• Manages access to electronic resources in the Library’s integrated library system and A-Z List of key databases. Manages electronic resources cataloging including processing vendor-provided records. Harvests usage reports for electronic resources for statistical reporting and collection development.
• Serves as a key resource for all library staff concerning use and maintenance of the Library’s integrated library system and online catalog. Acts as primary contact with system vendors and as liaison with WRLC on matters related to the ILS and discovery systems. 
• Administers OpenAthens shared authentication system in cooperation with University Libraries. Troubleshoots access and authentication issues experienced by Law Library users for both Law School and campus-wide online resources.
• Consults with the Assistant Directors of Collection, Access and Research Services regarding operation and customization of the Library’s integrated library system. Informs them of available system enhancements and known issues. Researches solutions in response to issues/requests. Upon request, provides or arranges ongoing staff training on system functions, options, and new capabilities.
• In cooperation with the Assistant Director of Collection Services, supports cataloging operations by maintaining load profiles and oversees routine batch loading activities in accordance with policies necessitated by the WRLC shared cataloging environment and institutional needs.
• Supports Law Library statistical reporting obligations by developing expertise in reporting functions of the Library’s integrated library system (Alma/Primo Analytics). Under the direction of the Assistant Directors, develops and maintains customized reports.
• In collaboration with the Reference & User Services Librarian implements changes and updates to the Library’s online catalog. Assists the Reference & User Services Librarian to identify solutions and develop improvements to the library catalog. Explores future enhancement of the online catalog through loading metadata from external sources, such as the institutional repository and library guides.
• Oversees maintenance and troubleshooting of all third-party integrations to the Library’s integrated library system including OpenAthens, OCLC’s Collection/Record Manager, and any future integrations with other systems.

Qualifications

Position: Archivist
Location: Architect of the Capitol (AOC)
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $84,601 – $109,975

This position is assigned to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), Curator Division, Records Management and Archives Branch. The incumbent serves as an Archivist and performs duties involving archival description, projects, operations and services. 

The incumbent serves as an Archivist and accessions, arranges, describes, preserves, manages and provides reference services to the permanent record collection of the Architect of the Capitol. Additionally, the Archivist provides support for the agency records management program.

The preferred candidate will have experience working with architectural drawings, construction records and an understanding of the built environment.

This is a career ladder position requiring the incumbent to perform progressively more complex duties and responsibilities leading to the full performance level.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Archival Description
  • The incumbent contributes to the maintenance and update of archival finding aids and collection management systems.
  • Assigns records to record groups, series, and subseries. Contributes research to support determining the provenance of ambiguous records collections. Suggests where finding aids may be needed and contributes to efforts to identify and develop needed finding aids. 
  • With guidance, trains and develops archival description and collection management systems training content for the branch staff. Provides technical support for the collection managing systems. Contributes to the development of the archival description work plan, priorities, and metrics. Advises the supervisor of progress, trends and issues.
• Archival Projects and Records Management 
  • The incumbent performs assigned archival projects and activities, such as but not limited to archival accessioning, appraisal, arrangement, holdings maintenance, preservation, and reformatting according to archival principles and best practices to increase accessibility and ensure the safe handling of archival records.
  • Assists in the planning, scoping, prioritizing, management, and tracking of archival projects. Contributes to the development of internal archival procedures, quality controls, and metrics.
  • Assists with archival space and physical collection planning, management, environmental monitoring and integrated pest management. Supports the Curator Division emergency response team during an event.
  • Supports the identification, planning, and coordination to achieve the transfer of eligible permanent records. Provides input for records appraisals for records management schedule.
  • Provides basic technical direction for junior archival staff and archivist aides (student interns). Provides outreach and helps generate outreach content to promote the archival collection, records management and branch services to agency staff.
• Reference and Research Services 
  • The incumbent provides comprehensive references and research to support agency leadership and employees with official research needs related to the archival collection and agency history. Assists with identifying and capturing historical agency information from non-AOC repositories and sources that contribute to the documentation and understanding of historical agency subject matter. Maintains access safeguards.
  • Works with higher graded team members in establishing goals and creates priorities for archival and research projects. Assists in performing research on the administrative history of the agency in response to requests from the Architect and senior staff and in facilitating planning.
  • Research is inclusive and is performed in the records of the Architect of the Capitol and other repositories holding materials related to the Capitol complex. Prepares summaries of findings. Contributes to the collection of oral histories with agency leadership and staff.
  • The incumbent must follow all relevant safety rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures. The incumbent must utilize knowledge of and must comply with all OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner. Provides or receives training, either on-the-job or through classroom training, to ensure that all safety practices and equipment are fully utilized. 

Qualifications: You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards

1. Specialized Experience
   • Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, candidates must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.
   • Specialized experience is defined as having experience performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: (1) Contributing data entry and quality controls for electronic archival collection management systems; (2) Generating archival finding aids; (3) Conducting archival accessioning and holdings maintenance; (4) Researching records and applying access restrictions to respond to records and information requests.
   • Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience for this position must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.; –OR—
2. Graduate Education Two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Masters’ degree in archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.; –OR–
3. Combination of Graduate Education and Professional Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.

Education: Basic Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in archival science or bachelor’s degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.; –OR–
2. Combination of education and experience – at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above.

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Position: Librarian (Senior Network Consultant)
Location: Library of Congress
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $120,579-156,755

The position serves as a Senior Network Consultant in the Network Services Section, Patron and Network Engagement Division, National Library Services for Blind/Print Disabled (NLS) within the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG) at the Library of Congress (LOC). The position description number for this position is 415313. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Candidates with a PhD, MLS, MLIS or equivalent degree are encouraged to apply.

This position requires elevated IT access to systems to perform the work of the position. This position requires a Public Trust background investigation at the Moderate risk level.

The position reports directly to the Head, Network Services Section and solves highly complex problems, makes significant recommendations to change, interpret, or develop important or innovative information policies, programs, approaches, or analysis methods.

The position provides expert consultative service concerning all aspects of Braille and Talking Book resources to libraries serving readers who are blind and print-disabled in an assigned portion of the NLS four regional conferences; represents NLS as a Senior Network Consultant in contact with a network of cooperating libraries, administering agencies, consumer groups, as well as general public and library professionals; recommends and identifies service trends and specific problems which have general impact on the network and NLS; writes reports, prepares articles for publication, evaluations and correspondence; advises on, reviews and analyzes comparative statistical data related to network libraries; represents NLS at conferences as Senior Network Consultant; and delivers speeches. Provides project management coordination for assigned NLS and network projects.

Duties:

• Provides expert consultative service to an assigned portion of the service network concerning all elements of library service to readers who are blind and print-disabled. Serves as NLS Senior Network Consultant expert on regional library concerns and activities, related to guidance and access, in his or her portion of the nation.
• Supports network libraries in collection building activities, assisting with decisions about automation enhancements, advising outreach activities and offering reader advisors training in basic reference tools such as the network library services website resources.
• Independently provides effective leadership, management of resource allocation, deliverables and milestones, negotiation skills, realistic scheduling, critical thinking, comprehensive strategic planning, project monitoring,  risk management analysis, coaching, communication with stakeholders, and, if needed, contract management.
• Coordinates field tests and pilot projects initiated by NLS in collaboration with network libraries. Identifies resources, details timeframes, develops goals and objectives; gathers data when appropriate and required in best practices, and produces reports for orientations, national conferences, yearly events, and trainings.
• Works on library information resource matters, including working on agency level committees and working groups to develop recommendations regarding the evaluation of information resources.
• Conducts user evaluations while serving as liaison for publications about network activities. Identifies and recommends the need for resources and compiles information for the network Operations s which are devoted to topics of concern to cooperating libraries, such as circulation matters, outreach activities, use of volunteers, cooperation with other community agencies, workflows, staffing patterns, developing services, providing specific examples for libraries with successful or innovative programs. Researches and drafts correspondence for appropriate administrative personnel on inquiries and complaints from Congressional Offices related to network library service.
• Organizes and coordinates assignments that involve complex and unusual or obscure problems and/or special requirements. Uses initiative and resourcefulness to exercise flexibility for extending accepted methods, techniques, and practices. Recommends solutions and resolves important issues when precedents do not apply. Identifies areas for improvement in established methods. Develops and shares new information sources. Performs detailed analyses and evaluations of requests. Prepares reports, analyses, and other documents related to information and research efforts. Manages electronic documents including the storage, retrieval, and exchange of information.
• Independently performs in-depth analyses in order to develop and interpret related policies and procedures for an organization by reviewing all consultant reports and telephone records on an ongoing basis to identify service trends and specific problems which may have general impact; recommends appropriate NLS action to resolve or ease problems; prepares position papers as necessary. Reviews network publications, forms, applications, and newsletters for accuracy and completeness regarding services offered and conformance to NLS requirements.

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 provide consultation and liaison services.**
• Ability to plan, develop and execute library programs and projects.**
• Ability to manage projects.
• Ability to apply analytical and evaluative techniques to develop recommendations.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.