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Library Technician
Library of Congress · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in African, Latin America and Western European Division.
- →It is a hybrid position that combines the major technician duties for the functions of acquisitions, cataloging, and serials control.
- →The duties include performing acquisitions searching, placing orders, receiving items, paying invoices, serials check-in, and any other activities needed to support the acquisitions of materials for the library.
- →The duties also include those to support the function of performing cataloging for the library such as shelflisting, record creation, copy cataloging, database maintenance activities, and searching.
- →Often there will be a foreign language requirement for this position depending on the geographical area for which functions are being performed.
- →For example, staff processing and cataloging materials from South America need knowledge of the Spanish language.
- →As the Library Technician, you will: Perform copy cataloging for a variety of materials and formats in an automated cataloging environment.
- →Descriptively catalogs original materials where the bibliographic characteristics of the material are relatively easy to determine and cataloging decisions are made within established standards.
- →Performs CIP verification independently.
- →Completes cataloging data for publications initially cataloged as Cataloging in Publication (CIP) materials.
- →Search entries in automated and manual catalogs.
- →Assign headings to catalog entries.
- →Complete routine authority work; consults with librarians for more complex headings; and refers problems to librarians.
- →Select and assigns classification numbers.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana.
- ✓The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library.
- ✓In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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