Research Impact Librarian

Description:

LAC Federal is seeking a Technical Information Specialist to work for a major Federal Agency in Silver Spring, MD. The selected individual will assist the daily operations of the library book processing, collection management, interlibrary loans, and reference technical support. This is a long-term full-time (40 hours a week; Monday to Friday) benefited contract position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Editing and deleting metadata records
• Processing physical items for inclusion in the collection
• Shelving and maintaining physical items according to collection and shelf-list order
• Providing interlibrary borrowing and lending services
• Assists library patrons in circulation of materials, user registration, and locating physical items in the collection
• Provide technical support to Federal staff by screening incoming reference calls and providing accurate response to simple, readily available information.
• Support the Outreach Coordinator with new and ongoing library events

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Library Science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited university is required
• Experience working in a customer service capacity
• Experience using OCLC, EndNote and Integrated Library Systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills – ability to work well in a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Attention to detail; demonstrated organizational skills