Library Technician (Collections Specialist) (Vacancy#:VAR003479)
Washington, DCJobPosted 6 days agoStill listed 5 days ago
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The Collections Specialist works in the Inventory Management and Document Fulfillment Section of the Library of Congress. The role supports programs focused on collections retrieval and collections integrity, handling the most difficult special search requests that other staff in the Division or Library could not resolve satisfactorily. Requests originate from sources including Congress, researchers, government agencies, courts, embassies, educational institutions, other libraries, and Library of Congress staff.
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The position serves as a Collections Specialist in the Inventory Management and Document Fulfillment Section (IMDF), Collection Management Division (CMD), Preservation Directorate (PRES), Discovery and Preservation Services (DPS) in the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG) at the Library of Congress (LC). The Collections Specialist supports an array of programs in support of collections retrieval and collections integrity. In the area of collections retrieval, the Collections Specialist is assigned the most difficult special search requests which could not be resolved satisfactorily by other staff in the Division or Library. The search requests emanate originally from many sources, including: Members of Congress and their staff, researchers, Government agencies, the courts, foreign embassies, research organizations, educational and learned institutions, LC staff, other libraries.
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