Education: Master's degree in Library Science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited school. Required Experience: A minimum of five years' experience in libraries, library management and discovery systems as well as a minimum of two years original cataloging experience applying current standards and systems to include: - Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2)
- Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC21)
- Resource Description and Access (RDA)
- Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
- Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging (LC/PCC) and
- OCLC Connexion.
This position also requires experience in cataloging, and providing metadata for, digital formats. Â experience in cataloging in MARC and experience in creating and editing non-MARC metadata using standards and schema e.g. - Dublin Core
- Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), etc., in addition to experience cataloging in MARC.
Preferred Experience: - Working as a federal contractor
- Working in federal library
- Working in a research library
- Wide range of:
- preservation principles and practices
- library physical environments
- programs and procedures
- Working with ExLibris library systems e.g. Aleph, Alma, and/or Voyager
Skills: - Enthusiastic can-do attitude
- Relationship building and partnership skills
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and facilitation skills
- Structured thinking and strong organizational skills
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Self-starter, requiring minimal supervision, while balanced with the ability to follow directions closely and carefully as necessary
Unique Requirements: May require local travel between locations. CORPORATE COMPETENCIES Positive Attitude: Demonstrates the ability to look for opportunities in the midst of challenges; brings forth solutions to difficult situations and issues; delivers difficult communications with an eye towards lessons learned and opportunities to be gained at an individual, client, and company perspective. Effective Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively when delivering verbal and written communications; speaking (and listening) is clear, empathetic, non-defensive and non-judgmental; builds strong, trusting, and rewarding relationships, thinks creatively, solve problems, and resolve conflicts. Competence: Being current and forward thinking in one’s area of responsibility; demonstrating the ability to work through and anticipate challenges and issues proposing sound solutions to complex problems. Commitment: Service driven perspective, understanding the importance and significance of your role and the impact of your performance on you, your team, the client, and the company. Demonstrates a willingness to do what is needed to further the mission and vision of the company and client. Resilience: The ability to be flexible in the face of changing employee, client, or company requirements and requests; recovers and redirects efforts appropriately in the face of any deviation or disruption in service or resources. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS US Citizenship is a requirement for this position. Candidate may be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Security clearances are a plus. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. All applicants will be required to consent to a pre-employment drug screening and may be subject to random testing thereafter. e-Management offers salaries commensurate with education and experience. We provide a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance. We also offer 401k matching and continuing education assistance. Join our award winning team of professionals and take your career to the next level. e-Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. |
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