LAC Group is seeking an Archivist/Librarian for a potential long-term contract with a prestigious federal agency located in Washington, DC.   We are recruiting for several positions for this contract to run the library and information services for this agency department and these positions are contingent upon award.   This library serves the agency’s department, public, education community and other government agencies.  The expected start date will be in early 2013.  

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, update and maintain digital archival projects
• Contribute to ERIC microfiche digitization project
• Develop and apply metadata for digital archival objects
• Coordinate activities of Reference Services staff; oversee quality assurance
• Coordinate collection of metrics and statics for Reference function
• Participate in providing reference and research services through regular duty at the reference desk and by responding to requests using the full range of available resources, with focus on archives and special collections
• Participate in liaison and outreach programs
• Stay abreast of the information needs and trends within the agency
• Stay abreast of trends in library and information science

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to organize and determine metadata for digital archives
• Create metadata based on Dublin Core, Open Archives, NARA, and similar standards
• Understanding of the role of the Library and the needs of its customers
• Provide general and specialized reference and research services on issues relating to education and educational policy
• Strong public/customer service orientation
• Understanding of the role of technology in library functions and services; ability to apply technology in functional area
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate with a diverse community
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• MLS from an ALA-accredited library/information science program
• Background in education or a related social science
• Demonstrated experience in managing a library or information service function
• Familiarity with federal contract requirements
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• 2. [sla-dmah] FW: Job Posting - Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University

• Yale University Library Seeks Applications and Nominations for 2012/13 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship at Yale University

   

  The Yale University Library welcomes applications and nominations for the 2012/13 Kress Fellowship in Art Librarianship. The Kress Fellowship is intended for a recent graduate from library school who wishes to pursue a career in art librarianship. This fellowship is made possible through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.   Through this fellowship, the Kress Foundation seeks to achieve in the field of art librarianship what it has accomplished for art history and art conservation:  ensuring the growth of the discipline by promoting the advancement of new professionals.

   

  The Haas Family Arts Library at Yale serves a distinguished array of academic and museum programs, architects, artists and scholars. Kress Fellows have the opportunity to interact routinely with faculty, staff and students in distinguished Schools of Architecture, Art, and Drama; a nationally ranked department of the History of Art; and two outstanding university art museums, the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery. They also have occasion to collaborate with colleagues from throughout the Yale University Library, including the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the library and rare books department of the Yale Center for British Art. The rich professional and scholarly resources of New York City and Boston's art libraries and museums are within two hours travel, providing still further opportunities for professional growth and professional contact with colleagues.

   

  For a complete position description and application guidelines, please see: http://goo.gl/yB0rD

  
  Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

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  3. [sla-dmah] FW: Special Collections Librarian James Madison University (JMU) Libraries & Educational Technologies (L&ET)
  

  **Apologies for cross-postings**

   

  This Special Collections position involves outreach and instruction and so I thought members of this listserv might find it interesting. Please distribute widely!

  
  Special Collections Librarian

  Location: Carrier Library

  
  Posting Date: 1-22-2013
  Posting Number: 0405079

   

  Thanks,

   

  Yasmeen

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  Yasmeen Shorish
  Science Librarian, Asst. Professor
  Rose Library 2309
  James Madison University
  MSC 4601
  Harrisonburg, VA 22807

  http://guides.lib.jmu.edu/profile/yasmeen | www.lib.jmu.edu | 540.568.4288

   

   

  https://joblink.jmu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1358882533110