Research Impact Librarian

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 

• 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