Librarian - LAC Group

Location: USA - DC - Washington DC

LAC Group is seeking a Librarian to support a Federal Library in the Greater Washington, DC area. The Librarian will provide research, reference, interlibrary loan, cataloging, and
training and outreach support for a collection consisting of physical and digital items. This is a long term full-time contract (40 hours per week; Monday - Friday), benefited position.

Responsibilities:

• Provide research/reference service both online and in person.
• Provide cataloging support to ensure that the library’s catalog is accurate and meets the most current standards.
• Process ILL requests and provide circulation duties for the physical items in the collection
• Participate in marketing and outreach of the library services.
• Keep current trends in library technologies and make suggestions that will improve or enhance access to the Library’s online content.
• Support training by coordinating with vendors and providing direct training to users
• Assist in collection development and maintenance of the physical and virtual collections.
• Assist in planning, developing and implementing digital content management solutions and curating the digital collection
• Other duties include tracking usage statistics, participation in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Degree in MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution
• Professional knowledge of the theories, concepts, principles, and techniques of librarianship in order to provide effective reference support.
• Must be team-oriented with excellent interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the library and with library clientele.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, information-intensive environment

LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer who values diversity in the workplace.