Digital Library Federation is hiring: Library Technician (Vacancy#:VAR003004) in

• Opening Date: January 27, 2025
• Closing Date: March 10, 2025
• OPM Control Number: 829374700
• Vacancy Number: VAR003004
• LC Organization Unit: Discovery and Preservation Services
• Grade: GS-08
• Series: 1411
• Minimum Salary: $63,307.00 per year
• Maximum Salary: $82,305.00 per year
• Availability: Open to All
• Telework Eligibility: On-Site

The position is in the Collections Management Division. The incumbent is responsible for a variety of activities in support of collections inventory control tracking, including:

1. Inventory Control and Circulation: Checks out books to the public and Library staff according to the Library’s regulations and security procedures.
2. Patron Records: Searches and identifies patrons in the Library’s circulation module in preparation for charging material and updating records.
3. Completes complex searches to identify the relationship of the piece in hand to the collection as a whole.
4. Receives items referred to by staff, reviewing new, rebound, and relabeled materials coming into the general collections in which a potential problem has been identified.
5. Resolves bibliographic problems, supplements or corrects existing cataloging, and provides quality assurance for junior staff and/or contract staff.