Collections Maintenance Technician (QA)

The position serves as a Collections Management Technician II and is located in the Stack Management Unit, Collections Maintenance and Stack Management Section, of the Collections Management Division (CMD), Preservation Directorate (PRES), Discovery and Preservation Services (DPS) within the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG) at the Library of Congress (LC).

As a Collection Management Technician, you will: Follow extensive library rules, procedures and operations, retrieve materials from the collection. Apply judgement in retrieving materials. Receive retrieval requests through a number of methods including paper call slips, Automated Call Slip (ACS) and/or other automated request systems.

With some projects, follow general guidelines on what to pull, and must adhere to these guidelines which might include criteria such as item condition, date of publication, or format.

Follow a number of established procedures and specific guidelines available in the form of extensive library procedures, rules, and operations, perform an array of activities involved in maintaining the collections, including ensuring that collections are in the proper order, safe from hazards and readily retrievable when requested.

Use judgment to identify and select the most appropriate procedure to use, choose from among several established alternatives, or decide which precedent actions to follow as a model. Refer situations requiring significant judgment to the supervisor or others for guidance or resolution.

Arrange, sort and re-shelve materials returned to the stacks according to the prescribed order for that portion of the collection. Maintain assigned areas to ensure that each item is in proper order according to collections management and maintenance guidelines for each collection.

Frequent shelf reading of the collections, i.e., ensuring that the items on the shelves are in proper order, is a critical component of collections maintenance.

Use multiple shelving and classification arrangements including LC Classification, fixed location arrangement and others utilized by CMD to ensure that collections are properly shelved, arranged and accessible for use.

Use an in-depth or broad knowledge of a body of library regulations, procedures, and policies related collections retrieval to perform procedural duties or technical operation of limited scope and difficulty.

Provide enhanced book retrieval service, including quick searches for all Not-on-Shelf (NoS) responses for patrons, staff and priority clients, primarily CRS staff and Congressional patrons.

Identify and remove items suspected of containing errors in labeling and/or cataloging and forward items to the Preservation Directorate, the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, or other Library units for further determination or disposition.

Utilize and operate the Library's automated material handling systems used to sort and process collections. Operate the equipment as well as perform preventative maintenance on the machine(s).

Perform an array of preservation-related activities in support of stabilizing the collections and preventing further damage The position description number for this position is 429735. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

The incumbent of this position will work a fixed work schedule (8:00am-4:30pm.) This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

Knowledge of library collections maintenance practices and procedures.** Ability to use computerized databases and search tools.** Knowledge of proper library collection retrieval processes and procedures. Ability to plan work and meet deadlines. Ability to interact collaboratively with others.

Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.