Position Announcement (Washington, DC)

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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2005
From: Tracy Kent (ASRC Federal) <Tracy.Kent_at_asrcfederal.com>
Subject: Position Announcement

Send resumes to:  jobs_at_asrcfederal.com
Closing date:  July 6, 2005
Washington, DC
EPA-HQ

Library Network Coordinator and Manager of Library

Opportunity for a creative thinker to help reinvent library services for

Federal Agency. 

As manager, the incumbent oversees all services and functions of the
library, 
which serves approximately 7,000 staff in the Washington, DC area as
well as 
members of the public. Duties include supervision of a staff of 5 and
oversight 
of the following areas: management of the library's collection of over
20,000 
materials, reference and research, interlibrary loan and document
delivery, web 
site maintenance, acquisitions and collection development, marketing, 
facilities issues, etc. The incumbent manages the library's budget and 
purchasing. The incumbent also serves as the primary research librarian
for the 
library, performing in-depth literature searches for EPA staff.

The incumbent plays a leadership role for the Library Network, a network
of 
libraries located across the nation. These duties include oversight of
network 
web sites, listserv and monthly teleconferences, planning the network's
annual 
meeting, compiling and analyzing network statistics, managing the
network's many 
electronic resources, and providing technical assistance/consulting to
the 
network libraries. The incumbent offers professional advice on library 
management and policy issues to the Federal Program Manager for the
Library 
Network, including providing input on the current effort to reorganize
the 
network.

Skills and abilities:

Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
Ability to interact with a wide variety of clients and colleagues with 
diplomacy and tact. 
Knowledge of all functional areas of a specialized library. 
Ability to think creatively about the provision of library services to a
patron 
base that is diverse and geographically distributed. 
Proficiency with professional research tools, both print and online. 

Education and experience:

Masters of library or information science 
At least 5 years professional experience in libraries; 4 years
supervisory 
experience 
Familiarity with information technologies as related to library services


EOE M/F/D/V



            

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