The following position in the Technical Services Division at the
National Library of Medicine is now open on USAJOBS and will be open
through February 3, 2014. This brief posting period is because of the
federal government’s interest in accelerating the hiring process and
should not be interpreted as an indication that someone has already been
selected.
Head, Serials Acquisitions Unit, Collection Development and Acquisitions
Section, Technical Services Division, National Library of Medicine
This position is listed as Supervisory Librarian GS-1410-13, with a
salary range from $89,924 to $116,901 including locality pay per annum.
The Serials Acquisitions Unit Head in the Collection Development and
Acquisitions Section serves as the head of one of four units and
directly supervises a staff of three professional acquisitions
librarians and five library technical support staff. The incumbent is
responsible for managing operations of the Unit which acquires
approximately 18,000 print and electronic biomedical and related
serials, including providing preliminary bibliographic control for
serial titles; managing accounts and communication with commercial
subscription vendors worldwide; physical processing of print serial
issues; creating and maintaining purchase order, receiving, payment and
holdings records in an integrated library system; monitoring
expenditures on the serials budget; and preparing reports to support
analysis of the NLM collection.
The incumbent will be a member of the Collection Development and
Acquisitions Section management team, reporting directly to the Section
Head, and serve on working groups within NLM and represent NLM to
various professional and government organizations.
Links to the USAJOBS listings:
Supervisory Librarian
Job Announcement Number: NIH-NLM-DE-14-1027543
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/359787900
Please contact Patricia Bosma, Head, Collection Development and
Acquisitions Section, Technical Services Division at 301.496.3830 or
bosmap_at_mail.nlm.nih.gov with questions about the position.
Please contact Keyonna Butler, Human Resources Specialist, at
301-435-5713 or butlerke_at_mail.nih.gov with questions about the
application process or status of the application.
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The Technical Services Division contributes to the National Library of
Medicine’s mission of providing biomedical research and health
information worldwide through a variety of programs and activities,
including:
Formulating, implementing, and evaluating NLM collection development
policies;
Selecting, acquiring, and processing the modern NLM collection of
biomedical literature, including print and electronic resources;
Producing and maintaining cataloging records and the official catalog
for the NLM collection;
Providing original cataloging and other metadata services; and
Managing bibliographic and digital library systems and software to
support the Division’s collection development, acquisitions, licensing
and cataloging operations as well as support a broad range of Library
Operations and NLM services.
More information about the Technical Services Division can be found at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/tsd.html.
In addition to an interesting, challenging work environment, NLM has a
great location on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in
Bethesda, Maryland. It is a short Metro ride from Washington D.C. and a
short walk from Bethesda’s thriving restaurant and retail district.
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Received on Fri Jan 31 2014 - 13:05:40 EST