Reference Librarian - African (VAR003440)

Library of Congress; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Library of Congress in Washington, DC seeks a Reference Librarian within the African and Middle Eastern Division, General and International Collections Directorate, to support and build the library's collections.

The role requires evaluating materials for acquisition, serving as a subject-matter specialist in assigned areas, and aligning print and digital resources with researchers' needs and collection policies.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject-matter specialist and evaluate and select materials for the library’s collection in assigned subject areas.
• Support collections development, print and digital, aligning them with the needs of current researchers and collection policies to sustain a universal and inclusive collection.

Job description

The position is for a Reference Librarian who serves in the African and Middle Eastern Division within the General and International Collections Directorate (GICD), Researcher and Collections Services (RCS) within the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG)at the Library of Congress (Library).

As the Reference Librarian, you will:

• Serve as a subject-matter specialist as assigned and called on to evaluate and select materials for the library’s collection in those assigned subject areas. Review all relevant sources of items for possible acquisition to develop collections in areas of subject and/or geographic responsibility.
• Support collections development, print and digital, aligning them with the needs of current researchers, and with collection policies intended to sustain the growth of a universal collection. Help balance new acquisitions with responsible stewardship of existing collections while building a more diverse and inclusive record for future generations. Acquire material of underrepresented perspectives and voices in the Library’s collections to ensure diverse authorship, points of view, cultural identities, and other historical or cultural factors.