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This position is located in Discovery Services Division, Copy Cataloging Department, Smithsonian Libraries (SIL), Smithsonian Institution (SI), located in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, DC.
The Smithsonian Libraries is a complex, research library system located within Smithsonian museums, research institutes and other offices in New York City, the Republic of Panama, and the Washington, D.C. area. The Supervisory Librarian (Head, Copy Cataloging) directs the copy cataloging of materials in all formats and leads efforts for the enrichment and maintenance of the Libraries’ bibliographic metadata and records. The incumbent works closely with the Head, Original Cataloging to ensure that data and records conform to local, national and international standards. The Head, Copy Cataloging implements and manages vendor-provided services for the receiving, physical processing, and cataloging of new purchased materials. The incumbent works closely with the Head, Acquisitions to ensure purchased and gift materials are available to researchers and the Institution in a timely manner. The Head, Copy Cataloging serves as a representative to the cataloging services contract, and collaborates to write specifications for vendor contracts and with funding proposals.
04/30/2018 to 05/14/2018
$81,548 - $106,012 per year
GS 12
Not required
No
Permanent - Federal
Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent
12
Yes
18A-LC-303609-DEU-SIL
496639600
Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
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Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com
Retirement Program - http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
- Ability to oversee and manage a diverse staff.
- Skill using national metadata content standards (e.g., RDA, AACR2, DACS, etc.), MARC, and non-MARC data standards (e.g. MODS, XML, EAD, etc.).
- Skill with authority work and authority records, in addition to acquisitions and copy cataloging processing and workflows, including developing new policies and practices
- Skill processing bulk vendor records, along with shelf ready services. Experience with editing and enhancing vendor supplied metadata and establishing collection profiles.
Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria: Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above. Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above. Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree. This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.
Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
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Your application package should include the following documents:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. Please Note:
At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt. The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed. Additional Information:
If you are selected for an interview: If you are selected for an interview you will be required to make a short presentation to the panel on the following topic: Significant change in descriptive standards, workflows and processes, combined with the ongoing transformations in scholarly communication and research (including the proliferation of digital collections) affects all libraries, including the Smithsonian. Please describe how you, as the Head of Copy Cataloging, would provide leadership and drive in devising creative solutions in such an environment. Drawing from personal experience, what has been successful and not successful in preparing staff and colleagues for change and growth, both programmatically and individually?
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