Various Entry Level Positions, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda MD
Posted June 2, 2014
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), located on the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) campus, in Bethesda, Maryland is recruiting recent library
science graduates to fill entry level librarian positions. The positions
offer a unique opportunity to work at the world’s largest biomedical
library, with a mission of acquiring, organizing, and disseminating the
biomedical knowledge for the benefit of the public’s health.
Positions are available in:
*Web Site Development and Social Media*
· Support site development, or new responsive web design for
MedlinePlus
· Contribute to social media initiatives of NLM
· Support development and maintenance of NLM web sites by assisting
with content management, usability, accessibility, information
architecture, plain language, navigation and mobile access
*Technical Services*
· Acquire materials for the NLM collection and support the
licensing of electronic resources
· Create and maintain serial records which serve as the underlying
data for various systems throughout NLM; provide quality assurance of NLM
serial records in local and national databases to ensure accurate journal
citations in databases such as PubMed and PMC (PubMed Central)
*Preservation; Digital Preservation*
· Provide proper management, preservation and care of historical
and non-historical collections, including monographs, serials, archives,
manuscripts, oral histories, prints, photographs, posters, ephemera, motion
pictures, video recordings, sound recordings, and other materials
· Participate in digital technology, digital imaging and
preservation of analog and digital formats
*Consumer Health*
· Organize consumer health information about diseases, conditions,
and wellness, in both English and Spanish through MedlinePlus, the NLM
consumer health web site
*Data and Literature Management*
· Design qualitative and quantitative assessments of tools and
processes used in the indexing of biomedical literature
· Provide technical and research support for automated
(machine-assisted) indexing initiatives involving biomedical literature
· Assist with data content review and editing of bibliographic
citations and Web pages, including HTML or XML tagging and metadata
application, to ensure data quality and consistency
· Test and evaluate NLM search systems, including the content in
the systems and the interfaces used to access the systems
· Participation with customer service, training and outreach
services for NLM systems, such as PubMed
*Health Services Research, Public Health and Health Information Technology*
· Engage with the public health and health services research
communities in order to create and manage health information resources that
serve their needs
· Support development of knowledge and information resources to
promote interoperable exchange of data and information using standardized
vocabularies and codesets, standardized survey tools and assessment
instruments, and common data elements and measures
*Data Science and Big Data*
· Assist with initiatives to enhance access to biomedical data sets
resulting from publicly funded research
· Analyze and develop guidance related to emerging policies that
promote data sharing and open science
· Participate in projects to engage science communities of practice
in standards efforts, including common data elements initiatives
Pay: GS-9 level with a pay rate of $52,146
Benefits: health insurance, and other benefits
Eligibility: Eligibility: Must have a library degree from an accredited
school; must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; must have graduated on
or after 12/27/10 and be a citizen of the United States
Apply for NLM positions through the NIH Pathways for Recent Graduates
(Librarian) Program of USAJobs:
https://www.usajobs.gov/
2014