Library Technician, Preservation, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Cheverly, MD
Posted May 8, 2018
Opening-Closing Dates: 05/08/2018 to 05/22/2018
ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either:
- The closing date listed above or
- The date that 200 applications are received; whichever occurs first.
If the announcement closes on the date that 200 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of 200.
We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to ensure their applications are submitted before the announcement closes. We will not consider applications which are late due to the announcement closing once the above number of applications is reached.
This position is located in the Preservation Services Department, Technical Services Division, Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL), located in Landover, MD. The employee will perform a wide variety of conservations treatments on circulating, non-rare materials in the Libraries, including serials, monographs, maps and other flat paper items.
Responsibilities
- Performs a variety of repairs such as tipping-in or hinging-in of loose leaves and replacement pages; dry cleaning; page mends using Japanese tissue and wheat starch paste; repairing case or adhesive bindings; spine repair; recasing; new covers; re-sewing of textblocks; textblock consolidation; board attachment. Constructs pockets to house accompanying materials and a variety of enclosures.
- Prepares materials for the commercial bindery: searches and verifies bibliographic entries in online catalog; performs quality control inspection of materials received from the commercial bindery; and maintains tracking logs and online circulation charges of materials.
- Performs condition surveys, accurately assessing and recording the suitability of materials for deacidification, reformatting, repair, boxing, commercial rebinding, replacement or withdrawal.
Travel Required: Not required
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