Job Opportunity at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is seeking to hire an assistant reference librarian for its Ask Joan of Art® digital reference service. The position is located in the museum’s Research & Scholars Center and would report to Kathleen Adrian, who heads the Ask Joan of Art® program. Incumbent answers reference questions received by e-mail and composes timely, informative, articulate response to questions received. Performs literature searches using a variety of print and electronic resources. Evaluates resources for authority, reliability, accuracy, and age-level and selects the best resources to provide ready-reference assistance to the broad spectrum of customers. Compiles art-specific bibliographies, finding aids, and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) files--with an emphasis on Web resources-- to supplement the services of the Reference Desk.

For a complete list of selective and quality ranking factors for the position, see the online job recruitment announcement posted by the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources.

07CR-7143 Librarian (Reference) GS-1410-09 DC SAAM

http://www.sihr.si.edu/vac/07CR-7143.pdf