National Gallery of Art Library
Vacancy Announcement

Library Technician (Technical Services)

The National Gallery of Art Library is seeking applicants for two student assistant positions in the Technical Services Department. The primary purpose of these positions is to provide clerical support for acquisitions, cataloging, and technical processing activities.

Duties include unpacking and receiving newly acquired library materials, performing bibliographic searching in local and worldwide library networks, entering cataloging information using a personal computer, producing labels and adding item-level information (barcodes) for cataloged titles, and assisting with the maintenance of departmental manual and automated files.

Applicants should have a familiarity with library technical services procedures and basic descriptive cataloging principles; familiarity with the operation of personal computers; an ability to recognize and transcribe detailed bibliographic information; an ability to type and file accurately; and an ability to work cooperatively with other staff members.

In order to qualify for this position, applicants must be registered at least as a half-time student, and be able to provide certification of student status, including a current class schedule. Work schedules will be determined to accommodate the student's class schedule and the Library's work requirements. A typical schedule is 20 hours per week while classes are in session; full-time employment is available during semester and summer breaks. The incumbent earns sick and annual leave based on the amount of hours worked.


Those interested in this position should send a résumé and any inquiries by email to:

Anna M. Rachwald, Technical Services Librarian
National Gallery of Art Library
Telephone: (202) 842-6525
email: am-rachwald@nga.gov

The Fall meeting of the ARLIS DC-MD-VA chapter
will be held on Thursday and Friday November 15-16, 2007 in Washington D.C.

We’ll be focusing on newly renovated libraries and archival centers!

On Thursday afternoon, November 15, we will meet at Dumbarton Oaks for a tour of the newly renovated library given by Sheila Klos. After the tour we will convene at a restaurant in Georgetown for drinks.

On Friday November 16 we will meet at the newly renovated Phillips Collection Library for a tour of the facilities, and to hear about the first library automation system for the Phillips Collection Library. We will also hold a Chapter business meeting. We’ll be hosted by Karen Schneider and Sarah Osborne Bender.

After lunch at Dupont Circle the group will take Metro to the Luce Foundation and the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian's American Art Museum. The Luce Foundation tour will be given by Georgina Bath; the Lunder Conservation Center tour will be given by Julie Heath.

Here are links to the libraries and centers included in the Fall meeting:

Dumbarton Oaks

The Phillips Collection Library

The Luce Foundation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Public transportation to Georgetown is somewhat difficult, so if you plan to attend the gathering at Dumbarton Oaks Thursday afternoon, you may want to carpool. Street parking should be better than usual in that area, as the house at Dumbarton Oaks is currently closed for renovation.


On Friday we will be using the Metro to get around. Those of you from afar will be able to take a train into town or park at a parking lot in a suburban area, and take Metro to and from our meeting locations.

Additional information will follow - please put the date on your calendar.