RESEARCH LIBRARIAN SHAREPOINT – HYBRID – DC

RESEARCH LIBRARIAN SHAREPOINT – HYBRID SCHEDULE – WASHINGTON, DC

Our client, a major membership organization advocating for older adults, seeks a Technical Research Librarian with SharePoint experience for a 9-month contract assignment in their Washington, DC office. This position provides library technical and research services to internal clients across the organization.

The hybrid schedule supports remote work on Monday and Friday and on-site Tuesday through Thursday in the Washington, DC office.

Responsibilities
•    Conducts literature searches, market scans, and legal research; compiles, organizes, synthesizes, evaluates, analyzes, and interprets research results.
•    Monitors and responds to “Ask a Librarian” email information requests and provides in-person reference service in the physical library.
•    Assists in the operations and administration of the organization’s internal Knowledge Management system.
•    Assists in building, authoring, and designing library web pages.
•    Assists in creating new library programming and marketing Library products and services.
•    Assists in giving library overview and instruction sessions, creating user guides, videos, and tutorials as needed.
•    Performs routine library collection maintenance and processing, including checking and shelving books, magazines, and copy cataloging.
•    Creates, develops, and maintains library resource guides (using LibGuides).
•    Troubleshoots and resolve complex connectivity issues: user support, authentication, database and e-journal changes, subscription platform changes, network, and IP issues, etc.
•    Participates in special projects.

Qualifications
•    Master’s degree in Library Science (ALA accredited).
•    3+ years of experience as a technical research librarian.
•    Expertise in using SharePoint (Modern – for web authoring), Knowledge Management systems, Integrated Library Systems (ILS), Chatbot, graphic design tools (CANVA), and MS Suite of tools.
•    Expertise in searching the Web and commercial database services such as Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, EBSCOhost, and Factiva.
•    Ability to synthesize and provide actionable information on research findings.
•    Ability to work independently, within a collaborative structure, and in a high-production environment.
•    Ability to prioritize and work well under short deadlines.
•    Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
•    Excellent analytical and organizational skills.