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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 10:26:00 CDT
From:         "(Elizabeth F. Miller)" <emil@seq1.loc.gov>
Subject:      Library of Congress Vacancy - African Section

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                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
                       Washington, DC 20540-2295
                      *** VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT***

                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 ^  Vacancy Announcement Number: 21219  ^
                 ^  Opening Date: September 16, 1992    ^
                 ^  Closing Date: October 23, 1992      ^
                 ^                                      ^
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

GENERAL POSITION INFORMATION:

              Title: Library Technician (Typing)
                     (Bibliographic Assistant)
                     GS-1411-6  (3106)  $21,027 - $26,940

  Position Location: African Section, African & Middle Eastern Division,
                     PSCM I, Collections Services, John Adams Memorial
                     Building

       Tour of Duty: Flexitime

Type of Appointment: Permanent, Non-supervisory, bargaining unit position

Number of Vacancies: One  (Subject to Congressional funding authorization
                     for fiscal year 1993 beginning October 1, 1993)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Participates in the processing of incoming and existing materials by preparing
bibliographic records in many formats, maintaining catalogs, collecting
statistics on acquisitions and assembling materials for transfer to other LC
units.  Prepares bibliographic entries using guidelines based on AACR2.
Searches items from publisher catalogs and similar materials.  Performs
searches and prepares citations for inclusion in the section's various manual
and machine-readable files.  Maintains pamphlet collections for reader and
staff use.  Provides reference aid to the public by supplying basic
information on the contents of the section's collections and by demonstrating
the use of standard reference tools including on-line databases.  As needed,
types administrative and reference correspondence, memoranda, special reports
and other material.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must meet all of the requirements detailed below.

EXPERIENCE:
One year of general clerical or library experience and six months of
specialized experience which must have been at the GS-5 level in the Federal
service or at a comparable level of difficulty outside the Federal service.
Specialized experience must have demonstrated a knowledge of library
procedures such as acquisition, reader services or cataloging and use of
microcomputers for information processing.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:
Knowledge of written European languages such as French, Portuguese or
Afrikaans or major African languages such as Housa or Swahili sufficient to
recognize titles, dates and subject matter.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Two years of undergraduate education (60 semester hour or 90 quarter hours or
the equivalent).

SUBSTITUTIONS:
For the General Experience and Education requirement applicants may substitute
a bachelor's degree or graduation from high school and two years of general
experience.  For the specialized experience the following may be substituted:
a master's degree in library science or graduate degree in african studies.

TEST REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must pass the Library's clerical test and an approved typing test
with a net speed of 40 words per minute.  A copy of these test results must be
attached to the application.  Library of Congress staff members must also pass
the typing test unless they have held a position within the last year which
required typing.  To waive the typing test, staff members must indicate on
their SF-171, in item 24 "Work Experience," their exact position title and the
number of words per minute their position requires, i.e., typing at 40 words
per minute.  (Clerical test may be waived for applicants possessing a
Bachelor's degree)

QUALITY RANKING FACTORS:
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications requirements will be evaluated
on the basis of the Quality Ranking Factors.  Applicants are encouraged to
submit with their SF-171 a supplemental statement addressing each Quality
Ranking Factor separately.  The supplemental statement should be prepared on
plain 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper and should briefly describe how the applicant's
experience, education, training, self-development, outside activities, awards,
and commendations relate to each Quality Ranking Factor.

1.  Knowledge of library processing activities such as cataloging,
    acquisitions and loan/reader services.  (30%)
2.  Knowledge of the geography, history, languages, and ethnic groups of
    sub-Saharan Africa.  (30%)
3.  Knowledge of one of the following languages: French, Portuguese, or
    languages spoken in sub-Saharan Africa.  (25%)
4.  Demonstrated ability to work and deal with the public and others.  (15%)

NOTE: In order to receive credit for Quality Ranking Factors #2 and #3, you
must fully describe how you gained your subject expertise and language skills
and the amount of experience you have had with the language.  Applicants also
should list all courses taken, including the number of credit or classroom
hours, level of study, grade received, and completion date for each course.
If your language skill was acquired by speaking the language at home, please
indicate the number of years.

REMARKS:
The Library reserves the right to fill any number of the above-described
position that are or become vacant during the life of this vacancy
announcement.  All Federal Employee Benefits apply.

*****************************************************************
* HOW TO APPLY: Submit a Standard Form 171, Application for     *
* Federal Employment, and all required attachments as described *
* in this Announcement to:                                      *
*                     LIBRARY OF CONGRESS                       *
*               HUMAN RESOURCES OPERATIONS OFFICE               *
*               101 INDEPENDENCE AVE., SE, LM 107               *
*                   WASHINGTON, DC  20540-2295                  *
*                                                               *
*     For more information on this Vacancy, please contact:     *
*          Human Resources, Team 1, at 202-707-9147             *
*****************************************************************



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#    NOTE: Your cooperation is requested in completing the following     #
#    background and survey questionnaire and returning it with your      #
#    application.  This form is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and will be used   #
#    for statistical purposes only.  All questionnaires become the       #
#    property of the directorate of Human Resources and are not used in  #
#    the evaluation process.                                             #
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                        THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
                      Human Resources Operations
                    BACKGROUND SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
___________________________________________________________________________
                                     |
           INSTRUCTIONS              |                  NOTICE
The information from this survey     |          Purpose and Routine Uses
is used to help insure that Library  |
of Congress personnel practices meet |  The information from this survey is
the requirements of Federal law.     |  used for personnel and EEO research
Your responses are voluntary.        |  to help insure that Library of
Answer each question to the best     |  Congress personnel practices meet
of your ability.  Read each item     |  the requirements of Federal law.
thoroughly before entering the       |
appropriate code number in each box. |         Effects of Nondisclosure
                                     |
  Please print entries in dark ink.  |  Providing this information is
                                     |  voluntary.  No individual personnel
    USE ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS.        |  selections are made based on this
                                     |  this information.
_____________________________________|_____________________________________
NAME (last, first, middle initial)                  |DATE (month/day/year)
                                                    |
____________________________________________________|______________________
1.  Social Security Number|2. Year of Birth| 3. Do you have any Disability?
__________________________|________________|_______________________________
  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1 | 9 |   |   |    |   1 - YES    2 - NO
__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|____|___|___|___|____|__________________________

4.  How do you usually learn about vacancies at the Library of Congress?
(You may select up to three choices.  Enter the appropriate code numbers
in the boxes below.)
              _________         _________        _________
             |    |    |       |    |    |      |    |    |
             |____|____|       |____|____|      |____|____|
__________________________________________________________________________
                                     |
01 - Federal Research Services       | 13 - Federal, State or Local
     Federal Career Opportunities    |      Job Information Center
02 - Other Private Information       | 14 - Religious Organization
     Services                        | 15 - Friend or Relative Working
03 - Newspaper                       |      at Library of Congress
04 - Library of Congress Information | 16 - Friend or Relative Not
     Bulletin                        |      Working at Library of Congress
05 - Magazine                        | 17 - Professional Association
06 - Radio/TV                        | 18 - Vacancy Announcement Posted on
07 - Poster                          |      Library of Congress Bulletin
     (Unemployment Office)           |      Boards
08 - Private Employment Office       | 19 - Vacancy Announcements Circulated
09 - State Employment Office         |      to Other Federal Agencies
10 - Minority or Other Special       | 20 - Vacancy Announcements Circulated
     Recruitment Sources             |      to Library Schools
11 - Library of Congress Recruit-    | 21 - Telephone Calls to the Library
     ment at School or College       |      of Congress Recruitment and
12 - School or College Counselor     |      Placement Office
     or Other Official               | 22 - Other (specify)_______________
_____________________________________|_____________________________________

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5.  Please categorize yourself in terms of race, sex, and ethnic categories
below.  First read definitions of subcategories.
____________________________________________________________________________

                              DEFINITIONS
The racial and ethnic categories for Federal statistics and administrative
reporting are defined as follows:
____________________________________________________________________________

ETHNICITY

- HISPANIC.  A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

RACE

- AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE. A person having origins in any of the
original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification
through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

- ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER. A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the
Pacific Islands.  This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan,
Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.

- BLACK. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

- WHITE. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,
North Africa, or the Middle East.

____________________________________________________________________________
A.  Race      |     |     |  B.  Sex   |     |   |  C. Ethnicity   |     |
              |_____|     |            |_____|   |                 |_____|
                          |                      |
1 - American Indian or    |  1 - Male            |  1 - Hispanic Origin
    Alaskan native        |  2 - Female          |  2 - Not of Hispanic
2 - Asian or Pacific      |                      |        Origin
    Islander              |                      |
3 - Black                 |                      |
4 - White                 |                      |
5 - Other _______________ |                      |
            (Specify)     |                      |
__________________________|______________________|__________________________






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