Library Technician

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Work environment

We are located at Place Bell situated at 160 Elgin Street, an office complex in downtown Ottawa and next to the Rideau Canal and the Rideau Shopping Centre. This location offers easy access to restaurants, fitness facilities, walking/running paths and parks. We are conveniently located close to major bus routes making it easy to commute from all points across the city.

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada Library is looking for an independent, innovative and tech-savvy Library Technician. Reporting to the Law Librarian, the Library Technician supports the creation and maintenance of a library portal and provides cataloguing, acquisition, interlibrary loan and circulation services to our offices across Canada. If you would like to develop a broad range of skills and knowledge in library and information science, this is the job for you.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions at Public Prosecution Service of Canada in the National Capital Region, with varying tenures (such as indeterminate and/or specified period) and with various linguistic profiles and requirements (such as bilingual imperative – BBB/BBB, CCC/CCC, and/or CBC/CBC) according to the position to be staffed.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
• Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in library or archival work.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in the cataloguing (original and derived) and classification of published material (print or online) according to AACR2R and LCSH.
• Experience in the cataloguing (original and derived) of published material (print or online) according to MARC standards.
• Experience providing acquisitions support in a library.
• Experience providing interlibrary loan services.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Asset Qualification - Experience:
• Experience providing library services in a law library.
• Experience using Sierra integrated library system.
• Experience using Government of Canada integrated financial systems.

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

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Abilities:
• Ability to assist library users in accessing library materials and to answer quick reference questions.
• Ability to select the appropriate resources to verify and locate bibliographic information.
• Ability to plan and organize own work.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitabilities:
• Effective Interpersonal Skills
• Client service orientation
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Reliability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Qualification - Knowledge:
• Knowledge of publishing practices and information suppliers and sources.
• Knowledge of Répertoire de vedettes-matière and Resource Description and Access (RDA).

Organizational Needs:
• The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, person’s with disabilities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.
• Public Service Renewal - The Public Service of Canada is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that brings new ways of thinking and innovation to our teams. Candidate selections may be based on this principal.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

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Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.