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Federal Librarianship
More than one Path.
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Best Advice – if you want a Federal Library Position, think outside of the DC Metro Area. 2 library schools and one heck of a lot of librarians. Look west, mid-west, south, overseas. You have to pay your dues.
In the past 20 years, I’ve moved to
SC, TX, OH, TX, Germany, FL, TN, DC
Each move was for a promotion. Do not expect to get one job and move up the ladder. You will have to move unless you work at one of the major libraries.
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Federal Civil ServiceAll Executive Branch AgenciesAfter 3 Years – you get
“Status”
Excepted Service-- you do not get “status”-- you can not apply for any Exec Branch job that
requires “status”Legislative BranchJudicial BranchAll Intelligence AgenciesMost Commissions, etc.
Non- Appropriated Fund PositionsDoD Library Positions
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First 90 days can be fired at will, no explanation necessary.
First 91-365 can be fired but an explanation must be given.
Second – third years – it is still possible to be fired but takes a lot of work.
After 3rd year in Federal Civil Service, when you have “status” – it takes an atom bomb or some serious malfeasance to get you fired.
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Various hiring authorities may interfere with getting a Federal library job:
Veterans preference – 5 point vet has served during conflict; 10 point vet is disabled – if they qualify for the position, then they will likely be selected.
Spouse preference – begins Jan 2010 for all Executive Branch agencies – not sure if the legislative, judicial & intelligence agencies will implement it or not.
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Re-instatement eligible: has prior federal service.
Read the announcements thoroughly to see who may and may not apply.
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Contractors: Many Federal Libraries are run by contractors not Federal employees.
(Search normal job sites)
Most openings require US Citizenship but.. Occasionally there are openings that do not require it.
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Federal Job Classification & Qualificationswww.opm.gov
1410 – Librarian1412 – Technical Info Spec
1420 -- Archivist1421– Archives Technician
2210 – Web Developer, Digitization
other IT related library jobs.
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Think outside the 1410 box. The Library of Congress hires a lot of people to do a variety
of things in many series. Financial, etc.
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Federal Salary & Locality Pay Charts are on
www.opm.gov
Overseas appointments get “Rest of World” pay.
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Types of Federal LibrariesAcademicMedicalFinancialIntelligenceLegalSci/TechSchoolBase / Public LibrariesSpecial
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www.usajobs.gov -- set up a profile and get announcements sent to you automatically.www.mwr.navy.mil NAF positions www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afcivilianjobs www.chart.navy.milwww.usmc-mccs.org/employ/-- NAF positionswww.lisjobs.com( I post all jobs outside of DC on this listserv)
Army advertises all jobs on USAJOBS
AF does not have a centralized site for NAF
positions. All AF APF jobs are on USAJOBS.
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Most Base Library Positions are moving to NAF.
www.dodea.edu they have their own special way of hiring librarians / media specialists
www.state.gov – do not hire librarians – they hire foreign service employees-- you may have to take the Foreign Service Test-- these libraries educate foreign nationals about the US – how to do business, etc.
www.nsa.gov – do not hire libraries they hire Intelligence Analysts (GS-0132)
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Other Intelligence agencies may do the same thing There are 16 Intelligence Agencies in the US Government. ftp.fas.org/irp/official.html
US Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/employment.html-- Librarians for the District Courts
Administrative Office of the US Courtsadvertises all jobs on www.usajobs.gov
Presidential Libraries – rarely hire librarians – they hire Archivists & Archives Technicians (1420 & 1421) – have to go to each library.
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Read Announcements Carefully
new resume for every job
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Tailor it to the specific opening – look at the words they use in the opening and make sure you use
them in your resume.
Make sure you address the Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
(KSAs)
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Many applications are being run through resume screening
software
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We may not interview. We may hire off paper or go behind the
applicant and call all the references to get more
references
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Incentives-- always ask for them
Signing BonusStudent Loan Repayment
Relocation Expensescheck www.opm.gov for more
information
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Overseas Appointments-- usually 3 years and you might be able to extend
your appointment.
In addition to Salary you get:
Household goods packed & shippedCar shipped
Housing allowance(can be as much as $25K per year depending on
where you are assigned)
If you don’t stay the 3 years, you’ll have to ship it
back on your dime.
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Clearances
All Federal positions – Career, Excepted, NAF, Contractor – require at least a Secret Clearance.
Keep a listing of all your prior addresses for 7-15 years.
If the position requires a Top Secret Clearance – don’t quit your job. It can take up to 18 months to get
it.
http://www.rotc.pitt.edu/sf86work.doc-- start filling it out now
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Listservs
www.loc.gov/flicc/about/listservs.html
Army Library ListservNavy Library Listserv (send
requests to me and we’ll add)
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National Librarieswww.loc.gov
(LC does not require a Masters for any of their 1410 openings – may need languages or other
expertise) www.nlm.nih.gov
www.nal.govies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/nat_ed_library.asp
At these libraries the positions at the top are very narrow. Directing the ISSN program, etc.
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Large Library Systems:http://www.epa.gov/libraries/libraries.htm
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
US Army; US Air Force; US Navy; US Coast Guard, US Army Corps of Engineers
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Large Library Systems:
http://library.usgs.gov/www.nara.gov
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A bit of advice:
“Dig your well before you need it”
Read the book – it’s about networking.
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Another tidbit:
Start learning to be an extravert – even if you aren’t one.
You’ll be advocating for your library or libraries.
One INTJ to others.