Library Technician (Metadata and Digitization Support)
LAC Federal is seeking a detail-oriented Library Technician to support a federal library in Bethesda, Maryland. The Library Technician will assist with large-scale metadata cleanup, catalog maintenance, digitization support, data entry, and collections management activities supporting biomedical and scientific library collections. This position supports the accessibility, discoverability, and long-term management of library and archival resources in one of the world’s leading biomedical research libraries. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience working with library metadata, digitization workflows, and technical services operations in a library, archives, or research environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform bibliographic record maintenance, metadata cleanup, and data entry activities in integrated library systems and databases.
- Update, edit, and verify bibliographic, holdings, and item records according to established procedures and metadata standards.
- Support digitization projects by preparing materials for scanning, conducting quality control review, and tracking digitized content.
- Assist with inventory, shelf reading, shifting, labeling, and physical organization of library and archival collections.
- Create and maintain spreadsheets, logs, tracking systems, and project documentation related to metadata and digitization projects.
- Perform authority control support and metadata normalization activities under librarian supervision.
- Assist with retrospective conversion, record migration, and collection remediation initiatives.
- Handle library materials carefully in accordance with preservation and special collections handling procedures.
- Support scanning, file naming, image quality review, and basic digital asset management workflows.
- Conduct database searching and verification activities using library catalogs, OCLC, and related systems.
- Assist with packaging, rehousing, and preparation of materials for preservation or digitization activities.
- Prepare monthly productivity reports and status updates related to assigned project activities.