Please post this position announcement.

Thank you,
Kate Kasimor
Washington State Library
Acquisitions Supervisor
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Washington State Library

SERIALS SPECIALIST

Direct Employment Opportunity

Recruitment Number: 07 LAPP4 0494 SL

Classification: Library & Archives Paraprofessional 4 (262L)

Status: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Olympia, WA

Salary: $2547 to $3311 per month (Range 39)

Posting Date: October 26, 2007

Closing Date: November 26, 2007

This recruitment will be used to fill this position only.  Applications
will be reviewed upon receipt.  The hiring authority reserves the right
and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision at any time.  It
will be to the applicant's advantage to submit materials as soon as
possible.

AGENCY PROFILE

Headed by an elected state official, the Office of the Secretary of
State is responsible for administering elections within the state,
registering corporations and charities that do business within the
state, collecting and preserving the records of governmental bodies
within the state, and maintaining the Washington State Library.  The
agency also administers the Address Confidentiality Program, the
Productivity Board, and the Oral History Program.  Visit our website at:
www.secstate.wa.gov.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position performs complex technical library tasks using specialized
knowledge within the Washington State Library, Technical Services
Program/Acquisitions Unit including:

* Receiving and physically processing all serials including newspapers,
microfilm, journals, periodicals and standing order continuations

* Monitoring order fulfillment and claims and verifying fiscal receipt.
Authorizing invoices for payment for all serials and resolves any
problems, questions or discrepancies

* Processing claims for all orders, monographic and serial, resolving
any problems, questions or discrepancies with vendors and Acquisitions
Ordering Specialist

* Performing complex copy cataloging for serial bibliographic records
including title changes, using the AACR2 rules and MARC standards
including MARC21 Holdings data. Applies concepts of bibliographic
control including description, seriality, successive entry, sources,
levels of enumeration, chronology, etc

* Maintaining accurate and reliable serial records correctly defining
the serial holdings of the Washington State Library including predictive
patterns, special notes, and public catalog display

* Working with the Acquisitions Supervisor to plan and implement changes
to serial procedures and technology

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

* A Bachelor's degree which includes an equivalent to 30 quarter hours
in library science; AND two years of full-time experience (40 hours per
week or equivalent) in the functional operations of a library. One
additional year of experience with duties equivalent to a library
information technician my be substituted for the required credit hours;
OR

o An accredited associate degree in library technology AND three years
of     experience in the functional operations of a library; OR

o Five years of full-time experience (40 hours per week or equivalent)
in a library       environment (i.e. circulation, reference,
interlibrary loan, serials, media services,       government
publications or acquisitions)

* One year of full-time (40 hours per week) or equivalent experience or
training using a wide variety of standard office software products such
as Microsoft Office software suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and
Outlook), Windows Explorer and My Computer file utilities, as well as
the willingness to learn and apply new technologies

* Accuracy and attention to detail is critical to this position

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

* One year recent experience (within the last 5 years) working with
serials management, serial record copy cataloging, and serial holdings
maintenance

* Experience using the Innovative Interfaces' Millennium software

* Experience using the OCLC's Connexion software

COMPENSATION

$2547 - $3311 per month, depending on qualifications.  Washington State
offers a full benefits package that includes health, life, and long term
disability insurance; paid vacation, sick, and military leave; optional
credit unions, savings bonds, and deferred compensation plans; eleven
paid holidays; and a public employees' retirement plan.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be considered for this position, please submit:

1. A letter of interest describing how your experience and
qualifications relate to the position summary and required and desirable
qualifications

2. A completed Washington State Job Application
http://www.dop.wa.gov/Resources/Forms/

3. Three professional references with contact information including a
statement from you granting permission to contact

4. Submit electronically to: recruitment@secstate.wa.gov, indicating 07
LAPP4 0494 SL on the subject line; Electronic submission (e-mail) is
preferred & original signatures are not required;

      Alternatively, you may submit your materials via US Mail:  Office
of the Secretary of State,      Recruitment, PO Box 40227, Olympia, WA
98504 or fax to:  (360) 586-2033

Note: The act of submitting application materials is considered
affirmation that the information provided is complete and truthful.  You
understand that the state may verify information and that untruthful or
misleading information is cause for removal from applicant pool or
dismissal if employed.

The Office of the Secretary of State is an equal opportunity employer
(EOE).  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, creed, sex, sexual orientation, disability, familial status,
marital status, and age.  All interested candidates are encouraged to
apply.  Persons of disability needing assistance in the application
process, or those needing this announcement in alternative format,
should call (360) 586-7285.