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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Cataloged Internet documents (monographs, serials, databases and web pages) for the GAO Library in public policy areas collected by the library (defense, health and human services, international relations, international trade, business, accounting, general government, education, agriculture, and environment)Assigned metadata to digitized legislative history documents in GAO's collection of approximately 20,000 legislative historiesPrepared legislative history documents for digitization and scanningSupervised from 2 to 4 employees in the cataloging unit from 2000-2007Cataloged books and microfiche, and as well as completing the cataloging of the GAO Library's twentieth century federal civilian agency regulationsOther responsibilities included catalog maintenance and authority work for headings used in the GAO collection - Clearance held: Secret

Supervised 7 employees handling cataloging, serials check-in, collection maintenance, and mail distribution for the GAO LibraryPerformed cataloging of audit reports on public policy prepared by the U.S. General Accounting Office for the OCLC national cataloging utilityCataloged books and microfiche documents for the GAO Library on public policy areas collected by the GAO Library Handled receipt from GPO and distribution of library's depository materials

Cataloged audit reports for the OCLC national cataloging utilityCataloged books and microfiche reports for the GAO Library in areas noted above

Conducted inventories of the Outreach and Special Projects Staff (OSPS) to identify the records generated and the quantity of records heldAssisted in the establishment, maintenance, and revision of record management proceduresAssisted in the oversight of the operation of the records disposition program for OSWER program officesConducted various other duties to ensure effective records management services and activities at OSWER and later at the EPA Water Docket

Handled all subcontract functions for Labat Anderson's Census Library contract, including supervision of employees in acquisitions and catalogingMaintained the library's LAN and stand-alone computers, including coordination of the automated systems used in acquisitions, serial activities, and OCLC systemsOversaw implementation of automated Data Trek acquisition and serials systemReviewed numerous gifts received for inclusion in the library collection, as well as older uncataloged materials held by the libraryEdited annual updates of the library's procedures manual, and the Cataloging Department operations manualCompiled and edited monthly reports and year-to-date statistics for the entire library. Managed annual inventory of the library's collection

Supervised 2 to 5 employees who processed classified and unclassified technical reports, Navy technical manuals, ephemeral correspondence, and engineering drawings into the Vitro library system Assisted employees as needed in the processing and destruction of classified records according to established proceduresChecked bibliographic and security data for technical reports and manuals and provided subject cataloging for the sameCataloged books entering the libraryResponsible for verifying the quality of data in on-line catalog and adequate physical preparation of all documents Assisted periodically at the reference desk with DIALOG and CD-ROM literature searching

Answered reference questions, performed on-line literature searches (principally DIALOG) Filled requests for journal articles, reports, and books through company holdings and inter-library loan procedures Cataloged books for library

Cataloged books for libraryReviewed books for library acquisition

Planned programs for libraryReviewed books to be acquired by the library systemAnswered reference questions

Assisted in circulationAnswered reference questions

M.S, Library Science

B.A, History, Sociology; History; Sociology