Vacancy for Librarian (Acquisitions)

at US Embassy New Delhi

Name of the Post(s):

Librarian (Acquisitions)

Salary:

INR ₹735,015

Last Date:

20.09.2021

Duty Location(s):

1 Vacancy in New Delhi, India

Work Schedule:

Full-time - 40 hours per week

Duties:

Basic Function of the Position: The position is located in the Library of Congress office, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, under the supervision of the Chief of Acquisitions Division (Supervisory Librarian), who rates, and the Director and Deputy Field Director, who review, the incumbent’s performance. The incumbent will receive and complete the initial processing of thousands of incoming publications in English and 30 South Asian languages, and update statistical data.  S/he will place and/or approve purchase orders in the Overseas Field Office Replacement System (OFORS) for publications for the collections of the Library of Congress (Washington) and 55 American, Canadian, and British universities who participate in the Library’s South Asia Cooperative Acquisitions Program (SACAP).  S/he will acquire research-quality publications by conducting local acquisitions trips and establishing and maintaining contacts with non-commercial bibliographic sources.  The incumbent will perform special bibliographic services for Indian institutional libraries, the Library of Congress, and SACAP participants. The incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency. 

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