Description
Selection reference: OP/COM/2023/1551
Function Group: Assistant
Grade: AST 1-3
Job title: Librarian - Acquisitions
Job N°: 353080
Where: Unit OP.A.4 Data, Information and Knowledge Dissemination and Preservation Services, Brussels
Publication deadline: 30.06.2023 - 12.00 (Brussels time)
We are
The Publications Office of the European Union is the official provider of publishing services to all EU institutions, bodies, and agencies. As such, it is the central point of access to EU law, as well as to publications, open data, research results, procurement notices and other official information. The Office thereby plays a central role in making it known to the public what the EU does and means for them, and in unlocking the power of data. Its mission is to support EU policies as a recognized competence center for information, data and knowledge management, and to ensure that this broad range of information is available to the public as accessible and reusable data to facilitate transparency, economic activity and the diffusion of knowledge.
The Publications Office publishes in all the official languages of the European Union and continuously adapts its services to a rapidly evolving technological environment (e.g. data services, cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence).
The A4 unit is the lead unit for a strategic objective at the Publications Office, Connecting and preserving content and knowledge. This is at the heart of its activities. It is responsible for delivering library and information services to the European Commission through its management of the EC Library. At an inter-institutional level, it provides a range of library and preservation services, covering the assignment of identifiers (ISBN, ISSN and DOI), cataloguing of EU publications, and the long-term physical and digital preservation of publications produced by EU institutions, including web content. It also manages large-scale digitisation projects on behalf of all the EU institutions.
We propose
The EC Library plays a central role in ensuring that EC staff has access to authoritative, evidence-based resources to support them in their daily work. The Library itself is split over two sites, one in Brussels and one in Luxembourg. This post will be based in Brussels. The staff work collectively to ensure the timely delivery of information to our users. Through a suite of services, we are committed to fostering an environment of active enquiry, idea generation, open debate, and collaboration. Beyond the Commission itself, we look to promote our unique collection covering the EU project, of interest to anyone researching the wider story of EU integration. We work together with other libraries, within the EU institutions and beyond, to share experiences and to build common services where appropriate, to create seamless library services for all our users.
This particular job is in the acquisitions team which delivers a wide range of data, information and research resources to the EC staff. Of particular interest are candidates with a background in acquisitions and procurement within a library setting.
We look for
We are looking for someone who is passionate about libraries and the services they can deliver in the 21st century. This post would be ideal for someone with experience in acquisitions and procurement in a library or data and information management setting. The ideal candidate will have a very good knowledge of the current trends in acquisitions of data, research and information resources, and of library technologies (library management systems, resource discovery services, online databases, etc). S/he will need a proactive, service-oriented, can-do attitude.
At least two years of experience working in a library environment is highly desirable. However, candidates with a background in procurement and/or a very strong motivation to quickly develop the required skills and competences through on-the-job training are encouraged to apply.
More specifically, the profile of the candidate shall include the following elements:
- Under the supervision of the team leader and head of sector, contribute to all steps of the data, research and information acquisition workflow: issue order forms, create bibliographic records, manage receiving of materials or access activation, follow up on claims and user complaints, verify invoices, renew or cancel subscriptions, etc.
- Provide user support in the Library reading room and in the Ask a Librarian service.
- Conduct bibliographic searches to support user and organisational information needs.
- Contribute to promoting the acquired resources in the Commission.
Working languages are French and English.
How to apply?
Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter in a single PDF document by the publication deadline to the following email address: HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIES
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) indicating the selection reference OP/COM/2023/1551 in the subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.
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