The Research Support Specialist provides ongoing maintenance activities of a technical library collection, including collection and document development, cataloging, processing, circulation, deletion, and disposal:
• Research technical reference requests via online/internet researching methods, as well as hardcopy/primary source research methods.
• Familiar with multiple government document repositories, such as Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Technical Data Management Information System (TDMIS), and ASSIST which is a site for looking up specifications, standards, military handbooks, and more.
• Provide reference support, maintain print collections, online collections and subscriptions which include accounts for the Federal Library and Information Network and the Library of Congress (FEDLINK).
• Scan documents, catalog images, and write/index metadata.
• Provide library technical support to NSWCDD Technical Departments including Innovation Labs.
• Assist in modification and customization of the NSWCDD integrated library system software (EOS), inventory, repository, or equivalent tool for the end-user.
• Deliver root cause analysis of hardware and software malfunctions and recommend solutions to said malfunctions.
• Provide controlled inventory services in support of NSWCDD (control point for classified and controlled material [up to Secret] entering and leaving NSWCDD).
• Develop and maintain an archival process in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration for storing and retrieving physical and digital artifacts through Past Perfect Museum Software, to include photographs, newspapers, documents, and videos.
• Research, examine, and retrieve artifacts from the National Archives and other repositories, interface with the community to acquire artifacts, communicate organizational history, document history through research and oral interviews, curate and display heritage exhibits, and distribute contents to appropriate repositories.
Required Skills and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Library Science, Historic Preservation, or Humanities AND four (4) years of related experience in research support, library, historic preservation, or technical information profession.
• Emphasis on web page research cataloging support, creating and managing web page links; performs maintenance and updates web pages and develops responses to inquiries and data calls concerning the web pages.
Required Clearance
Must possess a verifiable Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.
EOE M/F/D/V
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