The U.S. Government Accountability Office is hiring for a GAO Student Trainee (Librarian) summer internship. The internship will be remote with the possible opportunity to work onsite in Washington, DC. You must apply by 4/8/2022.

See https://www.usajobs.gov/job/645054400 for the full vacancy description, requirements, and to submit an application.             

The position is open to current students enrolled in a Graduate program seeking a degree from an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

Duties

Interns will work on various assignments that include:

Performs a wide variety of duties such as: assisting with conducting research, database searching, collection maintenance and/or providing access to digital library materials, systems, and services.
Assists team members with area specific task to include designing and managing a variety of systems; or developing search techniques for handling specific various research requests.
Evaluates current publications and electronic resources and provides recommendations for renewal. Identifies and recommends new research resources for purchase.
Participates in a variety of responsibilities related to collection development and resource evaluation and testing; website development and information architecture; and/or resource sharing.
Assists with researching various topics based on inquiries from mission teams, agency attorneys and external customer and prepare routine responses based on research gathered to address inquiries
Collaborates with senior Librarians to design and manage a variety of systems including all electronic resources throughout their life cycle of access, administration, support, and evaluation; or develop and execute specialized research projects involving various methodologies.
Executes searches of varying complexity using a wide variety of electronic information retrieval systems and other resources.
Prepares and/or revises user manuals or information sheets, and distributes information on new system capabilities and search strategies.


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