This position is located in the Paper Conservation Section, Conservation Division, Preservation Directorate, Discovery and Preservation Services.

Preservation Specialist position is located in the Conservation Division in the Preservation Directorate. The Directorate is responsible for the long term, uninterrupted access to the Library's collections through a variety of preservation programs. The Conservation Division accomplishes the preservation of the Library's collections, ranging from the general research collections to the rare, valuable, and special format collections, through a variety of activities. Incumbents in this position are specialists with a broad understanding of the diverse challenges that affect the Library's tangible collections and are engaged in a broad spectrum of activities that mitigate these risks. The Preservation Specialist plays a critical role in the development and implementation of adequate security and preservation controls when Library collection materials are in storage, on display, in transit, or handled for processing, exhibition, loan, publication, research, or reformatting/digitization.

AGENCY EMPLOYEES - CONSIDERATION UNDER THIS VACANCY IS LIMITED TO THE STAFF OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, TEMPORARY NOT-TO-EXCEED (NTE) AND INDEFINITE NOT-TO-EXCEED (NTE) EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. (EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY AT THE TIME OF SELECTION.)