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WHO WE ARE

The European Parliament's Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS) is the in-house research centre and think tank of the European Parliament (EP). It provides research, analysis and information, on an independent basis, to Members of the European Parliament (MEP) and parliamentary committees on all EU policies, legislation and issues. Usually known as the European Parliamentary Research Service, we comprise four directorates: the Members' Research Service, the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, the Directorate for the Library and Knowledge Services, and the Directorate for Resources.

In addition, there are three horizontal units within the Directorate-General's central services: the Strategy and Innovation Unit, the Linking the Levels Unit and the Strategic Foresight and Capabilities Unit. The directorate-general comprises a total of 23 units and just over 300 staff. 'Empowering through knowledge' is the guiding principle of EPRS, underpinning the mission of the entire DG. In concrete terms, between 2014 and 2020, EPRS:

• Answered over 19,000 requests for substantive research and analysis from over 90 per cent of individual Members of the European Parliament;
• Replied to over 2,900 such requests from other parliamentary clients;
• Undertook targeted research work for 20 parliamentary committees;
• Treated over 125,000 reference requests from within the Parliament and over 330,000 citizens' enquiries;
• Produced over 6,600 publications, most recently at a rate of around 700 physical publications and 250 digital-only texts annually.

A video about the EPRS is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7mXXUZSq0g.

A video specifically on EPRS publications is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bUdGQF96Y&feature=youtu

We are a team of around 10 library professionals, managing the Brussels Reading Room of the Library of the European Parliament.

Our collection focuses on European policies, law, international relations and politics. Apart from the books, there is a growing number of e-books (now more than 30 000 available) and online databases, media sources and specialised e-journals.  

We operate a front desk, replying to some 20 000 reference requests per year and we organise classroom or individual training sessions for our clients, e.g. in the use of databases. 

Regularly, the Library's reading room is the venue for events with an academic character, organised by the European Parliamentary Research Service or by Members. 

YOUR TASKS

Depending on your background and interests, you could participate in a variety of library tasks:    

• Catalogue maintenance;
• Collection management, including electronic resources;
• Assistance with events held in the Library;
• Assistance in the management of the Reading Room or assistance with enquiries at the front desk.

YOU ARE

• You have a strong interest in libraries and you are aware of the information needs of researchers;
• Experience of working in a library and/or an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in librarianship or information science is an asset;
• You have a keen interest in ICT with the focus on the end-user and have strong communication skills;
• Able to work in the English language. At least a passive knowledge of other EU languages, especially French, is an advantage.

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