Faculty Services Librarian

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Faculty Services Librarian
The candidate plans, develops, implements and coordinates specialized library services for law school and university faculty members to support traditional and innovative faculty teaching, research, and scholarly production. Provides research and reference services to LRC patrons; provides training and instruction in the use of legal research tools in all formats; produces bibliographies and research and informational guides for the use of LRC patrons; assists in the development, evaluation, implementation, and revision of public services research tools, policies, and procedures; gives tours of the LRC; assists in collection development; supervises circulation staff and student assistants in the absence of other professional staff; takes on and oversees projects as assigned. This position reports to the Associate Director/Head of Public Services. Oversees and coordinates instructional support services for Law School and University faculty. Oversees and coordinates the provision of reference services in support of faculty scholarly publications. Trains, supervises, and evaluates the LRC’s research assistants. Keeps abreast of faculty research and manages a database of faculty member research profiles, so that reference librarians can provide current awareness and other relevant services to the faculty and their research assistants. Keeps abreast of and disseminates information about new teaching techniques and tools that may be of use to faculty. Offers reference service during regularly scheduled reference desk hours and during the evening and weekend reference service rotation; follows up on responses to inquiries that cannot be completed during shifts at the desk. Provides assistance in traditional legal research methods and computer-assisted legal research skills to faculty and students; assists patrons in the use of internet resources. Serves in rotation on professional development committee and campus library automation standards committee and/or reference subcommittee. Conducts searches of online databases and other bibliographic materials to respond to patron research requests. Produces research and informational guides and bibliographies. Serves as a selection consultant. Provides teaching support for LRC instructional programming, classroom lectures on general legal bibliography and develops paper and Web-based course materials; teach legal research courses as needed. Gives LRC tours, emphasizing correct use of, and training in, research tools. Keeps abreast of developments in the law and new legal research resources; selectively publicizes new and relevant legal research sources as appropriate to faculty, students and colleagues. Develops and maintains web resources for the teaching of legal research. Assists in circulation services and support as needed; supervises circulation workers in the absence of other professional staff. Serves as back-up to the Associate Director/Head of Public Services for communication of library policies and procedures to patrons; deals with patron problems or disputes. Works with the public services team to develop, evaluate, implement and revise research guides and training materials, policies and procedures; with the head of reference, plans and implements new services for outreach and education. Represents the LRC through professional involvement in local and national organizations, and by writing for publication.

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