Head Of Reference And Instructional Services

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Head of Reference and Instructional Services
The candidate will manage and provide reference services to faculty, students, staff, alumni, attorneys, and the public, including general oversight of the reference desk and supervision of full-time and part-time reference librarians. Plan, organize, and provide legal research instruction to law students. Serve as a library liaison to law faculty, participate in collection development, and perform other duties as assigned. Plan, manage, and provide legal research instruction to law students: Plan, organize, and provide legal research lectures and hands-on instruction in the first-year Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis (LRWA) program in coordination with the other librarians and the LRWA faculty; prepare teaching materials, tutorials, and student exercises; and attend LRWA and Writing Fellow classes; Assist with First-Year Orientation, including preparation of materials for the orientation packet and legal research instruction during Orientation; Coordinate with the Reference and Outreach Services Librarian to ensure satisfactory planning and provision of instruction in the second-year LRWA program; In coordination with the other law librarians and the Scholarly Writing faculty, ensure satisfactory planning and provision of legal research instruction and assistance to students enrolled in Scholarly Writing; Plan, provide, and promote—or delegate and oversee—other research classes for law students such as Prepare-to-Practice, Writing for Seminar Papers, etc.; and Act as liaison to outside database account representatives and their student employees including Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law. Plan, manage, and provide legal research services to faculty, students, staff, alumni, attorneys, and the public: Coordinate reference office coverage with other librarians to ensure that assistance is available during posted hours; and determine policies and make sure that all staff in reference and circulation are notified; Provide reference services to faculty, students, staff, and the public by telephone, e-mail, and in person; Develop and maintain both print and web-based guides to legal research; Provide tours to faculty, staff, students, and visitors; Make sure that reference statistics are collected and posted on the library’s intranet; and Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate full-time and part-time reference librarians. Provide liaison support to law school faculty, including training in the use of print and electronic resources, preparation of bibliographies, and facilitation of interlibrary and document delivery. Serve on the Collection Development Committee with other librarians to evaluate, update, and implement collection development policies and identify titles for selection, cancellation, and weeding. Attend professional meetings and conferences; and Participate in Mason committee meetings and work with Mason libraries and librarians, as applicable. Perform other duties as required. Should have Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited library school, and Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school. Must have substantial knowledge of legal bibliography and legal research techniques in both print and electronic formats. Reference experience as well as teaching experience in a law library (academic, government, private).

Job Close Date 05/25/2017.

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