Reference Librarian School of Law

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Reference Librarian, School of Law
Duties: Provides reference and research assistance using traditional or electronic resources. Shares reference responsibility with three other librarians. Contributes to development of new services to meet user needs. May have responsibility for one or more subject areas, including making collection development recommendations for these areas. Serves as a faculty liaison to law faculty members. Works with faculty to learn research areas and develop faculty interest profiles. Determines if faculty have special collection development or research assistance needs. Aids faculty in more effectively utilizing research assistants. Apprises faculty of new and existing library resources and services. Depending upon faculty interest may create specialized research guides, class materials, or develop and deliver specialized research lectures for faculty’s classes. Teaches research in mandatory Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research Program for first year law students, including training in research methods using a variety of formats. Prepares and grades legal research exercises. May teach an upper-level legal research seminar on specialized legal topic. May assist in the hiring, training and supervision of student reference assistants. Participates as a member of the collection development team, evaluating and recommending legal resources in all formats and subject areas. Participates in library outreach and marketing and in the assessment of these and other library initiatives. Participates in departmental, library, and law school committees. Demonstrates commitment to continual professional development and participates in regional and national professional associations. Performs other related duties as assigned.

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