Head Of Reference Research amp Instructional Services

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Head of Reference, Research & Instructional Services

Duties: Plans, coordinates, directs, and supervises reference and research services for users of the Law Library and participates actively in the instructional program at the Law School by teaching Legal Research to two sections of first-year Lawyering Skills and assisting with the Law School’s Advanced Legal Research course. Supervises and manages the work of two full-time Reference and Research Services Librarians and student employees. Assists with library collection development by participating in decisions about new resources, both print and electronic and supervises all activities associated with publications and marketing. Manages the library’s rare books and special collections and government depository program. Reports to the Associate Dean for Library & Information Services & Associate Professor and participates actively in the administration and management of the Library, including strategic planning and setting the vision and mission for the Law Library. . Provide vision, oversight, and leadership for the next generation of library services by participating as a member of the senior management team to develop and evaluate services, assess the library’s role in the Law School and the University, and direct and manage changes necessary to ensure that the Law Library is providing the resources and services to support the scholarship and other work of faculty, students, Administration, and staff of the Law School and University. Manage operations of the Reference and Research Services Department, including reference services, library publications & research-oriented materials, special collections, and participation in the FDLP (government documents) program; supervise two Reference/Research Services Librarians and students working on department projects, including regular evaluations and development of training programs as needed for reference librarians and/or students working on department projects. Plan, develop, and recommend reference and public service policies and procedures, working collaboratively with the Deputy Director, to the Associate Dean; develop and administer biennial surveys to determine user satisfaction with library services. Teach legal research to assigned sections of the first-year Lawyering Skills program and other courses as directed; direct a comprehensive library outreach program for research services, including small group sessions on various aspects of basic and advanced legal research, brown-bag sessions, research sessions for professors and staff, “Bridge the Gap”, sessions in upper-level courses, bibliographic instruction classes, and library tours, and work collaboratively with the Deputy Director to integrate Westlaw, Lexis and Bloomberg Law training into the program. Participate actively in local, state, and national law library and library organizations and associations by attending professional meetings and activities, as well as writing articles for various law and library related publications. Oversee the collection of materials in rare books, special collections, Virginia legal history, Law School archives, and personal papers collections. Participate in Law Library collection development activities. Serve as a member of Law Library and Law School committees, as appointed and assigned, serve as faculty advisor as assigned, and represent the Law Library at various programs and activities, such as faculty colloquy series, and at appropriate campus-wide activities. Perform other tasks as assigned by the Associate Dean for Library & Information Services.

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