Scholarly Initiatives Librarian (Law, Research)

The Scholarly Initiatives Law Librarian provides specialized law research and reference services and consultation to support law students, faculty, staff, and library patrons in traditional and virtual environments. The position is responsible for evolving law library services, innovatively to be responsive to the legal research and cross-disciplinary needs in support of the scholarship. This is a professional librarian position without faculty status and non-tenure track.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides both quick reference and in-depth research services using a variety of legal and non-legal resources, determines the appropriate resources, conducts in-depth inquiries to clarify the subject, scope, and purpose of requests.
• Designs, implements, integrates, and assesses library/information research and reference related aids, online tools, modules, OERs, tutorials, and other digital experiences that develop knowledge of and expertise in library resources that enhance research and reference skills.
• Provides assistance to faculty with online learning platforms, engagement support, and programs including course-integrated instruction.
• Participates in Law Library collection development efforts, including selection, assessment, and management of resources and makes recommendations to leadership; serves as liaison to vendors.
• Identifies new resources and maintains awareness services and systems related to law librarianship, legal education, and pedagogy; explores new and emerging legal research methods and technologies, including those supporting data and analytics research.
• Coordinates and maintains content for the Library's website and social media that provide a quality user experience; Ensures interactive user engagement with with web tools and aids; evaluates and improves the discoverability and usability of patron-facing systems; works closely with IT personnel on pertinent issues.
• Develops and implements outreach activities to engage the law school community; presents to legal programs, tours, orientations, guest lectures, clinics and workshops.
• Makes recommendations to leadership on policies and operational changes and advancements related to various systems, including but not limited to systems administration decisions and ongoing maintenance.
• Adapts technology in support of library reference and services; utilizes electronic and print resources to support all aspects of litigation, case law, legislative, statutory, and regulatory research.
• Represents the School of Law and the greater university and the profession; engages and contributes to the profession and grows professionally through substantive involvement in committee work, research, publishing and/or participation in professional organizations at national, regional, section, and local levels.
• Creates and provides training to faculty, staff, and other groups on content of databases, library resources, and other research and bibliographical tools (collateral, research guides, checklists, etc.).
• Assists faculty with online dissemination of scholarly publications.
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