Position Announcement
University of Kentucky College of Law
Alvin E. Evans Law Library
June 7, 2004
Position: Reference Librarian
Available: August 1, 2004
Responsibilities: As a member of the reference staff, this position will
provide proactive reference and research support to the law college
faculty, students, members of the practicing bar and other patrons of the
Alvin E. Evans Law Library. Reference service includes participation in
the Library's faculty liaison program, compilation of traditional
bibliographies, webliographies, user guides, and the provision of
bibliographic instruction. This position requires reference desk hours
including participation in the evening and weekend rotation. All reference
librarians will be involved in a virtual legal reference service pilot
project. As part of the first year curriculum, reference librarians have
the opportunity to teach in the Introduction to Legal Research course on an
overload basis. Reference librarians also provide Lexis, Westlaw and other
on-line database instruction.
Qualifications: J.D. degree from an ABA approved law school, and MLS from
an ALA accredited institution. Familiarity with legal materials, including
law and law related on-line databases; strong service orientation;
excellent oral and written communication skills. Evidence of ability to
meet University of Kentucky requirements for promotion and tenure. Law
Library experience highly desirable.
Terms and Benefits: Full-time 12 month appointment; tenure-track position
within the UK Libraries system. Starting salary commensurate with
experience and qualifications. Standard academic fringe benefits; 22 days
vacation; TIAA/CREF, Fidelity and Twentieth Century Annuity plans.
Library: Located in the heart of Kentucky's scenic bluegrass region, the
Evans Law Library is the premier Law Library in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky with a collection of more than 450,000 volumes, excellent
electronic resources and substantial Kentucky materials including holdings
in equine law and mining. The Library staff includes 8.5 librarians and 7
support staff, serving 410 students and 31 faculty members. The Law Library
serves an outstanding, first tier College of Law ranked 27th among public
law schools in the recent US News rankings.
Application Deadline: Preference will be given to applications received by
July 7, 2004.
Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the American Association of Law
Libraries Annual Meeting in Boston in July 2004.
To Apply: Send letter of application, resume and names of three
professional references to:
Amy B. Osborne, Search Committee Chair
c/o Carol White, Personnel Assistant
William T. Young Library, Room 1-85
Lexington, KY 40506-0456
Email: <mailto:cwhite@email.uky.edu>cwhite@email.uky.edu
Phone: (859) 257-0500 x2096
FAX: (859) 257-8379
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER
Amy Beckham Osborne
Foreign and International Law Specialist
University of Kentucky College of Law Library
Lexington KY 40506
PH 859-257-8347 FAX 859-323-4906
email: amyo@uky.edu
www: <http://www.uky.edu/Law/>http://www.uky.edu/Law/
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