Dear Colleagues,
Below you will find the announcement for my position. The School of Law
hopes to interview candidates at the AALS Meet Market in DC on November
10th - 12th, as well as at the AALS Annual Meeting in January.
Please forward this announcement to anyone you think is qualified and
who might be interested.
It is an excellent opportunity for someone to really take this Law
Library to the next level. I expect that a new building is just a few
years down the road.
Sincerely,
Brian
The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
is seeking candidates for the position of Director of the Law Library
and Information Technology for the Charles N. and Hilda H.M. Mason Law
Library. The Director reports to the Dean of the School of Law and is
responsible for the operation of the Law Library and Information
Technology Department including long-range planning, budget,
procurement, and personnel management. The Director oversees
educational, informational, bibliographic, technology, and collection
development. The Director must have a demonstrated track record of good
judgment, vision and leadership.
Applicants must hold both J.D. and M.L.S. degrees from accredited
institutions, be a member of the bar and have at least five years
experience in Law Library administration. The successful candidate will
demonstrate outstanding knowledge of the research, teaching,
educational, and technological needs of the Law School faculty and its
student body, and possess a strong service orientation and excellent
organizational and interpersonal skills. This position is a faculty
appointment. The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience.
The Law Library has been renovated and enlarged recently, and is a
welcoming place in which to study and research. Power and Internet
Access via WIFI are available at every seat. The Information Technology
Department provides the technological and educational support for the
School of Law. Together the staffs of the Law Library and Information
Technology Department total 12 FTE. The Law Library collection includes
over 250,000 volumes and volume equivalents and is housed in a modern,
state-of-the-art Law Library that occupies approximately 25,000 square
feet. The Law Library also subscribes to a number of electronic services
and databases. The Library staff is service-oriented and vigorously
participates in the educational life of the Law School. The law library
works cooperatively with the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
University Libraries and other Law Libraries to provide information
services in support of the curriculum of the Law School and faculty and
student research needs.
The Law Library uses the Innovative Interfaces integrated library
management system. The School of Law currently operates a full-time
program with a total enrollment of 253 J.D. students. Planning has
begun to add part-time program and dual-degree programs. The Director
will be intimately involved in this planning. The Law School, which has
20 full-time faculty members, is located on the University of the
District of Columbia=s main campus in beautiful upper N.W., Washington,
D.C. It is located on the Metro=s Red Line (Washington, DC=s subway
system) at the Van Ness/UDC Metro Stop, a short ride to the District=s
many judicial, legislative, cultural and commercial centers.
Please send a cover letter, resume, list of references, and a UDC
Application (available at
http://www.udc.edu/docs/employment/employmentapp.pdf) to:
Dean Shelley Broderick
The University of the District of Columbia
David A. Clarke School of Law
4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Employment
Opportunity Employer, and a Historically Black College or University.
Accordingly persons of color and women, are encouraged to apply.
Brian L. Baker, JD, MLS
Director of the Law Library
& Assistant Professor of Law
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Charles N. and Hilda H.M. Mason Law Library
E: bbaker@udc.edu V: 202-274-7354 F: 202-274-7311
As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both
instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly
unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of
change in the air however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of
the darkness.
Justice William O. Douglas, US Supreme Court (1939-75)
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