REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
The Georgetown University Law Library is seeking an innovative and energetic librarian for the position of Reference Librarian.
Responsibilities:
The Reference Librarian provides extensive reference service to the Law Center’s faculty and students by participating in the reference desk rotation, including some evenings and weekends, individual research consultations, writing research guides, and other law library programs as needed.
The Reference Librarian participates in basic and advanced legal research instruction, online training, clinical research instruction, the Legal Research and Writing liaison program, journal liaison program, library tours, and other educational programs.
The Reference Librarian evaluates and selects materials for the library’s collection in assigned subject areas.
The Reference Librarian serves as a resource for the Reference Department on web design and Internet communication.
This position reports directly to the Head of Reference in the Patron Services section. No positions report to the Reference Librarian.
Required:
Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school; experience with legal materials, including online databases; awareness of current trends in legal research, library automation and library instructional programs.
Preferred:
Preferred: J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or significant law library experience; one to three years of professional experience in a law or academic library, and experience with teaching legal research; skills in web design, including HTML, XML coding.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. For more information about the Library, please visit the Library’s website at www.ll.georgetown.edu
Other:
Participate in library committees and forums. Engage in work with staff of other departments, demonstrating collaboration and teamwork. Expected performance includes active participation in the intellectual life and administrative activities of the Law Center as well as the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the position in a superior manner, demonstrating increasing knowledge, effectiveness and, where appropriate, scholarship.
To Apply:
To apply, send a resume and the names of three references to libraryjobs@law.georgetown.edu or by mail to Margaret A. Fry, Associate Librarian for Administration, Georgetown University Law Library, 111 G Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Review of applications will begin May 24, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled.
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