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*POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Associate Law Library Director
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library
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The School of Law Library at Southern Illinois University is accepting
POSITION*. Associate Law Library Director and Assistant, Associate, or Full
QUALIFICATIONS.* *Required:* M.L.S. or equivalent degree from ALA-accredited
Preferred:* Experience in various functions of technical services; budget
RESPONSIBILITIES.* Assists the Law Library Director in a variety of
AVAILABLE. *Review of applications begins July 1, 2008 and will continue
SALARY.* Competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
TO APPLY.* Applications should be submitted electronically at *
Douglas Lind
Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law
School of Law Library, Mail Code 6803
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1150 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to
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applications for the position of Associate Law Library Director, a full time
tenure-track library faculty position with the rank of Assistant, Associate,
or Full Professor (Law Library). The library staff includes six professional
librarians and ten civil service support staff. The library is
administratively independent and serves a law school faculty of about 35, a
law student body of about 360, a university community of more than 20,000,
and the legal community and general public of the entire southern Illinois
region. The library holds more than 400,000 volumes and volume-equivalents,
uses the OCLC and INNOPAC automated systems, and actively incorporates
access to electronic materials into its information resources and
technological solutions into its daily operations. Further information about
the Library and the School is available at
*http://www.law.siu.edu*
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Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law Library.
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program; J.D. degree from ABA-accredited school (or foreign equivalent); at
least five years of professional law library experience, preferably in an
academic law library; at least three years of supervisory experience in a
professional library capacity, preferably in an academic law library;
knowledge of legal bibliography and legal research techniques in all
formats; teaching experience; reference experience; excellent interpersonal
skills and proficiency in oral and written communication; ability to work
effectively both in a team setting and independently; strong public service
orientation.
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experience.
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functions of library administration, including budget preparation, long and
short-range planning, personnel supervision, and facilities management;
responsible for oversight of the Public Services and Technical Services
departments and for the coordination of interdepartmental activities within
the library; teaches legal research in the law school's first-year,
two-semester Lawyering Skills Program and/or the Advanced Legal Research
course; participates in other formal and informal legal research instruction
to law students; provides reference, research, and instructional assistance
to faculty, students, and staff of the School of Law, the University
community, and the general public; assumes responsibility for the library in
the absence of the Director. Complete job description available at *
http://www.law.siu.edu/employment* <http://www.law.siu.edu/employment>.
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until the position is filled.
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http://www.law.siu.edu/employment* <http://www.law.siu.edu/employment>. A
complete application will require a letter of application, résumé, and the
names of three references. The letter should be addressed to:
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enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase
its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are
welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.
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