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*POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT*
Reference Librarian
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library
The School of Law Library at Southern Illinois University is accepting
applications for the position of Reference Librarian, a full time
tenure-track library faculty position with the rank of Assistant Professor.
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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POSITION
*. Reference Librarian, Southern Illinois University School of Law Library,
Carbondale, Illinois*
QUALIFICATIONS.
**Required:* MLS, MLIS, MIS, or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited
program by date of hire; JD degree from ABA-accredited school by date of
hire; knowledge of legal bibliography and legal research techniques,
including the use of Westlaw, LexisNexis, the Internet, and other electronic
legal information resources; excellent interpersonal skills and proficiency
in oral and written communication; ability to work effectively in both a
team setting and independently; and strong service orientation.
*Preferred:*Professional reference experience, preferably in an
academic law library;
teaching experience; and knowledge and experience in Web site construction,
design, and management applications, including current authoring languages,
editing and authoring tools, and related Web site technologies.*
RESPONSIBILITIES.
*Responsible for providing reference, research, and instructional assistance
to faculty, students, and staff of the School of Law, the University
community, and the general public. The Reference Librarian teaches legal
research in the law school’s first-year, two-semester Lawyering Skills
Program and may assist in the Advanced Legal Research course as well as
participate in other formal and informal legal research instruction to law
students. The incumbent will also be responsible for developing and
maintaining the School of Law Library’s Web site in collaboration with the
law library faculty and staff. Complete job description available at
http://www.law.siu.edu/employment.*
AVAILABLE.
*Immediately. Review of applications begins August 22, 2009, and will
continue until the position is filled.*
SALARY.
*Competitive and commensurate with qualifications*
TO APPLY.
*Applications should be submitted electronically at
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:*
Douglas Lind
Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law
School of Law Library, Mail Code 6803
Southern Illinois University
1150 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
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SIUC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer that strives to
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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