Description: The Reference/Faculty Services Librarian serves as a member of the Reference Department with four professional librarians and will be responsible for coordinating all faculty outreach and research services. The primary duties of the position are:
Developing and coordinating initiatives and programs to support faculty research including: Monitoring the quality, effectiveness and timeliness of reference assistance provided to faculty and recommending, as needed, steps to improve service; managing all aspects of the faculty research assistants program; developing and coordinating training for faculty on the use of databases and library resources; developing and maintaining methods for receiving, distributing and tracking faculty reference questions; and engaging the faculty through individualized services and group activities.
The Reference/Faculty Services Librarian will work with other reference librarians to provide extensive reference and research assistance to patrons. This includes: Providing liaison services to an assigned group of faculty members; preparing research bibliographies, user guides and other research aids; participating in the selection of information resources; working at the reference desk, providing reference and research assistance to faculty, students, staff, the local bar and the public; and developing and marketing outreach initiatives to educate faculty and students about library services.
The Reference/Faculty Services librarian will participate in teaching first year legal research and persuasion courses and perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements: The successful candidate will have a JD from an ABA approved law school and an MLS from an ALA accredited institution with a minimum of two years experience in an academic, court or law firm library and a demonstrated record of providing sophisticated research assistance to faculty or attorneys. A minimum of two years teaching/training experience and some evening and weekend hours are required.
About: The NCCU School of Law was founded in 1939 to provide an opportunity for legal education to African Americans. The School of Law now provides this opportunity to a more diverse student body than any other in the nation, as it pertains to race and gender. This environment of diversity better prepares our students to effect positive change in the broader society. The student body consists of 651 students and 38 faculty members.
The Law Library serves the law school faculty and students as their basic library and study resource for teaching and research. Heavy use of the Law Library is made by the Durham Community and members of the bench and bar. The NCCU School of Law Library’s more than 360,000 volumes and volume equivalents are offered in a variety of formats providing the legal resources needed to meet the pedagogical, research and scholarship requirements of the Law School’s students and faculty. The Library is a selective North Carolina and United States Government Depository, has a special collection in Civil Rights Law and supports the J.D./M.L.S. and J.D./M.B. A. dual degree programs on campus. Additional collection strengths include intellectual property, small business administration and environmental law.
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