Faculty Scholarship & Services Librarian

Posting Title Faculty Scholarship & Services Librarian Overview

The Faculty Scholarship and Services Librarian:

-provides proactive faculty scholarship support and advanced reference services to law faculty, students, and other members of the law school community.

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-oversees the institutional repository, provides research assistance for faculty publications, and develops programs to track and promote the impact of the law school’s academic research.

-manages faculty research initiatives, including the supervision of the research assistants program to provide training and continued assistance for complex scholarly projects.

The Faculty Scholarship and Services Librarian also plays a lead role in collection development and resource management to ensure the library's materials effectively support the teaching and research interests of the institution.

The projected salary range for this position, which represents the full range of anticipated compensation, is: $70,.

To apply, please complete an online application. In addition, please upload a resume and cover letter that details your use of primary and secondary legal materials, and experience with project management. We would welcome applications from law firm librarians looking to transition to a collaborative academic setting, or law librarians who wish to shift into a new focus.

1. Coordinates reference and research requests from all law school faculty, as a primary point of contact.

2. Works with the Reference Services team to help library patrons in all aspects ofusing the library’s collection, equipment, and electronic resources. This may include responding to students, faculty, and visitor questions about the techniques of legalresearch in a variety of instructional settings including, but not limited to, one-to-onein-person and virtual consultations, small group presentations, formal classes and workshops, telephone and email help.

2. Coordinates the training and management of 1-2 student research assistants assigned to the library who support comprehensive faculty research projects. Additionally,this role ensures that research assistants directly employed by the faculty receive the necessary guidance and support to facilitate high-level scholarship.

3. Supports faculty scholarship by initiating regular contact to stay current on specific research interests and requirements. This role involves managing comprehensive research projects, providing guidance on citation management tools such as Zotero,and coordinating the publication process to ensure faculty work meets the highest standards of academic excellence. Develops programs to track and promote theimpact of the law school’s academic research, expanding use of ORCHID, SSRN,etc.

4. Supports faculty teaching by and course preparation though the administration ofdigital learning platforms with TWEN and Brightspace. This role ensures seamless integration of library course reserves to enable student access.

5. Responsible for compiling The Bibliography of Faculty Scholarship and the CUALaw Scholarship brochure on an annual basis. The bibliography identifies the known published scholarship of current, emeritus and retired faculty members, while theannual brochure highlights the scholarship achievements of the faculty and students over the past 12 months. Responsible for maintaining and acting as the administrator to the institutional repository which includes loading articles andevents.

With the Access Services Librarian, works with Law Review and Journal staff identifying and troubleshooting any issues with the repository.

6. Identifies gaps in the collection based on emerging faculty research interests and lawschool curricular needs. Provides direct feedback to the Assistant Directors…