Faculty Scholarship & Services Librarian

Responsibilities: Coordinates reference and research requests from all law school faculty, as a primary point of contact. Works with the Reference Services team to help library patrons in all aspects of using the library's collection, equipment, and electronic resources. This may include responding to students, faculty, and visitor questions about the techniques of legal research in a variety of instructional settings including, but not limited to, one-to-one in-person and virtual consultations, small group presentations, formal classes and workshops, telephone and email help. 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. 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 the impact of the law school's academic research, expanding use of ORCHID, SSRN, etc. Supports faculty teaching by and course preparation through the administration of digital learning platforms with TWEN and Brightspace. This role ensures seamless integration of library course reserves to enable student access. Responsible for compiling The Bibliography of Faculty Scholarship and the CUA Law Scholarship brochure on an annual basis. The bibliography identifies the known published scholarship of current, emeritus and retired faculty members, while the annual 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 and events. With the Access Services Librarian, works with Law Review and Journal staff identifying and troubleshooting any issues with the repository. Identifies gaps in the collection based on emerging faculty research interests and law school curricular needs. Provides direct feedback to the Assistant Directors of Research Services and Collection Services regarding which electronic subscriptions or print series are most utilized by, or most important to the faculty to help prioritize the library's budget. Organizes outreach and marketing materials, including being responsible for the faculty newsletter, published nine times per calendar year. Manages faculty events promoting library services, including one-on-one instructional sessions. Provide instruction in legal research resources and techniques in law school courses. Teach research classes as assigned and the American Law Program in Krakow, Poland. Provide instruction in specialized legal research in subject area upper-level courses (e.g. Conflict of Laws). Provide basic and advanced instruction on using Lexis, Westlaw, as well as other subscription and non-subscription electronic legal resources in both individual and small group settings. Supports Law Library yearly statistical obligations by developing and maintaining customized reports specific to faculty scholarship and services. This includes organizing and distributing a biennial faculty survey.

Qualifications: Master's of Library Science (M.L.S.) degree from an A.L.A. approved library school required. ABA accredited Juris Doctor degree preferred. Two years minimum working as a professional librarian in a legal setting. Proven ability to manage complex expectations. Comprehensive knowledge and professional experience with legal bibliography and legal research. Proven background in providing sophisticated reference services incorporating both print and electronic sources employed in a major research library. Understanding of foreign and international legal research. Proven background in providing library outreach through working with a diverse clientele, including faculty, and law students. Ability and commitment to implementing information technology. Strong service orientation and collegial work style.