Law Reference Librarian
Syracuse
On-site
Syracuse, New York, United States
Job Description
The Syracuse University Law Library invites applications for a Law Reference Librarian to: Provide reference and research assistance to Law Library users in a hybrid work and learning environment, including students, faculty, members of the local bar, and to the general public, in-person and online via email, phone and Zoom, including evenings and weekends on rotation. Provide individual and classroom instruction to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects; develop instructional materials on legal topics and in support of upper-level courses for students in the JD, LLM , and SJD programs. Develop the Law Library’s electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas and serve as the library’s liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subjects. Create and maintain online research guides, bibliographies, and other materials to support a variety of outreach programs for law student and faculty, the broader SU Community, the local bar and the public, to enhance access to legal information. Perform other position-related duties as assigned. SU Libraries / Library
Responsibilities
Provide legal reference and research services to students, faculty, alumni, members of the local bar, and all users of and visitors to the Law Library, with special emphasis on services to students and faculty. Support College of Law teaching, learning, and research by providing individualized legal research assistance, by compiling bibliographies and collections of primary source documents, and by developing the Law Library’s electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas. Serve as the library’s liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subject areas. Provide direct patron service at the Reference Desk, in-person, over the phone, via email, and over Zoom, including evenings and weekends on rotation, determining the best sources and methods to answer questions and fulfill research requests, including decisions to convert ILL and document delivery requests to purchases as a function of collection development. Provide classroom instruction, both in person and over Zoom, to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects, and create Research Guides to support individual classes. Foster relationships with COL administrative offices, with COL alumni and the local bar generally, by creating Research Guides on topics of interest to those user groups, by offering instruction in the use of career- and practice-oriented research tools, and by marketing Law Library services and programs to alumni and other external constituencies.
The Syracuse University Law Library invites applications for a Law Reference Librarian to: Provide reference and research assistance to Law Library users in a hybrid work and learning environment, including students, faculty, members of the local bar, and to the general public, in-person and online via email, phone and Zoom, including evenings and weekends on rotation. Provide individual and classroom instruction to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects; develop instructional materials on legal topics and in support of upper-level courses for students in the JD, LLM , and SJD programs. Develop the Law Library’s electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas and serve as the library’s liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subjects. Create and maintain online research guides, bibliographies, and other materials to support a variety of outreach programs for law student and faculty, the broader SU Community, the local bar and the public, to enhance access to legal information. Perform other position-related duties as assigned. SU Libraries / Library
Responsibilities
Provide legal reference and research services to students, faculty, alumni, members of the local bar, and all users of and visitors to the Law Library, with special emphasis on services to students and faculty. Support College of Law teaching, learning, and research by providing individualized legal research assistance, by compiling bibliographies and collections of primary source documents, and by developing the Law Library’s electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas. Serve as the library’s liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subject areas. Provide direct patron service at the Reference Desk, in-person, over the phone, via email, and over Zoom, including evenings and weekends on rotation, determining the best sources and methods to answer questions and fulfill research requests, including decisions to convert ILL and document delivery requests to purchases as a function of collection development. Provide classroom instruction, both in person and over Zoom, to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects, and create Research Guides to support individual classes. Foster relationships with COL administrative offices, with COL alumni and the local bar generally, by creating Research Guides on topics of interest to those user groups, by offering instruction in the use of career- and practice-oriented research tools, and by marketing Law Library services and programs to alumni and other external constituencies.