POSITION DESCRIPTION
ELECTRONIC SERVICES AND REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
The Electronic Services and Reference Librarian is responsible
for electronic data bases, teaching legal research, and reference
duty. This is a tenure track position.
The School of Law Library of the University of Kansas is located
in Lawrence, Kansas. The School of Law serves 500 students in a
University setting of 25,000 students. The Lawrence metropolitan
area has a population of 70,000 and is located 40 miles west of
downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Library is autonomous from
the main campus libraries and houses 308,531 bound volumes and
volume equivalents. There are six professional librarians
including the director with a support staff of five full time,
four half time plus numerous student assistants.
DUTIES
Develops specialized legal research lectures, teaches a section
of both introductory and advanced legal research, promotes and
trains library staff, faculty and students in the use of computer
data bases and files including government electronic products and
Internet, writes guides and other forms of patron oriented
documentation to be used with data bases and products,
participates in long and short range planning for the use of
electronic databases in the law library, serves as primary law
library liaison with LEXIS/WESTLAW representatives, analyzes and
recommends electronic data bases for possible acquisition by the
law library, performs reference duty including 1 night per week
and occasional Saturdays.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
M.L.S. and J.D. from accredited schools, demonstrated interest in
and knowledge of electronic data bases, desire to teach, ability
to work independently and as part of a team, writing and oral
skills, desire to become expert in public service aspects of
information technology related to law libraries.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience working in law library, teaching experience,
experience with electronic data bases.
SALARY $30,000 minimum.
AVAILABLE September 18, 1994. Review of applications will begin
May 1st and continue until position is filled.
TO APPLY Send resume, transcript and names of three references to
Mary D. Burchill, Chair, Search Committee, School of Law Library,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045. 913-864-3025
The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. Applications are sought from all qualified
persons regardless of race, religion, color, sex, disability,
national origin, ancestry, and as specified by law, age and
veteran status.
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