JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Reference Librarian
DEPARTMENT: Library
REPORTS TO: Associate Library Director
POSITION STATUS: Exempt (Professional)

GENERAL SUMMARY:The Reference Librarian serves as a member of the Library’s Reference Department, providing a wide range of reference and research services to the law school community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides reference, research and document delivery services to faculty in support of their teaching and scholarship;
• Provides current awareness services relating to faculty research and teaching interests;
• Manages or participates in creation and maintenance of course research guides using LibGuides;
• Participates in the creation of the Reference Desk Staffing Schedule; Covers the reference desk up to 10 hours/week;
• Reviews citations for inclusion in the faculty bibliography;
• Provides reference services and instruction to non-faculty patrons;
• Teaches Advanced Legal Research course on a regular basis;
• Teaches electronic and print legal research classes to students, faculty and alumni;
• Coordinates or participates in library social media presence, including blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.;
• Manages or participates in maintenance and troubleshooting of subscription databases, to include online LLM databases;
• Coordinates or participates in vendor relations with LexisNexis, Westlaw and CALI to ensure proper ID distribution, timely patron training, and the highest level of vendor services for our community;
• Provides training to Jessup Moot Court team
• Manages or participates in maintenance of study aids collection;
• Participates in collection development;
• Supervises circulation desk student workers when Circulation/Reserve Librarians are absent;
• Creates book displays
• Assists with Interlibrary Loans as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science and J.D.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills;
• Demonstrated interest and proficiency in computer applications for legal research;
• Demonstrated ability and desire to teach the Advanced Legal Research course;
• Demonstrated competence in delivering legal research services;
• Solid knowledge of legal bibliography;
• Firm commitment to law librarianship and to a high level of outreach services;
• Ability to work cooperatively with staff, fostering team building so as to constantly improve service;
• Ability to work with initiative and flexibility in order to respond to changing information needs;
• Ability to work with grace under pressure while performing several tasks and helping demanding patrons;
• Knowledge of Millennium Circulation Module;
• Knowledge of Web Usability and Design principles;
• Basic understanding of HTML, RSS feeds, best practices in blogging and using social media.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Millennium Integrated Library System (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) – primarily the Circulation module; Microforms reader-printer; standard office technology.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Frequently sit, talk and hear; reach with hand and arms; walk, stoop, kneel, bend and retrieve objects at a height of 8 feet (with or without the use of a stool) or at floor level; push a fully loaded library book truck; lift up to 25 pounds; work in an environment that may contain dust and/or mold.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Evenings and weekend if needed.

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY:

Send cover letter and résumé to Lisa Chigos at lchigos@tjsl.edu
Or mail to:
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
ATTN: Lisa Chigos, Director of Human Resources
1155 Island Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101