Access Services Librarian - Los Angeles, United States - UCLA

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Job #JPF0936- Law Library / School Of Law / UCLA


POSITION OVERVIEW

Salary range:
$61,920 - $92,345


APPLICATION WINDOW
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Open date:April 16, 2024


Next review date:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)


Final date:
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.


POSITION DESCRIPTION
Access Services Librarian


Department:
Law Library


Rank and Salary:
Assistant Librarian to Librarian ($61,920 - $92,345)


Position Availability:
June 15, 2024


Application deadline for first consideration:
May 14, 2024


The UCLA Law Library seeks a highly collaborative user-focused librarian to manage access, information, and outreach services to the UCLA School of Law community and to provide basic research and reference services to Law Library users from the circulation desk.

Position Duties


Under the general direction of the Director, Access & Information Services (AIS), the Access Services Librarian participates in the delivery of services to the Law Library's users.

This includes working from the circulation desk to provide basic research and reference services to School of Law faculty and students and other library visitors, creating training materials for the AIS department, and liaising with other Law Library units to provide library services.

The Librarian coordinates the development, maintenance, and updating of the Law Library intranet and makes significant contributions to its content.

The Librarian serves as assistant to the Department Head.

These responsibilities require in-depth knowledge of library circulation policies and procedures and a basic knowledge of complex legal sources in a variety of formats, including online databases, as well as the ability to contribute to making the library hospitable and responsive to the needs of the Law School community.

The Librarian administers the library's access policies, including coordinating CSO coverage of the library's access control desk and the After-Hours Reading Room.


The Access Services Librarian supervises the Public Services Projects Coordinator and oversees and prioritizes all assigned projects in coordination with the AIS director and Law Library director.


Specific duties and responsibilities include:

  • Assisting the AIS director in overseeing all of the daily operations of the AIS department, including the recommending and enforcing of all department policies and procedures, with the goal of furthering the service mission of the library.
  • Creating, implementing, and maintaining the Law Library's preservation and archival policies and procedures for both print and digital formats, in consultation with the Head of Collection Development.
  • Assisting with curation of the Law School History Archives.
  • Creating and managing the library's outreach programs, including the library's Stressbuster and Student Wellness programming and incoming law student orientation.
  • Administering all aspects of the Law Library emergency plan.
  • Overseeing MyLaw (the Law School's internal information and communication portal) and providing the Law School community with direct MyLaw training and support.
  • Creating and distributing all AIS marketing and outreach content, including print materials and social media posts.
  • Reviewing and updating the library's public website
General Information

Professional librarians at UCLA are academic appointees. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This is a represented position.

They are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel.

The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.

Relocation assistance may be provided.


As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time.

Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Description of Unit

The UCLA School of Law has approximately 1,100 law students, 100 full
- and part-time faculty, and more than 150 law school staff. The School has a varied and demanding curriculum, highly productive faculty, an extensive clinical and externship program, more than a dozen research centers and programs, and 15 law journals. The Law Library also supplies legal resources for other UCLA faculty, students, and staff with a need for such materials. Use of the Law Library is also made by members of the UCLA community and members of the bench and bar.

The Law Library serves the Law School facul
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