Openings: Electronic Resources Librarian & Acquisitions Librarian, Drexel Law

The Drexel University College of Law Library solicits applications from qualified and enthusiastic individuals for the positions of (a) Electronic Services Librarian and (b) Acquisitions Librarian.

The College of Law admitted its first class this fall and will move into new facilities over the next several months.  The University and College of Law are committed to meeting the ABA requirements for provisional and full approval at the earliest possible time and for the library that means that it has the resources to develop a strong staff staff committed to service excellence and innovation.  For the right people, this will be an exciting and challenging opportunity to help develop a law library from the ground up at a doctoral research institution committed to excellence and to the innovative use of instructional and information technology.

Electronic Resources Librarian

The successful candidate is part of a team responsible for developing and implementing a vision and strategy for ensuring the effective deployment and use of electronic information by students and faculty.  Specific responsibilities include implementing an electronic resource management system; coordinating processing activities associated with electronic information resources including updating and maintaining linking capabilities for electronic information resources and ensuring all appropriate bibliographic records are added to the OPAC; collaborating with law library staff, the staff of the university library, and colleagues from other departments to ensure successful patron access to and use of electronic information resources; training faculty and students on the use of electronic information resources, including use of electronic resources within WebCT; and communicating with vendors and publishers on matters involving electronic resources; and assisting in designing and ongoing maintenance and evaluation of the library’s web pages.

The Electronic Resources Librarian also participates in reference and the library liaison program and teaches in the library’s educational programming.  Occasional evening and weekend reference hours required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science program or equivalent (candidates with relevant library experience and making substantial progress toward the completion of their degree are encouraged to apply); demonstrated experience resolving issues involved in providing access to electronic information resources; familiarity with electronic publishing practices and licensing trends; familiarity with bibliographic and metadata tools; experience with Dreamweaver or other web authoring/editing tools.  Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be effective in working within a flat organizational structure.  Strong public service orientation is essential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:   Familiarity with legal information resources; experience working in an academic or law firm library; experience licensing electronic information resources; experience with Innovative Interfaces Millennium and SFX; experience with Photoshop or other image editing tools; experience with database programs such as Microsoft Access.

TO APPLY:  Send (electronic submissions preferred) cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to

Christopher Simoni
Director, Law Library and Professor of Law
Drexel University College of Law Library
3141 Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA 19104
simoni@drexel.edu
215.571.4767

Acquisitions Librarian

The successful candidate is responsible for the daily operations related to ordering, receiving, and processing print and electronic legal and law related materials and for coordinating and monitoring related workflow matters within the library and with staff from the Drexel university library.  Specific responsibilities include identifying and acquiring all library materials, regardless of type or format, using firm orders, approval plans, and subscription agents and coordinating the processing of these materials by university library staff.  The successful candidate will use Innopac/Millennium to establish fund allocations monitor and track expenditures, provide budget planning analyses and budget projections.  The successful candidate collaborates with the library’s staff and the staff of the university library to successfully carry out acquisition functions and is responsible for gathering, tracking, and communicating acquisitions pricing information to library director and maintaining acquisitions data, statistics, reports, policies, and procedures.

Depending upon experience, the Acquisitions Librarian may participate in reference and the library liaison program as well as in the library’s educational programming in which case occasional evening and weekend reference hours may be required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science program or equivalent (candidates with substantial relevant library experience and who are making substantial progress toward the completion of their degree also are encouraged to apply); experience with acquisitions operations in an academic environment or a similar large or complex library setting; experience with integrated library systems, especially related to acquisition functions; familiarity with fund accounting and library budgeting practices; experience working with vendors and content providers, including book vendors, publishers, and library consortia; demonstrated knowledge of library acquisitions business practices.   Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be effective in working within a flat organizational structure. Strong public service orientation is essential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:   Strongly prefer familiarity with legal information resources; experience working in an academic or law firm library; knowledge of collection development principles; experience licensing electronic information resources; experience with Innovative Interfaces Millennium and SFX; familiarity with cataloging principles and procedures; familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Access or willingness to learn.

TO APPLY:  Send (electronic submissions preferred) cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to

Christopher Simoni
Director, Law Library and Professor of Law
Drexel University College of Law Library
3141 Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA 19104
simoni@drexel.edu
215.571.4767