Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. - LLSDC http://www.llsdc.org/en/rss Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. - LLSDC http://www.llsdc.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.llsdc.org Copyright 2010 Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. - LLSDC Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@llsdc.org Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:21:52 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?102 Title: Research Analyst Description: Research Analyst - Washington, DC This is an exciting opportunity to join a large staff in the Information Resource Center (IRC) of a global law firm. The Research Analyst interacts directly with the attorneys and other IRC Research Analysts around the globe to satisfy the growing complexity of firm research demands. Core Responsibilities Include: Providing substantive research and ready reference assistance to attorneys. Actively participating as a practice group liaison for multiple attorney groups, marketing IRC services to their members and assessing practice group, research resource needs. Building and maintaining knowledge of available resources in print, online and on the public internet. Proactively keeping abreast of changing information resources that also meet the changing information needs of firm attorneys and practices. Regular participation in database and other research resource product reviews. Development of resource... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?102 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?101 Title: Instructional Services Librarian Description: Position Announcement: Instructional Services Librarian General Features of the Position: The George Mason University Law Library in Arlington, Virginia seeks a creative, energetic, and highly customer-oriented librarian with substantial teaching experience to coordinate legal research instruction in the required two-year Legal Research, Writing & Analysis (LRWA) course. As one of six professional librarians, the incumbent will also provide reference services and participate in the faculty liaison program. This position reports to the associate director of the law library. Key Responsibilities: Serve as the liaison between the writing department and the library. This will include working closely with the director and assistant director of the LRWA program, as well as participating in weekly meetings of the student teaching assistants. Teach large lecture classes in legal research (approximately four to six days per... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?101 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:51 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?99 Title: Research Librarian Description: Troutman Sanders LLP, an international law firm with over 650 lawyers in North America, Europe and Asia, is seeking candidates for a Research Librarian position in the Washington, D.C. office. The Ideal Candidate: Master of Library Science degree from an institution accredited by the American Library Association or a JD from an accredited law school; three years of experience as a reference/research librarian preferably in a legal environment or a combination of experience and educationJD or a second Master’s degree in a subject useful to the business is desirableMust possess skills for analyzing content and exercising judgment regarding information sources and validity of informationMust have excellent organizational skillsHas extensive knowledge of library research tools using diverse and changing applicationsHas ability to instruct in the use of a variety of print and electronic research resources and provide presentations related... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?99 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?97 Title: Technical Services position Description: DLA Piper seeks an innovative individual to oversee the planning and implementation of all centralized technical services functions. Position may be located in either Baltimore or Washington, DC. -Determine the optimal workflow for local and central operations. -Manage the centralized resource services staff and oversees the development and management of the following functions: cataloging, routing, acquisitions, serials check-in. -Assure standard implementation of circulation procedures and data reporting. -Supervise staff performing acquisitions, cancellations, billing, cataloging, routing and serials check in. -Responsible for overseeing the development of policies and procedures that assure the integrity of the collection and assisting in the development of cost effective acquisitions, budgeting and practices. -Ensure that technical services staff members are providing high quality service to meet the... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?97 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?96 Title: Associate Law Librarian for Technical and Metadata Services Description: The Pence Law Library, with a collection of over 600,000 volumes and volume equivalents and access to hundreds of legal and non-legal databases is seeking a law library faculty tenure-track Associate Law Librarian for Technical and Metadata Services. Responsibilities This position will manage the Metadata Services Department and provide support and direction for all technical services functions of the Pence Law Library by promoting cutting edge bibliographic access to collections and materials for the faculty and students of the Washington College of Law. This is a Pence Law Library tenure-track position reporting to the Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources. In addition to managing the Metadata Services Department and supervising the utilization of metadata schema at the Pence Law Library, this position is responsible for: Cataloging materials in all subjects... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?96 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:34:11 GMT Jobs http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?95 Title: Part-time Cataloger Description: Part-time Cataloger, BNA Library POSITION OVERVIEW: BNA, a publisher of legal and regulatory information, seeks a Washington, D.C. area cataloger to apply bibliographic standards of organization and classification to publications and resources owned by BNA. RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain metadata records for all BNA publications; ensure accuracy, completeness, and currency of the metadata in OCLC; remain current with standards, best practices, tools, and systems for resource description, metadata and access, and advise employees on their use; provide recommendations to increase content re-use and resource efficiency; organize print and electronic resources acquired by BNA by creating metadata to describe and classify the material; ensure accuracy, completeness, and currency of the Library’s on-line catalog; and provide cataloging-in-publication (CIP) data for BNA publications. REQUIREMENTS: 1+ years' experience cataloging legal materials... http://www.llsdc.org/en/j/?95 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:36:29 GMT