Librarian
What you'd do
ABOUT THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT LIBRARY: The library system serves all federal judges and court staff in the seven states of the Eighth Circuit. The Circuit library consists of a headquarters library in St. Louis and branch libraries. This position reports to the Branch Librarian for St. Louis, Missouri.
Major duties
PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES: This position is responsible for front-line research triage, as well as the production and maintenance of the library's current awareness and user-facing information products and services. This position supports research librarians to ensure professional research capacity is preserved for substantive reference work. Responsibilities include: Producing and editing recurring current-awareness products, including topical alerts for judges and chambers Administering the library's distribution lists, subscription topics, scheduling, and delivery schedules for a variety of publications Developing and maintaining research guides and online reference resources Maintaining the library's information delivery platform Developing and supporting administrative and service functions shared across the branch libraries Assisting with chambers and headquarters collections and space tasks Performing other duties as assigned
What you need to qualify
REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must have a Master of Library Science (or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program) and a minimum of one year of professional library or comparable experience. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency using a wide variety of general research platforms (e.g., ERIC, EBSCOhost, ProQuest) or proficiency using a legal research platform (e.g., Lexis, Bloomberg Law, Westlaw). Candidates must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preferred candidates will have experience in a law, academic, or government library; experience providing user training; and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively while managing multiple concurrent projects.
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