Description

The Collections Specialist will work to ensure seamless access to LIC services and resources. The successful candidate will play an active role in collaborative collection development and licensing, conduct collection analysis to align resources with current and emerging areas of legal scholarship, identify and oversee preparation of print materials for transfer to off-site storage, ensure compliance with contract terms and access agreements, and collaboratively manage the LIC's collections budget. 

The Collections Specialist/Professor of Legal Research will be part of the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center’s team and work collaboratively to ensure seamless access to LIC services and resources. The successful candidate will play an active role in collaborative collection development and licensing, conduct collection analysis to align print and electronic resources with current and emerging areas of legal scholarship, ensure compliance with contract terms and access agreements, and work collaboratively to ensure that our collections support the scholarly work of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.

This position will participate in a variety of LIC functions including providing reference services and faculty research support, classroom teaching, and other instructional activities at the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law. The Collections Specialist/Professor of Legal Research reports to the Associate Dean for Legal Information.

Professors of Legal Research are full time 12-month non-tenure track law faculty members and receive competitive benefits including professional development funding to support attendance at academic conferences, vacation, sick, and holiday leave, medical and dental insurance, and retirement plans. The University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law offers a defined promotion path for this position from Assistant-in-Law to Associate-in-Law to Senior Associate-in-Law with commensurate 9% salary increases with each promotion.

Requirements

A JD from an ABA-accredited law school and a master’s degree in Library or Information Science (MLS or equivalent degree) from an accredited program is required. One to three years of professional experience in an academic law library. Knowledge of legal research vendors, sources, and formats is required. 

Applicants must have a strong service orientation, be interested in working with vendors to negotiate contracts, ensure user access to licensed material and compliance with contracts, and be able to contribute to continual efforts to improve the delivery of legal information. 

Applicants must be able to contribute positively to an active department that serves a diverse patron base.  Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and should have experience working in a professional, team-based environment as well as independently.