The University of Connecticut School of Law Library, seeks forward-thinking and innovative applicants for the position of Core Systems Librarian (University Librarian I or II.) The ideal candidate is responsible for proactively assessing, developing, and implementing technologies that support the Law Library’s strategic directions and services. The Core Systems Librarian will ensure optimized, continuous discovery and access to the library's databases, books, journals, and other resources through effective management and troubleshooting of all related systems. The Core Services Librarian will collaborate with partners in the Law Library, University, and other campus units to ensure that the Law Library’s website, digital infrastructure, and systems are aligned with the University’s technology strategies; meets accepted and emerging security and access protocols; and is responsive to the needs of students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders. The Core Systems Librarian will undertake their efforts with attention to how social and structural biases and inequalities are manifest in information resources, access to information, and the management of information.
To apply, please visit https://jobs.uconn.edu Staff Openings, search #496604, or visit this link for the full job description. Applications are due November 4, 2022.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
Quinnipiac University's School of Law invites applications for Director, Lynne L. Pantalena Law Library with a target starting date of June 1, 2022 or sooner, if available.
To Apply: https://career.qu.edu/cw/en-us/job/494216/director-lynne-l-pantalena-law-library
The Law Library at Quinnipiac plays a critical role in the scholarly lives of our faculty and students, as it builds community and provides an intellectual crossroad. The next Director of the Law Library will help us to innovate in research and practice pedagogy, introducing our students to foundational legal research skills as well as cutting edge technological platforms necessary in the effective practice of law. The Director will also collaborate with faculty and librarians across the university, supporting Quinnipiac’s pursuit of interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration and research.
The Library Director holds a faculty appointment and reports to the Dean of the Law School. The Director of the Library has faculty status and is appointed on a continuing appointment track with rank commensurate with experience and qualifications. This may include, but does not require, appointment to the tenure-track faculty, depending on the interests and experience of the successful candidate.
At Quinnipiac Law, we seek to “educate the whole lawyer to understand and serve the whole client.” We welcome applicants who are interested in building on our strong foundation of holistic legal education and helping to lead forward-thinking initiatives that align with the four pillars of our university’s strategic plan: preparing our students for 21st century careers and citizenship; inclusive excellence; fostering community internally, locally, and globally; and lifelong learning.
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The University of Connecticut School of Law Library is proud to host the LLNE & SNELLA Fall 2020 Virtual Conference
As law libraries continue to develop programs and initiatives relating to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the conference will focus on manifestations of bias within law libraries and the role of libraries in dismantling that bias. Sessions will increase participants' knowledge of bias, deepen their understanding of different forms of bias, and identify biases within law libraries and collections. Being an election year as well as the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the conference will also examine biases and barriers to voting, as well as libraries' role in overcoming those barriers.
The event will be held virtually via Webex. Details on the link to access the event will be sent to registrants the week of the event, and can also be viewed on the Conference's EventBrite page.
The University of Connecticut School of Law Library is proud to host the LLNE & SNELLA Fall 2020 Virtual Conference on Friday, October 16th from 10 AM – 3 PM.
The conference focuses on the concept of Dismantling Bias in many aspects of our lives and profession.
Participants of the virtual conference will come away with an increased ability to:
More information on session topics, speakers, and registration will be coming in the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you all there!
The year's report has been drafted and published here on our website. To see the report, as well as reports from the past, click on the "About" tab and the "Annual Reports" link.
The board met on July 1st to discuss our organization’s response to the ongoing movement to combat racial inequality in this country and in our profession. Our conversations were focused on what we can do as a board and what we all need to do as individuals. We resolved to do a couple of things as a board and the librarians in us couldn’t help but share some information as well…
First, there are ongoing efforts to introduce measures to reform AALL itself and we generally are in favor of those efforts and will look for opportunities to show our support formally as a board.
Second, seeing as how we did not as an organization pay out any money towards a scholarship this year, we thought it would be timely and appropriate to donate the amount we budgeted for, $595, to ALA’s Spectrum Scholarship Program, which actively recruits minority students to assist them with obtaining a graduate degree and leadership positions within the library profession, see http://www.ala.org/advocacy/spectrum.
Third, the information… As individuals, it is important that we all do some research and learn about how we can affect meaningful change at our institutions. I am always so impressed by our profession when I am able to say: “There’s a libguide for that!” And indeed, the Office of Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has put together a guide with citations and links to resources focused on race, racism, and disrupting whiteness and white supremacy in libraries, see https://www.library.wisc.edu/gwslibrarian/bibliographies/disrupting-whiteness-in-libraries/.
We are nearing the end of the board’s term and soon you’ll see an email asking you to vote for next year’s board in your inbox. So while we couldn’t commit the future board to a course of action, I think our membership should feel confident that this will only be the beginning of the conversation for us as an organization and let’s all make sure to continue doing our part as individuals. Thank you.
SNELLA members are invited to apply for a grant in an amount of up to $1000 in order to attend the 2018 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference in Baltimore. Please complete the scholarship application form and email it to SNELLAscholarship@gmail.com by June 15, 2018. The recipient of the scholarship will be notified by June 20, 2018.
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