Law Librarian I, Connecticut Judicial Branch, Hartford, CT
Posted April 29, 2019
Division: Superior Court
Class Definition: This class is accountable for performing the full range of professional library duties and providing professional library services in a law library.
Supervision Received: Works under the general supervision of a Supervising Law Librarian or other employee of higher grade.
Supervision Exercised: May supervise lower level employees as assigned.
Examples of Duties:
- Performs professional library duties which include acquiring, classifying and cataloging print and non-print library materials according to established principles and practices of library science
- Provides bibliographic assistance, legal reference and research guidance to the courts and other library patrons
- Maintains collection currency and efficient organization through accession records, serials check-in, circulation procedures, looseleaf/treatise filing, maintenance of legislative documents, collection arrangement, reshelving, binding, graphics, general repairs and space planning
- Explains and assists in the use of reference sources, catalogs, indexes and automated data bases
- Describes and demonstrates procedures for searching catalog files
- Searches catalog files and shelves to locate information
- Assists patrons in locating and obtaining materials through interlibrary loan procedures
- Ensures security, proper protection, care and preservation of library materials
- May supervise the daily operations of a law library as the sole librarian
- May develop a library collection through reviewing the library’ use, assessing the library’s needs, selecting appropriate acquisitions and recommending new purchases
- May participate in the deacquisitions process
- May monitor a book budget through accounting procedures, invoice authorization, expenditure analysis and cost projections
- May provide library orientation tours
- May assemble and arrange displays of books and other library materials
- May compile statistics and prepare reports as required for department planning
- Participates in special projects as assigned
- Acts as a liaison with other libraries and professional organizations
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications Required
Knowledge, Skill and Ability:
- Knowledge of professional principles and practices of library science including classification systems, reference sources and techniques, acquisitions, cataloging and filing, bibliographic sources of information and library automation
- Knowledge of library administration principles and techniques
- Interpersonal skills
- Oral and written communication skills; computer skills
- Ability to analyze and solve problems relating to library methods and procedures.
Experience and Training
General Experience: A Master’s degree in Library Science or Information Science from a graduate school accredited by the American Library Association.
Substitutions Allowed: Three years of experience as a Law Librarian Trainee may be substituted for the General Experience.
A Law Librarian I may be advanced to the class of Law Librarian II after receiving a satisfactory performance evaluation and meeting the experience requirements for the II level.
Special Requirement: Incumbents in this class may be required to travel in the course of their daily work.
Primary work location is Hartford; may be required up to two days a week to work at other locations.
Starting Salary $62,080 – plus benefits
For complete information regarding the position and to apply, please go to https://jud.ct.gov/external/news/jobs/ . Applications must be received by May 13, 2019.
Please note: Applicants should reference posting number 19-1000-040.