Law Librarian

The New York State Unified Court System is seeking a Senior Law Librarian in Westchester County. Under supervision of a District Administrative Judge or a Principal Law Librarian, Senior Law Librarians provide professional library services by implementing policies, performing acquisition functions, original cataloging, and classifying materials using electronic systems based on standard library guidelines.

CLASSIFICATION: COMPETITIVE – PROVISIONAL*

*Section 25.20 (a) Rules of the Chief Judge provides that an appointment may be made on a provisional/temporary basis provided there are no eligibles available for appointment from the existing eligible list. To be appointed on a permanent basis, you must take the civil service examination and be among the top three acceptors. Key Responsibilities: Providing legal research and reference support to judges, court attorneys, and non-judicial staff. Providing online legal reference services to the public via Ask A Law Librarian. Reviewing and evaluating legal research materials in all formats to identify items to be added or withdrawn from the collections of the Criminal and Civil Term Justices’ Libraries. Cataloging new items in the collections according to Library of Congress classification system and court-specific guidelines, and constantly monitoring effectiveness of collection organization. Implementing and monitoring collection development policies and recommending modifications thereof. Operating acquisition system, including bibliographic searching, retrieval, receipt, verification, labeling, and recordkeeping. Monitoring changes in cataloging and classification standards and modifying library records to comply. Qualifications: One year of permanent, competitive class service in the Law Librarian title; or Master's degree in Library Science or Library Information Sciences from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional work experience using library automation, providing legal reference services or involving library administration. This experience must have been in a law library or library information center with a significant legal collection; or Law Degree from an accredited law school and two (2) year of professional work experience using library automation, providing legal reference services or involving library administration. This experience must have been in a law library or library information center with a significant legal collection. #J-18808-Ljbffr New York State Unified Court System