Emerging Technology and Digital Research Librarian
Pennsylvania State University
University Park

The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law has an immediate
opening for an Emerging Technology and Digital Research Librarian at its
University Park location. The Emerging Technology and Digital Research
Librarian's (ETDRL) primary responsibility will be to help members of the Law
School and School of International Affairs (SIA) communities maximize their
awareness and effective research use of the digital collections maintained by
the Law Library and Penn State University Libraries as well as the
increasingly important legal and law-related research collections available on
the Web. Specifically, the ETDRL will evaluate digital information products,
track emerging trends in their use as research and publishing resources in an
academic environment, and make recommendations of digital works that would
enhance the Law Library's research collection quality. For those digital
products chosen for the collection, the ETDRL will take a lead role in the
process of licensing and maintaining licenses for those digital works.
Additionally, the ETDRL will develop tools and training programs designed to
increase faculty and student awareness and effective use of digital
collections, and will draft policies related to the acquisition, use, and
retention of electronic resources and online information. The ETDRL will also
assist the Law Library's Scholarly Communications and Faculty Services
Librarian with the maintenance of the digital Institutional Repository - the
Penn State Law eLibrary (elibrary.law.psu.edu). In addition to these primary
duties, the ETDRL serves as a member of the Law Library's reference and
research support team, providing general reference assistance to all members
of the J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. and SIA programs and Law Library patrons, in
general. The ETDRL will also be expected to teach legal research classes as
part of the Law School's required first-year course (Legal Analysis, Research,
and Writing) and will participate in all aspects of Law Library planning and
program development. This is a fixed-term multi-year appointment. For more
information on Penn State Law please visit our website: http://law.psu.edu/.
Position Requirements: M.L.S. and J.D. (or their equivalent degrees) from
ALA/ABA accredited schools are required. Candidates with demonstrable
expertise supporting digital information resources in an academic setting will
be strongly favored. The successful candidate will possess a strong service
orientation, the ability to work well with a demanding clientele, and a
willingness to work creatively and proactively with minimal direct
supervision. Excellent legal research, organizational, teaching,
communications, and technology skills are a must. Review of applications will
begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.



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