Category Archives: Placement & Recruitment

The Placement & Recruitment Committee tracks and publicizes current job opportunities in the 7th Circuit region and contacts potential employers in the legal and business communities. Promotes law librarianship through networking with library schools, law schools and colleges, and by serving as a referral service.

Placement and Recruitment Annual Report 2022-2023

The 2022-2023 CALL Placement & Recruitment Committee was comprised of Co-Chairs Todd Ito and Diana Koppang, and Joanne Kiley. Carrie Port was the Board Liaison.

Committee Tasks: 

The committee started the year by meeting to discuss the committee charge and the initiatives in the CALL Strategic Plan assigned to this committee to handle. Continue reading Placement and Recruitment Annual Report 2022-2023

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2021-2022 Annual Report

The 2021-2022 CALL Placement & Recruitment Committee (“committee”) was comprised of Co-Chairs Todd Ito and Julie Pabarja, Valerie Kropf, Sean Rebstock, and Diana Koppang. Carrie Port was the Board Liaison.

The committee started the year by discussing the committee charge and the initiatives in the CALL Strategic Plan assigned to this committee to handle.  The committee agreed to focus on finding opportunities to recruit new librarians into the profession and CALL. Continue reading CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2021-2022 Annual Report

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

The 2020-2021 CALL Placement & Recruitment Committee (“committee”) was comprised of Julie Pabarja (Chair), Valerie Kropf and Sean Rebstock.  Megan Butman was the Board Liaison.

The committee started the year by reviewing and suggesting edits to the committee charge, the job posting form and the job placement terms & conditions found on the CALL website.  The committee also discussed the initiatives in the CALL Strategic Plan assigned to this committee to handle. Continue reading CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2019-2020 Annual Report

The committee was Chaired by Diana Koppang. The committee members were Julie Pabarja, Debbie Rusin, and Debra Denslaw and Sandy Qiu.

The Placement & Recruitment committee met twice during the 2019/2020 year. The committee pursued a number of initiatives to recruit new members to CALL and develop the Association’s outreach to students and new members. Nineteen jobs were posted to the CALL website and advertised on the CALL Listserv. Continue reading CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2019-2020 Annual Report

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2018-2019 Annual Report

Committee members: Susan Berg (co-chair), Lucy Robbins (co-chair), Megan Butman, Sarah Reis

2018-2019 Activities

The CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee posted 28 job postings in 2019.

  • The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued the policy of receiving and posting jobs advertisements as they came through the CALL website Job Posting Form.
  • Job postings were added to the Jobs & Careers Job Postings section of the CALL website
  • Job postings were also sent to the CALL listserv.

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D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago – Metadata and Digital Resources Librarian

Position Description:

Metadata and Digital Resources Librarian

General Summary:

As part of the University of Chicago Library, the D’Angelo Law Library supports the educational and research needs of the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Chicago community. We are seeking a service-oriented and forward-thinking professional as the Metadata and Digital Resources Librarian who possesses the knowledge and experience for the position along with the skill, interest and vision to embrace new technologies and directions in D’Angelo Collection Services.

Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Head of Metadata Services, participates in different aspects of the department to support all facets of description and discovery of the library’s collections. Responsible for the creation of metadata in the library catalog, the library website, and through other discovery platforms. Responsible for creating access to the library’s digital resources by ensuring accurate URLs and enhanced discoverability of purchased and subscribed resources. Provides expertise and performs batch loading of vendor supplied records.

Manages projects that support the work of the Collection Services Department and the D’Angelo Law Library. Develops, maintains and enhances use of the library’s collections through digital projects including web exhibits. Adds content and metadata to the Law School institutional repository, Chicago Unbound. Creates reports from the library management system and provides information to support collection assessment.

Performs original cataloging and classification, including NACO authority work, in accordance with national standards and library-wide policies for materials in a variety of languages and formats including print and electronic, continuing and integrating resources, and monographs including rare books. Works as part of a collaborative team on metadata creation and projects across the Library system. Participates in the development and evaluation of Metadata Services section and D’Angelo policies and procedures. Serves as a resource for other library staff. Performs other duties as assigned. Participates on library-wide committees including groups working on new metadata standards and initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

MLS from an ALA-accredited library school; Prior work experience in an academic, research, or law library; Experience with metadata creation, including MARC formats; Experience with access and discoverability of continuing and integrating resources in both print and digital formats; Experience creating discovery using Library platforms and tools, such as web page creation and editing and LibGuides; Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills; Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with cataloging in OCLC including authority work; Experience with MarcEdit or other record manipulation software; Experience extracting content from structured data for analysis and report generation; Experience working with digital image software.

Successful project management experience; Familiarity with data modeling and database design/refactoring; Knowledge of at least one foreign western European language; Problem solving and leadership skills.

Additional Information or Requirements:

The Search Committee will evaluate candidates’ record and accomplishments in order to determine their ability to interact respectfully and effectively orally and in writing with diverse constituencies including faculty, students, colleagues, and community members; ability to work with library users individually and in groups; ability to perform complex problem solving and decision making; and the ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and implement projects and a record of demonstrated commitment to professional development.

 

Preferred Qualifications: experience working in a departmental library is strongly preferred.

To Apply: Submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, and reference contact information. Applications must be submitted to https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu, requisition 03950, or via Quicklink: https://tinyurl.com/y8rh6rv7 Contact Kara Hastings, HR Generalist, khastings@uchicago.edu with questions. Review of applications will begin November 20, 2018. Screening of applications will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.

Salary and Benefits: Appointment salary based on qualifications and experience. Benefits include retirement plan, insurance, and paid time off.

Statement:

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination at http://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement/. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-0287 or email ACOppAdministrator@uchicago.edu with their request.

Required Applicant Documents:

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae

Reference Contact Info

Posting Link:

https://tinyurl.com/y8rh6rv7

 

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

  • The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued the policy of receiving and posting jobs advertisements as they came through the CALL Web site.
  • Job postings were added to the Jobs & Careers link and then also sent to the CALL listserv.
  • The Committee posted over 18 new positions this year.
  • In addition, an undertaking was done to clean up old postings that needed to be archived.
  • We discussed a policy of retaining jobs posted on the site and to follow up with the job posting requester to find out if the position had been filled so the posting could be removed and archived.
  • In addition, we stopped posting to library schools, directly, due to Human Resources issues and also the fact that this can now be done with ease by the school themselves.
  • A goal for the upcoming year is to better monitor postings to ensure they do not stay posted longer than necessary and to ensure all postings are archived immediately once they are taken down.

Annual Reports: Placement & Recruitment Committee

Co-Chairs: Annette Cade and Joanne Kiley

Board Liaison: Robert Martin

The Placement & Recruitment Committee continued to utilize the job posting procedure which was updated three years ago.  The procedure successfully serves members, employers, job seekers, and enables an efficient process for committee use.  Employers fill out a simple web form on the CALL website.  The committee member who receives the form via email then confirms the posting and uploads it on the website, usually within a day.  The procedure also triggers an email to the listserv.  When requested by an employer submitting a job opening, the committee member sends an announcement to nearby library schools (with the exception of the University of Illinois, which instituted new job posting requirements in 2014) to help connect CALL with library students and recent alumni from graduate library programs.  Using this described procedure, the committee posted 31 jobs on the CALL website and listserv during the membership year.

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CALL-ing All Volunteers

Do you like telling people about your career and how interesting law librarianship is? Do you have a project coming up this spring requiring a free extra helping hand?

Many of the library and information science schools near Chicago have an alternative spring break week. During the semester’s scheduled spring break, students come to all types of libraries in Chicago and the suburbs. The MLS candidates shadow librarians and/or assist on projects in the various library settings.

This is obviously a rewarding opportunity for the MLS candidate. S/he can see the day-to-day of the work and better determine what is his/her best library type and librarian type fit.

It can also be rewarding for you. You will get some help with that project gathering dust in the corner. Everyone has one of these, right? You will learn about what is new in technology, procedures and models for libraries. Perhaps by talking with this student you will learn a new way to promote and distribute eBooks in your library or find a better newsletter distribution process. We can always benefit from learning new ideas and new ways of approaching our work.

In an effort to share our love for law librarianship with others, the CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee is seeking volunteers to host an MLS candidate for a week or maybe just a day to two in the Spring of 2015. Please contact us if you are intrigued, ready or have more questions.

Annette Cade
Joanne Kiley