Head Librarian

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Head Librarian

Nahum Gelber Law Library

Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian (tenure track)

Duration: three years, with possibility of renewal

Salary minimum: salary commensurate with experience

The McGill Library seeks an enthusiastic librarian committed to providing outstanding support for learning, research, and teaching in the Faculty of Law and McGill University. As Head of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, this position is responsible for the overall management of the library, its programs and services, for building the collections, and for supervising the staff.

THE NAHUM GELBER LAW LIBRARY

Opened in 1998, the Nahum Gelber Law Library is a state-of-the-art facility with a collection of over 220,000 volumes of statutes, regulations, law reports, treatises, books, journals and other legal material. The Library provides resources and services to support primarily the teaching and research programs of the Faculty of Law and several Institutes and Research Centres. In addition to Canadian law, the collection has a special emphasis on Air and Space Law, Comparative Law, International Law, Conflict of Laws, Continental Private Law, Human Rights, Environmental and Medical Law. It also has legal materials from other jurisdictions such as Great Britain, France and the United States.

Information about the Faculty of Law can be found at
- Information about the Nahum Gelber Law Library can be found at

THE McGILL LIBRARY

Located in Montréal, one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research. For nearly 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues. McGill is also the most internationally diverse research-intensive university in Canada, with over 32% of its students coming to McGill from more than 150 countries. The University systematically appears on the annual list of the best employers in Montreal.

The McGill Library is committed to delivering high-quality, innovative information products, services and programs that focus on client needs and support the University's strategic mission and directions. The Library proactively supports the teaching, learning and research needs of faculty and students to fulfill McGill’s strategic mission of excellence as a research-intensive, student-centred university.

The McGill Library has the largest collection in Quebec and is one of Canada’s largest academic libraries with over six million monograph titles and 150,000 e-journals and databases. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the
_Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire_ (BCI), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and the HathiTrust Digital Library.

INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STAFF

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The appointment to this senior administrative position is for a term of three years, renewable. Evening and weekend work may be required.

DUTY STATEMENT

Under the general direction of the Associate Dean, User Services, the Head Librarian is responsible for working closely with administration, faculty, and students at the Faculty of Law to support all aspects of learning, teaching, and research; providing overall management and policy guidance; developing, implementing, and participating in service programs; hiring, developing, and evaluating personnel; overseeing development and maintenance of the Nahum Gelber Law Library collections; and contributing to the achievement of McGill Library’s objectives and the fulfillment of the McGill Library’s strategic plan and the Faculty of Law’s vision. The Head Librarian is responsible for building effective relationships with faculty and students, and collaborations with campus and community groups and institutions and for working closely with administration, faculty, and students to support all aspects of learning, teaching, and research.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for the administration of service programs at the Nahum Gelber Law Library including collection development, reference, instruction, and circulation.- Responsible for outreach to faculty and students in conjunction with Liaison Librarians. Ensures that the library’s users are provided with quality collection development, reference and research assistance, instruction, and other appropriate services and support.- Provides leadership to a dynamic team of employees. Fosters a culture of innovation, engagement and collaboration, and promotes continuous professional growth and learning at all staff levels.- Responsible for the