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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is seeking qualified applicants for an Assistant Librarian position located in Denver, Colorado.

For more information and application instructions, please visit: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/hr/jobs

Do you love teaching legal research? Are you looking to join an inspiring higher education environment? Potentially interested in living in sunny Colorado? The Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School is accepting applications for its Associate Director for Public Services position. The Associate Director for Public Services oversees the day-to-day operation of the Law Library’s circulation, reference, research, instruction and faculty services. This is a full-time faculty position within the law school, at the instructor or senior instructor level, with administrative, supervisory and teaching responsibilities. 

The full position description is posted at https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=51895. The salary range is 120,000-135,000.

Applicants must have a graduate degree in library or information science (e.g., MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution, a JD from an ABA-accredited institution, and a minimum of five years of law library experience, including experience supervising law librarians and/or law library staff, and experience teaching research-related courses.

The application is available at https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=51895,and includes cover letter, resume, and a list of contact information for 3 professional references. Candidates applying before October 30, 2023, will receive full consideration. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Michelle Penn, michelle.penn@colorado.edu

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is seeking qualified applicants for the Technical Services & Acquisitions Librarian position located in Denver, Colorado.

For more information and application instructions, please visit: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/hr/jobs

The University of Colorado William A. Wise Law Library has an opening for an Access Services and Research Librarian. This position is an opportunity for a newer law librarian to manage the daily operations of circulation services, earn supervisory experience, increase their knowledge of research resources and methods, and develop their skill as an instructor. The position requires a librarian with a heart for customer service and an ability to complete the many and varied tasks of circulation services in a timely and efficient manner. Newer law librarians, including recent graduates, are encouraged to apply.

For more information, see the job posting here: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Access-Services-and-Research-Librarian/45828.

WHAT’S IN THE BLACK BOX?: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE ALGORITHMS FOR WESTLAW, LEXISNEXIS, AND FASTCASE
Have you attempted to run identical searches on various research platforms only to find that you receive significantly different results from each service? This 2018 AALL Annual Meeting program, coordinated and moderated by Susan Nevelow Mart and featuring speakers Ed Walters (Fastcase) and Tito Sierra (LexisNexis Legal & Professional), gave insight into the mystery of the various search engines. This session builds on one of 2016’s most popular sessions and includes an update from Mart and her research on how algorithms work.

 

Find this and many more continuing education programs and webinars on AALLNET.

AALL has announced its 2018 award winners, and in this auspicious group are a few CoALL members:

• Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award: Mark Estes
• Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award: Susan Nevelow Mart

Congratulations!!

Hello CoALL colleagues,

Well, after almost 18 years as the Colorado Joint Legislative Librarian, I am retiring at the end of the month. I truly appreciate the assistance you have given me over the years. You are a great group of professionals, and I wish you the best for the future.

Molly Otto
Manager of Library Services
Colorado Joint Legislative Library

Congratulations to our very own Karen Selden on her election to the AALL Executive Board!

http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/AALL-E-briefing/2017/AALL-Executive-Board-Election-Results.html

This honor couldn’t have gone to a more deserving individual. Karen has a long record of service to AALL. Heck, she was even President of CoALL way back when.

Karen will serve a three year term on the Board, from 2018 to 2021, during which time she will undoubtedly represent law librarianship in Colorado in the best possible light. Here’s to an illustrious tenure in the big show, Karen. Go make us proud!

CoALL’s 2016-2017 Annual Report has been submitted to AALL and will be published in the Chapter Annual Reports section of AALLNET.  Annual reports are a public record of the activities of each AALL entity over the past year.  Reports are also distributed to members of the AALL Executive Board to help them monitor the progress being made toward the Association’s strategic directions.  A more detailed 2016-2017 Annual Report is available here.

Congratulations to CoALL members Karina Condra and Peter Kersten of the Westminster Law Library, University of Denver Strum College of Law, for winning AALL’s Law Library Publications Award – Print Division.  This award was given in recognition of their Certificate in Legal Research Marketing Materials.