Description
Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries
Best Practices
Author: Dina Yemisi
Language: EnglishSubject for Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries:
Keywords
Accreditation; Adjunct; Administration; Alumni; Autonomy; Cataloguing; Centralized; Circulation; Classification; Collection development policy; Comparative and international law; Disabilities; Distance education; Document delivery; Elizabeth Moys; Faculty; Financial resources; Foreign; Graduate; Human resources; Information literacy; Information technology; Integrated library system; Interlibrary loans; International students; Law librarianship; Law libraries; Law schools; Legal publishing; Library budget; Library of Congress; Library users; Library website; Management; Members of the public; Mooting teams; Networking; Physical resources; Primary resources; Professional associations; Professional ethics; Publishing; Qualifications; RDA; Reader services; Reference; Researchers; Scholarships; Secondary resources; Social media; Structure; Students; Swiss Institute; Undergraduate; Users
136 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Paperback
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In the last two decades, advancement in technology has transformed every aspect of librarianship. Law Librarianship in Academic Law Libraries discusses issues and model practices in academic law libraries. This text will help librarians and library school students understand the operation, resources and facilities that are available in the academic law library. It explains the practices and trends that are widely practiced in different parts of the world. This book describes the expectations of an aspiring professional with an interest in specializing in law librarianship; revealing facts pertaining to management and administration which are not necessarily taught in library schools. The first chapter introduces the history of academic law libraries, and defines law librarianship. The remaining chapters are dedicated to different aspects of law librarianship including the importance of emerging technologies and how they are implemented in the academic law libraries setting, finishing with a concluding chapter on global opportunities available for law librarians.
Academic law libraries use different classification schemes to organize the materials in their collection; Chapter Five: identifies a few of the available classification schemes and explains how they have been used in some libraries; Chapter Six: highlights these trends and developments and how they have impacted the delivery of services and resources in academic law libraries; Chapter Seven: discusses the issues and suggested steps for law librarians who would like to advance to management positions in their career, discusses the importance of professional development and networking in building a career; Chapter Eight: explains and discusses available opportunities for law librarians all over the world.
- Provides an insight to academic law librarianship practices
- Practical tips on building a career in academic law librarianship
- Describes in detail the education and professional development opportunities for academic law librarianship
- Features customized classification schemes that have been used in academic law libraries