Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices /
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Author / Creator: | Dina, Yemisi. |
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Imprint: | Waltham : Chandos Publishing, ©2015. |
Description: | ix, 116 pages ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Law librarians. Academic libraries. Law libraries. Academic librarians. Academic libraries. Law librarians. Law libraries. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10290325 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- About the author
- Acknowledgement
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1. What is law librarianship?
- Qualifications for law librarians
- Education of law librarians
- Academic law libraries
- Structure of academic law libraries
- History of academic law libraries
- Accreditation & standards for academic law libraries
- Other types of law libraries
- Conclusion
- 2. Users of the academic law library
- Faculty/Professors (Full-time & Adjunct)
- Graduate students (LL.M & Ph.D.)
- Undergraduate students (JD/LL.B)
- Distance education students
- Researchers
- Visiting fellows
- Prospective students
- Alumni
- Members of the public
- Users with disabilities
- Mooting teams
- Law journal editors
- Conclusion
- 3. Collection development/management
- The law library collection
- Materials found in academic law libraries
- Managing academic library collections
- Law library collection development policy
- Selection process
- Selecting electronic resources
- Selection tools
- Acquisitions
- Weeding
- Copyright & licensing
- Inter-library loans
- Resource sharing & cooperative collection
- Managing the foreign, comparative & international law collections (FCIL)
- Conclusion
- 4. Reader services
- Reader services
- Circulation services
- Reference & information services
- Library instruction & teaching
- Creating instructional materials
- Legal citation and legal abbreviation
- Conclusion
- 5. Cataloguing & classification
- Cataloguing
- The Anglo-American cataloguing rules
- Resource description and access (RDA)
- International standard of bibliographic description (ISBD)
- Selected classification schemes used for law materials
- Conclusion
- 6. IT practices in academic law libraries
- How is IT managed in academic law libraries?
- Role of the I? department in academic law libraries
- Integrated library systems (ILS)
- Law library websites
- Social media practices in academic law libraries
- Institutional repositories (IRs)
- Conclusion
- 7. Management & administration in academic law libraries
- Status of the library director
- Role of the law library director/head of law library
- Human resources
- Financial resources
- Physical resources
- Succession planning
- The library committee
- 8. Professional development and networking
- Membership in professional associations and organizations
- Professional associations for law librarians
- Short courses for academic law librarians
- Publishing
- Professional ethics
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Appendix I. Examples of law librarianship course descriptions in the master of library science programs in ALA accredited schools in Canada and the United States
- Appendix II. Code of professional ethics
- Appendix III. AALL social media policy
- Appendix IV. Legal publishers & booksellers
- Bibliography
- Index