Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices /

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Author / Creator:Dina, Yemisi.
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
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ISBN:0081001444
9780081001448
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-113) and index.
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