Basics of Law Librarianship

Deborah Panella, Ellis Mount (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

132 Seiten

1990
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-86656-990-3 (ISBN)

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An introduction to law librarianship, written for general librarians, library school students and novice law librarians. Subjects covered include legal clientele, collection development, the impact of technology and the ways in which law libraries differ from other special libraries.

Here is an essential introductory guide on all aspects of law librarianship written especially for non-law librarians, library school students, and beginning law librarians. Although there are several excellent practical handbooks and numerous articles on specific topics of law librarianship for practicing law librarians, Basics of Law Librarianship is the only resource that addresses the information needs of the student or new law librarian. Author Deborah Panella, managing librarian of a large, prominent New York law firm, explores the major areas of law librarianship. She covers vital topics such as the legal clientele, collection development, research tools, technical services, impact of technology, and management issues, and describes what makes law libraries different from other special libraries. She has written a clear, readable volume without excessive detail or the use of special terminology. The bibliography of law library literature and the index add enormously to the book’s value as a major reference.

Deborah Panella, is admirably suited to write such a book since she has served as Head Librarian for several years for a large, prominent New York law firm.

Contents
Chapter One: The History and Nature of Law Libraries

History of Law Libraries
Types of Law Libraries
Chapter Two: The Nature of the Legal Field and the Legal Clientele
The Nature of the Legal Clientele
The Nature of Legal Research Tools
Chapter Three: Collection Development
Growing Importance of Collection Development
The Acquisitions Policy
Alternatives to Purchasing Legal Materials
Selection Tools
Current Awareness Sources
Weeding
Chapter Four: Technical Services
Library Acquisitions
Check-In Systems for Serial Records
Routing
Missing Books
Superseded Material
Preservation
Cataloging and Classification
Managing Special Collections
Chapter Five: User Services
Information Needs of the Clientele
Legal Databases
Legislative Databases
Non-Legal Databases
Chapter Six: The Impact of Technology on Law Libraries
Microfilm and Microfiche
Computer Databases
CD-ROMS
The Librarian as Consumer
The Librarian as Educator
Chapter Seven: Management Issues
The Law Library Director and the Organization’s Administration
Space Planning and Design
Disaster Planning
Marketing the Law Library
Budgeting
Chapter Eight: Personnel and Staffing Issues
The MLS
The JD
Continuing Education
Burnout
Career Options for Law Librarians
Comparable Worth
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Staffing
Chapter Nine: Special Issues for Law Firm Libraries
Client Billing
Confidentiality and Security Issues
Representing the Unpopular Client
Managing Branches
Mergers
Dissolving the Library
Summer Associates
Teaching Legal Research
Chapter Ten: Special Issues for Academic Law Libraries
Accreditation of Law School Libraries
Sharing Resources
Faculty Status and Tenure
Teaching Legal Research
The Student Employee
Conservation and Preservation
Chapter 11: Special Issues for Government-Sponsored Law Libraries
Clientele With Various Needs
Dealing With the Public
Budgetary Constraints
Space Limitations
Meeting the Need for Non-Legal Research
General Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.1990
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 216 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
ISBN-10	0-86656-990-1 / 0866569901
ISBN-13	978-0-86656-990-3 / 9780866569903
Zustand	Neuware