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Continuing Education For Law Librarians, Stephen G. Margeton

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Traditionally the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has emphasized professional achievement and provided a variety of educational opportunities for its members. Yet the Association's goal is not education for its own sake, but rather education as means of achieving a better understanding of legal systems, bibliographical methods and sources of documentation in order to serve the law and library communities. To attain this goal, AALL has not only pursued the "passive" route of publishing professional journals, manuals and monographs but through a series of panel discussions, debates and institutes, it has aggressively sought active educational forums. The Education Committee …