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Not For The Faint Of Heart: Fiscal Management Of Publicly Funded Law Libraries In A Time Of Economic Crisis, Steven D. Hinckley
Not For The Faint Of Heart: Fiscal Management Of Publicly Funded Law Libraries In A Time Of Economic Crisis, Steven D. Hinckley
Steven D. Hinckley
The author examines the challenges faced by administrators of publicly funded law libraries in trying to gain sufficient financial support for their institutions at a time of fiscal crisis and during a era of increasing reluctance of state governments to fund libraries and other educational programs.
Redefining Academic Law Library Excellence In A Technological Age: From Evolution To Revolution, Steven D. Hinckley
Redefining Academic Law Library Excellence In A Technological Age: From Evolution To Revolution, Steven D. Hinckley
Steven D. Hinckley
This article focuses on the rapidly changing standards of academic law library excellence as the ready availability and diversity of information technologies and digital collections supplant traditional print collections as the determinative measurement of library quality. The author challenges the legal and law library professions to discard traditional qualitative standards (e.g., print volume and title holdings) and to embrace standards that recognize the importance of meaningful access to information that is not tied to physical ownership or location.
Researching And Understanding European Union Law: Introduction To The Eu, Jennifer Allison
Researching And Understanding European Union Law: Introduction To The Eu, Jennifer Allison
Jennifer Allison
This presentation provides a brief introduction to the EU legal system. It presents a timeline of the formation and accession treaties, as well as a brief description of the EU's legislative and judicial bodies. It was the first presentation offered during a daylong EU Legal Research workshop at the 2011 AALL annual meeting in Philadelphia.
The Bavarian State Library (Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), Jennifer Allison
The Bavarian State Library (Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), Jennifer Allison
Jennifer Allison
This paper discusses the history of the Bavarian State Library in Munich, from its founding in the 16th century to its current status as one of Europe's leading libraries with over 9 million volumes. It also outlines several aspects of the current state of the library's affairs, including its user profile, service philosophy, and efforts to foster collaborate between libraries and librarian training throughout the state of Bavaria.