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Alexander Campbell King Law Library Strategic Plan, 2005-2007, University Of Georgia Law Library Dec 2005

Alexander Campbell King Law Library Strategic Plan, 2005-2007, University Of Georgia Law Library

Strategic Plan Documents

This nine page document last revised in December 2005 served as the strategic plan for the University of Georgia School of Law's Library. It contains goals, objectives and strategies. This document served as an approximately three-year guide for the librarians, staff, their services, and library resources. until the next set of revisions took place in March 2007. In 2006 the library did a cumulative review for the first time of the progress so far on this 2005 strategic plan. It is attached here as an additional document. In subsequent years the library would repeat this review process for 2007, 2008 …


Secondary Sources: Top Ten, Susan Drisko Zago Mar 2005

Secondary Sources: Top Ten, Susan Drisko Zago

Law Faculty Scholarship

Secondary sources are a legal researcher's best friend. They are a great place to begin researching a new topic as they provide a framework for understanding the subject. Not only will a good secondary source provide researchers with a way of approaching the topic, but it will also introduce beginning researchers to the language of the subject. Secondary sources also contain expert analysis, references to primary law such as cases, statutes, and regulations, and will also include such other resources as governmental reports, statistics, and other secondary sources. While secondary sources are an incredibly valuable research tool, they can offer …


Out Of The Jungle, James G. Milles Feb 2005

Out Of The Jungle, James G. Milles

Other Scholarship

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A Tribute To Viola A. Bird On The Occasion Of Her 100th Birthday, Patrick E. Kehoe Jan 2005

A Tribute To Viola A. Bird On The Occasion Of Her 100th Birthday, Patrick E. Kehoe

Librarians' Articles

Consists of a biographical sketch and reminiscences of Mrs. Bird by former students and co-workers.


Why Print And Electronic Resources Are Essential To The Academic Law Library, Michelle M. Wu Jan 2005

Why Print And Electronic Resources Are Essential To The Academic Law Library, Michelle M. Wu

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Libraries have supported multiple formats for decades, from paper and microforms to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However, the newest medium, digital transmission, has presented a wider scope of challenges and caused library patrons to question the established and recognized multiformat library. Within the many questions posed, two distinct ones echo repeatedly. The first doubts the need to sustain print in an increasingly digital world, and the second warns of the dangers of relying on a still-developing technology. This article examines both of these positions and concludes that abandoning either format would translate into a failure of service to patrons, both …