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The Quintessential Law Library And Librarian In A Digital Era, Femi Cadmus
The Quintessential Law Library And Librarian In A Digital Era, Femi Cadmus
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Libraries, like most institutions and industries today, are faced with disruptive technologies that challenge their relevancy in a digital era. As a result, erstwhile notions and nostalgia associated with the quintessential library and librarian are changing rapidly. This is a compelling era to reimagine the library, retaining essential traditions alongside the new technologies, which facilitate the preservation, discoverability, accessibility, and delivery of information. It is also an opportunity for libraries to respond creatively and innovatively to change. The quintessential law library and librarian cannot only survive but can also thrive in the digital era by continuing to demonstrate value through …
Law Libraries And Laboratories: The Legacies Of Langdell And His Metaphor, Richard A. Danner
Law Libraries And Laboratories: The Legacies Of Langdell And His Metaphor, Richard A. Danner
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Law Librarians and others have often referred to Harvard Law School Dean C.C. Langdell’s statements that the law library is the lawyer’s laboratory. Professor Danner examines the context of what Langdell through his other writings, the educational environment at Harvard in the late nineteenth century, and the changing perceptions of university libraries generally. He then considers how the “laboratory metaphor” has been applied by librarians and legal scholars during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The article closes with thoughts on Langdell’s legacy for law librarians and the usefulness of the laboratory metaphor.
Not Your Parents' Law Library: A Tale Of Two Academic Law Libraries, Julian Aiken, Femi Cadmus, Fred Shapiro
Not Your Parents' Law Library: A Tale Of Two Academic Law Libraries, Julian Aiken, Femi Cadmus, Fred Shapiro
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As academic law libraries continue to face the inevitability of a rapidly changing landscape which includes a new breed of digital users with sophisticated technological needs, it remains to be seen what libraries will look like in years to come. It is certain that libraries as we know them today will have changed, but to what extent? An ability to remain adaptable and to anticipate the evolving needs of users in a dynamic environment will continue to be key for libraries to remain relevant, and even to survive, in the 21st century; vital to this endeavor will also be an …
Supporting Scholarship: Thoughts On The Role Of The Academic Law Librarian, Richard A. Danner
Supporting Scholarship: Thoughts On The Role Of The Academic Law Librarian, Richard A. Danner
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Discussing the role of the law library in legal education is necessary and essential, both because of the demands libraries place on increasingly tight law school budgets and space, and the challenges that libraries face as the information they collect and organize has moved largely from print to digital formats. This paper explores the roles of academic law librarians in supporting faculty scholarship within the context of the forces affecting libraries, librarians, and legal education in the (still early) twenty-first century. Although it has been more than 30 years since the widespread adoption of the legal research databases in the …
About Facebook - Change At The Social-Networking Juggernaut Creates New Opportunities For Law Library Outreach, Jennifer L. Behrens
About Facebook - Change At The Social-Networking Juggernaut Creates New Opportunities For Law Library Outreach, Jennifer L. Behrens
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Further Observations About The Survey Of Foreign And International Law Collections In Selected United States Law Libraries: 1972-1973, Igor I. Kavass
Further Observations About The Survey Of Foreign And International Law Collections In Selected United States Law Libraries: 1972-1973, Igor I. Kavass
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Foreign And International Law Collections In Selected Law Libraries Of The United States: Survey 1972-1973, Igor I. Kavass
Foreign And International Law Collections In Selected Law Libraries Of The United States: Survey 1972-1973, Igor I. Kavass
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The Duke University Law Library - An Account Of Its Development, William R. Roalfe
The Duke University Law Library - An Account Of Its Development, William R. Roalfe
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The Increasing Need For Bar Libraries In The Smaller Cities, William R. Roalfe
The Increasing Need For Bar Libraries In The Smaller Cities, William R. Roalfe
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Some Suggestions For Improving The Law School Library Service, William R. Roalfe
Some Suggestions For Improving The Law School Library Service, William R. Roalfe
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Development Of The American Association Of Law Libraries Under The Expansion Plan, William R. Roalfe
Development Of The American Association Of Law Libraries Under The Expansion Plan, William R. Roalfe
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The Essentials Of An Effective Law School Library Service, William R. Roalfe
The Essentials Of An Effective Law School Library Service, William R. Roalfe
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The Activities And Program Of The American Association Of Law Libraries, William R. Roalfe
The Activities And Program Of The American Association Of Law Libraries, William R. Roalfe
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The Activities And Program Of The American Association Of Law Libraries, William R. Roalfe
The Activities And Program Of The American Association Of Law Libraries, William R. Roalfe
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Roalfe Plan Endorsed By The Association Of American Law Schools, William R. Roalfe
Roalfe Plan Endorsed By The Association Of American Law Schools, William R. Roalfe
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