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The Gaps Model And Faculty Services: Quality Analysis Through A “New” Lens, Alex Zhang, Sherry Xin Chen
The Gaps Model And Faculty Services: Quality Analysis Through A “New” Lens, Alex Zhang, Sherry Xin Chen
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Faculty service is an important function of U.S. academic law libraries. This article evaluates three types of faculty services programs using the Gaps Model to identify, analyze, and propose ways to fill four main gaps: knowledge, policy, delivery, and service quality.
Sustainable And Open Access To Valuable Legal Research Information: A New Framework, Alex Zhang, James Hart
Sustainable And Open Access To Valuable Legal Research Information: A New Framework, Alex Zhang, James Hart
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This article evaluates the current status of access to foreign and international legal research information, analyzes the challenges that information providers have experienced in providing valuable and sustainable access, and proposes a model that would help create and facilitate effective and sustainable access to valuable foreign, comparative, and international legal information.
Ask A Director: Reporting Accomplishments, Caroline L. Osborne
Ask A Director: Reporting Accomplishments, Caroline L. Osborne
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Securing Professional Development: Getting To Yes, Caroline L. Osborne, Carol A. Watson, Amy J. Eaton
Securing Professional Development: Getting To Yes, Caroline L. Osborne, Carol A. Watson, Amy J. Eaton
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Discovering The Knowledge Monopoly Of Law Librarianship Under The Dikw Pyramid, Alex Zhang
Discovering The Knowledge Monopoly Of Law Librarianship Under The Dikw Pyramid, Alex Zhang
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This article uses the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid to help identify the exclusive knowledge base and practical skills that law librarians must possess to solve practical problems. Paragraphs 4–24 trace the historical debates on whether law librarianship is a profession, which focus on autonomy as a key component of a profession. The consensus is that autonomy boils down to two major issues: identifying problems and providing solutions through exclusive methods that are restricted to a profession. Both require a solid and exclusive abstract knowledge base. Paragraphs 25–77 discuss the epistemological approaches employed thus far to identify a knowledge basis for library …
Of Legislative Histories And Librarians, Stephen G. Margeton
Of Legislative Histories And Librarians, Stephen G. Margeton
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Professor Margeton outlines the history of federal legislative history research, tracing the achievements of Washington, D.C., area law librarians and the Law Librarians' Society of the District of Columbia in compiling legislative histories, creating cooperative programs, and improving access to congressional materials.