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Discovering Diamonds In Your Survey Data, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Katie Brown
Discovering Diamonds In Your Survey Data, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Katie Brown
Faculty Articles and Papers
Library surveys enable us to open up a dialogue with our patron base in order to uncover areas of improvement and to facilitate a better user experience for all of our patrons. Traditional survey creation has innate challenges, such as asking the right questions, properly coding the data, and addressing the proper audience. All of these challenges must be considered when drafting and designing surveys to ensure the collection of useful data for outcome-driven decision-making at your library. Additionally, librarians can also redesign their own or other open-sourced surveys to enable library administration to plan for, manage, and achieve outcomes …
A Comparative Study On Process Optimization And The Modern Law Library’S Involvement In Achieving Efficiency At The Law School In Times Of Change, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Kathleen (Katie) Brown
A Comparative Study On Process Optimization And The Modern Law Library’S Involvement In Achieving Efficiency At The Law School In Times Of Change, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Kathleen (Katie) Brown
Faculty Articles and Papers
Law firms have been utilizing process optimization tools, such as Lean Six Sigma, to improve internal processes and build efficiencies. Successful outcomes require leadership teams that believe that process improvement is more than just a tool kit to solve problems or a collection of methodologies and processes. Through collection development practices, continuous learning opportunities, and the use of cross-functional teams, the modern law library has effectively demonstrated its ability to meet the dynamic needs of the law school community. Similarly, law librarians find themselves uniquely positioned to collaborate with law school administration on continual process improvement strategies in times of …
Using The Power Of Storytelling To Shape Your Institution’S Narrative, Jessica De Perio Wittman
Using The Power Of Storytelling To Shape Your Institution’S Narrative, Jessica De Perio Wittman
Faculty Articles and Papers
People love stories. For generations, storytelling has been the basis of human communication. Stories capture our attention, and they recount authentic human experience. Stories enable individuals to understand the world around them and to make sense of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of institutional actions. Most importantly, stories enable people to create meaningful connections with one another and with members of their community. The law library has always acted as a community hub that encourages and facilitates scholarly activity and collaboration. By connecting citizens with laws and narratives, the role of the modern law library has evolved …
Liberalism And Republicanism: In Federal Indian Law, Bethany Berger
Liberalism And Republicanism: In Federal Indian Law, Bethany Berger
Faculty Articles and Papers
This essay shows the ways that, despite apparent contradictions, tribal claims fit within the liberal and republican strands of American democratic theory. Critics of tribal sovereignty and, I believe, the modern Supreme Court, are influenced by the seeming conflict between tribal interests and a liberal philosophical framework. I argue that properly understood, most tribal claims do fit within classical liberal theory, with its emphasis on equality and freedom. It is true that some tribal claims are distinctly those of groups or peoples, and so cannot be adequately captured by an individualist liberal framework. Drawing on the later work of John …
Understanding Disagreement, The Root Issue Of Jurisprudence: Applying Wittgenstein To Positivism, Critical Theory, And Judging, Thomas Morawetz
Understanding Disagreement, The Root Issue Of Jurisprudence: Applying Wittgenstein To Positivism, Critical Theory, And Judging, Thomas Morawetz
Faculty Articles and Papers
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What Is Legal Therapy And What Is It Doing In The Curriculum - A View From Contracts, Robert Birmingham
What Is Legal Therapy And What Is It Doing In The Curriculum - A View From Contracts, Robert Birmingham
Faculty Articles and Papers
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