Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices / Yemisi Dina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dina, Yemisi, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebrary.

Series:

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law libraries.

Academic libraries.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, MA : Chandos Publishing, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In the last two decades, advancement in technology has transformed every aspect of librarianship. Law Librarianship in Academic Law Libraries discusses issues and model practices in academic law libraries. This text will help librarians and library school students understand the operation, resources and facilities that are available in the academic law library. It explains the practices and trends that are widely practiced in different parts of the world. This book describes the expectations of an aspiring professional with an interest in specializing in law librarianship; revealing facts pertaining to management and administration which are not necessarily taught in library schools. The first chapter introduces the history of academic law libraries, and defines law librarianship. The remaining chapters are dedicated to different aspects of law librarianship including the importance of emerging technologies and how they are implemented in the academic law libraries setting, finishing with a concluding chapter on global opportunities available for law librarians.

Contents:

1 What is law librarianship? 1

Qualifications for law librarians 1

Education of law librarians 6

Academic law libraries 6

Structure of academic law libraries 6

History of academic law libraries 10

Accreditation & standards for academic law libraries 10

Other types of law libraries 14

Conclusion 15

2 Users of the academic law library 17

Faculty/Professors (Full-time & Adjunct) 17

Graduate students (LL.M & Ph.D.) 18

Undergraduate students (JD/LL.B) 19

Distance education students 19

Researchers 21

Visiting fellows 21

Prospective students 21

Alumni 22

Members of the public 22

Users with disabilities 22

Mooting teams 24

Law journal editors 24

Conclusion 24

3 Collection development/management 27

The law library collection 27

Materials found in academic law libraries 27

Managing academic library collections 34

Law library collection development policy 35

Selection process 38

Selecting electronic resources 39

Selection tools 40

Acquisitions 41

Weeding 41

Copyright & licensing 42

Inter-library loans 42

Resource sharing & cooperative collection 43

Managing the foreign, comparative & international law collections (FCIL) 44

Conclusion 46

4 Reader services 47

Reader services 47

Circulation services 47

Reference & information services 48

Library instruction & teaching 50

Creating instructional materials 52

Legal citation and legal abbreviation 52

Conclusion 53

5 Cataloguing & classification 55

Cataloguing 55

The Anglo-American cataloguing rules 55

Resource description and access (RDA) 55

International standard of bibliographic description (ISBD) 56

Selected classification schemes used for law materials 56

Conclusion 64

6 IT practices in academic law libraries 65

How is IT managed in academic law libraries? 65

Role of the I? department in academic law libraries 67

Integrated library systems (ILS) 68

Law library websites 69

Social media practices in academic law libraries 70

Institutional repositories (IRs) 73

Conclusion 74

7 Management & administration in academic law libraries 75

Status of the library director 75

Role of the law library director/head of law library 75

Human resources 77

Financial resources 79

Physical resources 80

Succession planning 81

The library committee 82

8 Professional development and networking 83

Membership in professional associations and organizations 83

Professional associations for law librarians 84

Short courses for academic law librarians 88

Publishing 89

Professional ethics 89

Conclusion 89.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 19, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Dina, Yemisi. Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices.

ISBN:

9780081001790

0081001797

OCLC:

910165663

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.