The accidental law librarian / Anthony Aycock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aycock, Anthony, 1973- author.

Series:

Accidental Library Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law libraries--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Law libraries.

Law libraries--Reference services--United States.

Legal research--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Legal research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 247 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the law touches more and more of our daily lives while lawyers price their services out of the average person's range, the public increasingly turns to libraries for answers. This book helps provide law librarian's with answers to legal questions.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""About the Website""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Legal Publishing, or What Are All Those Books on Law and Order?""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""History of Legal Publishing""; ""Modern Legal Publishing""; ""Law Journals""; ""Public and Law Firm Libraries""; ""Chapter 2: The Kolor-Koded, Turnkey-Shaped Streamline Basics of Legal Research""; ""The Librarian�s Role""; ""Statutes""; ""Cases""; ""Administrative Law""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""Blaydon Graycastle: Reprise""

""Chapter 3: “How Do I Copyright My Name?�: Answering Legal Reference Questions""""Pro Se Patrons""; ""The Reference Interview""; ""Unauthorized Practice of Law""; ""Extreme Patrons""; ""Law Firm Reference""; ""Listen to Your Patrons""; ""Chapter 4: The Art of Hanging Loose(leaf) in an Uptight World""; ""Looseleafs Defined""; ""Varieties of Looseleafs""; ""Looseleaf Filers""; ""How to File Supplements""; ""The Future of Looseleafs""; ""Newsletters""; ""Chapter 5: The Big Two: Westlaw and LexisNexis""; ""Background""; ""Print vs. Electronic""; ""What Westlaw and LexisNexis Have in Common""

""Westlaw Basics""""LexisNexis Basics""; ""Contracts""; ""Which Is Better?""; ""Chapter 6: Beyond the Big Two: Other Legal Databases""; ""Supplemental Databases""; ""Low-Cost Alternatives""; ""Free Legal Websites""; ""Mobile Legal Research Apps""; ""Chapter 7: Where�s Waldo?: Public Information Searches for Law Librarians""; ""Public Information""; ""Company Information""; ""Individual Persons""; ""To Strive, to Seek, to Find""; ""Finding Waldo""; ""Laws Governing Personal Information""; ""Courthouse Filings""; ""Appellate Briefs""

""Chapter 8: The Anxiety of the Men (and Women) Inside the Board Rooms""""Law Firm Administrators""; ""Library Boards""; ""Marketing the Law Library""; ""Writing a Business Proposal""; ""Chapter 9: Education and Resources""; ""Should You Get a JD?""; ""How About an MBA?""; ""Books on Law Librarianship""; ""Books on Legal Research""; ""Research Guides""; ""Blawgs""; ""Training and Support""; ""Associations""; ""Chapter 10: The Future of Law Libraries""; ""Resources""; ""Users""; ""Appendix A: Patron Requests in Law Libraries""; ""Appendix B: Library Business Case""; ""About the Author"" ; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781573878029

1573878022

OCLC:

844939618