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Helping Library Users with Legal Questions : Practical Advice for Research, Programming, and Outreach / Deborah A. Hamilton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, Deborah A., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legal research--United States.
- Legal research.
- Law libraries--Reference services--United States.
- Law libraries.
- Law libraries--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Libraries Unlimited, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- Learn how to assist library patrons, including self-represented litigants, through legal research instruction, programming, and outreach. According to the National Center for State Courts, in 76 percent of civil cases in the United States at least one of the parties represents themself. As more people represent themselves in court, more are coming to the library to seek answers to legal questions. Do you ever feel panicked when someone asks you a legal reference question? Are you are not sure where to look for information or how much information you can provide? What can libraries do to assist self-represented litigants? Deborah Hamilton began her career as a law librarian with no formal legal training. Now, not only does she help people with legal reference questions, but she also provides legal programming and outreach to the community. Learn the difference between legal information and legal advice as well as how to connect with community groups who provide legal services. In this book, Hamilton teaches librarians how to teach themselves about legal research and resources, as well as offering practical ideas for types of legal programs and outreach that they can proactively offer patrons.
- Contents:
- The justice gap : who are we serving and why do they need us?
- Developing library legal materials and resources
- Legal outreach and programming
- Legal reference interview
- Legal research concepts
- Secondary sources
- Laws from the legislative branch
- Laws from the judicial branch and court forms
- Laws from the executive branch
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400662775
- 9798216095477
- 9781440872013
- 1440872015
- OCLC:
- 1277082075
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