Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century

By (author) Roy Balleste, Lisa Smith-Butler, Sonia Luna-Lamas

Publication date:

26 November 2013

Length of book:

352 pages

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Dimensions:

235x161mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780810892323

Law Librarianship in the 21st Century, a text for library and information science courses on law librarianship, introduces students to the rapidly evolving world of law librarianship. With no prior knowledge of the law required, students using this book will find practical answers to such questions as: What is law librarianship? How do you become a law librarian? How does law librarianship interrelate with the legal world? Individual chapters provide a concise treatment of such specialized topics as the history of law librarianship, international law, and government documents. Standard topics are dealt with as they apply to the law library, including collection development, public services, technical processing, administration, technology, and consortia. The textbook also includes an explanation of the common acronyms and special terminology needed to work in a law library. This new edition updates the text throughout and adds two new chapters.

Foreword
James Andrews

Preface

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Introduction
Roy M. Mersky (In Memoriam)

1 A Brief History of Law Librarianship
Robert C. Berring Jr.

2 Working at the Law Library: A Practical Guide
Karl T. Gruben

3 The Administration of the Academic Law Library: The Glue That Binds
Lisa Smith-Butler

4 Public Services
Anne Klinefelter & Sara Sampson

5 State Law Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: The Maryland Experience
Steve Anderson

6 The Curious Case of County Law Libraries
Robert Riger

7 Law Firm Libraries
Abigail E. Ross

8 Collection Development, Licensing, and Acquisitions
Frederick W. Dingledy, Benjamin J. Keele & Jennifer E. Sekula

9 Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarianship
Mary Rumsey
10 Technical Services
Sonia Luna-Lamas

11 The Evolution of Government Documents
Jennifer Bryan Morgan

12 Technology Trends in Law Libraries
Billie Jo Kaufman & Roy Balleste

13 The Law Library of Congress
Christine Sellers

14 The World of Library Consortia: Collaboration and
Resource Sharing in the Twenty-First Century
Tracy L. Thompson

Index

About the Contributors
Bibliography

It is valuable to have this much insight and information condensed in a single publication. . . .[T]his work will be a useful addition to virtually any law library collection as a primer or reminder of what is done in this field. It should also be of considerable interest to schools of librarianship and information management, especially those that offer a course on law librarianship.