Full Description
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.
Contents
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
