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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.
Front Cover -- Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- About the author -- Acknowledgement -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1 What is law librarianship? -- Qualifications for law librarians -- Canada -- United States -- United Kingdom -- The Caribbean -- South Africa -- Nigeria -- Education of law librarians -- Academic law libraries -- Structure of academic law libraries -- History of academic law libraries -- Accreditation & standards for academic law libraries
""United States""""United Kingdom""; ""Canada""; ""Other types of law libraries""; ""Court house""; ""Attorney-generalâ€?s office""; ""Legislative""; ""Law firms""; ""Special libraries""; ""Conclusion""; ""2 Users of the academic law library""; ""Faculty/Professors (Full-time & Adjunct)""; ""Graduate students (LL. M & Ph. D.)""; ""Undergraduate students (JD/LL. B)""; ""Distance education students""; ""Researchers""; ""Visiting fellows""; ""Prospective students""; ""Alumni""; ""Members of the public""; ""Users with disabilities""; ""Mooting teams""; ""Law journal editors""; ""Conclusion""
3 Collection development/managementThe law library collection -- Materials found in academic law libraries -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Loose-leaf materials -- Managing academic library collections -- Law library collection development policy -- Selection process -- Selecting electronic resources -- Selection tools -- Acquisitions -- Weeding -- Copyright & licensing -- Inter-library loans -- Resource sharing & cooperative collection -- Managing the foreign, comparative & international law collections (FCIL) -- Conclusion
4 Reader servicesReader services -- Circulation services -- Reference & information services -- Library instruction & teaching -- Creating instructional materials -- Legal citation and legal abbreviation -- Conclusion -- 5 Cataloguing & classification -- Cataloguing -- The Anglo-American cataloguing rules -- Resource description and access (RDA) -- International standard of bibliographic description (ISBD) -- Selected classification schemes used for law materials -- I. Elizabeth Moys classification scheme for law materials
II. KF modified: KF classification modified for use in Canadian and common law librariesIII. Library of Congress classification class K -- IV. Swiss Institute classification scheme -- Conclusion -- 6 IT practices in academic law libraries -- How is IT managed in academic law libraries? -- Role of the IT department in academic law libraries -- Integrated library systems (ILS) -- Law library websites -- Social media practices in academic law libraries -- Blogs -- Institutional repositories (IRs) -- Conclusion
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Chandos Publishing, ©2015