Balleste, Roy, Sonia Luna-Lamas and Lisa Smith-Butler (eds.) Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century. 2nd edition. Scarecrow Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8108-9255-2
Description
While designed primarily as a textbook for a law librarianship course, this book offers 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 and the library world? This updated edition addresses both historical and contemporary issues facing law libraries and those who staff them!
Table of Contents
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 BindsLisa Smith-Butler
4 Public Services Anne Klinefelter & Sara Sampson
5 State Law Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: The Maryland ExperienceSteve 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
