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by Yemisi Dina
Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries
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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
List of figures and tables
About the author
Acknowledgement
Prologue
Introduction
1. What is law librarianship?
Qualifications for law librarians
Education of law librarians
Academic law libraries
Structure of academic law libraries
History of academic law libraries
Accreditation & standards for academic law libraries
Other types of law 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/management
The law library collection
Materials found in academic law libraries
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 services
Reader 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
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
Institutional repositories (IRs)
Conclusion
7. Management & administration in academic law libraries
Status of the library director
Role of the law library director/head of law library
Human resources
Financial resources
Physical resources
Succession planning
The library committee
8. Professional development and networking
Membership in professional associations and organizations
Professional associations for law librarians
Short courses for academic law librarians
Publishing
Professional ethics
Conclusion
Conclusion
Appendix I. Examples of law librarianship course descriptions in the master of library science programs in ALA accredited schools in Canada and the United States
Canada
LIBR 533: Legal information sources and services – course description
United States
Z654: Law librarianship (3 cr.)
Appendix II. Code of professional ethics
Code of ethics of the American Library Association
AALL ethical principles
Code of professional practice for library and information professionals
Appendix III. AALL social media policy
This policy applies to:
Policy for social media site administrators:
Guidelines:
Responsibility for the enforcement of this policy:
Violation of this policy:
General statement:
Social media policies for site administrators
Appendix IV. Legal publishers & booksellers
Bibliography
Index
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