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Law librarianship in academic libraries : best practices /
Annotation
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] :
Chandos Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Chandos information professional series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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-general's officeLegislative; 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/management; The law library collection; Materials found in academic law libraries; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Loose-leaf materials.
- Managing academic library collectionsLaw 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 rulesResource 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 libraries; III. 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; 7 Management & administration in academic law libraries; Status of the library director; Role of the law library director/head of law library; Human resources; Hiring practices; Financial resources; Library budget; Physical resources; Library buildings; Succession planning; The library committee; 8 Professional development and networking; Membership in professional associations and organizations.