Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries : Best Practices.

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 &amp -- standards for academic law libraries -- United States -- United Kingdom -- Canada -- Other types of law libraries -- Court house -- Attorney-general's office -- Legislative -- Law firms -- Special libraries -- Conclusion -- 2 Users of the academic law library -- Faculty/Professors (Full-time &amp -- Adjunct) -- Graduate students (LL.M &amp -- 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 collections -- Law library collection development policy -- Selection process -- Selecting electronic resources -- Selection tools -- Acquisitions -- Weeding -- Copyright &amp -- licensing -- Inter-library loans -- Resource sharing &amp -- cooperative collection -- Managing the foreign, comparative &amp -- international law collections (FCIL) -- Conclusion -- 4 Reader services -- Reader services -- Circulation services -- Reference &amp -- information services -- Library instruction &amp -- teaching -- Creating instructional materials.

Legal citation and legal abbreviation -- Conclusion -- 5 Cataloguing &amp -- 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 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 &amp -- 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 -- 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 s... -- Canada -- LIBR 533: Legal information sources and services - course description -- Prerequisites -- Objectives -- Content -- INFO 6320 - Legal literature &amp -- librarianship -- Syllabus winter term 2013 -- Course description.

Juris doctor/master of information http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/jdmi -- United States -- LS 538. Law libraries and legal resources -- LSC 830 Legal literature -- Law librarianship specialization -- Certificate in law librarianship -- LIS 5416 Introduction to legal informatics (3) -- LIS 5417 Introduction to legal resources (3) -- Z654: Law librarianship (3 cr.) -- Legal resources for non-law librarians -- INLS 708: Law libraries and legal information (3 credits) -- Law librarianship and legal informatics -- Master of science in information studies / juris doctor degree -- Law librarianship -- Appendix II: Code of professional ethics -- Code of ethics of the American Library Association -- AALL ethical principles -- Preamble -- Service -- Business relationships -- Professional responsibilities -- Ethical principles background information -- 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 &amp -- booksellers -- Bibliography -- Index.

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