Public services in law libraries evolution and innovation in the 21st century

• Other Authors: Bintliff, Barbara, Peoples, Lee F.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Binghamton, NY Haworth Information Press c2007
• Subjects: Law libraries > Reference services > United States; Law libraries > Technological innovations
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In recent years, new advances have opened doors to exciting possibilities for libraries and their users. Drawing inspiration from the commercial sector and new uses of the latest technology, Public Services in Law Libraries: Evolution and Innovation in the 21st Century examines today's changing...

Table of Contents:

• Competencies of law librarianship : reference, research, and patron services / Kay M. Todd
• The evolution of the reference interview / Courtney Selby
• A hypothetical case study : creating AI assistants in the law library / Roy Ballestee
• The evolution of providing access to information : is the online catalog nearing extinction? / Scott Matheson, Stephanie Davidson
• Reference services in law firm environments / Mark E. Estes
• Reference services in courts and governmental settings / Luis M. Acosta, Anna M. Cherry
• Student services in the 21st century : evolution and innovation in discovering student needs, teaching information literacy, and designing library 2.0-based student services / H. Kumar Percy Jayasuriya, Frances M. Brillantine
• Innovative instructional methods / Diane Murley
• Faculty services in the 21st century: evolution and innovation / Margaret A. Schilt
• The evolving nature of faculty publications / Jan Ryan Novak, Leslie A. Pardo
• The evolution of law library support to law school administrative and staff offices : what we are doing and why / Leah Sandwell-Weiss
• Privacy and library public services, or, I know what you read last summer / Anne Klinefelter
• Marketing law libraries : strategies and techniques in the digital age / Kristin Cheney.