Sentences with phrase «for law firm libraries»

But what are the implications for law firm libraries, where the library - as - place is used for research rather than study and learning and the «community» has a completely different dynamic?

However discovery tools do not appear to be a practical solution for law firm libraries.

Generally, qualitative measures work better for law firm libraries than quantitative measures.

It is challenging for law firm libraries to measure the performance of their libraries.

I have a blog post burning inside of me, too, but not just for law firm libraries.

Traditional library metrics are less helpful for law firm libraries compared to public or academic libraries; for example, circulation statistics are often used as an indicator of library usage and what parts of the library collection are in highest demand.

For law firm libraries, one way of alleviating the effect of the increasing cost of these databases is to pass some of it on to clients.

What does all of this mean for my law firm library budget?

I am not currently able to make it as easy as that for my law firm library users who wish to review legal texts with mobile devices.

Not exact matches

Previously she worked as the manager of library services for a national law firm, worked for provincial and federal governments, and a law society library.

Being the best at legal research will continue to be a competitive advantage for law firms and law libraries.

vLex Canada, a professional grade suite of tools and services for lawyers, together with support for library, law society and firm - wide implementation.

Nate practiced law for several years as a family lawyer and civil litigator in small firms prior to joining Courthouse Libraries BC in late 2010.

Nevertheless, some questions, and I suspect many of those being answered by law firms or for which people go to a library for help will remain resistant to these tools.

Many people have been using factiva for U.S. trading data; however, law firm libraries are slowly losing their right to use factiva as our contracts expire and we get moved over to Lexis Nexis for this information.

She worked in law firm and academic libraries for over thirty years, in two countries, moving from the modern antipodes for the more traditional old world.

I wonder if you would have the same concerns for all libraries: should law firm libraries for example maintain large print collections just in case?

Given that law libraries, whether academic, courthouse or private law firm, are constantly under space pressures, does this mean that we should be discarding the other 80 - 94 % of the collection and using the space for something else?

In consideration of the fact that no clear justification has been provided to substantiate the amount claimed and the fact that I regard legal computerized research, unless otherwise proven, as office overhead expense as it compares to the subscription services law firms library had to maintain in the past and which were also considered office overhead, the disbursements claimed for electronic legal research are not allowed.

The annual countdown is on at law firm and other legal libraries where staff are preparing for summer law students to arrive.

In the April 20123 issue of Spectrum, the American Association of Law Libraries» monthly magazine, I read the article «Law Firm Changes Offer Opportunities for Libraries» by Sarah Sutherland with great interest.

But most of these were smaller libraries in law firms and courthouses: most Canadian academic law libraries never did adopt KF Modified, and some of those who did have recently given it up, reverting to unmodified Library of Congress Classification, using KE for their Canadian law holdings.

For example, the use of online forms for auto - generating legal documents or for client intake, searchable and linkable law and file libraries, referral databases and other tools through the VLO may allow for the firm to avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new online clieFor example, the use of online forms for auto - generating legal documents or for client intake, searchable and linkable law and file libraries, referral databases and other tools through the VLO may allow for the firm to avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new online cliefor auto - generating legal documents or for client intake, searchable and linkable law and file libraries, referral databases and other tools through the VLO may allow for the firm to avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new online cliefor client intake, searchable and linkable law and file libraries, referral databases and other tools through the VLO may allow for the firm to avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new online cliefor the firm to avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new online client.

When I was in a law firm library, we refused to buy casebooks for the collection.

While the typical physical law library is indeed becoming smaller, it brings to the law firm value beyond simply being a repository of tangible research material; as the librarian, that's reward enough for me.

Libraries, other cultural heritage institutions as well as law firms, governments and a variety of organizations are all faced with signing various license agreements for the use of digital content.

Yet, except for reduction of on - site libraries and excessive filing, many firms still operate under a traditional law firm office concept that has changed very little since the 1980's.

One library or KM use of wikis in law firms that I think would be interesting to try is a research wiki for associates.

Sarah Sutherland is the manager of library services in Vancouver for a national law firm.

I think that because I'm speaking with lawyers, and at the library, training them on different substantive areas of law, but also helping them through their sort of practice management issues too, having that experience of running a firm and knowing what it's like for them is obviously necessary.

No one knows what changes lie ahead for any organization, large or small, be they law firms, libraries or associations.

I'm not sure what the best solution is for the org structure of a law library within the broader firm... However it appears that Steve Matthews of the Vancouver Law Librarian Blog dolaw library within the broader firm... However it appears that Steve Matthews of the Vancouver Law Librarian Blog doLaw Librarian Blog does!

The 340 - lawyer law firm has signed a deal for Integreon to run its library and information service, joining existing clients Osborne Clarke, Beachcroft and TLT Solicitors in the use of the service centre, which now employs around 120 staff.

«This edition highlights the need to innovate to be green, to stretch budget dollars, and to make the best use of space: a law school, Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, and a law firm, O'Melveny & Myers San Francisco, both aim for LEED certification; a new decentralized library at Bose McKinney & Evans emphasizes greenlaw school, Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, and a law firm, O'Melveny & Myers San Francisco, both aim for LEED certification; a new decentralized library at Bose McKinney & Evans emphasizes greenLaw, and a law firm, O'Melveny & Myers San Francisco, both aim for LEED certification; a new decentralized library at Bose McKinney & Evans emphasizes greenlaw firm, O'Melveny & Myers San Francisco, both aim for LEED certification; a new decentralized library at Bose McKinney & Evans emphasizes green; a

Yesterday I hosted for Toronto law firm and law library colleagues a demo at my firm by Ozmosys, a company that describes itself as «specializing in email consolidation and distribution strategies of high - value content.»

My groups have titles like Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Knowledge Management for Legal Professionals, Law Firm Research Managers, Law Firm Knowledge Management (a subgroup of Legal IT Netowrk), and so on.

Although nobody has as yet published on the subject of law library layoffs I'd suggest that if the firms are laying off lawyers it's that time yet again for partners to «evaluate» the library / information centre.

Mark Gediman, Director of Information Services at Best Best & Krieger, discusses at 3 Law Geeks and a Blog how his firm has adopted an Information Technology department - like service model for their library.

I know how to submit an ILL, but academic libraries are often too slow for a law firm's deadlines.

The seeming hypothesis that CanLII can replace a law firm library collection — including the texts and other resources necessary for lawyers to competently address legal issues for their clients — is simply absurd.

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For example, how does a library contribute to the law firm's revenues?

In law firm libraries, many of the materials are used primarily in the library or are signed out to a single lawyer for months (in some cases for years) at a time.

Two broad themes emerged (albeit slightly unrelated): (i) their concern over the job market for future law librarians / knowledge managers, and (ii) my continued proselytizing for an integrated approach to information in law firms by merging library functions with KM and continued «convergence» with library and KM and other administrative functions in law firms, including training, marketing and... [more]

I think so often metrics in the law firm library circle around things like number of reference requests, docketed / billed hours spent, and budget targets; it is good to learn about alternatives that provide more value for measuring performance.

My law firm library has a lot of baskets: print collection, database access, items used for current awareness, Canadian content, foreign content, things that are available to borrow locally, things that we can share between our offices, things used by each practice group, things that people need at their desk.

Library statistics for law firms of comparable size and practices have to be found and then the differing requirements of the library clientele must be taken into account.

For example, one law firm was able to slash its law library budget in half over a two year period by offering its collection in e-book format and making it available through a digital library solution.

And an ex-BigLaw partner has left his firm to form a bankruptcy boutique that uses artificial intelligence - powered legal research from ROSS Intelligence to replace junior lawyers who use law libraries for such support in traditional firms (like the one he left).

For further reading on the threat of cyber risks, and why law firms are considered to be lucrative targets, see Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers and the ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, both available in the practicePRO lending library (practicePRO.ca / library) as well as December 2013 Cybersecurity issue of LawPRO MagazFor further reading on the threat of cyber risks, and why law firms are considered to be lucrative targets, see Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers and the ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, both available in the practicePRO lending library (practicePRO.ca / library) as well as December 2013 Cybersecurity issue of LawPRO Magazfor Lawyers and the ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, both available in the practicePRO lending library (practicePRO.ca / library) as well as December 2013 Cybersecurity issue of LawPRO Magazine