Sentences with phrase «law library titles»

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Unlike in the US where an author is only paid when a library purchases a particular title for lending from its catalog, under the UK law Public Lending Right, authors are compensated at each patron checkout, as well.

Unlike in the US where an author is only paid when a library purchases a particular title for lending from its catalog, under the UK law Public Lending Right, authors are... [Read more...]

Today, I was excited to be in a room of passionate people attending the Canadian Association of Law Libraries Conference where the session title was «Should We Still Be called Librarians?»

While the Law Society and Great Library websites are unusually silent on the topic, the American library blogosphere is proudly proclaiming that David Whelan has been appointed Manager of Legal Information for the Law Society of Upper Canada Pause to note that Great Librarian was a wonderful and hallowed title — why would it have been abandoned?

Wendy Reynolds, Manager, Library Client Services, Legislative Library of Ontario, Helen Clarke, Associate Vice-Provost Collections, Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary, and Jeffrey Miller, President, Irwin Law spoke to attendees at a session titled «If eBooks are the Medium, What's the Message?».

After growing on the profits of a captive market through the publication of serial resources such as law reports and looseleaf titles, both of which required annual, and often lifelong, financial commitment from lawyers (and law libraries), this source of revenue is drying up.

From a budget perspective, academic libraries generally and law libraries in particular have not had too onerous a time of maintaining their collections of monographs (though the time required to monitor the publishers» lists and select relevant titles can be onerous indeed).

Fortunately, in integrating the JA Weir Law Library's collections with the main Rutherford Library's collection, University of Alberta Libraries recently decided to retain KF Modified for all the law titles in the University's collectioLaw Library's collections with the main Rutherford Library's collection, University of Alberta Libraries recently decided to retain KF Modified for all the law titles in the University's collectiolaw titles in the University's collections.

You can also use «duplicates lists» such as the Australian Law Librarians» Association (ALLA) wiki or the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Technical Services Special Interest Section (TS SIS) Exchange of Duplicates Program (for serial titles).

There has been an interesting trend in law firms recently of gradually reducing staff in libraries, but adding information specialist positions with various job titles to business development groups.

However, I thought I would say that I think you are on the right track with collaboration among the 3 major GTA law libraries (i.e., there is no need for all 3 of you to have duplicate sets of the same title in storage) and I trust the «Big Heads» to make good decisions regarding collaboration and what to keep or not.

Over the last two years, LexisNexis has been ramping up its library of ebooks, with a growing list of titles for both practitioners and law students.

The challenges facing a small publisher of library science titles seem similar to those facing those who want to publish legal information about the law of small jurisdictions or on legal commentary on topics that don't focus on large profitable legal practices.

With secondary content, the publisher could be certain of a minimal number of purchasers for every publication of quality as major law libraries acquired copies of virtually every print legal title published by a major legal publisher.

Most libraries will carry the journal once known as Art and the Law, which has morphed its title and focus to become the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts.

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.

In the late 1980's and early 90's, the local union list of titles held by local law firm libraries was a lifeline to librarians, and ILL didn't just help us share resources and keep costs down.

So, the title is likely referring to the management of a Library, Research, or Information Services, or KM operations, within the context of a law firm or academic law library setting.

A time saving tool to present all the commentary chapters from across our entire library of titles into searchable subject groups based on area of law.

DLA Piper Organization Type: Law Firm Position / Title: Director of Research Services and Libraries Functional Area: Management Year of Induction: 2014

I would add that while the title of this article refers specifically to law firm libraries, the information contained within it is certainly applicable to other law and special libraries as well.

My bottom line is simply this: as a director of a law library which, like most others, will never have enough money to buy everything our users would like us to have, how can I justify spending money on a title which we have online (and in many cases, as with my two examples, for free).

Libraries within individual law firms could agree to maintain particular titles and share access as required.

Hein can potentially digitize titles in the Association of American Law School's A.A.L.S. Law Books Recommended for Libraries.

In sharing a panel session of free Internet legal research with Connie Crosby and two American law library colleagues, I learned about and briefly perused Connie Crosby's new book called Effective Blogging for Libraries available from Neal - Schuman so wanted to mention and celebrate this new title.

As a stop - gap, we can ensure some possibility for coordination by sharing our hit lists of titles that are about to be de-accessioned, within our various law - library social networks, such as VALL, TALL, CALL.

I did a small collection of illustrated title pages for the rare book collection at the University of Denver Westminster Law Library when I was in library school.

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Larger law libraries, such as university law libraries, generally have the technical resources to integrate the list of journal and electronic titles directly into their catalogue.

Most public libraries have access to commercial journal and magazine databases that cover thousands of titles, including law journals, as well as databases of historical newspapers; if not, university libraries do.

This May, I am looking forward to the Canadian Association of Law Libraries 52nd Annual Conference and in particular, the Pre Conference Workshop titled Measuring for What Matters: Demonstrating Value & Operational Excellence.

I was particularly looking at titles of foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) books that the library had lost over time.

While it does include notes on new titles and services that all good law library blogs provide, it complements that useful content with a regular supply of topical links to interesting blog posts and videos.

Department of Justice (Wheeling, WV & Washington, DC) 08/2004 — 05/2007 United States Attorney's Office — Insert Title • Provide a variety of services for the United States Attorney's office focused on trial file preparation and evidence • Screen attorney's filings to ensure the US District Court guidelines are followed in sensitive cases sealed from the public • Provide support on ad - hoc requests from US Attorneys • Assist in analyzing databases, spreadsheets, and records in health care fraud cases • Perform upkeep and maintain the civil and criminal law libraries • Recognized with the Performance Award, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, for work excellence