In fact, I would argue that as time goes on, universities will be hiring less and
less law librarians (in fact librarians of any sort) because they cost so much more than library technicians or assistants.
Not exact matches
But in my French
law librarian researcher experience, there are some clear drawbacks right now: — young users use
less of their legal mind to search, they search with keywords,
less with their lawyers» minds — also, the ease of use of online databases tend to make them forget traditional but efficient tools such as annotated Codes, and indexes and TOCs in books (be them print or e-books).
I've also seen centralization happen so that
law libraries lose their individual autonomy; this again leads to
less jobs and
less need for
law librarians.
1) Hypothesis # 1: Legal researchers suffer
less anxiety at the initiation stage of their research if they consult a trained
law librarian to discuss the issue and identify a research strategy, including recommended sources.
Librarians (although not specifically those practising in
law) are just slightly
less at risk however, with a 52 % chance of automation.
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