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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463227303321

Autore

Aycock Anthony <1973->

Titolo

The accidental law librarian / / Anthony Aycock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Medford, New Jersey : , : Information Today, Inc., , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-57387-802-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Accidental Library Series

Disciplina

026/.3400973

Soggetti

Law libraries - United States

Law libraries - Reference services - United States

Legal research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""About the Website""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Legal Publishing, or What Are All Those Books on Law and Order?""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""History of Legal Publishing""; ""Modern Legal Publishing""; ""Law Journals""; ""Public and Law Firm Libraries""; ""Chapter 2: The Kolor-Koded, Turnkey-Shaped Streamline Basics of Legal Research""; ""The Librarian�s Role""; ""Statutes""; ""Cases""; ""Administrative Law""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""Blaydon Graycastle: Reprise""

""Chapter 3: “How Do I Copyright My Name?�: Answering Legal Reference Questions""""Pro Se Patrons""; ""The Reference Interview""; ""Unauthorized Practice of Law""; ""Extreme Patrons""; ""Law Firm Reference""; ""Listen to Your Patrons""; ""Chapter 4: The Art of Hanging Loose(leaf) in an Uptight World""; ""Looseleafs Defined""; ""Varieties of Looseleafs""; ""Looseleaf Filers""; ""How to File Supplements""; ""The Future of Looseleafs""; ""Newsletters""; ""Chapter 5: The Big Two: Westlaw and LexisNexis""; ""Background""; ""Print vs. Electronic""; ""What Westlaw and LexisNexis Have in Common""

""Westlaw Basics""""LexisNexis Basics""; ""Contracts""; ""Which Is Better?""; ""Chapter 6: Beyond the Big Two: Other Legal Databases""; ""Supplemental Databases""; ""Low-Cost Alternatives""; ""Free Legal



Websites""; ""Mobile Legal Research Apps""; ""Chapter 7: Where�s Waldo?: Public Information Searches for Law Librarians""; ""Public Information""; ""Company Information""; ""Individual Persons""; ""To Strive, to Seek, to Find""; ""Finding Waldo""; ""Laws Governing Personal Information""; ""Courthouse Filings""; ""Appellate Briefs""

""Chapter 8: The Anxiety of the Men (and Women) Inside the Board Rooms""""Law Firm Administrators""; ""Library Boards""; ""Marketing the Law Library""; ""Writing a Business Proposal""; ""Chapter 9: Education and Resources""; ""Should You Get a JD?""; ""How About an MBA?""; ""Books on Law Librarianship""; ""Books on Legal Research""; ""Research Guides""; ""Blawgs""; ""Training and Support""; ""Associations""; ""Chapter 10: The Future of Law Libraries""; ""Resources""; ""Users""; ""Appendix A: Patron Requests in Law Libraries""; ""Appendix B: Library Business Case""; ""About the Author""

""Index""