The Law School Librarian'S Role As An Educator: Leading Librarians On Adapting To New Technologies, Maximizing Research Skills,

The Law School Librarian's Role as an Educator is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for teaching successful legal research skills and fostering the transition from law school to law firm. Featuring library directors and managers representing some of the nation's top law schools, these experts guide the reader through maximizing legal research, evaluating library resources, managing staff, and meeting law school expectations. These top librarians give tips on harnessing student/faculty relationships, navigating new legal materials, managing the library budget, and monitoring student progress. Finally, these leaders offer advice for addressing challenges, responding to change, and implementing new technologies. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside the minds of some of the leading information managers of today, as these experienced law school librarians offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this everevolving profession.Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from CLevel executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than thirdparty accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a futureoriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was handpicked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.Chapters Include:1. Michelle Rigual, Associate Director and Assistant Professor of Law Librarianship, University of New Mexico School of Law Library 'Teaching a New Dog the Same Old Trick'2. James E. Duggan, Associate Law Library Director and Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law Library 'Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow's Library User Today'3. Joyce A. McCray Pearson, Director and Associate Professor of Law, The University of Kansas School of Law, Wheat Law Library 'The Director and Law School Librarian's Role as Educator'4. Janis L. Johnston, Director, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Library Administration, Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library, College of Law, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign 'Constant Mission: Changing Methods'5. Darla Jackson, Head of Reference and Access Services, Oklahoma City University Law Library 'Teaching Effective Legal Research'6. Christopher Simoni, Library Director and Professor of Law, Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law 'Teaching the Questions, Not the Answers'7. Darcy Kirk, Associate Dean for Library and Technology and Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law 'The Law School Librarian: Filling in the Gaps'8. Patrick Meyer, Associate Library Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law 'Training the Next Generation of Lawyers: Teaching Essential Research Skills'9. Barbara Bintliff, Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law and Director, William A. Wise Law Library Partner, University of Colorado at Boulder 'The Roles and Status of the Academic Law Library Director'10. Barbara Glennan, Assistant Director for Electronic and Outreach Services, California Western School of Law 'Working with Students and Faculty in the Research Process'