Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries

Chapter One: discusses and defines law librarianship; it identifies the different types of law libraries, their users and collection. This chapter includes a brief history of academic law libraries in some jurisdictions as well as the structure and applicable standards of accreditation. Each library has its own users, Chapter Two: discusses the users of the academic law library and the levels of services provided to them; Chapter Three: gives an in depth discourse on the collection development and management practices in the academic law library. The nature of legal materials makes them very unique and expensive to maintain, the author discusses the best practices in building and maintaining this type of collection especially in an electronic and digital age; Chapter Four: describes the activities of the front end of the academic law library, mainly circulation and reference services. These two areas are the action points in the library where services and operations take place.
Academic law libraries use different classification schemes to organize the materials in their collection; Chapter Five: identifies a few of the available classification schemes and explains how they have been used in some libraries; Chapter Six: highlights these trends and developments and how they have impacted the delivery of services and resources in academic law libraries; Chapter Seven: discusses the issues and suggested steps for law librarians who would like to advance to management positions in their career, discusses the importance of professional development and networking in building a career; Chapter Eight: explains and discusses available opportunities for law librarians all over the world.