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Book SynopsisThe modern legal library is caught in a transformative stage. Often seen by firm management as unnecessary and outdated, legal libraries are facing a double-pronged challenge: it is now essential for librarians to demonstrate the continuing value of their profession whilst battling with shrinking budgets and the development of new, disruptive technologies that are transforming working practices and processes at a rapid rate.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: The modern library - running a business within a business By Monice Kaczorowski, vice president of library strategy and innovation for Feit Consulting Chapter 2: Collaboration and coordination - the integration of the library into the "business of law" By Kara Buzga, paralegal manager at Mayer Brown LLP, and Tunisia Johnson, legal information administrator at Mayer Brown LLP Chapter 3: Absorbing library services into knowledge management By Patrick DiDomenico, chief knowledge offi cer at Ogletree Deakins Chapter 4: Leveraging research analytics to build insight and revenue By Scott D Bailey, global director of research services at Squire Patton Boggs LLP Chapter 5: How law fi rm professionals can make an impact on practice orientated legal education By Jocelyn K Sagherian, reference librarian at the Maloney Law Library of the Fordham University School of Law Chapter 6: Are you running a 24-hour law library? By Jim Haggerty, vice president of LAC Group Chapter 7: How to demonstrate value and withstand executive scrutiny - a consultant's perspective By Michael Feit, president of Feit Consulting Chapter 8: How strong relationships and expertise aid business development with clients - a case study By Cynthia Brown, director of research services at Littler Mendelson PC, and Jill L Kilgore, research librarian at Littler Mendelson PC Chapter 9: The evolution of a law library from physical to mobile By CJ Anderson, head of information and research at Linklaters LLP, London Chapter 10: Makers in the library - the new age of hands-on artificial intelligence By Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase, and Sean Tate, AI sandbox product manager at Fastcase
