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The Next Chapter in the Book
by Dean Duane Strojny This is it. I am at the end of three years participating in the RIPS blog. I will admit that I wasn’t sure I could fill the space or that I had anything to say that … Continue reading
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Perceptions of Librarians and Library Value Inhibit Impact
by Brandon Wright Adler In my last post, I let everyone know that I had made the move to a non-law academic library at the University of New Orleans. My primary roles as UNO’s new Information Literacy Librarian is to … Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education, Faculty services, Information Literacy, Issues in Law Librarianship, Issues in Librarianship (generally), Legal Research Instruction, Marketing, Teaching (general)
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“Other Duties as Assigned”
Just because students and attorneys can conduct all of their legal research online, it does not mean that they have to. There is other stuff out there that is actually helpful (and can help them make money in the practice of law). Continue reading
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A Day at the Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference
by Brandon Wright Adler This past Friday, I spent my day in Baton Rouge, LA at the Louisiana Library Association’s (LLA) annual conference. I chose to only spend one day at the three-day conference for a couple of reasons, the … Continue reading
I taught a condensed weekend course. Here’s what I learned…
by Cassie DuBay This semester, I tried something new and taught a condensed ALR course over a few weekends. Specifically, I taught a 1-credit course in one weekend: Friday 2:00pm-6:00pm; Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm; and Sunday 9:00am-1:00pm. I had the following weekend … Continue reading
Submit to the RIPS-SIS Legal Research Teach-In Kit!
Dear Fellow Law Librarians & Information Professionals, The future of the legal profession is in your hands! Even if you do not teach, you can join other librarians toward the common goal of better library instruction. How? By submitting to … Continue reading
Every Teacher, A Student
As part of the University of Richmond Law School’s commitment to excellent teaching, the school recently brought in two expert teaching consultants, Sophie Sparrow and Gerry Hess. The research instruction team had the opportunity to spend nearly an entire day … Continue reading
