Tag Archives: academic law libraries

Open to the Public?

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Matt Timko

As a research and instructional librarian at an academic library, my role is pretty clear: teach the students to competently research the law, help faculty with any research tasks they need help with, and, of course, other duties as assigned.  … Continue reading →

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Jim Crow’s Last Stand in Louisiana and Reviewing Library Diversity and Inclusion Implementation

Posted on November 6, 2018 by bwadler

As our country seemingly becomes more and more politically divided, and in some cases ethically divided, I feel excitement and fear about the vote tomorrow. I feel excitement because tomorrow will likely (and hopefully) be a historic day for the … Continue reading →

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Motivating and Managing Lazy Desk Workers

Posted on November 21, 2017 by emilydonnellan

by Emily Siess Donnellan Look, not all of my desk workers are lazy and unmotivated, but some of them are. In August, our circulation manager took a new position. This meant that many of her duties fell to me as … Continue reading →

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The Opposite of Toy Story

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Christine Anne George

By Christine Anne George It’s that time of year again. The end of the spring semester. For students it means gearing up for finals. For library staff it means that every important thing that can break and/or jam will…at least … Continue reading →

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Secondary Sources: Should they really be first?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Christina Glon

by Christina Glon Another semester’s over, and I’m another semester wiser. This academic  year, Emory Law tried something radically different in our JM program. Lucky for me, I had the opportunity to represent the library in this new endeavor. Allow me … Continue reading →

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