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What’s a Librarian Without a Library?
As many of us continue working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been exploring what it means to be a librarian without full access to a physical library building. Can we really provide the same depth and scope of services remotely for an extended period of time, without losing value or disappointing our … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Current Events, Customer Service, Issues in Law Librarianship, Issues in Librarianship (generally), Library Collections, Outreach, Patron Services, Reference Services, student engagement, student services, Technology, Work/Life Balance
Tagged coronavirus, emergency services, law librarians, Law library, pandemic
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Internet Librarian 2018
There is a conference for librarians that I have just learned of: Internet Librarian 2018. As law librarians, it behooves us to keep abreast of technological advances. I am always looking for different tech conferences that do not specifically revolve … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Career, competitive intelligence, Continuing Education, Current Events, Information Literacy, Issues in Law Librarianship, Issues in Librarianship (generally), Legal Technology, Patron Services, Planning, Platform change, Productivity, Resources for the non-Academic, Technology, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Conferences, Continuing Education, Internet, Internet Librarian 2018, law librarians, Librarian, librarianship, new technology, Professional Development, technology
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Missed Connections: Scholarship
by Brandon Wright Adler I know the RIPS Blog has discussed, once or twice, the many hats that law librarians must wear. I would like to discuss a casualty to all of that hat-wearing (other than baldness) – the casualty … Continue reading
No…Nope…Still No…
By Christine Anne George Not that long ago I participated in a workshop that brought together historians and archivists. While it was a very interesting exchange, there was one thing that was abundantly clear—the historians had a bit of resentment … Continue reading
