Lexis put out this video from the AALL Boston conference (with many familiar faces you may recognize.) In a post on their “This is real law” site, they talk about the perceptions of law librarians (think Forbes “worst Master’s Degree for Jobs), and the new roles that law librarians are taking on. Many of the same ideas we hammer away at here on 3 Geeks, such as, Librarians without Libraries, Librarians as Technology Drivers, Librarians as Researchers, Not Searchers, and many more.
Take a look at the video and listen, not only to the clever snippets of quotes from these law librarians, but also notice the theme of moving away from traditional library services, whether that is “brick and mortar” libraries, or “I’ll pull that book/case for you” librarians. There is a lot of potential out there for proactive law librarians that are willing to take on the risk of breaking tradition and moving into areas that make us more valuable to those that we serve.
Also: I know a lot of these folks (like Estes, Trotta and Sellers), but there are a few that I am not familiar with… I know, I know… I should know them all!! So, if you recognize these commenters, could you put their names and a bit of their quote in the comments so everyone can put a name and face to the quotes? Thanks!! – Greg
NOTE: Micheal Saint-Onge from Lexis was able to get me a list of names for the librarians in the video. Thanks Mike!!
Name
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Firm/Organization
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Title
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Jean-Paul Vivian
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Nassau County Supreme Court Law Library
|
Principal Law Librarian
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Mark W. Podvia
|
Dickinson School of Law Library of the Pennsylvania State
University |
Assistant Law Librarian and Archivist
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Andrew J. Tig Wartluft, Esq.
|
Thomas M. Cooley Law
School |
Reference Librarian
|
Mark E. Estes
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Bernard E. Witkin Alameda
County Law Library |
Law Library Director
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Christine Sellers
|
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough,
L.L.P. |
Research Specialist
|
Daniel B. Cordova
|
Colorado Supreme Court Library
|
Supreme Court Law Librarian
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Emily R. Florio
|
Fish & Richardson P.C.
|
Manager of Libraries
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Kyle K. Courtney, Esq.
|
Harvard Law School Library
|
Faculty Research and Scholarship
|
Yesenia P. Santiago
|
MetLife and Pace
University School of Law Library |
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Thomas Sneed
|
Emory University School of Law
|
Associate law librarian for research and electronic services
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Dawn Smith
|
Loyola Law School
– Los Angeles |
Acquisitions/Serials Librarian
|
Joan Taulbee
|
Hodgson Russ LLP
|
Manager of Library and Information Services
|
Victoria K. Trotta
|
Arizona State University Ross-Blakley Law Library
|
Associate Dean for Information Technology and the Ross-Blakley
Law Library |