Seems that the Spokane County Law Library (SCLL) has found itself in a bit of financial difficulties in paying its Westlaw (Thomson Reuters Legal) bills on time. According to an article by John Craig of the Spokesman-Review, SCLL “has $75,129 in past-due bills on a contract for legal research materials that officials say is too
As ageing Baby Boomer law firm library directors retire, there seems to be a growing trend to eliminate the Library Director position and either run the department by committee, or move responsibility for the law library to the Chief Information Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, or to existing Directors of other departments such as Knowledge Management. So far,
Joe Hodnicki, over at the Law Librarian Blog, pointed out post from Ryan Deschamps blog (The Other Librarian) where Ryan challenges librarians to personally rebut the 10 reasons he lists why librarians cannot claim professional status. Ryan’s list of ten reasons is thought provoking, and meant to be a little over-the-top, but does note
This week has seen a great string of blog posts that discuss the relationship between Librarians and Knowledge Management professionals. I’m going to give you a reading list below (read them throughly, there will be a test!). As I read through these posts, a slightly morphed quote from Will Rogers kept popping into my head…
[Guest Blogger Mark Gediman]
My phone is ringing off the hook these days with folks who want to do me a favor and negotiate with my vendors for me. First, yes, I did say “my” vendors even though I know that they are here to service the needs of the firm. I
If you say the word “Outsourcing” to a law librarian you’ll notice a few physical reactions that take place. Watch how the hair tends to stand up on the back of our necks; how we tend to raise one eyebrow a little higher than the other; and particularly notice how both hands are clinched into
I started bouncing an idea around in my head this weekend while all of the Sunday Morning news shows were discussing Justice Stevens’ retirement. “If I had to replace Justice Stevens with a law librarian… who would I pick?” Now, you may chuckle about the idea of having a law librarian as Supreme Court Justice,
Well, we weren’t the only ones having some April Fool’s Day fun yesterday. In fact, there was so much tomfoolery going around that no one could tell what was real and what was a joke. I’m really hoping that the iPad/Donkey Kong console is true!! That’s a much better use of an iPad than reading