Law Library Benchmarks
| Author | : Primary Research Group |
| Publisher | : Primary Research Group Inc |
| Total Pages | : 129 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1574401041 |
. Data in the report is based on a survey of 55 North American law libraries drawn from law firm, private company, university, courthouse and government agency law libraries. Data is broken out by size and type of library for ease in benchmarking. The 120+ page report covers developments in staffing, salaries, budgets, materials spending, use of blogs & wikis, use of legal directories, the library role in knowledge management, records management and content management systems. Patron and librarian training, reimbursement for library-related education and other issues are also covered in this latest edition.
Law Library Journal
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 516 |
| Release | : 1914 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : |
Vols. 1- include Proceedings of the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries.
Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions
| Author | : Selwyn, Laurie |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 341 |
| Release | : 2012-10-31 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1466621850 |
While there are common misconceptions regarding the definition of a public law library, it can be defined as a government mandated library which provides the public with access to legal resources. Largely, public law libraries are instituted by state or federal law. Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions aims to introduce firsthand knowledge on the funding, organizational structures, and governance related to the public law library. This book includes comprehensive research for current and future public law librarians to provide administrative guidance and professional sources essential for running a public law library.
American Comparative Law
| Author | : David S. Clark |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 585 |
| Release | : 2022-09-02 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 0195369920 |
"Historical Comparative Law and Comparative Legal History Legal history and comparative law overlap in important respects. This is more apparent with the use of some methods for comparison, such as legal transplant, natural law, or nation building. M.N.S. Sellers nicely portrayed the relationship. The past is a foreign country, its people strangers and its laws obscure.... No one can really understand her or his own legal system without leaving it first, and looking back from the outside. The comparative study of law makes one's own legal system more comprehensible, by revealing its idiosyncrasies. Legal history is comparative law without travel. Legal historians, perhaps especially in the United States, have been skeptical about the possibility of a fruitful comparative legal history, preferring in general to investigate the distinctiveness of their national experience. Comparatists, however, content with revealing or promoting similarities or differences between legal systems, by their nature strive toward comparison. Some American historians, especially since World War II, see the value in this"--
The Law Student's Handbook
| Author | : Steve Wilson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2010-06-24 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0199562172 |
The Law Student's Handbook offers a practical guide to studying law, covering in detail the practical study and academic skills required to study law. Key point and hint boxes, as well as checklists encourage active learning and understanding, while the Online Resource Centre provides additional information including student testimonials.
