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The Changing Role of Law Firm Librarianship is an authoritative, insiders perspective on key strategies for understanding and responding to current trends in law firm librarianship. Featuring library directors and managers representing some of the nations top law firms, these experts guide the reader through the history of law firm librarianship and outline major elements of the librarians role today, including new marketing responsibilities, coordination with information technology departments, and the expanding presence of the library within the firm. These top librarians give tips on addressing some of the challenges inherent in a changing informational landscape, such as the evaluation of new resources, attorney training, contract management, and benchmarking usage of electronic products and technologies. Additionally, these leaders give tips on structuring library budgets to respond to trends in the business of law and discuss the new types of training needed to prepare the next generation of law firm librarians. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside the minds of some of the leading information managers of today, as these experienced law librarians offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an ever-evolving profession.

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