School of Information Studies

IST 606-1
Legal Information Resources & Services
Course Outline

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CLASS SESSION I - Tuesday, September 5, 2000

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Faculty and student introductions, overview of the administrative details of the class and format of the course. Review the Syllabus, including discuss the assignments and  annotated pathfinder/ bibliography projects.

INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

General Introduction to Legal Bibliography; the Anglo-American Legal System and Court System; Research Strategies; Legal Abbreviations and Citation Form.

Required Readings:

1.    FTL: The Context of Legal Research - Chapter 1, pp. 5-17 and Court Reports -
       Chapter 2, pp. 18-33
2.    Finding Case Law -
       http://store.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/lscase00.pdf
3.   Biehl, Kathy, Evaluating Legal Research Web Sites. Law Library Resource Xchange.
       Published July 5, 2000, http://www.llrx.com/columns/webcritic1.htm

Exercises:

1. Johnson and Phillips, Assignment One - Finding and Citing Cases, Exercise A

2.  Interactive Citation Workstation (ICW) -  http://www.citestation.com/lexis/

Complete the ICW - Blue Book Exercises http://www.citestation.com/lexis/bluebook.htm

3.  Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Guides and Search Engines

4.  Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate one legal research guide and one legal research search
     engine.  (Criteria for Evaluation)

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PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS 

Court Reports; Role and Development of Legal Publishers; How Cases are Published; Federal Case Law-Supreme Court.

View Videotape The New United States Law Week

Required Reading:

1.    FTL, Court Reports - Chapter 2, pp. 34-46

2.    Cisneros, Oscar S.  "Publisher Must Lay Down the Law." Wired News (July 6,
       1999).
http://www.wired.com/news/print_version/business/story/20492.html?wnpg=all

3.    West's Encyclopedia of American Law - Overview of U. S. Courts - Federal Courts
http://www.lawoffice.com/tools/usfed.htm

4.    U.S. Federal Courts' Home Page - Understanding the Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/UFC99.pdf
        U.S. Federal Courts' Home Page - Structure of the Federal Courts -
http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/8994.htm
http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/structure.jpg

5.    U.S. Federal Courts' Home Page - Understanding the Federal Courts - The Supreme
       Court, http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/8995.htm  

6.    JURIST: The Legal Education Network - TOPICAL GUIDES: Supreme Court of the
       United States, http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/supremecourt.htm

7,    Biehl, Kathy, Research RoundUp: Slip Opinions Listservers.   Law Library Resource
       Xchange. Published July 15, 2000. http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup2.htm

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.  Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Two - Supreme Court Reporters and Parts of a Case,
     Exercise A.
2.  Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Federal Case Law
3.  Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate one legal research guide and one legal research search
     engine.  (Criteria for Evaluation)

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CLASS SESSION II - Wednesday, September 6, 2000

PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS:

Federal Case Law - Court of Appeals, and District Court case reports; Regional and State Case Law

Required Reading:

1.    FTL, Court Reports - Chapter 2, pp. 46-61

2.    U.S. Federal Courts' Home Page - Understanding the Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/UFC99.pdf

3.    Courts of Appeals -
http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/8996.htm

District Courts -
http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/8998.htm

4.    Lawoffice.com - State Courts - http://www.lawoffice.com/tools/usstate.htm

5.    West Publishing Group - National Reporter & Digest Systems - 
        http://www.westgroup.com/practice/nrsdigst.htm

Exercises:

1.  Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Three  - Regional Reporters, Exercise A.
2.  Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Federal and State Case Law
3.  Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate one federal case law web site and one state case law
     web site.  (Criteria for Evaluation)

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Part 2 DIGESTS & ALR

CASE FINDING:

Digests and Annotated Law Reporters

Required Reading:

1.    FTL, Case Finding - Chapter 4, pp. 91-132
2.    Using ALR -
        http://store.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/lsalr.pdf

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Four - Finding Cases - Digests, Exercise A
2.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Six - American Law Reports, Exercise A

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CLASS SESSION III - Thursday, September 7, 2000

CASE VERIFICATION AND UPDATING TOOLS:

Shepardizing; How to Bring a Case Search Up to Date.

Required Reading:

1. 1.    FTL, Citators - Chapter 3, pp. 53-89

2.    Shepard's History - http://helpcite.shepards.com/hood/history.htm and
       http://www.shepards.com/about/aboutshepards.htm

3.    Shepard's Editorial Processes - http://helpcite.shepards.com/hood/process.htm

4.    Shepard's CiteFinder Guide and Tutorial - http://helpcite.shepards.com/cftest/piafrm1.htm

4.    Editorial Analysis Reference Table - http://helpcite.shepards.com/refdesk/treat.htm

6.    The Duty to Shepardize - http://helpcite.shepards.com/refdesk/dutytosh.htm

7.    What Happens When You Don't Shepardize - State of California vs. O.J. Simpson
       http://helpcite.shepards.com/refdesk/ojtrial.htm

8.    Citation Research: Is Your Case or Statute Good Law?
http://store.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/lscit00.pdf

 

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.   Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Five - Updating Cases - Shepard's Citators, Exercise        A
2.    Register for One Week Free Access to Shepards -
       http://www.lexis-nexis.com/shepards/sampler/
3.    How To Shepardize - Web Tutorial - Your Guide to Complete Legal Research
       Through Shepard's Citations-Complete Exercises
     http://helpcite.shepards.com/oldtut.htm

 

 

STATUTES - FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL SOURCES; ANNOTATED CODES;

Required Readings:

1.    FTL, Statutes - Chapter 5, pp. 134-176 and Constitutional Law - Chapter 7, pp.
        211-229

2.    How Our Laws Are Made (Revised and updated by Charles W. Johnson, House
       Parliamentarian)

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/holam.txt

3.    Enactment of a Law (By Robert B. Dove, Senate Parliamentarian)

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlaw.html

4.    The Legislative Process -

5.    Legislative Information - http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/bills.html

6.    Finding Statutes - WESTLAW
       http://store.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/lsstat00.pdf

 

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Eight, Finding and Citing Statutes, Exercise A
2.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Nine - Federal Session Laws and Codes, Exercise A
3.    Internet Workbook   Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Legislative Law

3.    Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate two legislative law web site.   (Criteria for Evaluation)

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CLASS SESSION IV - Tuesday, September 19, 2000

Legislative History:

Sources and Techniques; Congressional Universe - http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

Required Readings:

1.    FTL, Legislative History - Chapter 6, pp. 177-210

Congressional Universe (accessible at the Syracuse University Library and the Law Library)

Congressional Universe [Lexis-Nexis Universe] -- Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. Includes the CIS Index and Abstracts, 1970-present; full-text of bills, laws, and regulations; full-text of the Congressional Record, 1985-present; full-text of the Federal Register, 1980-present; detailed information on current members of Congress and congressional committees; full-text of articles in the National Journal, 1977-present; and much more

(You will receive in class or it may be viewed in PDF) -
1.     Congressional Universe FactBook 
        TimeLine - What's In Congressional Universe -
2.    Look at - Congressional Universe Reference Materials including;- The Legislative
       Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law - (On the Universe Web Site - Select   
      OVERVIEW or Then HELP or the Outline of Congressional Universe
       Help page.
3.    Look at Congressional Universe - How Do I.....

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Seven, Review--Finding, Citing and Updating Cases,
       Exercises A
2.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Ten, Federal Legislative History, Exercises A
2.    Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Legislative History
3.    Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate one legislative history resource web site.  (Criteria for
       Evaluation)

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CLASS SESSION V - Tuesday, October 3, 2000

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND EXECUTIVE PUBLICATIONS:

Rules, Regulations and Ordinances and their Indexes: Federal Government Documents in Administrative Law, Attorney General Opinions

Required Readings:

1.    FTL, Administrative and Executive Publications - Chapter 8, pp. 230-268

2.    Federal Regulations - Library Guide Series -
       http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/fedregs.html

3.    What is Regulation? - http://www.regulation.org/whatisreg.html

4.    Key Regulatory Facts & Figures - http://www.regulation.org/keyfacts.html

5.    Office of the Federal Register -   The Federal Register Publications
       System - http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/nfpubs.html
6.    Federal Register: What is the FEDERAL REGISTER and How Can the Public
       Use It ? - http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/whatisfr.html
7.    Read the Federal Register Tutorial - The Federal Register: What it Is and
How to Use It - http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/frtu/index.html

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.     Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Eleven, Finding and Citing Administrative
        Materials, Exercise A
2.     Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Twelve, Federal Administrative Rules and
        Regulations,  Exercise A
3.     Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Thirteen, Review--Finding Statutes and
        Regulations    
4.     Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Administrative Law
5.     Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate three administrative law web sites.  (Criteria for
        Evaluation)

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CLASS SESSION VI - Tuesday, October 17, 2000

Part 1 SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIALS

SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIALS:

Finding and Using Secondary Authority - Legal Encyclopedias, Dictionaries (Legal and Judicial), Directories, Indexes, Legal Periodicals; Restatements; Monographs; Hornbooks; Texts and Treatises; Formbooks; Looseleaf Services: The use of Looseleaf Services in Legal Research; Uniform Laws; Bibliographies; Specialized Legal Research - Federal Tax Research.

Required Readings:

1.    FTL, Court Rules and Practice - Chapter 9, pp. 270-294; Secondary
       Authority - Chapter 10, pp. 296 - 311
2.    Checking Secondary Sources -
http://store.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/lssec00.pdf

Exercises: Due next class session.

1.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Fourteen, Secondary Authority,
       Exercise A

2.    Johnson and Phillips, Assignment Fifteen, Review -- Finding Secondary
       Authority, Exercise A

3.    Internet Workbook  Scavenger Hunt Exercises - Secondary Sources

3.    Evaluation Exercise - Evaluate two secondary sources web sites.  (Criteria
       for Evaluation)

 

 

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CLASS SESSION VII - Tuesday, October 31, 2000

ELECTRONIC LEGAL RESEARCH

COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEGAL RESEARCH:

(CALR) Overview of the history and development of CALR including; Westlaw and LEXIS; The Pros and Cons of Online Full-Text Searching; Other Technology and the Law: Legal Databases, Non-Legal Databases, CD-ROM based Sources; On-line Catalogs & Networks.

Required Readings:

LRI, Chapter 21, pp. 480-515
Copies of Learning Lexis - Nexis User's Guide will be given to each student.

Hokkanen, John, lexisONE: The New Internet Resource for Small Firm Attorneys and Solos.  Law Library Resource Xchange. Published July 6, 2000. http://www.llrx.com/extras/lexisone.htm

Lexis-Nexis Sample Searches - http://support.lexis-nexis.com/Sample_Search/default.asp

Exercises: Due next class session.

1. 1. Johnson and Phillips, LEXIS--Part One and Two, Assignments Eighteen and
       Nineteen

2. Johnson and Phillips, WESTLAW--Part One and Two, Assignments Sixteen
    and Seventeen

 

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CLASS SESSION VIII - Tuesday, November 14,  2000

Information Services in Legal Information Organizations TYPES OF LAW LIBRARIES

 

LAW LIBRARIES AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION: Philosophy of Law Librarianship; Different Types of Law libraries and Their Administration; Commonalities and Differences; Functions; Constituencies.  Discussion of the Unique Aspects of Law Library Administration;

Textbook Reading: Kehoe, Chapter 1, pp. 1-71.

Required Reading: Panella, Chapter 9-11, pp. 77-98.

 

Carrick, Toward a Renaissance in Law Librarianship, AALL [http://www.aallnet.org/committee/reports_renaissance.asp]

 Cohen, Morris L., Towards a Philosophy of Law Librarianship, (SPIRIT, pp. 111-115). 

 Farmer, Jill Anne, Law Librarians: The New Information Specialists, 31 Trial 36 (October1995) (ISB RESERVE)

 Law Librarians Become Tech Sleuths, Panelists From All Strat Agree: Keeping Up WithChanges Means Being Even More Resourceful, 18 National Law Journal B11 (July 22, 1996) (ISB RESERVE)

Marke, Julius J.  What The Future Holds for Law Librarianship, 215 New York Law Journal 5  (May 21, 1996) (ISB RESERVE)

________, Public Library Provides Legal Research Tools,  New York Law Journal (July 18,1995). (ISB RESERVE)

 Pacifici, Sabrina I.,  Librarians: The New Tech Cowboys, 19 Legal Times 20 (July 29, 1996).(ISB RESERVE)

 Readings:

Billings, Carol D. Equal Access to Information Sought - In Outlying Areas, Law Libraries          are Still Few and Far Between, 15 National Law Journal S8 (July 12, 1993) (ISB RESERVE)

________. Searching Beyond Data Bases: Law Librarians Can Offer Firms Services Overand Above Their Skills in Computer Resources, 17 National Law Journal C1 (July 17, 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Boner, Marian O., Administration of State and Court Law Libraries (HANDBOOK, pp. 87-94).

 

Breem, W. W. S., Obligations of a Law Librarian,  In Reader in Law Librarianship, ed.

Bernard D. Reams, Jr., 116-120. Englewood, CO: Information Handling Services, 1976. (COURSEBOOK and ISB RESERVE - READER)

 

Glass, Velvet E. and Michael L. Richmond, Administration of Private Law Libraries

(HANDBOOK, pp. 69-77).

 

Howland, Joan S. The Image of Librarians in the Age of Technology, Trends in Law Library

Management and Technology, 3-6 (August 1989) (COURSEBOOK)

 

Kenyon, C. W., Dimensions of Law Librarianship, In Reader in Law Librarianship, ed.  

Bernard D. Reams, Jr., 110-115. Englewood, CO: Information Handling Services, 1976. (COURSEBOOK and ISB RESERVE - READER)

 

Martin, Harry S. Relative Use of a Law Collection in a Small Academic Library, 82 Law

Library Journal 179-185 (1990). (ISB)

 

Mayo-Jefferies, Deborah. Special Collections Law School Libraries.  86 Law Library Journal

503-528 (Summer 1994). (ISB)

 

Mersky, Roy M., Administration of Academic Law Libraries, (HANDBOOK, pp. 13-22)

 

Pudewell, Jeff, The Librarian in the Age of Technology: From Shopkeeper to Entrepreneur, 3

Trends in Law Library Management and Technology 1-3 (April 1990) (COURSEBOOK)

 

Van Duch, Darryl, Inns of Court Prospering After Decade in the U. S., National Law Journal Z13

(November 18, 1996).  (ISB RESERVE)

 

Wallace, Marie, The Librarian's Role in Law Firms, 15 Canadian Law Libraries 182-186.

(October 1990) (COURSEBOOK)

 

 

Weber, David C., Administrative Practice, (Spirit, pp. 145-158).

 

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CLASS SESSION IX- Tuesday, November 28,   2000

Information Services in Legal Information Organizations

TYPES OF   SERVICES

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES

INFORMATION ACCESS FOR LEGAL MATERIALS: The Role of the Reference Librarian in Legal Research and Problem Solving; Legal Reference Tools; Issues in Reference Service; Reference Ethics, Information Malpractice Liability; Unauthorized Practice of Law. PUBLIC SERVICE ISSUES - REFERENCE - CIRCULATION : Faculty, Student, Practitioner and Pro Se Patrons; Legal Services to Prisoners; Differences Between Reference Service and Practice of Law; Special Needs of Lawyers: Speed, Confidentiality, Teaching; Computer Laboratories; CALR (computer-assisted legal research)

Required Readings:

Berring, Robert, How to be a Great Reference Librarian, 4 Legal
Reference Services Quarterly 17-37 (1983). (On Reserve)

Krause, Margaret Maher and Gary McCann, "Reference: An Overview" in Law Librarianship: A Handbook for the Electronic Age. pp. 493-534, Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1995. (On Reserve)

 

Required Readings:

1. Is Bibliography A Bad Word.   Law Library Resource Xchange. Published July 15, 2000. http://www.llrx.com/columns/reference15.htm
   Berring, Robert, How to be a Great Reference Librarian, 4 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 17-37 (1983). (COURSEBOOK)
2. Foster, Madison Jr., The Authorized Practice of Legal Reference Service, 87 Law Library Journal 203-209 (Winter 1995) (ISB)
3. Healey, Paul D. Chicken Little at the Reference Desk: The Myth of Librarian Liability, 87 Law Library Journal (Summer 1995): 515 - 533 (ISB RESERVE)
4. Krause, Margaret Maher and Gary McCann. Reference: An Overview, In Law Librarianship: A Handbook (Littleton, CO: Rothman, 1983) [hereinafter Handbook] (On Reserve - ISB Library).
5. Meadows, Judy, ALL 97/98 President Judy Meadows Members' Briefing: Citation Reform 2 AALL Spectrum (Number 10, July 1998)  http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp9807_brief.pdf
6. Johnson, Kenneth E.  Teaching Charlie, Esq. to Surf,  Published July 1, 1998.  http://www.llrx.com/features/teaching.htm
7. Folmsbee-Moore, Barbara, Ethical Concerns in Doing Legal Research, Law Library Resource Xchange. http://www.llrx.com/features/ethical.htm (September 1, 1997)
8. Boeringer, Greta, Community Legal Resources Network to Address Under-Served Communities, 3 AALL Spectrum 16 (Number 8, May 1999) http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp9905_win.pdf
9. AALL Guidelines on the Fair Use of Copyrighted Works by Law Libraries,
   May 1997, http://www.aallnet.org/about/policy_fair.asp
   Hokkanen, John.  Taking Technology to the Next Level: Implementing Knowledge Services. Law Library Resource Exchange, Published July 15, 2000,. http://www.llrx.com/features/taking.htm

 

Readings:

• Attanasio, John, The Research Librarian in the Educational Mission of the Law School, 81 Law Library Journal 143-151 (1989). (ISB)
• Axelroth, Joan, Library Instruction in the Private Law Firm Environment, 5 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 117-176 (1985). (COURSEBOOK)
• Begg, Robert, The Reference Librarian and the Pro Se Patron, 69 Law Library Journal 26-32 (1976). (ISB)
• Bevan, Nick. CD-ROMS in University Law Libraries. 25 Law Librarian 21-29 (March 1994).  (ISB RESERVE)
• Blintloff, Barbara A. Introducing CD-ROMs into a Law Library: Administrative Issues and Concerns, 84 Law Library Journal 725 (1992) (ISB)
• Bluh, Pamela. Striking a Balance: Document Delivery in the Nineties, 85 Law Library Journal 599-608 (1993) (ISB)
• Burch, David. Access to Legal Information: Problems Facing Government Agencies, Publishers, Librarians and Information Users, Conference on the Global Responsibility of Law Librarians, pp. 13-54. (Burch)
• Callinan, Ellen M., Research Protocols in Reference Service: Informal Instruction in Law Firm Libraries, 82 Law Library Journal 39-59 (1990). (ISB)
• Chicco, Giuliano. Ethics and Law Librarianship: A Panel Discussion, 83 Law Library Journal 1-19 (1991). (ISB)
• Chick, Cindy L. The Document Retrieval Scavenger Hunt: The Legal Researcher’s Guide to Locating Non-Legal Materials, Law Library Resource Xchange.  http://www.llrx.com/features/docret.htm (October 31, 1998).
• Clapp, Laurel R. Faculty Privileges and Abuses: A Librarian's Dilemna. 86 Law Library Journal 605-616 (Summer 1994) (ISB)
• Cohen, Eileen B. Teaching Legal Research to a Diverse Student Body, 85 Law Library Journal 583-590 (1993). (ISB)
• Craig, Edward L. Usage of Non-Legal Databases in Law Firm and Academic Law Libraries, 83 Law Library Journal 705-719 (1991). (ISB)
• Crowther, Janet L. Legal Information for the Public: A Public Library Perspective, 84 Law Library Journal 559 (1992) (ISB)
• Dewdney, Patricia, Joanne G. marshall and Mutawakilu A. Tiamiyu, A Comparison of Legal and Health Information Services in Public Libraries, 31 RQ 185 (1991) (ISB and (ISB RESERVE)
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• DiLorenzo, Ken. To bill or not to bill?, Lexis-Nexis InfoPro,
• http://infopro.lexis.com/column/199906.htm   and http://infopro.lexis.com/column/199907.htm

 

• Dunn, Donald. Service Strategies for Non-primary Patrons in Academic Law Libraries 2 Legal Reference Service Quarterly 5-17 (1981). (COURSEBOOK)
• ________. Why Legal Research Skills Declined, or When Two Rights Make a Wrong, 85 Law Library Journal 49 (1993) (ISB)
• Dunn, Mary Beth, Legal Information Service for the Pro Se Patron, 48 Bookmark 290-292 (Summer 1990) (COURSEBOOK and ISB)
• Elias, Steve. The Unauthorized Practice of Law: A First Amendment Atrocity, Nolo News 14 (1993) (ISB RESERVE)
• Folmsbee, Mark and James Quinn, Circulation Management, Desk Attendants and Limited Resources: A Challenge and an Opportunity for the New Circulation Librarian, 8 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 245-252 (1988). (COURSEBOOK)
• ________, James M. Murray and Nobuko Folmsbee, A Primer Concerning the Imposition of Fees for Reference and Other Services, 10 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 11-26 (1990). (COURSEBOOK)
• Garner, Kathy. Lawyer-Librarians in Public Law Schools: The Ethical Conundrums of Pro Bono Activities, 84 Law Library Journal 31-66 (1993) (ISB)
• Hardy, Trotter I. Project CLEAR's Paper Choice: A Hypertext System for Giving Advice About Legal Research, 82 Law Library Journal 209-237 (1990) (ISB)
• ________. Creating an Expert System for Legislative History Research: Project Clear's Lexpert, 85 Law Library Journal 239-273 (1993). (ISB)
• Hawkinson, Karen, Secretaries & Legal Research - To Train or Not to Train, Law Library Resources Xchang.(July 22, 1997). http://www.llrx.com/features/secr.htm
• Heller, James S., The Imapct of Recent Litigation on Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery, 88 Law Library Journal 158-177 (Spring 1996). (ISB)
• Herskowitz, Susan, Lawyer-Librarians in Public Law Schools': Too Many Unanswered Questions, 85 Law Library Journal 205 (1993) (ISB)
• Inselberg, Diana E. Cost Recovery of Library & Information Services: The Private Law Library Experience, 15 Canadian Law Libraries 233-236 (December 1990). (COURSEBOOK)
• Jackson, Mary E. Integrating Document Delivery Services With Electronic Document Delivery Technologies, 85 Law Library Journal (1993). (ISB)
• Jay, Marjorie. User Manuals for the Private Law Firm Library: Planning, Design, and Development, 83 Law Library Journal 91-108 (1991). (ISB)
• Jensen, Mary Brandt. Is the Library Without Walls on a Collision Course with the 1976 Copyright Act?, 85 Law Library Journal 619-642 (1993) (ISB)
• Katsh, Ethan. The Law Librarian as Paratrooper, 83 Law Library Journal 627-631 (1991) (ISB)
• Kelly, Wayne P. Access to Depository Materials, 85 Law Library Journal 413-415 (1993). and Leary, Margaret. Response to Wayne P. Kelley, 85 Law Library Journal 417-418 (1993). (ISB)
• Kelsh, Virginia, An Academic Microcomputer Center in the Law Library, 82 Law Library Journal 61-90 (1989). (ISB)
• Klampert, Elizabeth, Business Ethics for Information Professionals, Law Library Resource Xchange. http://www.llrx.com/extras/ethics.htm (August 15, 1998).
• Leary, Margaret, Supporting Faculty Research: A Direct Role for the Library, Trends in Law Library Management and Technology 1-3 (1989). (COURSEBOOK)
• Leone, Gerome, Malpractice Liability of a Law Librarian, 73 Law Library Journal 44-65 (1980). (ISB)
• Marke, Julius J., Prisoners’ Rights To Adequate Law Libraries, 215 New York Law Journal 5 (March 19, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)
• Marke, Julius J. and Richard Sloane, The Office Library as a Profit Center. pp. 56-2 to 56-23, In Legal Research and Law Library Management. New York: Law Journal Seminar Press, Inc., 1992. (COURSEBOOK)
• McLean, Jennifer and Lee Finks, The Unauthorized Practice of Law by Librarians, 51 North Carolina Libraries 15-17 (Spring 1993). (ISB RESERVE)
• Millican, Rita and Danny P. Wallace, Research Needs in Academic Law Libraries, 84 Law Library Journal 421 (1992) (ISB)
• Mongelli, William D., De-Mystifying Legal Research for Prisoners, 86 Law Library Journal 277-298 (Spring 1994). (ISB)
• Pines, Deborah, Some Inmates’ Library Privileges Curtailed, 215 New York Law Journal 1 (April 17, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)
• Pinkowitz, Janet Rhoads, Fee-Based Services at the Columbia Law School Library, 27 Law Librarian 88-89 (June 1996). (ISB RESERVE)
• Protti, Maria E. Dispensing Law at the Front Lines: Ethical Dilemmas in Law Librarianship, 40 Library Trends 234-243. (ISB)
• Rice, Michael, Reference Service Versus Unauthorized Legal Practice - Implications for the Canadian Reference Librarian, 10 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 41-57 (1990). (COURSEBOOK)
• Roberson, G.G. Legal Research and the Democratic Process, 40 Reference Librarian 63-71 (1993). ISB)
• Sanders, Mary, Reference, (Handbook, pp. 175-206).
• Sanderson, Rosalie M. Developing and Implementing a System of Nonlegal Database Services in a Law School Setting 82 Law Library Journal 281-295 (1990). (ISB)
• Schultz, Jon S., Prudent Investing: Maximizing Profits From the Law Library, 40 Journal of Legal Education 533-535 (December 1990). (COURSEBOOK)
• Slinger, Michael J. Opening a Window of Opportunity: The Library Staff as a Meaningful and Integrated Part of the Law School Community, 83 Law Library Journal 685-704 (1991) (ISB)
• Schultz, Jon S. The Faculty Services Department: Fine-Tuning the Research Engine, 83 Law Library Journal 771-775 (1991) (ISB)
• Sears, Dennis S., Computer Assisted Practice System and Its Application in Support of the Reference Function Within the Law Library, 13 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 5-18 (Winter 1994). (ISB RESERVE)
• Snow, Barbara J. When Goals Collide: Planning and Implementing a Restricted Access Policy at the University of Michigan Law Library, 84 Law Library Journal 383 (1992) (ISB)
• Staheli, Kory D., Motivating Law Students To Develop Competent Legal Research Skills: Combating The Negative Findings of the Howland and Lewis Survey, 87 Law Library Journal 576 (Summer 1995). (ISB)
• Studwell, Bobbie, Model Policies for Legal Information Service, 48 Bookmark 293-295 (Summer 1990) (COURSEBOOK)
• Thompson, Jane, Teaching Research To Faculty: Accomodating Cultural and Learning-Style Differences, 88 Law Library Journal 158-177 (Spring 1996). (ISB)
• Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G. and Barbara J. Frey, Computer Database Searching and Professional Malpractice: Who Cares? (Concern of Medical and Law Librarians), 80 Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 367 (1992) (ISB)
• Trauner, Meg, Client-based Document Delivery Services, 85 Law Library Journal 409 (1993) (ISB)
• Van Hassel, Ann Wiley, Circulation, (Handbook, pp. 207-236).
• Will, Linda. Resources Can Yield Revenues - Information Brokering Enables Law Firms to Sell Library Service to Others, 15 National Law Journal S4 (1993) (ISB RESERVE)
• Zachert, Martha J. K., Qualitative Evaluation of Law School Library Services, 81 Law Library Journal 269-276 (1989). (ISB)
• ________. The Information Manager as Provider of Educational Services, Special Libraries 193-197 (1989) (ISB)
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PART TWO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES: Internet Information Resources; Management of Internet Resources; Designing and Managing Intranets.

Required Readings:

1.    Chick, Cindy, Integrating Research Capabilities into Your Intranet: It's Not Just Web Links Anymore Law Library Resource Xchange, Published July 5, 2000 (PowerPoint presentation incorporates examples of major law firm intranet pages with information on how best to create an application rich in content and value for the users. http://www.llrx.com/extras/legaltech2000/LEGALTECH2000_files/frame.htm )
Cindy Chick's

2.    Cinque, Deborah G., Internet Expertise Increases Value of Librarians: Legal Research Altered Drastically, 216 New York Law Journal S3 (July 15, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

3.    Clarke, Paul F., Evaluation of Legal Information Resources on the World Wide Web." 27 Law Librarian 183-184 (September, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

4.    Hokkanen, John, Taking Technology to the Next Level: Implementing Knowledge Services. Law Library Resource Xchange. Published July 15, 2000. http://www.llrx.com/features/taking.htm

5.    Mecklenberg, Lisa. Getting Your Money's Worth From An Electronic Services Librarian, 3 AALL Spectrum 12 (Number 3, June 1999). http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp9906.pdf

6.    Saint-Onge, Michael. Collection Rebalancing: The Art of Matching Resource Formats to the Needs of the Firm, Lexis-Nexis InfoPro, http://infopro.lexis.com/column/200004.htm

7.    Tyburski, Genie. Have You Punched Your Intranet Today? Law Library Resource Xchange. Published January 3, 2000. http://www.llrx.com/columns/punch.htm

8.    Pacifici, Sabrina I. and Cindy L. Chick.  Research on the Internet
and Integrating Research Capabilities into Your Intranet, LegalTech Los Angeles - May 10-12, 1999.  (Posted May 17, 1999; Archived June 15, 1999)
http://www.llrx.com/extras/legaltech2.htm

9.    Law Library Resource Xchange - Intranet Resources - http://www.llrx.com/resources.htm

10.    Pacifici, Sabrina I., Is an Intranet in Your Future?, Law Library Resource Xchange. http://www.llrx.com/features/intranet.htm (May 22, 1997); http://www.llrx.com/features/intrane2.htm (June 24, 1997); http://www.llrx.com/features/intrane3.htm (July 22, 1997)

Pacifici, Sabrina I. & Roger V. Skalbeck, Intranet and Knowledge Management Solutions: Law Librarians Lead the Way. Law Library Resource Xchange. August 2, 1999. http://www.llrx.com/features/lead.htm

Ozolin, Peter J. and Mark Beckwidth, Knowledge Discovery in Web-Enabled Databases and Intranets/Extranets. Law Library Resource Xchange.   November 18, 1998.
http://www.llrx.com/features/discovery.htm

Camacho,  Rick, Law Firm Intranets: "It's About the Content. Law Library Resource Xchange.   June 1, 1999.  http://www.llrx.com/features/content.htm

Skalbeck, Roger V.  A Review of the Lexis-Nexis Intranet Solutions. Law Library Resource Xchange.  May 17, 1999.  http://www.llrx.com/features/solutions.htm and Charkes, Susan. A Review of West's Intranet ToolKit. Law Library Resource Xchange.  March 15, 1999.  http://www.llrx.com/features/toolkit.htm

Hokkanen, John. Ground Zero: Will You Survive the Internet Explosion? One Firms' Story. Law Library Resource Xchange.   April 19, 1999.  http://www.llrx.com/features/ground.htm   and Maher, Stephen T. Pure Oxygen: Breathing Life into Law Office Intranets. Law Library Resource Xchange. February 15, 1999.  http://www.llrx.com/features/pure.htm

The Complete Intranet Resource Site - http://www.intrack.com/intranet/

Pacifici, Sabrina I., Practical Intranets: How to Collaborate, Communicate and Research.  Published November 1, 1999. 
http://www.llrx.com/extras/practical_files/v3_document.htm

Readings:

Berring, Robert C., The Current State of Networked Information in the United States and Why You Should Care About It, 26 Law Librarian 246-248 (March 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Buckingham, Donna,  Boundary Riding - The Web as Corral,
Delivered at the 2nd AustLII Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet, Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 21-23 July 1999,   1999 ( Number 3), The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).  http://www.law.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/99-3/buck.html

Chicco, Giuliano, Quietly, Intranets Boom, 18 National Law Journal C1 (May 13, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

Daly, Gail M. Law Library Evaluation Standards: How Will We Evaluate The Virtual Library, Journal of Legal Education 61-78 (March 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Gwynne-Smith, Diane E., The Library Manager, Electronic Data Sources and Networks in the Law Firm, 26 Law Librarian 255-258 (March 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Herron, John, Law Firms Can Reduce Internet Security Risks; Use Of Proxy Gateways, Packet Filters and Encryption Restricts Outsiders’ Network Access." 18 National Law Journal C6 (March 25, 1997): (ISB RESERVE)

The Internet Insert, AALL Newsletter 2-8 (1993) (ISB RESERVE)

Leibowitz, Wendy R., Cyber Librarians Tackle the Web, Reaping New Visibility and Power, National Law Journal B10 (November 25, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

Kendall, Susan, Internet Training for Faculty at a Small University, Computers in Libraries 57 (February 1994). (ISB)

Kovacs, Diane K., Barbara F. Schloman and Julie McDaniel, A Model for Planning and Providing Reference Services Using Internet Resources, 42 Library Trends 638-647 (Spring 1994). (ISB)

Leibowitz, Wendy R. As Firms Grow More Confident, Their Home Pages Grow Richer, 19 National Law Journal B16 (November 11, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

Marke, Julius J., Librarians On The Information Superhighway, 213 New York Law Journal 5 (May 16, 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Nugent, Todd P., Web-Based Intranets Aid Document Management, 18 National Law Journal C7 (May 13, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

Pacifici, Sabrina I., Research Tools for Today: New Online Technologies Have Transformed The Way Librarians Can Share and Use Information, 17 National Law Journal C1 (July 17, 1995). (ISB RESERVE)

Patterson, Patricia, Firms Focus On High-Tech Retrieval; The Increasing Demand for Computer Research Skills Bodes Well For Information Specialists, 18 National Law Journal C22 (May 13, 1996). (ISB RESERVE)

Silvis, Gregg A. Staffing for Computing Services in Academic Law Libraries. 86 Law Library Journal 157-168 (Winter 1994) (ISB)

 

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CLASS SESSION X- Tuesday, December 12,   2000

MARKETING LEGAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Presentation of Pathfinder Projects

Take Home Final Exam

Marketing:COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE THE LAW LIBRARY:  Marketing and public relations for the library; communicating outside the library, identifying library constituencies;

Required Reading: Panella, Chapter 7, pp. 55-58.

1.    Wenger, Larry B. and O. James Werner, Communications and Public Relations,
        (HANDBOOK, pp. 145-173).

2.    Wallace, Marie, The Elevator Speech -- It=s There for You, Law Library Resource Xchange
http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide18.htm (August 15, 1998).

3.   Baily, Suzanne, National Library Week - Celebrate and Have Fun, InfoPro for Legal Information Professionals, http://infopro.lexis.com/column/200003.htm

Readings:

1.   Carter, Nancy Carol, Communications as a Tool of Organizational Renewal in Law
       Libraries, 81 Law Library Journal 221-239 (1989).

2.    Casey-Cohen, Lorna, Significance of Law Library Value-Added Services in the 1990's
       Law Firm, Law Library Resource Xchange http://www.llrx.com/features/lorna.htm

3.    Gruenwald, Joseph P. and Kenneth Traynor, A Marketing Plan for the Law Library, 79
       Law library Journal 93-101 (1987).

4.    Kunsch, Kelly, Tip Jars at the Law Library Reference Desk, 86 Law Library Journal
      369-372 (Spring 1994).

5.    Jalowka, Claudia, Referral Lists: Two Way and Win-Win. AALL Spectrum ,May 2000.
       http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0005.pdf

5.    Lawson, Jerry, Brenda Howard and Dennis Kennedy, A Continuing Discussion of Law
       Firm Marketing On the Internet. Law Library Resource Xchange.   Published July 15,
       2000. http://www.llrx.com/extras/ir11.htm

6.    National Library Week: What=s the Point?, Law Library Resource Xchange
       http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide15.htm

7.   O'Grady, Jean. Lawyer-Librarian Communication Often is Neglected, 13 National Law
Journal S8 (July 22, 1991).

8.    Orton, Linda Sedloff, Building Bridges Between Law Firm Managers: Technology is the
        Key, Law Library Resource Xchange http://www.llrx.com/features/managers.htm (April
        1, 1998).

9.    Platt, Nina, Knowledge Management: Can It Exist In A Law Office?,  Law Library
       Resource Xchange http://www.llrx.com/features/km.htm (January 1, 1998).

10.  Seer, Gitelle,  Librarians Can Assist Marketing Strategies, 214 New York Law Journal S1
       (July 10, 1995)

11.  Shimpock-Vieweg, Kathy, How to Develop a Marketing Plan for a Law Firm Library, 84
       Law Library Journal 67-91 (1992).

12.  Stone, Dennis J., Marketing as an Integral Part of Law Library Management, 79 Law
       Library Journal 103-113 (1987). (ISB)

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