LLRX.com - Law Librarians

Problems with Creating a Course to Help Colleagues

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:52:54 -0800

How many times have you wondered how to do a task or work with software? You feel wonderful once you have found a colleague who could share their "know-how" about how to complete that task more efficiently or how to implement an applications that does not have a manual that makes sense to you. Lorette S.J. Weldon focuses on four factors to consider when you want to share your knowledge on your own: cost; timing; equipment and global presentation.

For the New Law Firm Librarian: A Conversation Between Two Veterans

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:10:33 -0800

Elaine Billingslea Dockens and Karen Krupka, each of whom has over 20 years of law librarian experience, discuss the field of law librarianship, and key issues and factors that new law librarians are likely to encounter as they enter this unique, and still vital profession.

A Cup of Creativi-tea: Start a Resolution

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:22:09 -0800

Terri Wilson offers quick suggestions, easily implemented, for making time to fulfill a resolution or two during the course of our increasingly demanding work week.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Becoming A Wiki Warrior

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Connie Crosby recommends wikis for a group of people working toward a consensus, whether it be creating an final project plan or a proposed working list for a department, office or practice group program, or coming to jointly agreed-upon wording in a document.

The Blog - Another Tool in Your Arsenal

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Janet Peros provides an overview of how law librarians have integrated blogs and RSS into current awarness services for practice groups and client related research.

Librarianship - Promoting Public Service and Philanthropy

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Kara Phillips shares examples of diverse personal volunteer efforts within the law library community, gleaned from an informal survey, that include service on the local, national and international level.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Reaching Across the Generations in the Profession

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Connie Crosby addresses the evolving professional roles and expectations, goals and perspectives of librarians between Baby Boom and Generation X.

Deal or No Deal – Licensing and Acquiring Digital Resources: License Negotiations

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:00:33 -0800

Kara Phillips describes how to apply the techniques and theories that are the foundation of a classic book on negotiation to the process of developing electronic licensing agreements that satisfy the requirements of all parties involved.

Small Content, Long Tails, and Big Ideas in Law Libraries

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:40:17 -0800

Small Content, Long Tails, and Big Ideas in Law Libraries

by Jason Eiseman

Jason Eiseman (MLS) is the Computer Automation Librarian at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Portland, Oregon.

A Cup of Creativi-tea: Writer's Block

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:09:55 -0800

Terri Wilson suggests a number of creativity exercises that can be of assistance when writer's block sets in, and deadlines loom.

Features - The State of the Law Library Blogosphere

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:42:07 -0800

The State of the Law Library Blogosphere

by Bonnie Shucha

Bonnie Shucha is Head of Reference, University of Wisconsin Law Library

Features - Writing Justice Blackmun

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:05:05 -0800

Writing Justice Blackmun

American Association of Law Libraries, St. Louis, July 9, 2006

by Linda Greenhouse

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Flickr is the Web Photo Tool Preferred by Superheroes and Librarians

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:39:40 -0800

Connie Crosby interviews Libraryman about how he uses the popular web-based photo sharing application, and its substantial value to the profession as teaching, training and communications application.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Reining In Your Inner Change Freak

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:31:19 -0800

Connie Crosby is Library Manager at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto, Canada. She is a regular contributor to Slaw, a co-operative weblog about Canadian legal research and information technology, writes her own self-titled blogs for law librarians. and is the Canadian correspondent on Jim Milles' law library podcast Check This Out! She is Co-Chair of the Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting to be held in Toronto - October 17-21, 2007, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: The Truth About Blogging

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:35:53 -0800

Connie Crosby is Library Manager at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto, Canada. She is a regular contributor to Slaw, a co-operative weblog about Canadian legal research and information technology, writes her own self-titled blogs for law librarians. and is the Canadian correspondent on Jim Milles’ law library podcast Check This Out! She is Co-Chair of the Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting to be held in Toronto - October 17-21, 2007, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries.