Future Trends and Challenges in Law Libraries: A Comprehensive Overview
Explore the evolving landscape of law libraries through discussions on the future, trends, challenges, and envisioned roles. Discover insights into creating virtual law libraries, collaboration importance, e-government shifts, and more. Stay informed on the transformation of legal information access and preservation in the digital age.
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Future of Law Libraries, LIPA and Chesapeake, Oh My! October 28, 2014 Law Library Association of Maryland Gail Warren State Law Librarian Virginia State Law Library
Beyond the Boundaries Report of the AALL Special Committee on the Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age, released July 2002 Visualize the future Consider possible as-yet-to-be-discovered scenarios Access at AALLNET: http://www.aallnet.org/Archived/Leadership- Governance/committees/final-report-including- appendices.pdf 2
Trends Considered: Commercial Legal Publishing Access to Information Preservation and Permanence** Authentication of Online Resources 3
More: Intellectual Property, Licensing and Technological Controls User Expectations Technology 4
Envisioned Roles Creating Virtual Law Libraries Redefining Traditional Roles External Collaborations and Expanding Staffing Roles Establishing Repository Libraries and Library Consortia 6
Checklist Importance of collaboration Continuing role for library as place Increasing reliance on electronic resources Access vs. ownership Continuing need for archival print repositories Consolidation of library services Increasing role for librarian as teacher 8
Everything E-Government: federal, state, local Shifting from singular focus on access and licensing of proprietary information to multiple focus, including preservation of federal and state government information Expanding role of law libraries in the preservation of born-digital and digitized legal information 10
March 2003 Preserving Legal Information for the 21st Century: Toward a National Agenda Georgetown University Law Library American Association of Law Libraries Outcome? An organization that would provide a framework for creating solutions to the problems of preserving legal information. 12
Legal Information Preservation Alliance Preserving Legal Materials In Digital Formats , a white paper issued in 2005 (available on the LIPA web site) Chesapeake Digital Preservation Project implemented as a two-year pilot in 2007 Going Forward?? 14
