Equal access to information sought; in outlying areas, law libraries are still few and far between
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Law libraries open to both the bar, the judiciary and the public are growing fewer and further between due to cuts in government programs at all levels. The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 1992-93 Directory shows that only Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California have enough law libraries to make adequate accessibility probable. For three states, there is no AALL listing of a state or supreme court library. Law libraries should take advantage of information technology to make legal information more widely available.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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'Low-growth' collections pay off; some firms use technology to control the size of libraries
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Judicious use of technology can keep the law firm library low-growth. Microfilm can save space and is appropriate for materials which do not need to be studied for a long time. Electronic media can be used for access to materials like regional reporters. Both of these technologies are more suitable than CD-ROM for keeping library growth down. Off-site storage is not helpful in limiting growth because retrieval takes too long. The hard copy collection should be regularly weeded to eliminate materials which are rarely used.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Technology offers incentive to downsize law libraries: as the use of computerized research tools proliferates, the traditional, imposing library no longer may be a firm's center of gravity
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Law libraries are shrinking and even vanishing thanks to increased cost consciousness, alternative technologies, and greater computer literacy. As the number of secretaries has decreased, so will the law library's physical size, an important factor in designing physical space. A law firm of 130 lawyers needs about 700 sq ft per lawyer, but without a library, that falls by 50 to 100 sq ft. These changes will make small firms better able to compete with the larger ones, but legal librarians will remain essential.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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