CDG Conference - What's it like to be an Academic Law Librarian?
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Emily AllbonLaw Librarian and Head of
Information LiteracyCity University London
What’s it like being an Academic Law
Librarian?
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How I arrived here…
• BA (Hons) English Literature• Graduate Traineeship at IALS• MSc Information Science• Law Librarian • CPE/GDL• MCILIP• Law Librarian and Head of
Information Literacy
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Information Services and Libraries at City University
• 5 campus libraries – Northampton Sq, Cass, Whitechapel, West Smithfield and ICSL
• New team at City – Learning and Research Support Team – managed by me.
• All acquisitions and processing done centrally by the Bibliographic Services team
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Studying Law at City
• LLB
• GE LLB
• CPE/GDL
• LLM
At ICSL…• BVC• LPC
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Unique position within City?
• Paid for by Law School and Library
• Managed by Library
• Office on the Law library floor
• Law = only subject to support
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What kinds of things do you do then?
1. Enquiry service
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2. Stock maintenance and selection– Society of Legal
Scholars, “A library for the modern law school”
– SLS/BIALL Survey of Academic Law Libraries
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3. Information skills training & coursework marking
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4. Support staff and students (with research)
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5. ISL and Law School Committee meetings
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So why do I love my job?
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Free rein!
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Lots of surprises!
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Freedom and financial support to develop Lawbore
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Helping students keeps me young
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Interesting subjectAlways changing
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Opportunities for research, giving papers
at conferences etc
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Get to use lots of new technologies
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General BIALL stuff
• Great opportunities to get involved• Funding for overseas conferences• Good network of other helpful information
professionals – LIS-LAW, Biall Blog• Training• LIM• Encouragement for those new to the profession• Annual Conference/parties
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Thanks to…
The following brilliant photographers for their images courtesy of www.flickr.com
• Slide 2: ‘Windy Road’ by Snarl http://www.flickr.com/photos/snarl/109805050/
• Slide 4: ‘Studying for last law exam’ by John Cohen http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncohen/152850884/
• Slide 5: ‘One in a million’ by Pickersgill Reef http://www.flickr.com/photos/preef/483721967/
• Slide 6: ‘Asking questions’ by *glub* http://www.flickr.com/photos/glub/384471829/
• Slide 8: ‘red pen takes a rest’ by florriebassingbourn http://www.flickr.com/photos/75166820@N00/22356758/
• Slide 9: ‘strongman – a tribute to banksy’ by Manny Hernandez http://www.flickr.com/photos/askmanny/1205403707/
• Slide 10: ‘yawn (2.48am- 05.12.06)’ – wiseacre photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/314847233/
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..And more thanks…
• Slide 12: ‘Love in the mud’ by Annie in Beziers http://www.flickr.com/photos/74531485@N00/1432961433/
• Slide 13: ‘Free rein’ by Katford http://www.flickr.com/photos/katnetzler/137920587/
• Slide 14: ‘Surprise’ by Fatal Cleopatra http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatalcleopatra/236842046/
• Slide 17: ‘Min with Kaleidoscope’ by Ollie-G http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollie_g/191361703/
• Slide 18: ‘Dissertation debris’ by dnkbdotcom http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnkb/1082538418/
• Slide 19: ‘macintosh orgy’ by adpowers http://www.flickr.com/photos/adpowers/9888092/