(SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Law Library Practice & Administration Instructor: Mike Chiorazzi
Course Schedule: Meet twice a week. Requirements: There will be several short assignments and one significant paper. Course structure: You will all be expected to have read the assignments before class and be prepared to discuss them. For many of the discussions, I will ask one or two students to lead the discussion. I will not lecture. There are a number of book titles in boldface that will be assigned to individuals for in depth reporting to the group. A short book review will be required for those titles. In addition, I will show a few videos and you will all take the Meyers-Briggs instrument and we will role-play job interviewing. Assignments: In addition to the daily reading you will write a book review of one or two of the books listed below in the “Great Books” section – your individual assignments are listed within the class syllabus. A few of the books may be assigned to two students. The books are all available in the University’s libraries, so you need not buy them. In addition, I will put my own or my library’s copies on reserve in the Law Library. The “book review” that I am looking for is actually more of a brief or summary of the book. Basic points, was it helpful, etc. It can be in outline form rather than an essay. It should help in leading class discussion on the topic. The final assignment will be a short paper on a topic of your choosing within certain guidelines I will present. We will discuss this assignment in more detail in the first week of classes. Great Books Reading List (to be assigned to individuals): Richard Bazillion and Connie Braun, Academic Libraries as High-Tech Gateways: A Guide to Design and Space Decisions (2nd ed. ALA 2000). John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid, The Social Life of Information (Harvard Business School Press 2000). David Burch and Stephen Young, ed. Conference on the Global Responsibility of Law Librarians: Proceedings (Rothman 1990) pp. 100-180. Walter Crawford and Michael Gorman, Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness and Reality (ALA 1995). Richard A. Danner, Strategic Planning: A Law Library Management Tool for the 90’s and Beyond (Glanville, 2d ed. 1997). Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp, Getting It Done: How to Lead When You Are Not In Charge (HarperBusiness 1998). Marjorie A. Garson, et al, Reflections on Law Librarianship: A Collection of Interviews (AALL Publication Series No. 29) (Rothman 1988). Robert Genovese, Disaster Preparedness Manual (Hein 1998) at http://www.law.arizona.edu/library/disastermanual/title.html AND Christopher Anglim, Survey on Emergency Preparedness Planning (AALL Publication Series No. 56) (Rothman 2000). Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Harvard Business School Press 2002). Laurence Lessig, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (Random House 2001). Laurence Lessig, Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace (Basic Books, 1999) David Levy, Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age (Arcade 2001). Carol Roehrenbeck, et al. Complying with the ADA: Law Library Services and Facilities (Law Library Information Report, Vol. 20) (Glanville Publishers 1997). Michael Widener, ed., Public Service Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials (Haworth Press 2001). Stephen G. Margeton, Introduction to Academic Law Library Design: A Features Approach (Rothman 2000). Scenario Planning for Libraries (Joan Giesecke, ed.) (ALA 1998). Bryan Bergeron, Dark Ages II: When the Digital Data Die (Prentice Hall PTR 2002). Raymond Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (Viking 1999). Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A big Difference (Little Brown 2000). Class 1. Introduction to law libraries and
the law librarianship profession – the past and present Robert Berring, “Reflections on Mentors,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 185-202 (Laura Gasaway and Michel Chiorazzi, ed.) (AALL Publ. Series 52) (Rothman 1996). Lorraine Kulpa, “The Contributions and Unique Role of Foreign-Born, Foreign-Educated Law Librarians,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 203-212 (Laura Gasaway and Michel Chiorazzi, ed.) (AALL Publ. Series 52) (Rothman 1996). William R. Roalfe, “Frederick Hicks: Scholar Librarian,” 50 LLJ 88-98 (1957). Marjorie A. Garson, et al, Reflections on Law Librarianship: A Collection of Interviews (AALL Publication Series No. 29) (Rothman 1988). the institutions: Edgar Bellafontaine & James Brink, “The History of the Social Law Library,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 111-162 (Laura Gasaway and Michel Chiorazzi, ed.) (AALL Publ. Series 52) (Rothman 1996). Jack Ellenberger, “History and Development of the Modern Law Library in the United States,” in 1 Law Librarianship: A Handbook 1-12 (Mueller and Kehoe, eds. AALL Publication Series no. 19) (Rothman 1983). Christine Brock, “Law Libraries and Law Librarians: A Revisionist History: Or More Than You Ever Wanted to Know,” 67 LLJ 325-352 (1974). Gitelle Seer and Jill Sidford, “The Evolution of the Law Firm Library: A Preliminary History,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 77-110 (Laura Gasaway and Michel Chiorazzi, ed.) (AALL Publ. Series 52) (Rothman 1996). Class 2. The professional environment and
law library administration Robert Berring, “Dyspeptic Ramblings of a Retired Past President,” 79 LLJ 345-350 (1987). Richard Danner, “From the Editor: Who We Are and What We Do,” 80 LLJ 1-6 (1988). Richard Danner, “From the Editor: Gold-Collar Librarians,” 78 LLJ 213-217 (1986). Nina Wendt, “ Librarian at Large: An Interview with James Shelar,” 21 Legal Information Alert 1-3 (April 2002). status University of Arizona. College of Law. Law
Library Personnel Manual. University of Washington. School of Law. Gallagher Law Library. Appointment and Promotion of Librarians. (Nov. 8, 1976, revised). Class 3. Personnel issues Meyer’s-Briggs Type Indicator To be administered in class. hiring – interviewing and being interviewed I want you each to come up with a dozen or so interview questions you would ask if you were hiring an entry-level law librarian. We will all interview one another. Shona Gibson, “How to Avoid Legal Liability in the Hiring Process.” 44 Practical Lawyer 15-24 (October 1998). diversity Yvonne Chandler, “Why is Diversity Important for Law Librarianship?” 90 LLJ 545-560 (1998). Joan Howland, “Diversity Deferred.” 90 LLJ 561-575 (1998). Laura Gasaway, “Women as Directors in Academic Law Libraries,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 497-553 (Laura Gasaway and Michel Chiorazzi, ed.) (AALL Publ. Series 52) (Rothman 1996).
team building and communication Nancy Carol Carter, “Communication as a Tool of Organizational Renewal in Law Libraries,” 81 LLJ 221-239 (1989). Peter Schanck, “Law Library Staff Meetings: Necessary Evil or Effective Group Process,” 75 LLJ 473-489 (1982). Bruce Johnson, “Supervision,” in Law Library Staff Organization and Administration 167-184 (Dragich and Schanck, eds. AALL Publ. Series no. 39) (Rothman 1990). Robin K. Mills, “Managing Motivation,” in Law Library Staff Organization and Administration 59-77 (Dragich and Schanck, eds. AALL Publ. Series no. 39) (Rothman 1990). marketing the law library Joseph Grunewald and Kenneth Traynor, “A Marketing Plan for the Law Library,” 79 LLJ 93-101 (1987). Dennis Stone, “Marketing as an Integral Part of Law Library Management,” 79 LLJ 103 – 113 (1987). Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, “How to Develop a Marketing Plan for a Law Firm Library,” 84 LLJ 67-91 (1992). Amelia Kassel, “Practical Tips to Help You Prove Your Value,” 16 Marketing Library Service (No. 4 May/June 2002). www.infotoday.com/mls/may02/kassel.htm career management Paul George, “Care and Maintenance of the Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding,” 93 LLJ 535-587 (2001). Phyllis Marion, “Why Technical Services is Good Preparation for Being a Library Director,” 5 AALL Spectrum 20-21 (no. 8 May 2001). Jonathan Franklin, “Why Let Them Go? Retaining Experienced Librarians by Creating Challenging Internal Career Paths: Introducing the ‘Executive Librarian’,” 88 LLJ 352-381 (1996). managing change Donna Bennett, “Effectively Managing the Human Side of Change,” 89 LLJ 335-348 (1997). Filippa Anzalone, “Project Management: A Technique for Coping with Change,” 92 LLJ 53-70 (2000) Joseph Custer, “Managing Internal Administrative Change,” 92 LLJ 71-79 (2000). managing IT and the web Wendy Currie, “Management, Technical Specialists, Competencies and Skills” in The Global Information Society 222-251 (Wiley 2000). William Scarbrough, “Law Librarian as MIS Director,” 17 LRSQ 33-38 (no. 3 1999). Richard Danner, “Facing the Millenium: Law Schools, Law Librarians and Information Technology,” 46 Journal of Legal Education 43-58 (1996). Peggy Seiden and Michael D. Kathman, “A
History of the Rhetoric and Reality of Library and Computing Relationships,”
in Books, Bytes and Bridges: Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic
Institutions 1-12 (Larry Hardesty, ed.) (ALA 2000). Class 5. Evaluating services and personnel performance evaluations/appraisals; post-tenure review Martha Dragich, “Performance Appraisal,” in Law Library Staff Organization and Administration 185-210 (Dragich and Schanck, eds. AALL Publ. Series no. 39) (Rothman 1990). Roberta Studwell, “Evaluating Law Library Directors,” 91 LLJ 423-440 (1999). University of Arizona College of Law Library, Guidelines for Preparation of Librarians Documentation Packet for Peer Review. ABA Site Inspections University of Arizona College of Law ABA Site Evaluation (March 1998). statistics “Data Comparisons in the Library Environment,” in Arthur W. Hafner, Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Librarians 45-76 (ALA 1998). annual reports to be assigned Class 6. How do you manage? the library patron Donald A. Arndt, Jr., “Problem Patrons and Library Security,” 19 LRSQ 19-40 (No.1/2 2001). David Wilhemus, “Law Libraries and the Americans With Disabilities Act: Making Law Libraries Accessible to the Visually Impaired,” 86 LLJ 299-310 (1994). Jessie Cranford, “Library Police: Drafting and Implementing Enforceable Library Rules,” 19 LRSQ 147-164 (nos.1/2 2001). Carol Roehrenbeck, et al. Complying with the ADA: Law Library Services and Facilities (Law Library Information Report, Vol. 20) (Glanville Publishers 1997). how to be productive: time management; running a meeting; getting it done Wendy Currie, “Revisiting Management Innovation and Change Programs” in The Global Information Society 135-172 (Wiley 2000). Martha Dragich, “Organizational Structure in Law Libraries: A Critique and Models for Change,” 81 LLJ 69-96 (1989). Carol Allred, “The Anatomy of Conflict: Some Thoughts on Managing Staff Conflict,” 79 LLJ 7-32 (1987). Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Harvard Business School Press 2002). Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp, Getting It Done: How to Lead When You Are Not In Charge (HarperBusiness 1998). the non-book budget: the operations budget, etc. phones, computers and peripherals, furniture, paper, office supplies, maintenance, etc. Kumar Percy, “User Fees in Academic Law Libraries,” 19 LRSQ 181-206 (nos.1/2 2001). Janis Johnston, “Outsourcing: New Name for an Old Practice,” 88 LLJ 128-134 (1996). Class 7. Managing technical services disaster preparedness Robert Genovese, Disaster Preparedness Manual (Hein 1998) at http://www.law.arizona.edu/library/disastermanual/title.html AND Christopher Anglim, Survey on Emergency Preparedness Planning (AALL Publication Series No. 56) (Rothman 2000). rare books, archives & special collections Michael Widener, ed., Public Service Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials (Haworth Press 2001) (reprinted from 20 LRSQ (nos. 1/2 2001). preservation David Burch and Stephen Young, ed. Conference on the Global Responsibility of Law Librarians: Proceedings 100-180 (Rothman 1990). Heinz Peter Mueller and Catherine Ann Pennington, “General Preservation of Law Library Materials,” in Law Librarianship: A Handbook 577-601 (Mueller and Kehoe, eds. AALL Publication Series no. 19) (Rothman 1983). Class 8. Strategic and scenario planning AALL Strategic Plan, http://www.aallnet.org/about/strategic_plan.asp University of Arizona College of Law Library Strategic Plan 1998-2001 James King, “Scenario Planning: Powerful Tools for Thinking about Alternatives,” in Scenario Planning for Libraries 3-17 (Joan Giesecke, ed.) (ALA 1998). Scot Hornick and Joan Giesecke, “Radar vs. Roadmap: Developing Strategies through Scenario Planning in an Uncertain World,” in Scenario Planning for Libraries 18-25 (Joan Giesecke, ed.) (ALA 1998). Scenario Planning for Libraries (Joan Giesecke, ed.) (ALA 1998). Richard A. Danner, Strategic Planning: A Law Library Management Tool for the 90’s and Beyond (Glanville, 2d ed. 1997). Class 9. Space Planning John Edwards, “Planning and Constructing Law School Buildings: Ten Basic Guidelines,’ 90 LLJ 423-445 (1998). Thomas Steele, “Using Retail Store Design Research in Planning Library Service Points and Library Space Planning: A Useful Tool or Dangerous Delusion?” Prepared for the AALL Professional Development Conference “Space Planning and Technology for Academic Law Libraries,” Durham, NC (March 12, 1999). “Library Requirements and the Planning Process,” in Philip Leighton and David Weber, Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings 1-27 (3rd ed., ALA 1999). “The Alternatives to a New Library Building,” in Philip Leighton and David Weber, Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings 28-48 (3rd ed., ALA 1999). Stephen G. Margeton, Introduction to Academic Law Library Design: A Features Approach (Rothman 2000). Richard Bazillion and Connie Braun, Academic Libraries as High-Tech Gateways: A Guide to Design and Space Decisions (2nd ed. ALA 2000). Class 10. Impact of Technology and Change (Part 1) changes in legal research instruction Maureen Eggert, Redesigning the 1L Legal Research Program: AALL Annual Meeting Handout (July 2001). Kristin Gerdy, “Making the Connection: Learning Style Theory and the Legal Research Curriculum,” 19 LRSQ 71-93 (nos.3/4 2001). Judith Meadows, Lisa Mechlenberg and Stephen Jordan, “Teaching Legal Research in a Government Library,” 19 LRSQ 41-46 (nos.3/4 2001). Amy Eaton, “Teaching Legal Research in the Firm Library,” 19 LRSQ 47-54 (nos.3/4 2001). Sharon Meit Abrahams, “Law Firm Training in the Year 2000,” 17 LRSQ 48 (no.3 1999). changing demands for service James E. Dugan, “Patrons and the PC: What Problems Should Reference Librarians Solve?” 19 LRSQ 5-17 (Nos.1/2 2001). W. David Gay and Jim Jackson, “Creating and Using Web Resources to Train Attorneys: An Experience with the State Bar,” 19 LRSQ 57-73 (Nos. 1/2 2001). Sandra Placzek, “All in a Day’s Work: What’s a Reference Librarian to Do?” 19 LRSQ 41-56 (nos.1/2 2001). Margaret S. Duczynski, “Not Your Mother’s Law Professor: Re-Thinking Information Services For Academics,” presented at AALL Annual Meeting (July 18, 2001). Sheri Lewis, “A Three-Tiered Approach to Faculty Services Librarianship in the Law School Environment,” 94 LLJ 89-99 (2002). Class 11. Impact of Technology and Change (Part 2) (Wednesday July 10) knowledge management Janet Accardo and Bill Scarborough, “Knowledge Management in Accounting Firms and law Firms,” 1 Practice Innovations 7-10 (March 2000). Kate Eginton, “Knowledge Management – Law Firms Can Do It, Too!” 6 Australian Law Librarian 247-255 (December 1998). Linda Will, “Corporate Intranets: The Beginning of Knowledge Management,” 11 Trends 4-7 (June 2000). Charles Townley, “Knowledge Management and Academic Libraries,” 62 College & Research Libraries 44-55 (January 2001). Eric Berkman, “When Bad Things Happen
to Good Ideas,” Darwin (April 2001) impact of digital collections Michael Chiorazzi, “Books, Bytes, Bricks and Bodies: Thinking About Collection Use in Academic Law Libraries.” (to be published 20 LRSQ_ (2002) http://www.law.arizona.edu/library/internet/library_publications/Paretoarticle.htm Class 12. Imaging the future Anne Ellis, “Managing the Management: The Firm and the Private Law,” 17 LRSQ 27-31 (no. 3 1999). Peter Martin, “The Future of Law Librarians in Changing Institutions, or the Hazards and Opportunities of New Information Technology,” 83 LLJ 419-429 (1991). Walter Crawford and Michael Gorman, Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness and Reality (ALA 1995). Larry Downes and Chunka Mui, Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance (Harvard Business School Press 1998). John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid, The Social Life of Information (Harvard Business School Press 2000). Laurence Lessig, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (Random House 2001). David Levy, Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age (Arcade 2001). Clifford Lynch, “The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World,” First Monday: Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Internet. http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_6/lynch/
Law Library Practice and Administration 1. What is Technical Services 2. Current Issues Influencing Technical Services 3. Cataloging Management 4. Departmental Management Responsibilities 5. Future of Technical Services PUBLIC SERVICES (1/2 classes) REFERENCE (2/3 classes) Reference and research assistance ACQUISITIONS (1/2 classes) FOREIGN, COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (2 classes) CLASS OUTLINE A. Current Position (William E. Rogers). B. Educational Background. C. Entry into the Profession. D. Current Responsibilities. 1. Teaching. 2. Research/Reference Work 3. Acquisitions. E. Professional Development. 1. AALL. 2. Publishing Possibilities. II. Foreign Law Librarianship. A. Foreign Law. 1. Legal Traditions of the World. a. Common Law Legal Tradition. b. Other Legal Traditions. 1. Roman Civil Law. 2. Canon Law. 3. Commercial Law (Medieval Merchant Law). 4. Main Tenets/Characteristics; Civil Law Tradition . a. Written Codified Law. b. Legal Scholars. c. Court Decisions. d. Custom. III. Legal Systems; The Mexican Legal System. a. Mexican Government Structure. 1. The Executive Power. 2. The Legislative Power. 3. The Judiciary Power. b. Sources of Mexican Law. 1. Mexican Constitution of 1917. 2. Codes. 3. Laws. 4. Statutes. 5. "Doctrina". 6. Case Law. 7. Administrative Regulations and Norms. B. The Mexican Legal Research Process. 1. Primary Sources. 2. Codes, Laws, Statutes. 3. Doctrine. 4. Jurisprudencia. 5. Secondary Sources. 6. Mexican Legal Citations. a. Diario Oficial de la Federacion. b. Semanario Judicial de la Federacion. III. International Law. A. Historical Background of International. 1. Treaty of Westphalia. 2. Vienna Convention of 18? (Modern Nation States). 3. League of Nations. B. International Law; Modern Sources. 1. Article 38 (1) IJC. 2. Customs/General Practices. 3. Treaties. 4. Main Personalities. C. Modern International Law. 1. Public International Law. a. United Nations. 1. General Assembly. 2. Security Council. 3. Secretary-General. b. Other U.N. Organs. c. Main Documents. 1. United Nations Charter. 2. United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights. 3. Law Treaties. d. International Court of Justice. 2. Private International Law. b. International Private Law; Sources. 1. Treaties. 2. Custom/General Practices. 3. International Private Organizations. 4. International Organizations; Private. c. The Research Process/International Law. 1. Locating Relevant Treaties. 2. Court Decisions. 3. Locating Secondary Sources. a. Index To Legal Periodicals. b. INFOTRACT. c. Lexis. d. West Law. IV. Patrons and Questions. A. Law Students. B. Law Faculty. C. University Students. D. University Faculty. E. Bar and the Bench. F. Public. G. Out of State. 1. Law Librarians. 2. Lawyers. 3. Law Students. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (1 class) |