Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Keywords
Law libraries, Law librarians
Disciplines
Legal Education | Library and Information Science
Abstract
Libraries, like most institutions and industries today, are faced with disruptive technologies that challenge their relevancy in a digital era. As a result, erstwhile notions and nostalgia associated with the quintessential library and librarian are changing rapidly.
This is a compelling era to reimagine the library, retaining essential traditions alongside the new technologies, which facilitate the preservation, discoverability, accessibility, and delivery of information. It is also an opportunity for libraries to respond creatively and innovatively to change. The quintessential law library and librarian cannot only survive but can also thrive in the digital era by continuing to demonstrate value through the development of new services that satisfy user needs in a digital era. This will hopefully engender a new law librarian and new quintessence in the law library.
Recommended Citation
Femi Cadmus, "The Quintessential Law Library and Librarian in a Digital Era," 20 Green Bag 2d (2016)