How to Manage a Law Firm Library

Book excerpt: How to Manage a Law Firm Library is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for managing a law firm library. Featuring library directors and managers representing some of the nation's top law firms. these experts guide the reader through the key services that need to be provided by a firm library best practices for providing those services and the skill set needed by today's information professional. These top librarians give tips on addressing challenges associated with a managerial role at the library including understanding staffing needs maintaining cost efficiency and implementing new resources and technologies. Additionally these leaders offer advice on evaluating library services collection development and cost recovery. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside the minds of some of the leading information managers of today as these experienced law librarians offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an ever-evolving profession. Book jacket.