How to Manage a Law Firm Library: Leading Librarians on Providing Effective Services, Managing Costs, and Updating and Maintaining Resources (Inside the Minds)

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.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Sarah L. Nichols, Global Director, Research and Information Resources, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP "Aligning Library Service Lines with Business Strategy"

2. Thomas B. Fleming, Director of Information Resources Management, Jeffer Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP "Establishing and Maintaining a Law Firm Library"

3. Trish Webster, Library Manager, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP "An Overview of Law Library Services and Management Best Practices"

4. Mariann Sears, Library Manager, Thompson & Knight LLP "Promoting the Value of the Law Firm Library"

5. Amy Easton Bingenheimer, Manager, Knowledge Management, Quarles & Brady LLP "Convergence: Information, Technology, and Training in Today's Law Firm Library"

6. Christine M. Stouffer, Director of Library Services, Thompson Hine LLP "Successful Law Library Services: Managing the Balance"

7. Mary Lynn Wagner, Director of Information Resources, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL "Challenges Faced in the Law Firm Library in the Digital Age"

Appendices Include:
Appendix A: Virtual Research Form
Appendix B: Reference Statistics Form
Appendix C: Sample Checklist
Appendix D: Services Chart