Legal reference service: a guide for law librarians and nonlaw librarians

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KZ025.527.F69 2023 Professional development library

Legal Information Services

2023

Fox, Elyse H

Law libraries - Reference services - United States.

Chapter 1. The nature of law and legal researchChapter 2. The library patron who seeks legal informationChapter 3. Constraints on legal reference serviceChapter 4. Legal reference liabilityChapter 5. Access to Justice movement (A2J)Chapter 6. Legal r...

• Chapter 1. The nature of law and legal research
• Chapter 2. The library patron who seeks legal information
• Chapter 3. Constraints on legal reference service
• Chapter 4. Legal reference liability
• Chapter 5. Access to Justice movement (A2J)
• Chapter 6. Legal reference service policy guidelines; examples of policies
• Chapter 7. Library documents on legal reference service: policy, disclaimers, FAQs, definitions
• Chapter 8. Staff training
• Chapter 9. The legal reference interview
• Chapter 10. Legal research guides, handouts, pathfinders, website links
• Chapter 11. Other library services: classes, self-help centers, Lawyer in the Library, forms, referrals
• Chapter 12. The law collection
• Chapter 13. Collaboration and training between law librarians and public librarians
• Chapter 14. Where do you draw the line?
• Chapter 15. Practice questions
• Chapter 16. My own perspective on legal reference service
• Chapter 17. Make a plan
• Chapter 18. In conclusion
• Selected resources

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