The Future of Law Libraries

Authors

Tina M. Brooks, University of KentuckyFollow
Franklin L. Runge, University of KentuckyFollow
Beau Steenken, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

Law libraries are filed with the rules that govern our society, thoughtful scholars, conscientious lawyers, some hard working students, and some procrastinating students. In the past, this required libraries to collect hardbound volumes and loose leafs. Today, the collection is beginning to give way to research platforms filed with those same, or similar, materials and then some; much of the primary legal documentation is even freely available on the web.

While the physical footprint of the library may be smaller as a result of this transition, the amount of legal information that researchers have access to has grown exponentially. We now have more sophisticated tools for manipulating this ocean of digital information, and the services offered by law librarians are evolving along with those tools. This article will review current trends in law libraries.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2016

8-4-2016

Notes/Citation Information

Tina M. Brooks, Franklin L. Runge & Beau Steenken, The Future of Law Libraries, 80 Bench & B. 18 (July / Aug. 2016).

Repository Citation

Brooks, Tina M.; Runge, Franklin L.; and Steenken, Beau, "The Future of Law Libraries" (2016). Law Faculty Popular Media. 30.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/law_facpub_pop/30