The Fall @ LawCCLIP August 1, 2014

How Reference Librarians WelcomeStudents & Faculty

Dana Neacsu, edn13@columbia.edu

In the fall the five law reference librarians are busy welcoming

• the entry class of 360 JD students, • the 275 graduate, mostly foreign-educated, LLM students, and • about 30 new, both junior and visiting faculty.

In addition, we give special attention to the students on the editorial boards of the 14 student-edited journals.

Welcoming Journal Students

Orientation Services for Journal Staff Members:

• 14 journals

• Each publishes between 2 and 8 issues /year• Library orientation and research training sessions (1 hr each)

• Legal scholarship = heavy footnoting;• For editing students = finding the cited items from Bluebook-

recognized repositories (West, Lexis publishers vs the others) and formats (PDF vs html)

• Extended reference hours upon request (including weekend hours)

Welcoming Foreign Students

Orientation and Instruction for Foreign Students:

• 275 LL.M. students• Divided in groups of ~ 30 students = 12 sections• Receive library tours & 4 hours of research

instruction /section• 1 hour /week

• August 15, • August 22, • August 29, and • Sept 5.

• 2 section per librarian (one librarian teaches 2 sections)

Welcoming JD Students

Orientation and Instruction for JD Students:

• 360• Divided in groups of ~ 11-15 students = 30 sections

• Receive library tours & 4 hours of research instruction /section• 1 hour /week

• October 13-17;• October 20-24;• October 27-31and• November 3-7.

• 6 sections per librarian (Fall 2013: 7-8 sections / librarian)

Welcoming Faculty

Orientation Services for Junior & Visiting Faculty

• 20-30 each Fall• Upon request:

• Individual sessions database set-up• Research refresher sessions;• Library tours.

The Five Librarians Providing These Services:

Deborah Heller Alice Izumo

Dana Neacsu

Jennifer Wertkin Marty Witt