I, for one, was pleased with the content of the article in NYLJ. The
title leaves something to be desired, however, as some will read the
title and not the content of the article.
We all surely know that the space set aside for a physical library will
need to shrink in this age of expensive rent and computer access. I
don't believe we will ever see the day, not in my lifetime, when we have
no physical library at all but we all should be thinking of how to access
information in the most affordable format. Sometimes that means getting
rid of or not buying paper copy and accessing the information by CD-ROM
or online.
The computerized library is changing the size and mix of our staff also.
I believe the author was correct in saying that librarians will be needed
more rather than less and fewer clerical staff will be needed. This is a
sign that we see in our own library. The complexity of the research is
increasing and the dependence of the attorneys on the librarians is
expanding. Our attorneys understand that they practice law well by using
the information provided by the skilled librarians.
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On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Library Curci-Gonzalez -- Morgan ^ Finnegan - New York wrote:
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> I call your attention to the "Case of the Incredible Shrinking
> Library" a front page article in yesterday's (Monday Nov 28) New
> York Law Journal. Several NYC firm librarians are quoted on the
> effect attorney desktop access to computerized research has had on
> the role of law firm librarians and on the size and staffing of a
> law firm library.
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> Lucy Curci-Gonzalez / Morgan & Finnegan NYC
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