Emily Allbon Law Librarian and Head of Information Literacy City University London What’s it like being an Academic Law Librarian?

How I arrived here… BA (Hons) English Literature Graduate Traineeship at IALS MSc Information Science Law Librarian CPE/GDL MCILIP Law Librarian and Head of Information Literacy

BA (Hons) English Literature

Graduate Traineeship at IALS

MSc Information Science

Law Librarian

CPE/GDL

MCILIP

Law Librarian and Head of Information Literacy

Information Services and Libraries at City University 5 campus libraries – Northampton Sq, Cass, Whitechapel, West Smithfield and ICSL New team at City – Learning and Research Support Team – managed by me. All acquisitions and processing done centrally by the Bibliographic Services team

5 campus libraries – Northampton Sq, Cass, Whitechapel, West Smithfield and ICSL

New team at City – Learning and Research Support Team – managed by me.

All acquisitions and processing done centrally by the Bibliographic Services team

Studying Law at City LLB GE LLB CPE/GDL LLM At ICSL… BVC LPC

LLB

GE LLB

CPE/GDL

LLM

At ICSL…

BVC

LPC

Unique position within City? Paid for by Law School and Library Managed by Library Office on the Law library floor Law = only subject to support

Paid for by Law School and Library

Managed by Library

Office on the Law library floor

Law = only subject to support

What kinds of things do you do then? 1. Enquiry service

1. Enquiry service

2. Stock maintenance and selection Society of Legal Scholars, “A library for the modern law school” SLS/BIALL Survey of Academic Law Libraries

2. Stock maintenance and selection

Society of Legal Scholars, “A library for the modern law school”

SLS/BIALL Survey of Academic Law Libraries

3. Information skills training & coursework marking

3. Information skills training & coursework marking

4. Support staff and students (with research)

4. Support staff and students (with research)

5. ISL and Law School Committee meetings

5. ISL and Law School Committee meetings

6. Develop/update www.lawbore.net

So why do I love my job?

Free rein!

Lots of surprises!

Freedom and financial support to develop Lawbore

Helping students keeps me young

Interesting subject Always changing

Opportunities for research, giving papers at conferences etc

Get to use lots of new technologies

General BIALL stuff Great opportunities to get involved Funding for overseas conferences Good network of other helpful information professionals – LIS-LAW, Biall Blog Training LIM Encouragement for those new to the profession Annual Conference/parties

Great opportunities to get involved

Funding for overseas conferences

Good network of other helpful information professionals – LIS-LAW, Biall Blog

Training

LIM

Encouragement for those new to the profession

Annual Conference/parties

Thanks to… The following brilliant photographers for their images courtesy of www.flickr.com Slide 2: ‘Windy Road’ by Snarl http://www.flickr.com/photos/snarl/109805050/ Slide 4: ‘Studying for last law exam’ by John Cohen http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncohen/152850884/ Slide 5: ‘One in a million’ by Pickersgill Reef http://www.flickr.com/photos/preef/483721967/ Slide 6: ‘Asking questions’ by *glub* http://www.flickr.com/photos/glub/384471829/ Slide 8: ‘red pen takes a rest’ by florriebassingbourn http://www.flickr.com/photos/75166820@N00/22356758/ Slide 9: ‘strongman – a tribute to banksy’ by Manny Hernandez http://www.flickr.com/photos/askmanny/1205403707/ Slide 10: ‘yawn (2.48am- 05.12.06)’ – wiseacre photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/314847233/

The following brilliant photographers for their images courtesy of www.flickr.com

Slide 2: ‘Windy Road’ by Snarl http://www.flickr.com/photos/snarl/109805050/

Slide 4: ‘Studying for last law exam’ by John Cohen http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncohen/152850884/

Slide 5: ‘One in a million’ by Pickersgill Reef http://www.flickr.com/photos/preef/483721967/

Slide 6: ‘Asking questions’ by *glub* http://www.flickr.com/photos/glub/384471829/

Slide 8: ‘red pen takes a rest’ by florriebassingbourn http://www.flickr.com/photos/75166820@N00/22356758/

Slide 9: ‘strongman – a tribute to banksy’ by Manny Hernandez http://www.flickr.com/photos/askmanny/1205403707/

Slide 10: ‘yawn (2.48am- 05.12.06)’ – wiseacre photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/314847233/

..And more thanks… Slide 12: ‘Love in the mud’ by Annie in Beziers http://www.flickr.com/photos/74531485@N00/1432961433/ Slide 13: ‘Free rein’ by Katford http://www.flickr.com/photos/katnetzler/137920587/ Slide 14: ‘Surprise’ by Fatal Cleopatra http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatalcleopatra/236842046/ Slide 17: ‘Min with Kaleidoscope’ by Ollie-G http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollie_g/191361703/ Slide 18: ‘Dissertation debris’ by dnkbdotcom http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnkb/1082538418/ Slide 19: ‘macintosh orgy’ by adpowers http://www.flickr.com/photos/adpowers/9888092/

Slide 12: ‘Love in the mud’ by Annie in Beziers http://www.flickr.com/photos/74531485@N00/1432961433/

Slide 13: ‘Free rein’ by Katford http://www.flickr.com/photos/katnetzler/137920587/

Slide 14: ‘Surprise’ by Fatal Cleopatra http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatalcleopatra/236842046/

Slide 17: ‘Min with Kaleidoscope’ by Ollie-G http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollie_g/191361703/

Slide 18: ‘Dissertation debris’ by dnkbdotcom http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnkb/1082538418/

Slide 19: ‘macintosh orgy’ by adpowers http://www.flickr.com/photos/adpowers/9888092/