On Friday's episode of "Law Librarian Conversations," I'll be on a panel featuring Ed Walters (CEO, Fastcase) and Jason Wilson (Vice President, Jones McClure Publishing) discussing the future of interf

Like many academic libraries, my institution uses a liaison model to provide faculty service. In short, each member of the law school's faculty is assigned to a reference librarian. That librarian becomes a faculty member's liaison to the library, and any request for library service usually goes through this liaison.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I traveled to Eagan, Minnesota (on Thomson Reuters' dime) earlier this week along with several other writers to get a sneak peek at Thomson Reuters' new legal research product, West

Thomson Reuters invited a group of legal information professionals, writers and thinkers to Eagan, Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday for a preview of its new product, WestlawNext. I was among those who made the trip.

Being on the west coast, and a late riser to boot, I often wake to discover interesting debates about library issues well underway — or even winding down — among my law librarian colleagues on Twitter.