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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE 17
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS 18
THE PHYSICAL PREMISES OF THE LIBRARY 18
TRENDS IN SALARIES 18
TRENDS IN THE LAW LIBRARY BUDGET 19
LAW LIBRARY SPENDING FOR CONTENT & MATERIALS 19
REFERENCE & RESEARCH POLICIES 20
BLOGS, LISTSERVS & RSS FEEDS 21
WHEN LAW LIBRARIANS TRAVEL 21
CONTENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 22
USE OF JOURNALS 22
BOOKS, DIRECTORIES & PRINT REPORTERS 22
WORKSTATIONS IN THE LIBRARY 23
CD-ROM 23
USE OF JOBBERS & SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS 23
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ATTORNEYS 24
INTERNET SEARCH SKILLS OF ATTORNEYS 24
1. SECTION ONE: THE PHYSICAL PREMISES OF THE LAW LIBRARY 25
1.1. Mean, Median, Minimum & Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained Per Organization in the Sample 25
1.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained Per Organization in the Sample, Broken Out by Type of Law Library.. 25
1.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 25
1.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations 26
1.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 26
1.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 27
1.7. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years 27
1.8. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 27
1.9. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 28
1.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Reduction in the Size of the Law Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space 28
1.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Size of the Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 28
1.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Size of the Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 29
1.13. Law Librarians Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years 29
1.14. Law Librarians Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 29
1.15. Law Librarians Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 30
2. SECTION TWO: PHYSICAL TRAFFIC TO THE LAW LIBRARY 31
2.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library
31
2.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 31
2.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 31
2.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years 32
2.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library.. 32
2.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 32
2.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Mean Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic 33
2.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic (adjusted with the elimination of outlier) 33
2.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Mean Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 33
2.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 33
3. SECTION THREE: LAW LIBRARY EMPLOYMENT & SALARIES 34
3.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample 34
3.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample, Broken Out by Type of Law Library. 34
3.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 34
3.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library 35
3.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 35
3.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 35
3.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $) 36
3.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 36
3.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 36
3.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $) 37
3.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 37
3.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 37
4. SECTION FOUR: TRENDS IN THE OVERALL LAW LIBRARY BUDGET 38
4.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Law Library Budget 38
4.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Law Library Budget, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 38
4.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Library Budget 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 38
4.4. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in their Overall Budget Estimates 39
4.5. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in their Overall Budget Estimates, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 39
4.6. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in Their Overall Budget Estimates, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget. 39
4.7. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005 40
4.8. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 40
4.9. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Size of Law Library Content/Materials Budget 41
4.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005 41
4.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 41
4.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 41
4.13. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006 42
4.14. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 42
4.15. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
42
4.16. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget, 2006 43
4.17. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 43
4.18. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 43
4.19. Parent Organization Managements View of the Law Library 44
4.20. Parent Organization Managements View of the Law Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 44
4.21. Parent Organization Managements View of the Law Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 44
5. SECTION FIVE: TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPENDING FOR CONTENT/MATERIALS 45
5.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2006 45
5.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 45
5.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 46
5.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2005 (in $) 46
5.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2005, (in $) Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget.. 46
5.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2006, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 47
6. SECTION SIX: TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPENDING FOR ONLINE DATABASES 48
6.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2005 (in $), 48
6.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 49
6.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 49
6.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2006 (in $), 49
6.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 49
6.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 50
6.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases, 2007 (in $), 50
6.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Spending for Online Databases, 2007 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 51
6.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Spending for Online Databases, 2007, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 51
6.10. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein 52
6.11. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 52
6.12. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 52
6.13. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen 53
6.14. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 53
6.15. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
53
6.16. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing 53
6.17. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 53
6.18. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
54
6.19. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis 54
6.20. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 54
6.21. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 54
6.22. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink 55
6.23. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 55
6.24. Percentage of the Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
55
6.25. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs 56
6.26. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs, Broken Out by Type of Law Library
56
6.27. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 56
6.28. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender 56
6.29. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 57
6.30. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 57
6.31. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA 57
6.32. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 57
6.33. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
58
6.34. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers 58
6.35. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 58
6.36. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
58
7. SECTION SEVEN: PRINT VS. ELECTRONIC 59
7.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budgets Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials 59
7.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 59
7.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 59
7.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials 60
7.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials, Broken Out by Type of Law Library
60
7.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 60
8. SECTION EIGHT: REFERENCE PRACTICES & PROCEDURES 61
8.1. Percentage of Libraries that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive 61
8.2. Percentage of Libraries that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 61
8.3. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Written Log of Reference Questions that they Receive, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 61
8.4. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator 62
8.5. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 62
8.6. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 62
8.7. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question 63
8.8. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question Broken Out by Type of Law Library 63
8.9. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget.. 63
8.10. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions 64
8.11. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 64
8.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 64
8.13. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process 64
8.14. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 65
8.15. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 65
8.16. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are Resolved or Not 65
8.17. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are Resolved or Not, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 65
8.18. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are Resolved or Not, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
66
8.19. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes 66
8.20. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes, Broken Out by Type of Law Library
. 66
8.21. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 67
9. SECTION NINE: THE SUBJECT OF LAW LIBRARY RESEARCH 68
9.1. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme 68
9.2. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 68
9.3. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 69
9.4. Percentage of Library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 69
9.5. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 69
9.6. Percentage of Law library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 70
9.7. Percentage of Library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme 70
9.8. Percentage of Law library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 70
9.9. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 71
9.10. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme 71
9.11. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 71
9.12. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 72
10. SECTION TEN: BLOGS, LISTSERVS, RSS FEEDS, & TIME SPENT ONLINE 73
10.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians 73
10.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 73
10.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 74
10.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs 74
10.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 74
10.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 75
10.7. Percent of Law Libraries that Use My Yahoo News Aggregator 75
10.8. Percent of Law Libraries that Use NewsGator 75
10.9. Percent of Law Libraries that Use Bloglines 75
10.10. Percent of Law Libraries that have Purchased Commercial Software to Access Blogs
75
10.11. Percentage of Law Libraries that Publish Their Own Blog 75
10.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Publish their Own Blog, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 75
10.13. Percentage of Libraries that Publish their Own Blog, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 76
10.14. Percentage of Parent Organizations of Law Libraries that Publish Their Own Blogs
76
10.15. Percentage of Parent Organizations of Law Libraries that Publish their Own Blogs. Broken Out by Type of Law Library 76
10.16. Percentage of Law Library Parent Organizations that Publish Blogs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 77
10.17. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest 77
10.18. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 77
10.19. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 77
10.20. Percentage of Law Libraries that Set Up and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys.. 78
10.21. Percentage of Law Libraries that Set Up and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 78
10.22. Percentage of Libraries that Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 78
10.23. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons) 78
10.24. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons)Broken Out by Type of Law Library 79
10.25. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 79
11. SECTION ELEVEN: REIMBURSEMENT FOR AND FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL FOR LAW LIBRARIANS 80
11.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business 80
11.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business,Broken Out by Type of Law Library 80
11.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 80
11.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $) 81
11.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 81
11.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 81
11.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on all Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organizations Law Librarians (in $) 82
11.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organizations Law Librarians (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 82
11.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on all Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organization's Law Librarians (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 82
11.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Travel, Lodging & Conferences for Librarians Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $) 83
11.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Rate for Food Allowance (in $) When Law Librarians Travel 83
12. SECTION TWELVE: CONTENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 84
12.1. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats 84
12.2. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 84
12.3. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 84
12.4. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management System 85
12.5. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management System, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 85
12.6. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management Systems, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 85
13. SECTION THIRTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS 86
13.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access 86
13.2. Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 86
13.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 86
13.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only 87
13.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 87
13.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 87
13.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access 88
13.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 88
13.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 88
13.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals, 2005 (in $) 89
13.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals (in $) 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library
. 89
13.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 89
13.13. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals, 2006 (in $) 90
13.14. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 90
13.15. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 90
14. SECTION FOURTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES 91
14.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers, 2005 (in $) 91
14.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library
. 91
14.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 91
14.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers, 2006 (in $) 92
14.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Newspapers and Magazines (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 92
14.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 92
14.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions, Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms 92
15. SECTION FIFTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON BOOKS AND DIRECTORIES 93
15.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books, 2006 (in $) 93
15.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 93
15.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 94
15.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books, 2005 94
15.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books 2005 Adjusted With Elimination of Outlier (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 94
15.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books, 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 94
15.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Directories (in $), 2006 95
15.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Versions of Directories, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 95
15.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Versions of Directories, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 95
16. SECTION SIXTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON PRINT VERSIONS OF REPORTERS 96
16.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2005 (in $) 96
16.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 96
16.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Reporters 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 97
16.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2006 (in $) 97
16.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 97
16.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Reporters Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $) 97
16.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 98
16.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007 (in $) 98
16.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending for Print Reporters (in $), 2007, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 98
16.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending for Print Reporters (in $), 2007, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 98
17. SECTION SEVENTEEN: USE OF WORKSTATIONS IN THE LAW LIBRARY 99
17.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2005 99
17.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 99
17.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget, 2005
99
17.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006 100
17.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 100
17.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 100
17.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per Library Workstation Maintained for Librarians by Law Firm Libraries, 2006
100
17.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per Library Workstation Maintained for Library Patrons, 2006 101
17.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Library Patrons, 2006 101
17.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Patrons, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 101
17.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained For Library Patrons, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 102
17.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell 102
17.13. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 102
17.14. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 102
17.15. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM 103
17.16. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 103
17.17. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 103
17.18. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq 103
17.19. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 103
17.20. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 104
17.21. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard 104
17.22. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 104
17.23. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 104
17.24. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously 104
17.25. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 105
17.26. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 105
18. SECTION EIGHTEEN: USE OF AND SPENDING ON CD-ROM DATABASES 106
18.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Database Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006 106
18.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 106
18.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 107
18.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, 2005 (in $) 107
18.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending for CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 107
18.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, (in $) 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 107
18.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, 2006 (in $) 108
18.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending for CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 108
18.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 108
18.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per CD-ROM Subscription Maintained by Law Firms, 2006 108
18.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $), 2006 109
19. SECTION NINETEEN: USE OF SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS FOR BOOKS AND PERIODICALS 110
19.1. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use Subscription Agents to Obtain Periodicals.. 110
19.2. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use Subscription Agents to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 110
19.3. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 110
19.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books
.. 111
19.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 111
19.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 111
19.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Average Discount from List Price for Books Acquired by Law Libraries Through Book Agents/Distributors 111
20. SECTION TWENTY: THE LAW LIBRARYS ROLE IN CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION 112
20.1. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credit Requirements for Attorneys 112
20.2. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credit Requirements for Attorneys, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 112
20.3. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credits Requirements for Attorneys, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget
. 112
20.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit 113
20.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 113
20.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 113
21. SECTION TWENTY ONE: TRAINING LAW LIBRARY PATRONS IN DATABASE & INTERNET USAGE 114
21.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library (in $) 114
21.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library Staff (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library 114
21.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library Staff (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 114
21.4. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training 115
21.5. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 115
21.6. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 115
21.7. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training 116
21.8. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 116
21.9. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 116
21.10. Librarians Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their Organization 117
21.11. Librarians Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their Organization, Broken Out by Type of Law Library 117
21.12. Librarians Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their Organization, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget 117
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