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Table Of Contents + List of Participants at end of file
List of Tables 3
Summary Of Main Findings 19
Chapter One: Introduction and Demographics 28
Chapter Two: Physical Space of the Library 32
Chapter Three: Staff 36
Chapter Four: Budget 42
Chapter Five: Online Services 56
Chapter Six: Use of Blogs, RSS Feeds, Wikis, Social Networking & Listservs 62
Chapter Seven: Content Management Systems 71
Chapter Eight: Print and Electronic Journals and Other Periodicals 75
Chapter Nine: Books and Print Reports 84
Chapter Ten: Technology and Information Literacy Technology 92
Chapter Eleven: Librarian Training Needs 102
Chapter Twelve: Outsourcing 110
Chapter Thirteen: Tapping the Brains of Fellow Librarians 117
Chapter Fourteen: Wish List 118
OTHER REPORTS FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP INC. 119
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Type of Library (Type) 28
Table 1.2: Total Budget Category (Total Budget) in $ 28
Table 1.3: Number of Lawyers Employed 28
Table 1.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by the Institution 28
Table 1.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by the Institution, Broken Out by Type 28
Table 1.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by the Institution, Broken Out by Total Budget 29
Table 1.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by the Institution, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 29
Table 1.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers That Are Partners Employed by the Institution 29
Table 1.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers That Are Partners Employed by the Institution, Broken Out by Total Budget 29
Table 1.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers That Are Partners Employed by the Institution, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 30
Table 1.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Full Time Equivalency Employees at the Institution 30
Table 1.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Full Time Equivalency Employees at the Institution, Broken Out by Type 30
Table 1.13: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Full Time Equivalency Employees at the Institution, Broken Out by Total Budget 30
Table 1.14: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Full Time Equivalency Employees at the Institution, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 31
Table 2.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations 32
Table 2.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations, Broken Out by Type 32
Table 2.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations, Broken Out by Total Budget 32
Table 2.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 32
Table 2.5: Trend in the Expansion of Library Locations Over the Past Three Years 33
Table 2.6: Trend in the Expansion of Library Locations Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by Type 33
Table 2.7: Trend in the Expansion of Library Locations Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 33
Table 2.8: Trend in the Expansion of Library Locations Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 33
Table 2.9: Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library 33
Table 2.10: Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library, Broken Out by Type 34
Table 2.11: Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library, Broken Out by Total Budget 34
Table 2.12: Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 34
Table 2.13: Projected Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library in the Next Three Years 34
Table 2.14: Projected Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library in the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Type 34
Table 2.15: Projected Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library in the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 35
Table 2.16: Projected Trend in the Expansion of Space Allocated to the Library in the Next Three Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 35
Table 3.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Librarians Employed by the Library 36
Table 3.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Type 36
Table 3.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Total Budget 36
Table 3.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 36
Table 3.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Employees That Are Not Librarians 37
Table 3.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Employees That Are Not Librarians, Broken Out by Type 37
Table 3.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Employees That Are Not Librarians, Broken Out by Total Budget 37
Table 3.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Employees That Are Not Librarians, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 37
Table 3.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Salaries in 2007 (in $) 38
Table 3.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Salaries in 2007, Broken Out by Type 38
Table 3.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Salaries in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 38
Table 3.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Salaries in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 38
Table 3.13: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Library Spending on Salaries in 2008 (in $) 38
Table 3.14: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Library Spending on Salaries in 2008, Broken Out by Type 39
Table 3.15: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Library Spending on Salaries in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 39
Table 3.16: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Library Spending on Salaries in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 39
Table 3.17: Annual Salary Range of the Organization's Chief Librarian (in $) 39
Table 3.18: Annual Salary Range of the Organization’s Chief Librarian, Broken Out by Type 40
Table 3.19: Annual Salary Range of the Organization’s Chief Librarian, Broken Out by Total Budget 40
Table 3.20: Annual Salary Range of the Organization’s Chief Librarian, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 40
Table 3.21: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Library Spending on Fees to Employment Agencies to Obtain Employees for the Library Over the Past Three Years (in $) 41
Table 3.22: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Library Spending on Fees to Employment Agencies to Obtain Employees for the Library Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by Type 41
Table 3.23: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Library Spending on Fees to Employment Agencies to Obtain Employees for the Library Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 41
Table 3.24: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Estimated Library Spending on Fees to Employment Agencies to Obtain Employees for the Library Over the Past Three Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 41
Table 4.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Budget (in $) 42
Table 4.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Budget, Broken Out by Type 42
Table 4.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Budget, Broken Out by Total Budget 42
Table 4.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Budget, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 42
Table 4.5: Libraries Whose Total Budget Includes the Costs of Benefits and Office Space for the Library 43
Table 4.6: Libraries Whose Total Budget Includes the Costs of Benefits and Office Space for the Library, Broken Out by Type 43
Table 4.7: Libraries Whose Total Budget Includes the Costs of Benefits and Office Space for the Library, Broken Out by Total Budget 43
Table 4.8: Libraries Whose Total Budget Includes the Costs of Benefits and Office Space for the Library, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 43
Table 4.9: Trend of the Library’s Budget in 2007 43
Table 4.10: Trend of the Library’s Budget in 2007, Broken Out by Type 44
Table 4.11: Trend of the Library’s Budget in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 44
Table 4.12: Trend of the Library’s Budget in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 44
Table 4.13: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change of the Library Budget in 2007 44
Table 4.14: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change of the Library Budget in 2007, Broken Out by Type 45
Table 4.15: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change of the Library Budget in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 45
Table 4.16: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change of the Library Budget in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 45
Table 4.17: Projected Trend in the Library’s Budget in 2008 45
Table 4.18: Trend in the Library’s Budget in 2008, Broken Out by Type 46
Table 4.19: Trend in the Library’s Budget in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 46
Table 4.20: Trend in the Library’s Budget in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 46
Table 4.21: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Annual % Change in the 2008 Overall Library Budget in Nominal Terms 46
Table 4.22: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Annual % Change in the 2008 Overall Library Budget in Nominal Terms, Broken Out by Type 47
Table 4.23: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Annual % Change in the 2008 Overall Library Budget in Nominal Terms, Broken Out by Total Budget 47
Table 4.24: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Projected Annual % Change in the 2008 Overall Library Budget in Nominal Terms, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 47
Table 4.25: Parent Organizations’ Opinion of the Law Library 47
Table 4.26: Parent Organizations’ Opinion of the Law Library, Broken Out by Type 48
Table 4.27: Parent Organizations’ Opinion of the Law Library, Broken Out by Total Budget 48
Table 4.28: Parent Organizations’ Opinion of the Law Library, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 48
Table 4.29: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2007 (in $) 48
Table 4.30: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2007, Broken Out by Type 49
Table 4.31: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 49
Table 4.32: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 49
Table 4.33: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2008 (in $) 49
Table 4.34: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2008, Broken Out by Type 50
Table 4.35: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 50
Table 4.36: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Total Library Spending on Content/Materials in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 50
Table 4.37: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by PRINT MATERIALS 52
Table 4.38: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by PRINT MATERIALS, Broken Out by Type 52
Table 4.39: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by PRINT MATERIALS, Broken Out by Total Budget 52
Table 4.40: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by PRINT MATERIALS, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 52
Table 4.41: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 53
Table 4.42: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, Broken Out by Type 53
Table 4.43: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, Broken Out by Total Budget 53
Table 4.44: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Library’s Content/Materials Budget That Was Accounted for by ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 53
Table 4.45: Projected Trend in the Breakdown of Library Spending Between Print and Electronic Resources Over the Next Few Years 54
Table 4.46: Projected Trend in the Breakdown of Library Spending Between Print and Electronic Resources Over the Next Few Years, Broken Out by Type 54
Table 4.47: Projected Trend in the Breakdown of Library Spending Between Print and Electronic Resources Over the Next Few Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 55
Table 4.48: Projected Trend in the Breakdown of Library Spending Between Print and Electronic Resources Over the Next Few Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 55
Table 5.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Online Legal Information in 2007 (in $) 56
Table 5.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Online Legal Information in 2007, Broken Out by Type 56
Table 5.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Online Legal Information in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 56
Table 5.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Online Legal Information in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 56
Table 5.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2008 (in $) 57
Table 5.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2008, Broken Out by Type 57
Table 5.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 57
Table 5.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 57
Table 5.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2009 (in $) 58
Table 5.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2009, Broken Out by Type 58
Table 5.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2009, Broken Out by Total Budget 58
Table 5.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Predicted Spending on Online Legal Information in 2009, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 58
Table 6.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Online Each DAY 62
Table 6.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Online Each DAY, Broken Out by Type 62
Table 6.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Online Each DAY, Broken Out by Total Budget 62
Table 6.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Online Each DAY, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 62
Table 6.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Each WEEK Reading or Writing Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking Sites or Listservs 63
Table 6.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Each WEEK Reading or Writing Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking Sites or Listservs, Broken Out by Type 63
Table 6.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Each WEEK Reading or Writing Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking Sites or Listservs, Broken Out by Total Budget 63
Table 6.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Hours Spent Each WEEK Reading or Writing Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking Sites or Listservs, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 63
Table 6.9: Libraries That Have Established a Presence for Themselves or Their Firm on Any Social Networking Site 64
Table 6.10: Libraries That Have Established a Presence for Themselves or Their Firm on Any Social Networking Site, Broken Out by Type 64
Table 6.11: Libraries That Have Established a Presence for Themselves or Their Firm on Any Social Networking Site, Broken Out by Total Budget 64
Table 6.12: Libraries That Have Established a Presence for Themselves or Their Firm on Any Social Networking Site, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 64
Table 6.13: Libraries That Use MY YAHOO RSS to Access and Monitor Blogs 65
Table 6.14: Libraries That Use MY YAHOO RSS to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Type 65
Table 6.15: Libraries That Use MY YAHOO RSS to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Total Budget 65
Table 6.16: Libraries That Use MY YAHOO RSS to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 65
Table 6.17: Libraries That Use NEWSGATOR to Access and Monitor Blogs 65
Table 6.18: Libraries That Use NEWSGATOR to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Type 66
Table 6.19: Libraries That Use NEWSGATOR to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Total Budget 66
Table 6.20: Libraries That Use NEWSGATOR to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 66
Table 6.21: Libraries That Use BLOGLINES to Access and Monitor Blogs 66
Table 6.22: Libraries That Use BLOGLINES to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Type 66
Table 6.23: Libraries That Use BLOGLINES to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Total Budget 67
Table 6.24: Libraries That Use BLOGLINES to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 67
Table 6.25: Libraries That Use NEWSBURST to Access and Monitor Blogs 67
Table 6.26: Libraries That Use NEWSBURST to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Type 67
Table 6.27: Libraries That Use NEWSBURST to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by Total Budget 67
Table 6.28: Libraries That Use NEWSBURST to Access and Monitor Blogs, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 68
Table 6.29: Libraries That Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys or Others in Their Organization 68
Table 6.30: Libraries That Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys or Others in Their Organization, Broken Out by Type 68
Table 6.31: Libraries That Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys or Others in Their Organization, Broken Out by Total Budget 68
Table 6.32: Libraries That Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys or Others in Their Organization, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 68
Table 6.33: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law LIBRARY 69
Table 6.34: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law LIBRARY, Broken Out by Type 69
Table 6.35: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law LIBRARY, Broken Out by Total Budget 69
Table 6.36: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law LIBRARY, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 69
Table 6.37: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law FIRM 69
Table 6.38: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law FIRM, Broken Out by Type 70
Table 6.39: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law FIRM, Broken Out by Total Budget 70
Table 6.40: Libraries That Have Developed or Made a Significant Contribution to a Wiki for the Law FIRM, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 70
Table 7.1: Organizations That Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys and Researchers 71
Table 7.2: Organizations That Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys and Researchers, Broken Out by Type 71
Table 7.3: Organizations That Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys and Researchers, Broken Out by Total Budget 71
Table 7.4: Organizations That Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys and Researchers, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 71
Table 7.5: Organizations That Have a Knowledge Management System in Place 72
Table 7.6: Organizations That Have a Knowledge Management System in Place, Broken Out by Type 72
Table 7.7: Organizations That Have a Knowledge Management System in Place, Broken Out by Total Budget 72
Table 7.8: Organizations That Have a Knowledge Management System in Place, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 72
Table 8.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With PRINT But No Electronic Access 75
Table 8.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With PRINT But No Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type 75
Table 8.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With PRINT But No Electronic Access, Broken Out by Total Budget 75
Table 8.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With PRINT But No Electronic Access, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 75
Table 8.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With ELECTRONIC But No Print Counterpart 76
Table 8.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With ELECTRONIC But No Print Counterpart, Broken Out by Type 76
Table 8.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With ELECTRONIC But No Print Counterpart, Broken Out by Total Budget 76
Table 8.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With ELECTRONIC But No Print Counterpart, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 76
Table 8.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With BOTH Print and Electronic Access 77
Table 8.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With BOTH Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type 77
Table 8.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With BOTH Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Total Budget 77
Table 8.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Paid Subscriptions the Library Maintains For Legal Journals With BOTH Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 77
Table 8.13: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2007 (in $) 78
Table 8.14: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2007, Broken Out by Type 78
Table 8.15: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 78
Table 8.16: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 78
Table 8.17: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2008 79
Table 8.18: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2008, Broken Out by Type 79
Table 8.19: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 79
Table 8.20: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print and/or Electronic Versions of Legal, Scientific and Other Scholarly and Professional Journals in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 79
Table 8.21: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2007 (in $) 82
Table 8.22: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2007, Broken Out by Type 82
Table 8.23: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 82
Table 8.24: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 82
Table 8.25: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2008 (in $) 83
Table 8.26: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2008, Broken Out by Type 83
Table 8.27: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 83
Table 8.28: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Subscriptions to Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 83
Table 9.1: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Books in 2008 (in $) 84
Table 9.2: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Books in 2008, Broken Out by Type 84
Table 9.3: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Books in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 84
Table 9.4: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Books in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 84
Table 9.5: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT Directories in 2008 (in $) 85
Table 9.6: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT Directories in 2008, Broken Out by Type 85
Table 9.7: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT Directories in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 85
Table 9.8: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT Directories in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 85
Table 9.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on ELECTRONIC ACCESS to Directories in 2008 (in $) 85
Table 9.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on ELECTRONIC ACCESS to Directories in 2008, Broken Out by Type 86
Table 9.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on ELECTRONIC ACCESS to Directories in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 86
Table 9.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on ELECTRONIC ACCESS to Directories in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 86
Table 9.13: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT/ELECTRONIC Directories Purchased in Combination in 2008* (in $) 86
Table 9.14: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT/ELECTRONIC Directories Purchased in Combination in 2008, Broken Out by Type 87
Table 9.15: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT/ELECTRONIC Directories Purchased in Combination in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 87
Table 9.16: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on PRINT/ELECTRONIC Directories Purchased in Combination in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 87
Table 9.17: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007 (in $) 87
Table 9.18: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007, Broken Out by Type 88
Table 9.19: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007, Broken Out by Total Budget 88
Table 9.20: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 88
Table 9.21: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2008 (in $) 88
Table 9.22: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2008, Broken Out by Type 89
Table 9.23: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2008, Broken Out by Total Budget 89
Table 9.24: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Predicted Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2008, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 89
Table 10.1: Trend in the Demand for Education in PDF TECHNOLOGY in the Past Two Years 92
Table 10.2: Trend in the Demand for Education in PDF TECHNOLOGY in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 92
Table 10.3: Trend in the Demand for Education in PDF TECHNOLOGY in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 92
Table 10.4: Trend in the Demand for Education in PDF TECHNOLOGY in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 93
Table 10.5: Trend in the Demand for Education in BOOLEAN SEARCH TECHNIQUES in the Past Two Years 93
Table 10.6: Trend in the Demand for Education in BOOLEAN SEARCH TECHNIQUES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 93
Table 10.7: Trend in the Demand for Education in BOOLEAN SEARCH TECHNIQUES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 94
Table 10.8: Trend in the Demand for Education in BOOLEAN SEARCH TECHNIQUES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 94
Table 10.9: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF WIKIS in the Past Two Years 94
Table 10.10: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF WIKIS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 95
Table 10.11: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF WIKIS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 95
Table 10.12: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF WIKIS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 95
Table 10.13: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES in the Past Two Years 96
Table 10.14: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 96
Table 10.15: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 96
Table 10.16: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 97
Table 10.17: Trend in the Demand for Education in RECORDS DIGITIZATION in the Past Two Years 97
Table 10.18: Trend in the Demand for Education in RECORDS DIGITIZATION in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 97
Table 10.19: Trend in the Demand for Education in RECORDS DIGITIZATION in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 98
Table 10.20: Trend in the Demand for Education in RECORDS DIGITIZATION in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 98
Table 10.21: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF BLOGS in the Past Two Years 98
Table 10.22: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF BLOGS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 99
Table 10.23: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF BLOGS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 99
Table 10.24: Trend in the Demand for Education in THE USE OF BLOGS in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 99
Table 10.25: Trend in the Demand for Education in ONLINE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SOURCES in the Past Two Years 100
Table 10.26: Trend in the Demand for Education in ONLINE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SOURCES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type 100
Table 10.27: Trend in the Demand for Education in ONLINE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SOURCES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Total Budget 100
Table 10.28: Trend in the Demand for Education in ONLINE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SOURCES in the Past Two Years, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 101
Table 11.1: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have a J.D. DEGREE 102
Table 11.2: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have a J.D. DEGREE, Broken Out by Type 102
Table 11.3: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have a J.D. DEGREE, Broken Out by Total Budget 102
Table 11.4: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have a J.D. DEGREE, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 102
Table 11.5: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have an M.A. OR PH.D. Degree IN LAW 102
Table 11.6: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have an M.A. OR PH.D. Degree IN LAW, Broken Out by Type 103
Table 11.7: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have an M.A. OR PH.D. Degree IN LAW, Broken Out by Total Budget 103
Table 11.8: Organizations With Any Librarians Who Have an M.A. OR PH.D. Degree IN LAW, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 103
Table 11.9: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of the Organization's Full Time Librarians Who Have an M.L.S. degree 103
Table 11.10: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of the Organization’s Full Time Librarians Who Have an M.L.S. degree, Broken Out by Type 103
Table 11.11: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of the Organization’s Full Time Librarians Who Have an M.L.S. degree, Broken Out by Total Budget 104
Table 11.12: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of the Organization’s Full Time Librarians Who Have an M.L.S. degree, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 104
Table 11.13: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a MASTER’S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE For Their Librarians 106
Table 11.14: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a MASTER’S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE For Their Librarians, Broken Out by Type 106
Table 11.15: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a MASTER’S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE For Their Librarians, Broken Out by Total Budget 106
Table 11.16: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a MASTER’S IN LIBRARY SCIENCE For Their Librarians, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 106
Table 11.17: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a J.D. DEGREE for Their Librarians 106
Table 11.18: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a J.D. DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Type 107
Table 11.19: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a J.D. DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Total Budget 107
Table 11.20: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward a J.D. DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 107
Table 11.21: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward PARALEGAL TRAINING OR A PARALEGAL DEGREE for Their Librarians 107
Table 11.22: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward PARALEGAL TRAINING OR A PARALEGAL DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Type 107
Table 11.23: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward PARALEGAL TRAINING OR A PARALEGAL DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Total Budget 108
Table 11.24: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward PARALEGAL TRAINING OR A PARALEGAL DEGREE for Their Librarians, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 108
Table 11.25: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward an M.A. OR PH.D. IN LEGAL STUDIES for Their Librarians 108
Table 11.26: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward an M.A. OR PH.D. IN LEGAL STUDIES for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Type 108
Table 11.27: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward an M.A. OR PH.D. IN LEGAL STUDIES for Their Librarians, Broken Out by Total Budget 108
Table 11.28: Organizations That Pay for at Least Half the Cost of Courses Counting Toward an M.A. OR PH.D. IN LEGAL STUDIES for Their Librarians, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 109
Table 12.1: Libraries That Outsource PATENT OR TRADEMARK RESEARCH to Any Degree 110
Table 12.2: Libraries That Outsource OTHER TYPES OF LEGAL RESEARCH to Any Degree 110
Table 12.3: Libraries That Outsource OTHER TYPES OF LEGAL RESEARCH to Any Degree, Broken Out by Type 110
Table 12.4: Libraries That Outsource OTHER TYPES OF LEGAL RESEARCH to Any Degree, Broken Out by Total Budget 110
Table 12.5: Libraries That Outsource OTHER TYPES OF LEGAL RESEARCH to Any Degree, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 110
Table 12.6: Libraries That Outsource CATALOGING OR TECHNICAL SERVICES to Any Degree 111
Table 12.7: Libraries That Outsource GENERAL LAW LIBRARY SERVICES to Any Degree 111
Table 12.8: Libraries That Outsource SCREENING AND/OR INTERVIEWING POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES to Any Degree 111
Table 12.9: Libraries That Outsource LOOSE-LEAF FILING OR POCKET PART REPLACEMENT to Any Degree 111
Table 12.10: Libraries That Outsource LOOSE-LEAF FILING OR POCKET PART REPLACEMENT to Any Degree, Broken Out by Type 111
Table 12.11: Libraries That Outsource LOOSE-LEAF FILING OR POCKET PART REPLACEMENT to Any Degree, Broken Out by Total Budget 111
Table 12.12: Libraries That Outsource LOOSE-LEAF FILING OR POCKET PART REPLACEMENT to Any Degree, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 112
Table 12.13: Libraries That Outsource PHOTOCOPYING to Any Degree 112
Table 12.14: Libraries That Outsource PHOTOCOPYING to Any Degree, Broken Out by Type 112
Table 12.15: Libraries That Outsource PHOTOCOPYING to Any Degree, Broken Out by Total Budget 112
Table 12.16: Libraries That Outsource PHOTOCOPYING to Any Degree, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 112
Table 12.17: Libraries That Outsource PRINTING to Any Degree 113
Table 12.18: Libraries That Outsource PRINTING to Any Degree, Broken Out by Type 113
Table 12.19: Libraries That Outsource PRINTING to Any Degree, Broken Out by Total Budget 113
Table 12.20: Libraries That Outsource PRINTING to Any Degree, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 113
Table 12.21: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Temporary or Outsourced Employees Paid by a Service That Bills the Law Firm in the Past Year 113
Table 12.22: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Temporary or Outsourced Employees Paid by a Service That Bills the Law Firm in the Past Year, Broken Out by Type 114
Table 12.23: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Temporary or Outsourced Employees Paid by a Service That Bills the Law Firm in the Past Year, Broken Out by Total Budget 114
Table 12.24: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Temporary or Outsourced Employees Paid by a Service That Bills the Law Firm in the Past Year, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 114
Table 12.25: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Freelancers Paid Through 1099 Forms or Other Arrangements in the Past Year (in $) 114
Table 12.26: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Freelancers Paid Through 1099 Forms or Other Arrangements in the Past Year, Broken Out by Type 115
Table 12.27: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Freelancers Paid Through 1099 Forms or Other Arrangements in the Past Year, Broken Out by Total Budget 115
Table 12.28: Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Freelancers Paid Through 1099 Forms or Other Arrangements in the Past Year, Broken Out by the Number of Lawyers Employed 115
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Alaska State Court Law Library
Allstate Insurance Company
Attorney General Law Library, Victoria, BC
Bennett Jones LLP
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Charles County Public Law Library
Clark Hill PLC
Cooper White & Cooper LLP
Credit Suisse - Legal & Compliance
Department
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dorsey & Whitney
Douglas County Law Library
Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP
Field LLP
Fredrikson & Byron
Gray Plant Mooty
Grayson County Law Library
Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP
Hiscock & Barclay LLP
International Trade Centre
Jackson Walker LLP
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP
Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter
Law Society of New Brunswick Library
Law Society of Upper Canada,
Library
Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico region – U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Library Services, Courts Administration Service
Manulife / John Hancock Financial Services
MBM Intellectual Property Law / Marusyk, Miller & Swain
Middleton Reutlinger
Miller Thomson Pouliot
National Indian Law Library
New York County District Attorney's Office
Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Pitblado LLP
Principal Financial Group
Regulatory Information Services, Bell
Canada
Ross-Blakley Law Library, Arizona State
University
Sacramento County Public Law Library
San Bernardino County Law Library
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Snohomish County Law Library
Social Law Library
Subordinate Courts
Supreme Court of Canada Library
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Travis County Law Library
University of Calgary
Warner Norcross & Judd
William Mitchell College of Law
Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman LLP
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