Publisher's Synopsis
"Since 1928, law schools have been required to have a library located in a building occupied by the law school. Law school libraries, also called Academic Law Libraries, are typically characterized by direct reporting to the law school dean, budget allocation directly from the law school dean or the University's central administration, and a law library mission with a law school-centered approach. The importance of Academic Law Libraries to even the earliest law schools demonstrate their centrality to the identity of the law school and the legal profession. Since the Great Recession, centralizing the Academic Law Library with the Central Campus Library system has been a topic of interest to university administrators and law school deans. Seeking financial and operational efficiencies is a top priority for every academic institution today. This book, the first volume in a series, is a response to the number of inquiries received by deans
