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The Evolving Role of the Solo Librarian

The Evolving Role of the Solo Librarian. AALL Annual Meeting 2008. Speakers . Lauri Flynn Gunderson Dettmer LLP Silicon Valley, CA Julia Hughes Barley Snider LLC Lancaster, PA And YOU. Solo Librarian Survey Results. Additional survey results data. 184 Responses to Survey.

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The Evolving Role of the Solo Librarian

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  1. The Evolving Role of the Solo Librarian AALL Annual Meeting 2008

  2. Speakers Lauri Flynn Gunderson Dettmer LLP Silicon Valley, CA Julia Hughes Barley Snider LLC Lancaster, PA And YOU

  3. Solo Librarian Survey Results Additional survey results data

  4. 184 Responses to Survey Type of Organization Law firm 66 % Corporation 4 % Court 10 % Academic 1 % Government 19 %

  5. How do you define solo? • The only librarian in your organization 72.8% • The only librarian supporting one more more offices, but part of a larger group 21.7% • Other 5.4% • Job sharing • Only law librarian in corporate setting, i.e. not grouped with other libraries

  6. Permanent support staff? Yes 48 % No 52 % Temporary support staff? No 65% Yes 24% From outside agency 19% From within organization 6%

  7. Attorneys under 50 = 37% 50-75 = 22% 76-100 = 13% 101-125 = 5% over 125 = 24% Offices One = 46% Two = 18% Three = 14% Four = 7% Five = 5% More! = 10% No. of Attorneys & Offices

  8. Years at Current Job as Solo under 5 years = 33% 6 to 10 years = 29% 11 to 15 years = 13% over 16 years = 25% !!

  9. As a Sololibrarian 1-5 yrs. = 54% 6-10 yrs. = 23.3% 11-15 yrs. = 4% over 16 yrs. = 18% As part of a larger team 1-5 yrs. = 61.5% 6-10 yrs. = 22% 11–15 yrs. = 7% over 16 yrs. = 9% Previous Experience • As a Manager or Director of a larger team • 1-5 yrs. = 50% • 6-10 yrs. =18% • 11 – 15 yrs.= 4% • 16 yrs. + = 18$ Manager

  10. Types of Employers for Previous Jobs Law Firm 70% Law School 26% Legal Dept. 13% Court or Govt. Library 23.7% Non-legal academic 20% Non-legal corporate 11% Public 24% Other 21%

  11. To Whom Do You Report? Managing Partner 11% Library Partner 11% Director of Administration 13% General Counsel 3% Board of Trustees 7% Head of Info Technology 4% Other 27%

  12. Professional Organization Membership and Activities • Yes = 90% • No = 2% • Employer pays for 77% of replies • Librarian pays for 19% of replies • 95% belong to AALL ~ 75% to AALL chapter • 31% belong to SLA ~ 20% to SLA chapter • ARMA & Assn. of Legal Admin. ~ 3% each

  13. Average Hours Spent Per Week Working under 30 10% 31 - 40 45% 41 - 45 31% 46 - 50 10% over 50 4%

  14. Vacation Coverage • Vacation??? What’s that? • Temporary librarian hired 5% • Library assistant fills in 35% • I check my e-mail and phone 22% • There are no library services … 32% • I’m out of touch until I get back 16%

  15. Other Areas of Responsibility • Records 22% • Calendar 8% • Docket 12% • Marketing 23% • Knowledge Mgmt 26% • Firmwide Training 32% • Tracking Continuing Education 30% • Intranet Development & Support 36%

  16. Favorite Professional / Business Reading • AALL Spectrum • LLRX.com • SLA Outlook / Law Library Journal • beSpacific • The Virtual Chase (no longer published) • Local news—paper or online, NY Times & Wall Street Journal • List-servs, chapter newsletters

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