1. The Fall @ Law CCLIP August 1, 2014 How Reference Librarians Welcome Students & Faculty Dana Neacsu, edn13@columbia.edu

2. In the fall the five law reference librarians are busy welcoming the entry class of 360 JD students, the 275 graduate, mostly foreign-educated, LLM students, and about 30 new, both junior and visiting faculty. In addition, we give special attention to the students on the editorial boards of the 14 student-edited journals.

3. Welcoming Journal Students Orientation Services for Journal Staff Members: 14 journals Each publishes between 2 and 8 issues /year Library orientation and research training sessions (1 hr each) Legal scholarship = heavy footnoting; For editing students = finding the cited items from Bluebook- recognized repositories (West, Lexis publishers vs the others) and formats (PDF vs html) Extended reference hours upon request (including weekend hours)

4. Welcoming Foreign Students Orientation and Instruction for Foreign Students: 275 LL.M. students Divided in groups of ~ 30 students = 12 sections Receive library tours & 4 hours of research instruction /section 1 hour /week August 15, August 22, August 29, and Sept 5. 2 section per librarian (one librarian teaches 2 sections)

5. Welcoming JD Students Orientation and Instruction for JD Students: 360 Divided in groups of ~ 11-15 students = 30 sections Receive library tours & 4 hours of research instruction /section 1 hour /week October 13-17; October 20-24; October 27-31 and November 3-7. 6 sections per librarian (Fall 2013: 7-8 sections / librarian)

6. Welcoming Faculty Orientation Services for Junior & Visiting Faculty 20-30 each Fall Upon request: Individual sessions database set-up Research refresher sessions; Library tours.

7. The Five Librarians Providing These Services: Deborah Heller Alice Izumo Dana Neacsu Jennifer WertkinMarty Witt