1. Association of Legal Administrators MEETING INFORMATION NEEDS ON A BUDGET Tuesday, May 1, 2007 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Presented by Joan L. Axelroth Axelroth & Associates Silver Spring, MD 36 th Annual Educational Conference and Exposition Las Vegas, Nevada

2. Joan L. Axelroth Axelroth & Associates Library and Information Management Consulting 2409 Dexter Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902 Direct Line:(301) 681-1660 Cell: (240) 723-0861 Email: jaxelroth@axelroth.com

3. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 3 MEETING INFORMATION NEEDS ON A BUDGET I. The Competition II. The Internet III. The Techniques  Resources  Technologies  Staffing IV. The Future

4. I. THE COMPETITION 4 © Axelroth & Associates 2007

5. 5 I.THE COMPETITION  Dedicated staff to handle:  Budgets and contract negotiations  Content & training  Technology  Client reference, research  Marketing, monitoring, current awareness, competitive intelligence (CI)

6. II. THE INTERNET 6 © Axelroth & Associates 2007

7. 7 II.THE INTERNET  Web 1.0 + Web 2.0 =  All connected (almost)  Wealth of information  Easy creation of niche communities  Collaborative environment

8. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 8 The Long Tail in a Nutshell http://www.thelongtail.com/

9. III. THE TECHNIQUES 9 © Axelroth & Associates 2007

10. 10 III. A.THE TECHNIQUES -- RESOURCES  Changing forms  Traditional (print, print in digital format)  Blogs & blawgs, podcasts, videocasts  And delivery options  Feeds (RSS, Atom)  Customized alerts

11. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 11 http://www.blawg.com/

12. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 12 III. A.THE TECHNIQUES -- RESOURCES  Finding aids  Portals  Brick & mortar libraries  Telephone

13. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 13 http://www.findlaw.com/

14. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 14 http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/services/bex/fees.html

15. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 15 http://www.law.unlv.edu/library/ask.html

16. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 16 http://www.jenkinslaw.org/researchlinks/index.php?rl=1

17. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 17 http://nyli.org/app.htm

18. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 18 http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/calleghist.html

19. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 19 http://leopac.nypl.org/#focus

20. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 20 III. A.THE TECHNIQUES -- TECHNOLOGY  Sharing what you know  Social bookmarking  Internal wikis & blogs  Getting help  ABA Legal Technology Resource Center  ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

21. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 21 http://del.icio.us/

22. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 22 III. C.THE TECHNIQUES -- STAFFING  Within your walls  Existing staff & new hires  Encouraging collaboration  Learn what to do

23. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 23 III. C.THE TECHNIQUES -- STAFFING  Others who can help  Librarians (public, academic & law)  Vendors  Wexis contract negotiators  Library management companies  Research companies

24. © Axelroth & Associates 2007 24 http://www.calinfo.net/

25. IV. THE FUTURE 25 © Axelroth & Associates 2007

26. Association of Legal Administrators MEETING INFORMATION NEEDS ON A BUDGET Tuesday, May 1, 2007 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Presented by Joan L. Axelroth Axelroth & Associates Silver Spring, MD 36 th Annual Educational Conference and Exposition Las Vegas, Nevada