Law Library Benchmarks, 2006-07 Edition

Published by: Primary Research Group

Published: Jul. 1, 2006

Table of Contents

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

THE PHYSICAL PREMISES OF THE LIBRARY

TRENDS IN SALARIES

TRENDS IN THE LAW LIBRARY BUDGET

LAW LIBRARY SPENDING FOR CONTENT & MATERIALS

REFERENCE & RESEARCH POLICIES

BLOGS, LISTSERVS & RSS FEEDS

WHEN LAW LIBRARIANS TRAVEL

CONTENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

USE OF JOURNALS

BOOKS, DIRECTORIES & PRINT REPORTERS

WORKSTATIONS IN THE LIBRARY

CD-ROM

USE OF JOBBERS & SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS

CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ATTORNEYS

INTERNET SEARCH SKILLS OF ATTORNEYS

1. SECTION ONE: THE PHYSICAL PREMISES OF THE LAW LIBRARY

1.1. Mean, Median, Minimum & Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained Per Organization in the Sample

1.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained Per Organization in the Sample, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

1.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Separate Law Library Locations Maintained, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

1.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations

1.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

1.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Within the Past Three Years have Added or Subtracted Library Locations, or Made no Change in the Number of Library Locations, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

1.7. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years

1.8. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

1.9. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Increased or Decreased the Physical Size of the Library Within the Past Five Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

1.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Reduction in the Size of the Law Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space

1.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Size of the Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

1.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Size of the Library for those Libraries that Changed the Size of Their Space, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

1.13. Law Librarians’ Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years

1.14. Law Librarians’ Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

1.15. Law Librarians’ Prediction of Trend in the Allocation of Space to the Law Library Over the Next Three Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

2. SECTION TWO: PHYSICAL TRAFFIC TO THE LAW LIBRARY

2.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library……………………………………………………………………………………

2.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

2.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Daily Visitors to the Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

2.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years

2.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

2.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that have Experienced Increases or Decreases in Physical Traffic to the Library Over the Past Two Years, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

2.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Mean Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic

2.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic (adjusted with the elimination of outlier)

2.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Mean Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

2.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in Visitor Traffic Among Libraries that Experienced a Change in Visitor Traffic, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

3. SECTION THREE: LAW LIBRARY EMPLOYMENT & SALARIES

3.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample

3.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

3.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Full Time Equivalent Law Librarians Employed by the Organizations in the Sample, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

3.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library

3.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

3.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Assistants, Technology Staff, Secretaries and other Non-Librarians Employed by the Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

3.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $)

3.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

3.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending on Salaries, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

3.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $)

3.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

3.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Salaries, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

4. SECTION FOUR: TRENDS IN THE OVERALL LAW LIBRARY BUDGET

4.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Law Library Budget

4.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Law Library Budget, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Overall Library Budget 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

4.4. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in their Overall Budget Estimates

4.5. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in their Overall Budget Estimates, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.6. Percentage of Libraries that Included Costs of Office Space & Personnel Benefits in Their Overall Budget Estimates, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

4.7. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005

4.8. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.9. Trends in the Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Size of Law Library Content/Materials Budget

4.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005

4.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

4.13. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006

4.14. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.15. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Expected Percentage Change in the Law Library Budget, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget…………………………………………………………………………………

4.16. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget, 2006

4.17. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.18. Expected Trend in the Law Library Budget 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

4.19. Parent Organization Management’s View of the Law Library

4.20. Parent Organization Management’s View of the Law Library, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

4.21. Parent Organization Management’s View of the Law Library, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

5. SECTION FIVE: TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPENDING FOR CONTENT/MATERIALS

5.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending for

Content/Materials, 2006

5.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

5.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

5.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending for

Content/Materials, 2005 (in $)

5.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2005, (in $) Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

5.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Content/Materials, 2006, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6. SECTION SIX: TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPENDING FOR ONLINE DATABASES

6.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2005 (in $),

6.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2006 (in $),

6.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Library Spending for Online Databases 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Library Spending for Online Databases, 2007 (in $),

6.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Spending for Online Databases, 2007 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Spending for Online Databases, 2007, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.10. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein

6.11. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.12. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hein, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.13. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen

6.14. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.15. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CCH/Aspen, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget……………………………………………………………………………………

6.16. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing

6.17. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.18. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from West Publishing, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget…………………………………………………………………………………

6.19. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis

6.20. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.21. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Lexis, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.22. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink

6.23. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.24. Percentage of the Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from CourtLink, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget …………………………………………………………………………………

6.25. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs

6.26. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs, Broken Out by Type of Law Library…………………………………………………………………………………

6.27. Percentage of Law Firm Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from The Bureau of National Affairs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.28. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender

6.29. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.30. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Mathew Bender, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

6.31. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA

6.32. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.33. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Thomson/RIA, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget …………………………………………………………………………………

6.34. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers

6.35. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

6.36. Percentage of Law Libraries in the Sample that Maintain a Database Subscription from Hoovers, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget…………………………………………………………………………………

7. SECTION SEVEN: PRINT VS. ELECTRONIC

7.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budgets Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials

7.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

7.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Print Materials, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

7.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials

7.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials, Broken Out by Type of Law Library ……………………………………………………………………………………

7.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Content/Materials Budget Accounted for by Purchases of Electronic Materials, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8. SECTION EIGHT: REFERENCE PRACTICES & PROCEDURES

8.1. Percentage of Libraries that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive

8.2. Percentage of Libraries that Keep a Written Log of the Reference Questions that they Receive, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.3. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Written Log of Reference Questions that they Receive, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8.4. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator

8.5. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.6. Percentage of Libraries that Track the Source of the Reference Question by Name or Department of Initiator, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8.7. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question

8.8. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.9. Percentage of Libraries that Record Which Reference Librarian Responds to a Specific Reference Question, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8.10. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions

8.11. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of How Much Time is Spent on Particular Reference Questions, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8.13. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process

8.14. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.15. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of How a Reference Question was Researched and Which Resources were Used in the Research Process, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

8.16. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are

8.17. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are Resolved or Not, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.18. Percentage of Libraries that Keep Track of Whether Reference Questions are Resolved or Not, Broken Out by the Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget…………………………………………………………………………………

8.19. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes

8.20. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

8.21. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Reference Questions Posed to the Library that are Resolved Within 30 Minutes, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

9. SECTION NINE: THE SUBJECT OF LAW LIBRARY RESEARCH

9.1. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme

9.2. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

9.3. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Intellectual Property Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

9.4. Percentage of Library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

9.5. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

9.6. Percentage of Law library Research that Concerns Mergers & Acquisitions as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

9.7. Percentage of Library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme

9.8. Percentage of Law library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

9.9. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Bankruptcy as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

9.10. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme

9.11. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

9.12. Percentage of Law Library Research that Concerns Corporate Governance Issues as a Primary Theme, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10. SECTION TEN: BLOGS, LISTSERV’S, RSS FEEDS, & TIME SPENT ON

10.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians

10.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours Per Work Day Spent Online by Law Librarians, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs

10.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Hours that Law Librarians Spent Per Week Reading Blogs and Listservs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.7. Percent of Law Libraries that Use My Yahoo News Aggregator

10.8. Percent of Law Libraries that Use NewsGator

10.9. Percent of Law Libraries that Use Bloglines

10.10. Percent of Law Libraries that have Purchased Commercial Software to Access Blogs……

10.11. Percentage of Law Libraries that Publish Their Own Blog

10.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Publish their Own Blog, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.13. Percentage of Libraries that Publish their Own Blog, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.14. Percentage of Parent Organizations of Law Libraries that Publish Their Own Blogs……

10.15. Percentage of Parent Organizations of Law Libraries that Publish their Own Blogs. Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.16. Percentage of Law Library Parent Organizations that Publish Blogs, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.17. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest

10.18. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.19. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use RSS Feeds to Download Tables of Contents of New Journals of Potential Interest, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.20. Percentage of Law Libraries that Set Up and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys

10.21. Percentage of Law Libraries that Set Up and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.22. Percentage of Libraries that Organize and Oversee RSS Feeds for Attorneys, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

10.23. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons)

10.24. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons)Broken Out by Type of Law Library

10.25. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Library Patrons for Whom the Library Has Set Up and/or Overseen RSS Feeds (Limited to the Sub-Set of Libraries that Have Performed this Function for Patrons), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

11. SECTION ELEVEN: REIMBURSEMENT FOR AND FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL FOR LAW LIBRARIANS

11.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business

11.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business,Broken Out by Type of Law Library

11.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Times Per Year the Law Librarian Traveled More than 35 Miles Away on Library Business, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

11.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $)

11.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

11.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rate for Lodging When Law Librarians Travel (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

11.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on all Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organization’s Law Librarians (in $)

11.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organization’s Law Librarians (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

11.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Annual Spending on all Travel, Lodging and Conferences for the Organization's Law Librarians (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

11.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Travel, Lodging & Conferences for Librarians Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $)

11.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Per Diem Rate for Food Allowance (in $) When Law Librarians Travel

12. SECTION TWELVE: CONTENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

12.1. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats

12.2. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

12.3. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Content Management System Through Which Case Materials Are Scanned and Made Available to Attorneys in Digital Formats, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

12.4. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management System

12.5. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management System, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

12.6. Percentage of Law Libraries Whose Parent Organizations Have a Knowledge Management Systems, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

13. SECTION THIRTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

13.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal

Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access

13.2. Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

13.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Print Journal

Subscriptions Maintained Without Corresponding Electronic Access, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

13.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only

13.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

13.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Journals Subscriptions Maintained With Electronic Access Only, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

13.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access

13.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

13.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Subscriptions to Journals that Include Both Print and Electronic Access, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

13.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals, 2005 (in $)

13.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals (in $) 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

13.12. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Legal, Scientific and other Professional Journals (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

13.13. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals, 2006 (in $)

13.14. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

13.15. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Legal, Scientific and Professional Journals (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

14. SECTION FOURTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

14.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers, 2005 (in $)

14.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library………

14.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

14.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers, 2006 (in $)

14.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Newspapers and Magazines (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

14.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Magazines and Newspapers (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

14.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions, Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms

15. SECTION FIFTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON BOOKS AND DIRECTORIES

15.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books, 2006 (in $)

15.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

15.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Books (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

15.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books, 2005

15.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books 2005 Adjusted With Elimination of Outlier (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

15.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Books, 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

15.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Versions of Directories (in $), 2006

15.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Versions of Directories, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

15.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Versions of Directories, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

16. SECTION SIXTEEN: TRENDS IN USE OF AND SPENDING ON PRINT VERSIONS OF REPORTERS

16.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2005 (in $)

16.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

16.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Reporters 2005 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

16.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2006 (in $)

16.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters, 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

16.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on Print Reporters Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $)

16.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Law Library Spending on Print Reporters 2006 (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

16.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending on Print Reporters in 2007 (in $)

16.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending for Print Reporters (in $), 2007, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

16.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Anticipated Law Library Spending for Print Reporters (in $), 2007, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

17. SECTION SEVENTEEN: USE OF WORKSTATIONS IN THE LAW

17.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2005

17.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget, 2005…………

17.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006

17.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Use by Librarians, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials

17.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per Library Workstation Maintained for Librarians by Law Firm Libraries, 2006……

17.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per Library Workstation Maintained for Library Patrons, 2006

17.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained Primarily for Library Patrons, 2006

17.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained for Patrons, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Workstations Maintained For Library Patrons, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials

17.12. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell

17.13. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.14. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Dell, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

17.15. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM

17.16. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.17. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from IBM, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

17.18. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq

17.19. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.20. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Compaq, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

17.21. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard

17.22. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.23. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Hewlett Packard, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

17.24. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously

17.25. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

17.26. Percentage of Law Libraries that Have Workstations from Other Suppliers Not Cited Previously, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

18. SECTION EIGHTEEN: USE OF AND SPENDING ON CD-ROM DATABASES

18.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Database

Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006

18.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

18.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of CD-ROM Subscriptions Maintained by the Law Library, 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

18.4. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, 2005 (in $)

18.5. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending for CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $), 2005, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

18.6. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, (in $) 2005, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials

18.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions, 2006 (in $)

18.8. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending for CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $), 2006, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

18.9. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Database Subscriptions (in $) 2006, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials

18.10. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Number of Lawyers Employed by Law Firms per CD-ROM Subscription Maintained by Law Firms, 2006

18.11. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending on CD-ROM Per Lawyer Employed by Law Firms (in $), 2006

19. SECTION NINETEEN: USE OF SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS FOR BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

19.1. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use Subscription Agents to Obtain Periodicals

19.2. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use Subscription Agents to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

19.3. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Subscription Agent to Obtain Periodicals, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

19.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books…

19.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

19.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Use a Distributor or Jobber to Obtain Books, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

19.7. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Average Discount from List Price for Books Acquired by Law Libraries Through Book Agents/Distributors

20. SECTION TWENTY: THE LAW LIBRARY’S ROLE IN CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

20.1. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credit Requirements for Attorneys

20.2. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credit Requirements for Attorneys, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

20.3. Percentage of Law Libraries that Keep Track of Continuing Education Credits Requirements for Attorneys, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials

20.4. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit

20.5. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

20.6. Percentage of Law Libraries that Offer Courses to Library Patrons that Qualify for Continuing Legal Education Credit, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

21. SECTION TWENTY ONE: TRAINING LAW LIBRARY PATRONS IN DATABASE & INTERNET USAGE

21.1. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library (in $)

21.2. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library Staff (in $), Broken Out by Type of Law Library

21.3. Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum Spending by Law Libraries or their Parent Organization on Continuing Education for the Library Staff (in $), Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

21.4. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training

21.5. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

21.6. Perceived Willingness of Lexis & West to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

21.7. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training

21.8. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

21.9. Perceived Willingness of Other Legal Database Vendors to Provide Librarians and their Patrons with Database Training, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

21.10. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their

21.11. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their Organization, Broken Out by Type of Law Library

21.12. Librarian’s Rating of the Internet Search Skills of the Attorneys in their Organization, Broken Out by Size of the Library Content/Materials Budget

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