REDEFINING THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF THE LAW LIBRARY

Emily R. Florio, Manager of Library Services, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett

& Dunner, LLP

John J. DiGilio, MLIS, JD, National Manager of Research Services, ReedSmith LLP,

Tricia Thomas, Director of Library Services, Alston &

Bird LLP

Ark Group’s 9th Annual Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research

& Information Services Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Our Panel

• Emily Florio: Initiatives to Modernize

• John DiGilio: Teamwork to Create a Value-Added Service

• Tricia Thomas: Opportunities in Legal Project Management

Our Survey & Experience

• 9 Questions on Change

• Ark Attendees, Legal Division of SLA, Private Law Libraries SIS of AALL

• 70 Respondents

• Our Firms in the Spotlight

Has your library stopped doing any tasks that were once crucial?

Have you initiated any new services not previously handled by the Library?

Did any of your particular innovations or changes resonate more with management?

1. Performing high level research tasks 2. Current awareness projects 3. Intranet support

Over the last couple of years, would you say the size of your print collection has:

Over that same time period, would you say the library staff in your institution has:

Would you say that the workload / request intake for your library team, over the last few years, has:

Does your firm have a Legal Project Management (LPM) program?

Has your library played a role in the terms of client engagement letters or alternative fee arrangements?

QUESTIONS?