Katherine Solon

Project Objectives

• Train at the level of professional law librarian in all aspects of reference work
• Select materials in keeping with the Law Library's collection development policy
• Focus on collection development project for French speaking countries using French language skills
• Work on collection development for other jurisdictions
• Participate in selection and collection development meetings
• Gain Law Library supervisory experience at Reference Desk
• Supervise law student Reference Desk Assistants (RDAs) during scheduled shifts at the reference desk
• Facilitate effective reference interviews between RDAs and patrons with an undergraduate, graduate, attorney, public, and faculty clientele
• Instruct and reinforce RDA's knowledge of desk policies and procedures and how to use the law library reference collection
• Provide the Law Library's services to the Law School faculty
• Conduct research projects through the Faculty Research Service
• Gather resources required by faculty through the Document Delivery Service

Learning Objectives

• Understand the role of a reference librarian in an academic law library
• Become familiar with the Law Library's collection development policy for foreign and international law
• Learn how to conduct routine selection of materials in foreign and international law with an undergraduate, graduate, attorney, public, and faculty clientele
• Gain experience in day-to-day operation and running of faculty services
• Learn and perform collection development for foreign and international law

Project Outcomes