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Is This a Profession? Establishing Educational Criteria for Law Librarians
Law Library Journal (2014)
  • Elizabeth Caulfield, Texas Tech University
Abstract

This article seeks to encourage discussion that will lead to the standardization of educational criteria for law librarians. The article recounts the history of the debate about educational standards for law librarians, discusses why some law librarians historically had law degrees, and proposes formal educational requirements for law librarians to facilitate the professionalization of law librarianship.

Keywords
  • law librarianship,
  • professional standards
Publication Date
Summer 2014
Citation Information
Elizabeth Caulfield. "Is This a Profession? Establishing Educational Criteria for Law Librarians" Law Library Journal Vol. 106 Iss. 3 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aallcallforpapers/81/