Librarian's Expanding Role 2008
Librarian's Expanding Role 2008 |
| Is the library an independent department within the firm? |
| Yes | 83% | |
| No, it’s part of another departmentent | 17% | |
| Who does the library director report to? |
| | 2007 | 2006 |
| COO, director of administration, or executive director | 62% | 63% |
| CIO or IT director | 18% | 18% |
| Managing partner | 4% | 3% |
| CFO or finance director | 1% | - |
| Other | 14% | 16% |
| What other departments within your firm are you responsible for? |
| Conflicts | | 34% |
| Records | | 29% |
| Continuing legal education | | 17% |
| Knowledge management | | 17% |
| Court services | | 11% |
| None | | 11% |
| Docket research | | 9% |
| Information systems | | 3% |
| Other | | 37% |
| Multiple responses were allowed. | | |
| Do you manage your firm’s intranet? |
| Yes | 18% |
| No | 82% |
| How well has law school prepared the new associates for conducting research? (5= very proficient and 1= not proficient) |
| | Percentage | |
| 1 | 9% | |
| 2 | 30% | |
| 3 | 51% | |
| 4 | 10% | |
| 5 | - | |
| Average | 2.62 | |
Competitive Intelligence |
| Is the library the main resource for developing competitive intelligence? |
| | 2007 | 2006 |
| Yes | 50% | 63% |
| No | 50% | 37% |
| To whom does the competitive intelligence division report? |
| | | Percentage |
| Marketing | | 38% |
| None | | 22% |
| Library | | 21% |
| Library and marketing | | 5% |
| Other | | 14% |
| Is the library the main resource for marketing research? |
| | | Percentage |
| Yes | | 63% |
| No | | 38% |
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