December issue of Spectrum online

The December issue of AALL Spectrum is available online in PDF format. This month’s articles include:

• A look at law librarians and the advancement of animal law
• The evolution of a law library radio show
• How to measure the return on investment for your library’s social media strategy
• Inside a revolutionary new joint JD/MSIS program
• A simple approach to excellent patron assistance, courtesy of  Confucious
• Are you ready for the future of reference?

Also, readers respond to this month’s “Member to Member” question: If you could ask for a “holiday gift” for your library, what would it be?

Paper copies will mail out to members on November 30,  so look for them in your mailboxes soon.

Learn What Law Firm Administrators Want Librarians to Know about Law Firm Finances

Librarians often discuss what law firm management should know about the library, but do librarians know everything they should about what it takes to manage their firms? Join the December 8 webinar, What Law Firm Administrators Want Librarians to Know, and hear from a law firm COO and finance director discuss such topics as planning in response to internal and external changes, the impact of costs on the bottom line, law firm leverage and its implications in today’s economy, and client pressure for billing options and alternatives.

This webinar is the first in a series of programs on law firm management from the view point of firm managers and administrators.

Register by December 1.