Conference Theme:  Reimaging Law Libraries – Collaboration, Sharing, and Win-Win

Sub-topics

1. Libraries as Knowledge Management Centers and Creators of Knowledge

·         Active Role of Law Libraries as Knowledge Centers in Their Communities

·         Promoting and Applying New Technologies to Provide Legal Information Services

·         Law Libraries and Librarians as Knowledge Creators

2. User Services: Building Relationships and Making Connections

·         Innovating User-centered Services and Partnerships in Law Libraries and Beyond

·         Law Libraries and University Library Systems: New Concepts of Collaboration, Co-ordination and Cooperation

·         Partnering with Information Technology Vendors and Service Providers: New Concepts and Models

·         Collaborative Initiatives Among Law Libraries: Research and Programs

3. Open Access Initiatives for Legal Information

·         Building and Acquiring Special Information Resources

·         The Current State of Open Access Initiatives for Legal Information and their Future Prospects

·         Integrating and Utilizing Digital and Media Resources

4. Education, Scholarship and Law Libraries 

·         Teaching Legal Information Literacy and Trends 

·         Law Librarians and Legal Scholarship 

·         Law Library Service in the Internet age 

·         Legal Information Service for Government Consultations 

5. Library Space in a Sharing Environment 

·         Design of Virtual Law Libraries 

·         Renovation and Space Design of Physical Law Library Space 

6. Changes, Challenges, and the Future

                  ·       Professionalism and Qualifications of Law Librarians

                  ·      Industry Competitiveness of Law Libraries

                  ·      Continuing Education of Law Librarians

                  ·      Role of Law Library Organizations and Alliances