RIPS Law Librarian Blog

April 16, 2026
The legal profession stands at an inflection point. As AI reshapes legal practice and emerging technologies transform how attorneys research, analyze, and deliver legal services, law schools are responding with a revolutionary new academic position: the Law, Information, and Technology 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Frank Young
April 16, 2026
Law Students, the Academic Law Library, and Mental Health In a little over a week, the law students at my institution will take their first exam.聽 They are, understandably, quite stressed.聽 While we have departments within the law school that 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Jasmine Plott
April 9, 2026
Author鈥檚 note: As I have been looking into these matters,聽聽 I have been seconded by a recent open letter by over 100 International Law experts who warn Strikes on Iran Violated UN Charter and May be Crimes. Also, the National 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Brian Cassidy
April 8, 2026
The Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association recently held its Spring Institute organized around the theme The State of Law Librarianship Today. Across three engaging panel presentations, speakers used empirical and anecdotal data to examine how services, roles, and compensation have 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Paul Riermaier
April 3, 2026
If you were awake this winter, you know about Heated Rivalry. The TV series dominated social media and made its way into conversations far beyond its target audience. When our team of reference librarians started planning for our annual Library 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Stephanie Grace
March 30, 2026
A necessary aspect of law librarianship is understanding what resources your institution has access to. Information is out there, but it鈥檚 not always clearly organized. It鈥檚 your job to know how to look for it. In this context, the phrase 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Joshua Levine
March 27, 2026
In life, we all wear many hats. As we grow personally and professionally, that collection naturally expands. For law librarians, the expectation to do 鈥榓ll the things鈥� is often the norm. However, what happens when that ever-growing pile becomes too 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Joy Hollerbach
March 24, 2026
I love comic books. From modern pieces such as Ryan North鈥檚 One World Under Doom, to classics such as Frank Miller鈥檚 Daredevil Man Without Fear, or even the lesser-known independent titles such as George R.R. Martin鈥檚 The Hedge Knight 鈥揳鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Benjamin Fincher
March 18, 2026
I recently saw an article from The Conversation titled, 鈥淚t鈥檚 Tempting to Offload Your Thinking to AI. Cognitive Science Shows Why That鈥檚 a Bad聽Idea.鈥� This article points out that as more people turn to chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini to 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
Sandy Li
March 18, 2026
Guest post by Hughston Vasil, Reference Law Librarian at the University of Baltimore Law Library. Benjamin Fincher wrote in a blog post series last October on how Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has made him approach librarianship with a new lens. 鈥� Continue reading 鈫�
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