Law Practice
Dec. 20, 2018
‘But isn’t it all online?’ Why you still need the law library
In today’s interconnected, online world, public law libraries have evolved with the times. They are much more than that place with all the law books attorneys used to go before we all had Westlaw and Lexis accounts.
Ryan Metheny
Managing Librarian, Legal Education
LA Law Library
Email: rmetheny@lalawlibrary.org
Ryan is a lecturer in law at USC Gould School of Law.
Why do you still need the law library when "everything is online"? In today's interconnected, online world, public law libraries have evolved with the times. They are much more than that place with all the law books attorneys used to go before we all had Westlaw and Lexis accounts. Law libraries now serve a broad and vital role in ensuring equal access to justice, and lawyers can benefit both the public good and their own practices by taking part in all that their loc...
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