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194 ABA Journal Law Libraries articles.

Law librarians embrace AI and vow not to be replaced by it

Law librarians are pushing back on the idea that generative artificial intelligence will eventually replace them. If anything, they have become more relevant as they test and promote new AI-based tools for government, law schools and law firms.

Apr 1, 2026 1:25 AM CDT

Women top list of most-cited law faculty, new study finds

Of the top 10 most-cited U.S. legal scholars, seven are women—and that's more than double than in previous years, according to a new study by George Mason University law librarians posted last week.

Mar 13, 2026 9:22 AM CDT

Law librarians are ‘at the forefront’ of using and educating on artificial intelligence

Law librarians are pushing back on the idea that generative artificial intelligence will eventually replace them. If anything, they have become more relevant as they test and promote new AI-based tools for government, law schools and law firms, says Jenny Silbiger, the president of the American Association of Law Libraries.

Jan 12, 2026 12:34 PM CST

How to define ‘rebellion’? ‘Black’s Law Dictionary’ enters fray in challenges to federal National Guard deployments

The definition of “rebellion” crafted by Black’s Law Dictionary editor Bryan A. Garner could play a role in challenges to the federalization and deployment of National Guard troops in several U.S. cities.

Nov 19, 2025 9:07 AM CST

Judge tells court callers their concerns can be addressed by ‘cracking open Moore’s Federal Practice’

Lawyers who are contacting court staff because of concerns about disclosure of their nonparty clients’ sensitive documents have a better option: “cracking open Moore’s Federal Practice” and filing a motion to intervene, according to an order by a federal judge overseeing an antitrust case against Deere & Co., a farm machinery manufacturer.

Jul 7, 2025 2:24 PM CDT

5th Circuit judge blasts ‘overcaffeinated arguments’ by library patrons challenging book removals

An en banc federal appeals court overturned its 1995 decision last month when it ruled for a library that removed 17 books with themes that included racism, gender identity and sexuality.

Jun 2, 2025 2:46 PM CDT

Carnegie and Me: Refuting the culture war on American libraries

Our Carnegie library was a dignified brick edifice built for $6,000. It was an oasis for knowledge, not some bogus den of “literary filth” that today’s shortsighted cynics might pretend.

Apr 1, 2024 2:00 AM CDT

Carnegie and Me: Refuting the culture war on American libraries

My hometown Toulon, Illinois, is a small farm community of 1,200 souls about three hours southwest of the Chicago sprawl. During my youth, it featured five gas stations; four churches; three grocery stores and two doctors, which said something about gas, God and medicine in my 1960s rural America.

Jan 25, 2024 8:43 AM CST

CS Disco announces partnership with vLex to use law library in case management software

Legal technology company CS Disco has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with vLex company Fastcase to use the company’s large law library for “end-to-end” software for the practice of law.

Nov 9, 2023 1:28 PM CST

To what extent could law school libraries be digital? ABA Legal Ed Section seeks public comment

Proposed revisions to law school library accreditation standards, including language stating that physical books might not be necessary, were approved for notice and comment Friday by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Aug 18, 2023 5:20 PM CDT

5 tips from a law school librarian for assigning research projects to interns

As a law school reference librarian, I field a lot of questions from law students working at internships, externships and summer jobs. Over the years, I’ve seen some recurring issues with the research assignments given to law students, and I thought it might be helpful to discuss some of them here.

Mar 28, 2022 8:39 AM CDT

Online auction of RBG’s personal library set for this month

First-edition books owned by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, including works signed by writer Toni Morrison, journalist Gloria Steinem and the late Justice Antonin Scalia, will be available in an online auction starting Jan. 19.

Jan 4, 2022 9:54 AM CST

Is the law library a thing of the past for law firms?

“When I became a lawyer more than half a century ago, the law library was, by any measure, the heart of my law firm. It was where lawyers went to do legal research—any and all research,” writes retired Indianapolis lawyer Norm Tabler.

Dec 20, 2021 8:55 AM CST

Yale law librarian’s top 10 quotes of the year include 1 by Justice Ginsburg before her death

A quote attributed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before her death has made a top 10 list of quotes for the year compiled by Yale Law School law librarian Fred Shapiro.

Dec 15, 2020 11:30 AM CST

New tool by Harvard Law lets people explore language usage in caselaw

Parsing 6.7 million federal and state cases and 12 billion words, a new tool allows the public to explore the use of language over 360 years of caselaw. Released Wednesday, “Historical Trends” was built by the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab and is free to use. “I think it’s…

Jun 20, 2019 11:57 AM CDT

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