OPERATIONS

Which of the firms library functions are centralized?

91% Contract Negotiations 87% Cataloging and Library Automation 73% Acquisitions and Purchasing 55% Reference and Research Support 4% Other Multiple responses were allowed.

LAw LIbRARIAN SURvEy 2011

2011 The American Lawyer

DEMOGRAPHICS
How many lawyers are in your firm?
48% 48%

On average, a firm runs 12 offices

How many of the firms offices have libraries and library staff?
51% 27%

57% of firms have librarians playing a more active role in the firms knowledge management efforts than three years ago 68% outsource library functions or operations

RESOURCES
78% of firms did not hire more people for its knowledge management in 2010 81% of head librarians are not a part of the executive management committee
How many employees are considered library employees?
9 12 Median Average $1,666,545 Average $1,300,000 $775,345 $1,412,172

From 2009 to 2010, 82% of firms increased spending on e-resources (excluding Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg)

4%

16%

6% All offices

How much did the firm spend on research in 2010? 50 149

Westlaw LexisNexis

150 499

500 +

Less than half

More than half

Only the main office

Head Count: Number of Library Employees (firmwide)

Bloomberg $83,812 $43,577

15

6 10

11 15

16 20

20 +

Median

Librarians
44% 24% 15% 6% 11%

Which department is primarily responsible for marketing research?

52% Library 28% Marketing 10% Multiple Departments 7% Business Development 2% Other Agree 30% 42% Mostly Agree 19% 10% Ambivalent Mostly Disagree

How would you describe the technological sophistication of your knowledge management? I am satisfied with the firms business direction for the library
Moderately sophisticated, not trying to catch up

Paraprofessionals
Online cost recovery among Bloomberg, LexisNexis, and Westlaw
We dont recover online charges 1% LexisNexis is better 14%

Our KM systems are old, and we dont have the resources to catch up

What integrated library system does your firm use?

Sima Camelot Other 3% 4% Innovation Inhouse Interfaces 4% 5% SirsiDynix 8% InMagic 9% 10% 19% Sydney Plus Multiple responses were allowed. 43% EOS Intl

76%

13%

3%

4%

5%

Fee Earners
43% 29% 13% 7% 8%

35%

17% 9%

They are about the same

FINANCES
What is the total 2011 budget for the librarys firmwide operation?
$6,169,488 $4,200,000 Median Average

COMPENSATION
I am satisfied with my compensation
Mostly Disagree Ambivalent 12% 14% 1% Totally Disagree

31%

40%

On the cutting edge

Softlink 53% Westlaw is better

Which department is primarily responsible for competitive intelligence?

56% Library 22% Marketing 14% Business Department 9% Multiple Developments Conflicts / Intake Knowledge Management 35% Intranet 30% 19% Records 16% Court Services / Docketing 11% CLE 3% Information Systems 11% Other Multiple responses were allowed. Other

Trying to catch up with the leaders

What other departments is the library director, or equivalent, responsible for?

59%

To whom does the library director, or equivalent, report?

51% COO, Director of Administration, Executive Director 22% CIO, IT Director 7% CKO, Director of Knowledge Management 4% Managing Partner 1% CFO, Finance Director 15%

Online charges recovered from clients

38% 28%

What was the 2010 budget?

$5,308,325 Average

The average billing rate for the library staff was $169.82

36% Agree

36%

Mostly Agree

84% of librarians are not buying e-books 96% of librarians are not supporting e-book readers

$3,920,000 Median

I am satisfied with my job

Ambivalent 9%

Mostly Disagree 7%

14%

14% 5%

Do you find that the law librarians are performing more of what has traditionally been considered associatelevel research?
49% No 51% Yes

71% of libraries have library maintenance agreements with vendors

How much did the library spend on staff in 2010 in all offices?
$1,031,367 $714,888 Median Average

46% 38% Agree

Mostly Agree

40%

or

<

60% 80% 100% 41 61 81

N/A

Are researchers being used in place of lawyers for certain work?

50% No 50% Yes

36% are moving toward using a fixed-rate contract with a sole provider for electronic research. Of the 36%, 33% are choosing LexisNexis and 67% are choosing Westlaw

Firm spending on electronic resources in 2010 (excluding LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg)
$1,068,628 $692,000 Median Average

How much revenue did your library generate in 2010 from research librarian billable hours?
$363,800 Average $145,860 Median

Average compensation by position

$159,321 Library Director $94,638 Deputy Librarian $81,543 Branch Office Librarian

On average, a full-time research staff member bills 307 hours annually