Law Librarians Leading Law Schools Through Transformative Change: Integrating Doctrine and Diversity

Abstract

Law librarians are leaders and changemakers, even if our contributions are sometimes quieter and less visible than those of other law-school faculty and administrators. We are also experts in presenting information in an easy-to-understand way. Making information accessible is so fundamental to our profession that “save the time of the reader” is one of Ranganathan’s laws. This article is about how one group of (mostly) law librarians created a practical resource for law professors on how to re-think the standard US first-year law school curriculum to be more inclusive of elements of diversity, social justice, inclusion, and equity. Drawing on the experiences of the editors, this article will show how law librarians can be, and are, important partners within the law school community for DEI work.