An introductory guide to aspects of law librarianship written especially for nonlaw librarians, library school students, and beginning law librarians. Basics of Law Librarianship is a resource that addresses the information needs of the student or new law librarian. Author Deborah Panella, managing librarian of a large, prominent New York law firm, explores the major areas of law librarianship: legal clientele, collection development, research tools, technical services, impact of technology, and management issues, and describes what makes law libraries different from other special libraries.