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Circuit Riders Outreach Program

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"Legal Research for Non-Law Librarians"

In order to promote public access to legal information in South Carolina, Coleman Karesh law librarians are traveling throughout the state with a new training initiative entitled Circuit Riders Outreach Program. This program is a series of monthly workshops given around the state, beginning in Spartanburg and continuing through Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston, Beaufort, & Myrtle Beach, teaching public and academic librarians about the legal research process and the resources available to their patrons.

The intent of the training class, "Legal Research for Non-Law Librarians" is to train non-law librarians in basic legal research skills to enable them to assist patrons who are doing legal research. The program elements include an overview of the legal system, the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and how they function; legal resources available to public and academic libraries; finding primary sources; using secondary sources as legal research tools; building a basic low-cost print legal collection; and providing legal reference without giving legal advice.

The program materials include:

Circuit Riders outreach program is currently planned for an initial set of eight presentations throughout the state. The program schedule is as follows:

• Wednesday, March 14, Spartanburg: 2-5 pm, Hoechst-Celanese Room, Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters
  
  
• Friday, April 20, Depository Librarians Meeting, State Library
  
  
• Thurs., May 3: State Library, 9 am-12 pm: Register at http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/continuing-education.html
  
  
• Thursday, May 17, Charleston,1-4 pm: Charleston County Public Library. Contact: Susan Bednar at Bednars@charleston.lib.sc.us
  
  
• Friday, May 18, Charleston, 9:30 am-1:00 pm, College of Charleston North Campus & Lowcountry Graduate Center. Contact: Jannette L. Finch at finchj@cofc.edu /843-760-5860
  
  
• Thursday, June 14, Columbia, 1:30-5:30, Richland County Public Library. Contact Maryann Fowler at MFowler@richland.lib.sc.us.
  
  
• Friday, June 22, Beaufort, 2-5 pm, Beaufort County Public Library. Contact: Rachel S. Kingcade at rkingcade@bcgov.net /843-470-6524
  
  
• Friday, July 27, Rock Hill, 10 am-12 pm & 1-3 pm, Dacus Library, Winthrop University. Contact: Jackie McFadden at mcfaddenj@winthrop.edu /803-323-2322
  
  
• Friday, August 3, Conway, 10 am-12pm and 1-3 pm, Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University: Contact Allison Faix at afaix@coastal.edu
  
  
• Tuesday, July 31, 2007: Aiken, SC, 10 am - 12 pm, 1 pm - 3 pm, Gregg-Granitville Library, USC-Aiken.
  
  
• Thursday, August 9th, 2007: Clemson, SC, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, Clemson University.