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62 Law Libr. Lights 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.journals/lll62 and id is 1 raw text is: One-on-One Training at the Point-of-Need John D. Moore Circuit Librarian, U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Federal Circuit, moorej@cafc.uscourts.gov Informal training is practical, efficient, cost effective, and, of course, informal. It's not just that it's difficult to corral one's patrons into the formal classroom setting with blackboards, or whiteboards, a well prepared lesson plan, brilliant handouts, and lively audio-visuals. Informal training, particularly one-on-one training, is the method that comes most readily to hand in the most diverse variety of situations likely to be encountered in the day-to-day environment. It is also one of the methods with the most staying power. One-on-one training encounters the patron at the point-of-need, when they're most likely to remember what they've been shown. It is also offered in the context of the specific legal research problem that's perplexing them. Ellen Callinan points out,Library patrons may be willing to learn the intricacies of use when that knowledge will help them resolve problems, but are either unable or unwilling to learn techniques when they have no need for them1 Who is a suitable patron for informal training? The patron who seems to want to know more. As a young library assistant, I remember the reaction of my boss after she'd seen me hand a One-On-One Training at 1 the Point-of-Need John D. Moore Editor's Column 4 Anne M. Guha President's Column 6 Emily Florio Teaching Students How 8 to be Lawyers Using the Bluebook Cattleya M. Concepcion Bridging All The Gaps 10 Kristina Alayan & Emily Florio Member Spotlight 13 Teaching Legal Research 15 Asynchronously Online Khelani Clay & Shannon Roddy Tech Talk 18 Jeff Gerhard Training in a Law Firm vs. 20 Government Library Shannon Lynch Book Review 24 Savanna Nolan Eyes On Exhibits 26 Lowell Rudorfer -aw Library Lights Volume 62, Number 1 l FaI201