Tony Simmonds describes the various initiatives undertaken, and the lessons learned by the information staff at the College of Law's multiple sites, in relation to social networking including blogging, wikis, and social bookmarking.

Emily Allbon recounts her experiences in integrating social networking tools into her work with law students and, in particular, how she has integrated them with her prize-winning portal – Lawbore. She also documents her use of personal response systems in her teaching sessions.

Alison Pope explains how Staffordshire University Law School has redesigned its legal research module, with emphasis placed on information literacy and with careful timetabling to ensure the module is embedded in the curriculum.

Sarah Rudman, Learning and Knowledge Management Director, describes the successful implementation by the information and knowledge management team of a new intranet in a London law firm.

Linda Holbeche discusses how knowledge and service industry organisations should change in recessionary periods and she explains the cycle of change.

The new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which heard its first case in October 2009, sits at the apex of the UK's justice systems. Located in the painstakingly restored Grade II Listed Middlesex Guildhall in Parliament Square, it will be the highest appeal court in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and for civil cases in Scotland. Jenny Rowe, Chief Executive of the Court, reveals how the new Justices' Library is at the heart of this landmark building.

Hester Swift, Foreign and International Law Librarian, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and Peter Clinch, Senior Subject Librarian for Law, Cardiff University delivered this paper at the recent BIALL Annual Conference.

This survey of United States law sources, by Hester Swift, Foreign and International Law Librarian, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, is based on a presentation delivered at the BIALL Foreign and International Law Seminar on 3 March 2009.

This paper by Lesley Dingle, Squire Law Library, University of Cambridge was presented at the BIALL Seminar held on 3 March 2009. It covers the major sources, both paper and electronic, of international law.

This article by Rebecca O'Rourke, Commissioning Editor, Humanities and Social Sciences Journals, Cambridge University Press discusses the results of the recent survey carried out by CUP on our behalf to see whether LIM is still relevant to our readers.

Wendy Small considers the potentially far-reaching changes in the structure of law firms in the light of the recession and advises information professionals on how they should reconsider the nature of the services they offer to ensure that they remain business critical.

Penny Bailey recounts the challenges she has met and dealt with in her unusual progression from a law librarian to running her own software company, Bailey Solutions.

Kate Stanfield has based this article on a presentation given at the 2008 Online meeting. She considers the potential role of the non-traditionally trained information professional within a law firm information service. Such roles include professional support lawyers, para-legals and business development and IT professionals.

This article by Craig Gerrard, Librarian, Weightmans LLP reports on plans being drawn up by the Finnish library authorities to implement a huge digital library.

This is a further contribution to the Squire Law Library Eminent Scholars Archive based on interviews with Emeritus Professor Sir Bob Hepple.1 Part 2 covers his career in the UK, both academic and as a legal activist in the fields of human and social rights and labour law. Professor Hepple gave his interviews at the Squire Law Library between August 2007 and June 2008.

Tania Schriwer, a lawyer who is retraining as a law librarian, describes a three-week visit from her home library school at the University of Washington in Seattle to the IALS.

This practical checklist by Nicola Franklin, Head of Recruitment at Sue Hill Recruitment, gives useful tips on how to market your skills in preparation for internal promotion or a new job.