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MARCH 2023

AAMIR DISCUSSES HOW HE GOT INTERESTED IN LAW LIBRARIANSHIP & SHARES HIS FAVORITE AALL BENEFIT

Aamir Abdullah is the student services & outreach law librarian at the University of Colorado Law School William. A. Wise Law Library in Boulder, Colorado.

HOW DID YOU GET INTERESTED IN LAW LIBRARIANSHIP?

One step after the other, just like any other person. In all seriousness though, the notion of transitioning to law librarianship entered my mind during a conversation with a friend and former colleague a few years ago. He shared an article with me about the upcoming shortage of law librarians. We conversed at length about how great it would be to have a job where we could research all day long and, depending on the job, have the ability to teach future generations of lawyers some tips and tricks concerning legal research. After that conversation, the idea of law librarianship wormed its way deep into my mind. Shortly thereafter, I started down the path of attaining my MLIS.

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