In this episode, hear from Miriam Childs, Director of the Law Library of Louisiana in New Orleans, about meeting patrons’ needs in her state’s complex court library system, the limitations of AI, and her work on connecting Spanish speakers in the New Orleans area with essential legal information.
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Miriam Childs
Miriam Childs has been the Director of the Law Library of Louisiana in New Orleans since May 2016. She started with the Law Library in 2003 as an assistant librarian responsible for serials and acquisitions. In 2006, Miriam was promoted to Head of Technical Services, and then to Associate Director in 2013. During her tenure at the Law Library, Miriam been responsible for, or provided support to, all areas of library operations, including staff management and training; cataloging; database maintenance; reference and research services; government documents; and preservation.
Miriam came to the library with a strong technical services background. Her previous positions include serials librarian at the University of New Orleans, reference and collection management librarian at Jefferson Parish Public Library, and assistant librarian at Exxon Chemical Baton Rouge. She received her B.A. in History from Louisiana State University in 1992 and her MLIS from Louisiana State University in 1993.
