Resumen de Legal Information, the Informed Citizen, and the FDLP: The Role of Academic Law Librarians in Promoting Democracy

Tammy R. Pettinato

• Academic law librarians play an essential role in promoting democracy through participation in the Federal Depository Library Program. Ms.

  Pettinato explores democratic conceptions of the �informed citizen,� how the partnership between law school libraries and the FDLP fosters that ideal even in the digital age, and why academic law librarians should embrace that role.