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| Legal reference versus offering legal advice or opinion
Approved 1/9/2001 Reference librarians should provide the best possible reference service to all patrons and yet avoid offering legal advice or opinion. Reference librarians should:
Reference librarians should not: • Solicit a detailed description of the user’s factual situation• Speculate as to the outcome of an issue • Tell a patron what procedural steps to follow • Appear before adjudicative bodies on behalf of patrons • Complete legal forms for patrons • Interpret legal materials
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