LAC Group

LAC Group, formerly known as Library Associates Companies (LAC), is an information services vendor for research and intelligence, library operations, spend and cost management and media archiving. The company provides skilled staffing and consulting services primarily to law firms, Fortune 1000 corporations and government agencies.

LAC Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Library Services, Library & Research Staffing, Information & Asset Management, Consulting & Project Management
Founded	Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (1986)
Founder	Deb Schwarz
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Number of locations	5 offices (2019)
Area served	North America
Key people	Deb Schwarz (Founder), Rob Corrao (CEO)
Services	Staffing Recruiting Consulting Technical Services
Owner	TZP Growth Partners
Number of employees	424 (2019)
Website	LAC Group

History

LAC Group was founded in 1986 by Deb Schwarz as a staffing agency specializing in law libraries.^[1][2]

By 1989, it was offering technical services and serving other academic and other special libraries.^[3] In 1999, Library Associates caused a stir in library circles and gained national attention when they were selected by Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP to manage their library operations.^[1][2][4]

The company continued its expansion into different markets with its acquisition of Medical Library Consultants (MLC) from Betsey Beamish in 2001^[2] and of Sanad Support Technologies from Jodi and Fuad Suleiman in 2003.^[2][5] With the acquisition of Sanad, Library Associates consisted of two divisions, Library Associates and Library Associates of Maryland, which were integrated as Library Associates Companies in 2007.

In 2009, the company name was changed to LAC Group. Subsequent acquisitions include spend management consulting firm Chase Cost Management in 2011, film archiving business PRO-TEK Vaults from Eastman Kodak in 2013, and competitive research agency ShiftCentral in 2019.

Services

LAC Group's service lines of business include: Consulting & Project Management, Information & Asset Management, Library Staffing & Research Services, Legal Staffing, Managed Services, and Recruiting.

Notes

1. "Features - Outsourcing in Law Firm Libraries". LLRX. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
2. "Shelf wealth: Deborah Schwarz started her career as a librarian without enough work to fill the day; now she's expanding her outsourcing service". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2005-05-20.
3. "CCQ Vol. 23, Nr. 2". Cataloging News.
4. "Features - Outsourcing a Private Law Library: In Defense of the Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro Decision". LLRX. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15.
5. "sla || pnw || interface || fall 2003 || news". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.

See also

• Outsourcing
• Recruitment process outsourcing

References

• "Library Associates acquires library staffing and support services business from Sanad Support Technologies, Inc" (Press release). 2003-10-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
• Darmiento,Laurence (2004-08-16). "Shelf Wealth". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 2008-02-01.^{[dead link]} Alt URL
• Ebbinghouse, Carol (April 2002). "Library Outsourcing". Searcher. Infotoday. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
• Hammond, Janice (1999-05-16). "Outsourcing a Private Law Library: In Defense of the Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro Decision". LLRX. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
• Pergament, Rachel (1999-04-01). "Outsourcing in Law Firm Libraries". LLRX. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
• Southern California Online Users Group (1996). "Outsourcing Cataloging". Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. Haworth Press. Retrieved 2008-02-01.