Fritz,
I just looked at the AALL standards for county law libraries. They are of
course old and do not reflect the electronic revolution. However, they are
still good for guidance. The standards can be found at
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/standard.htm
I hope that this helps you.
--Bryan M. Carson
-- Bryan M. Carson, J.D., M.I.L.S. Coordinator of Reference and Instructional Services Western Kentucky University Libraries 1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 Phone: 270-745-5007 Fax: 270-745-2275 bryan.carson@wku.eduAll original content copyright 2000 Bryan M. Carson
Frederick R Snyder wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 18:22:24 -0500 > From: Frederick R Snyder <fritz@selway.umt.edu> > Reply-To: lawlibdir-l@lawlib.wuacc.edu > To: Multiple recipients of list <lawlibdir-l@lawlib.wuacc.edu> > Subject: County Library > > A good-sized county law library here in Montana is formulating a > long-term plan. It is seeking my advice as to what resources the library > should contain as well as the form of those resources (i.e., electronic > versus hardcover). Judges, their clerks, and attorneys all use the > library. > > It is both an interesting and complex question. Judges and their > clerks get a nice rate in Montana from Lexis/WL, but of course private > attorneys have to work out their own Lexis/WL deals. Thus Lexis/WL > wouldn't seem to work for a county library. I suspect the same reasoning > holds true for CD-ROM stuff, although maybe this is somehow > different. Nearly all lawyers now must have access to the legal stuff > that is on the Internet, so it probably doesn't make much sense for > county law libraries to worry about that (& CFR is on the Internet). > > So, where does that leave the county law library? Just with print > stuff? The basic Montana stuff, of course. Other basic > sets: USCA/USCCAN, Am.Jur.2d, Am.Jur's POF & Trials, ALR's, some basic > treatises (though this depends on their budget): Wright & Miller's > Federal Practice & Procedure, etc. These kinds of materials would also > help > one search for non-Montana cases that one could pull up with her L/WL or > get from us or the State Law Library. I'm thinking that actually having a > print set of P.2d and the Federal reporters may be nice but not absolutely > necessary. > > Also, some of the basic form sets: particularly Am.Jur's Pleading > and Practice plus one of the legal form sets. > > I'm pretty sure they don't have a a full-time staff person, let > alone a librarian. Cost would be a factor. Svengalis' book could > certainly be useful in the selection of various items. Filing looseleaf > services for them is probably a problem, I suspect. Space is no doubt a > consideration also. > > As you can probably see, I'm trying to think this through. Maybe > some of you have had similar requests, but whether or not this is so I'd > really appreciate your thoughts. > > Thank you. Fritz Snyder, Univ. of Montana.
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