This message is being reposted and has been cross-posted to several
lists for wide circulation. My apologies for any duplication.
The Legislature has established a nine-memberTask Force to study the
conditions of California's county law libraries. Composed of 3
representatives each from the Judicial Council, the CA State
Association
of Counties, and the Council of CA County Law Librarians, the task
force
will submit to the Judicial Council and the Legislature
recommendations
on various funding and facilities issues of the county law library
system by January 1, 2005
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1095_bill_20030917_chaptered.pdf
.
The chair of the Task Force has asked that any "best
practices"--especially those from the public law library community-- be
submitted to them for discussion as they proceed. The term "best
practices" is being used here in a generic sense, as shorthand for good
models that people may be aware of, rather than the more precise
management term. The main idea is to try to collect information that
will be helpful to the task force in its deliberations. If there's any
doubt regarding the utility of the information, please err on the side
of being inclusive. Please send your comments by Fri, Apr. 23 directly
to task force staff member
Gary Kitajo, Judicial Administration Librarian
Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3688
(415) 865-7722
(415) 865-4391 (fax)
gary.kitajo@jud.ca.gov
For your information, the task force has been provided with various CA
county law library background, statistical, and survey materials.
They
also have -
AALL's County Public Law Library Standards;
SCCLL-SIS Model County Law Library Code, Draft 6;
Maryland Circuit Court Libraies Study Committee Report;
Law Society of Upper Canada, "Beyond 2000: The Future Delivery of
County Library Services to Ontario Lawyers;" and
AALL's "Beyond the Boundaries: Report of the Special Committee on the
Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age."
Thank you to Shirley David, Charles Dyer, Mike Ibold, Maureen Well, and
Barbara Silbersack for their responses to this message.
Feel free to contact me privately should you have any questions.
Thank
you very much for your help.
Anne Bernardo
President
Council of California County Law Librarians
Director, Tulare County Public Law Library
221 S. Mooney Blvd., Rm. 1
County Courthouse
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 733-6395
(559) 730-2613 fax
abernard@co.tulare.ca.us
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