According to Merriam-Webster, a blue book is:
1 : a register especially of socially prominent persons
2 : a book of specialized information often published under government
auspices
3 : a blue-covered booklet used for writing examinations
4 : a periodically issued price list (as of used cars)
Karen Anderson
Information Specialist
Quarles & Brady
Phoenix
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Cheryl Nyberg
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 5:23 PM
To: law-lib
Subject: National Reporter Blue Books
Why are they colored and called Blue Books?
Does anyone know the answer to this piece of triva?
I've searched Hein Online, which includes the Law Library Journal
Questions and Answers and several old legal researh texts. Also checked
customer service and other pages on Thomson West.
Thanks
Cheryl
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Cheryl Rae Nyberg
Reference Librarian
Gallagher Law Library
University of Washington
206/543-7672
cnyberg@u.washington.edu
http://lib.law.washington.edu
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