Public Services Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials »

Law librarians and archivists, as well as contributors from law and history, demonstrate the importance of the survival and growth of special collections in academic law libraries and provide examples of best practices and solutions to common problems. Focus is on aspects of public services that are peculiar to these collections. Some topics discussed include rare and archival material on the Web, Roman and canon law research, and accessing the working papers of State Supreme Court justices. This work has been co-published simultaneously as Legal Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 20, nos. 1/2 2001. Widener is the rare books librarian at the Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas-Austin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

John N. Jacob

Impressive . . . surveys the state of research in legal history,provides practical advice for those charged with the care of legal research materials,and lays out sound guidelines for improvement in the education of legal curators and archivists. There is much to be learned from this volume.