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A wealth of information on the history of U. S. law school libraries, such as the development of library collections and the growth of library personnel. Discussions on law library standards, which are listed chronologically in an effort to aid future researchers. Included are appendices on the ABA consent decree, library collections, library budgets, important organizations, bibliography, and an index.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1. The First Libraries(p. 1)
• Reading for the Law(p. 2)
• Legal Education Enters the Classroom(p. 4)
• Langdell and the Laboratory(p. 8)
• College-Based Law Schools(p. 11)
• Bibliography(p. 12)
• Chapter 2. Library Collections(p. 13)
• The Early Years(p. 13)
• The New Deal(p. 20)
• U.S. Government Depository Libraries(p. 22)
• Microforms(p. 25)
• Computer-Assisted Legal Research(p. 26)
• Natural-Language Searching(p. 28)
• Cyberspace and Today's Information Resources(p. 29)
• What Libraries Must Have(p. 32)
• Libraries Won't Evaporate(p. 33)
• Bibliography(p. 34)
• Chapter 3. Library Personnel(p. 35)
• Professional Training(p. 37)
• Student Assistants(p. 38)
• Library Directors(p. 39)
• The MacCrate Report(p. 41)
• Cataloging and Reference(p. 43)
• Technology Staffs(p. 45)
• Bibliography(p. 46)
• Chapter 4. Association of American Law Schools Library-Related Bylaws, Regulations, and Statements(p. 47)
• 1900 AALS Articles of Incorporation(p. 47)
• 1924 Articles of Incorporation(p. 49)
• 1925 Articles of Incorporation(p. 49)
• 1927 Articles of Incorporation(p. 50)
• 1930 Articles of Incorporation(p. 51)
• 1937-1946 Articles of Incorporation(p. 52)
• Joint Committee on Cooperation Between the Association of American Law Schools and the American Association of Law Libraries(p. 53)
• Library Requirement and Proposed Interpretations(p. 53)
• 1947-1951 AALS Articles of Incorporation(p. 58)
• Article 6. Objectives, Requirements and Standards(p. 58)
• Appendix B. Standards(p. 59)
• V. Facilities(p. 60)
• 1952-1962 Objectives, Requirements and Standards(p. 61)
• Article 6(p. 61)
• Standards(p. 61)
• V. Facilities(p. 65)
• 1962-1968 Library Articles of Incorporation(p. 67)
• 8. A Library Adequate for the Curriculum and for Research(p. 67)
• 9. An Adequate Physical Plant(p. 68)
• 1962 to 1968 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 69)
• 8. Library(p. 69)
• 9. Physical Plant(p. 71)
• 1968 Membership Requirements(p. 71)
• 8. A Library Adequate for the Curriculum and for Research(p. 71)
• 1968 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 72)
• 8.1. Collection(p. 72)
• 8.2. Physical Plant-Library Space(p. 74)
• 8.3. Librarian and Staff(p. 75)
• 8.4. Data Recorded; Expenditures(p. 75)
• 8.4. Data Recorded; Expenditures(p. 76)
• 1973 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 77)
• 8.5. Amendments to Regulation 8(p. 77)
• 1974 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 78)
• 8.1. Collection(p. 78)
• 8.4. Record Keeping(p. 78)
• 8.5. Minimum Library Expenditures(p. 78)
• 8.6. Planning(p. 78)
• 8.7. Amendments to Regulation 8(p. 79)
• 1980 AALS Bylaws(p. 79)
• Section 6-10. Library(p. 79)
• Section 6-11. Physical Facilities(p. 80)
• 1980 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 80)
• 8.5. Minimum Library Expenditures(p. 80)
• 1984 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 81)
• 8.1. Collection(p. 81)
• 8.5. Legal Information Expenditures(p. 81)
• Association of American Law Schools Statement of Good Practices for the Recruitment of and Resignation by Full-Time Faculty Members(p. 82)
• 1991-2001 AALS Bylaws(p. 83)
• Article 6. Requirements of Membership(p. 83)
• 1991 to 2001 Executive Committee Regulations(p. 84)
• Chapter 8. Library(p. 84)
• Bibliography(p. 86)
• Chapter 5. American Bar Association Library Standards, Interpretations, and Factors(p. 87)
• 1921-1928 ABA Law School Standards(p. 88)
• 1929-1939 ABA Library Standard and Interpretations(p. 89)
• 1939-1950 ABA Library Standard and Interpretations(p. 89)
• 1951-1956 ABA Library Standard and Interpretations(p. 90)
• 1940 Factors Bearing on the Approval of Law Schools(p. 91)
• IV. Library Content and Administration(p. 91)
• 1943-1956 Factors Bearing on the Approval of Law Schools(p. 92)
• Library Content and Administration(p. 92)
• 1957 Factors Bearing on the Approval of Law Schools(p. 94)
• Library Content and Administration(p. 94)
• 1959-1960 Interpretations of ABA Standards(p. 95)
• 1961-1962(p. 97)
• 1963-1968(p. 97)
• 1969-1971 ABA Standards(p. 98)
• 1972-1976(p. 101)
• Annex II. Library Schedule A(p. 103)
• Annex III. Library Schedule B(p. 105)
• 1977-1985 ABA Standards(p. 105)
• Annex II. Library Schedule A(p. 108)
• Annex III. Library Schedule B(p. 109)
• 1986-1994 ABA Standards(p. 110)
• Annex II. Core Collection Library Schedule(p. 113)
• 1995-1999 ABA Library Standards and Interpretations(p. 116)
• 2000 Library Standards(p. 122)
• Bibliography(p. 123)
• Afterword(p. 125)
• Appendix I(p. 127)
• ABA Consent Decree(p. 127)
• Appendix II. Table One, Library Collections(p. 139)
• Appendix III. Table Two, Library Budgets(p. 143)
• I. Library Materials(p. 143)
• II. Total Library Budgets(p. 145)
• Appendix IV. American Bar Association Library Standards 2000-2001(p. 147)
• Chapter 7. Facilities(p. 151)
• Appendix V. Organizations Important to Academic Law Libraries(p. 153)
• American Association of Law Libraries(p. 153)
• American Association of Law Libraries Regional Chapters(p. 153)
• American Library Association(p. 155)
• American Bar Association(p. 155)
• Association of American Law Schools(p. 156)
• Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction(p. 156)
• Law School Consortiums(p. 156)
• Library Administration and Management Association(p. 157)
• International Association of Law Libraries(p. 158)
• Special Libraries Association(p. 158)
• State Bar Associations(p. 158)
• Bibliography(p. 161)
• Index(p. 169)