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1 online resource (205 pages) |
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Public Services Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials; Coptyright; Contents; Public Services Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials: An Introduction; General; A Portrait of Research in Legal History; Helping Historians Write Legal History "From Below": Collecting New Sources, Teaching New Strategies; Training Law Librarians in the Use of Rare Legal Materials; Rare and Archival Law Materials: Exhibits and Outreach, Traditional and Electronic; Rare and Archival Law Materials on the World Wide Web: An Evaluation of Selected Sites; Bibliography on Rare and Archival Law Materials |
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Rare BooksThe Role of Rare Books in Law Libraries; Rediscovering Rare Books in an Electronic Age; Roman and Canon Law Research; Archives; Lawyers, Archivists and Librarians: United or Divided in the Pursuit of Justice?; Using the Tom Clark Papers for a Seminar: A Faculty Member's Perspective; Access to the Working Papers of State Supreme Court Justices: A Case Study from Texas; Providing Access to Lawyers' Papers: The Perils ... and The Rewards; Lawyer-Client Files: A Historical Source, But Can We See Them?; Index |
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"Rare books and archives come alive when consulted by readers and researchers."--The IntroductionIn the administrative and budgetary environment of law librarianship, outstanding reference service is crucial to the survival and growth of special collections. Public Services Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials offers practical suggestions for putting these valuable special collections to work. Each chapter gives clear, proven advice on making the most of rare book sections and archives to contribute to the mission of their libraries and parent institutions. Pub |
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Print version record |
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Law libraries -- Special collections -- Rare books.
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Law libraries -- Special collections -- Archival materials.
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Law -- Information resources
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
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Law libraries -- Special collections -- Archival materials
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Law libraries -- Special collections -- Rare books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134735303 |
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1134735308 |
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