C O R N E L L L A W LIBRARY MYRON TA YLO R H ALL ITH A C A , N EW YORK harry
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Report o f the Law Librarian 1970-1971
July
9
,1971
The progress o f the Law Library during the past year can be considered s a tis fa c to ry and on par with previous years.
However,
in uhe area o f the development o f the c o lle c tio n the progress is somewhat m isleading because funds o f the next f i s c a l year w i l l be needed uo pay fo r many purchases made during the year o f the rep ort. The need fo r a d d itio n a l funds fo r the development o f the c o lle c tio n and fo r personnel to provide the necessary q u a lity service i s grea ter than ever.
SURVEY OF THE COLLECTION For the past few years these annual reports have indicated the n^ed fo r sp ecia l funds in order to f i l l in the gaps so as to provide uhe high q u a lity c o lle c tio n needed by a law school o f the c a lib e r o f C orn ell.
There is now at hand substantial p roof o f th is need.
Tlirough funds made a va ila b le from savings on the sa la ries o f Personnel who resigned during the year, i t was possib le to survey