-3The A cquisition s t a f f was able to do a good deal o f checking and searching o f g i f t s which have been stored in the Law Library stacks. This endeavor did not produce too many items fo r the co llectio n but i t did make a v a ila b le additional sh e lf space.
Cataloging The Cataloging s t a f f has continued to have some changes in personnel.
This turnover has had only a minimal e ffe c t on the
accomplishments o f th is u n it.
Good progress has been made in r e c la s s iÂ
fic a tio n and c la s s ific a t io n with Library o f Congress c la s s ific a t io n schemes fo r United States and Great B rita in le g a l p ublication s.
Not
too much r e c la s s ific a t io n remains to be done fo r U.S. p ublication s. Beginning in September, 1972, B ritish monographs were being re c la s s ifie d and about a fourth o f th is collection has been completed. Due to the cut in the budget, fewer new books were received and th is situation enabled the Cataloging Department to cut down the backlog o f previously acquired m aterials.
Public Services This department has continued to provide very fin e service to the students and facu lty fo r which they have received p ra is e .
One new
service to the fa c u lty was in stitu ted which brings to th e ir attention recent law review a r t ic le s in th e ir fie ld s o f in te re st. Mr. Oakley has developed on an experimental b a sis a KWIC index to the New York Code Rules and Regulations.
This has proven to be u sefu l
and Mr. Oakley has been encouraged to go more f u lly into th is experiment. A major s h ift o f the co llectio n was made in order to use space more ra tio n a lly .
The re c la s s ific a tio n o f U.S. and Great B rita in m aterials
necessitated a good part o f the s h ift .
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