C O R N E L L LA W LIBRARY MYRON TAYLOR HALL ITHA CA , N E W YO RK
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Report of the Law Librarian 1977/78
This year the Law Library held its own, but barely. The Public Services staff operated with one less professional than last year, yet coped with a higher undergraduate use than ever before, in addition to maintaining its usual high standard of service to the Law School community. The Technical Services staff operated for seven months with the department head available only one or two days a week, yet by judiciously setting priorities, the conscientious staff was able to process the incoming materials and keep the cataloging current. Acquisitions were kept much closer to budget than in the past few years.
The amount spent for library materials and binding was $217,822,
within 2% of the funds available for 1977/78.
The number of volumes added
was fourteen more than last year, 11,023, bringing the total of the collection to 314,187.
Many more microforms were added than ever before which reduced
the binding costs because the hard copy equivalents were not bound.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT The number of orders placed increased to 972, 10% above last year, but only half of those placed in 1975/76 and one-fourth of the 1974/75 orders. The number of volumes added remained constant, while the number of microfilm