CORNELL LAW LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS July 1995-June 1996
Web Activities. Publication of InSITE, a weekly review of new law Web sites, with direct links through the library home page. Sent to faculty, students, and others via e-mail or print. Online Catalog. Outsourcing of 30,000 catalog records to be converted from the card catalog to the online catalog, under a university library grant of $ 100, 000 . Rare Books. Major work accomplished, including a preservation proposal (for possible alumni gifts), public activities (classes taught, presentations to faculty, staff and alumni, and exhibits), and two articles (by Claire Germain and Barbara Grant) to be published in the July 1996 Cornell Law Forum. Work to be continued in 1996-97. Creation of many catalog records for rare books. Over 400 books relocated from stacks to Rare. Student Services. Intensive training program for students, 40 sessions on 15 different topics, including the Internet, Bear Access, CALI, Web search engines and substantive law research areas (employment law, European Union law). Legal Research Course (PT1). Four law-trained professional librarians now teach PT1, a one-hour semester-long credit course, to the 189 first year students. New Publications. “Federal Law Sources on the Internet,” “Foreign and International Law Sources on the Internet”, “Guide to Federal Regulations.” Available in print and on the library Web, with hypertext links to the Internet sites. New Library Brochures. Three brochures on the Law Library, the Rare Book Room, and “The Case For Preservation.” Faculty Services. Individual liaison program. In-depth research services for classroom and faculty publications. Updating of all faculty bibliographies, published as an appendix to the law school self-study report and on the library Web page. Presentation on electronic case books (May 1996). Foreign and International Law. Collection currently under review. Publication of research guides on the laws of the European Union, the United Nations, Mexico, and South Africa. Publication of “Country Locators” binder, to facilitate use of foreign law collection. Acquisitions/Cataloging Activities. In addition to current cataloging activities,