The New York Law Institute Library

Excerpt from History of the Library of the New York Law Institute Perhaps a vivid recollection of the disappointing and embarrassing deprivation in youth, of access to the privi lege, profit, and learning of a large and comprehensive law library, induced Charles O'conor, in old age, to make his generous and gracious gift to the Law Institute library. At any rate a union of effort and means became necessary to provide the members 'oi the bar with the working tools of the profession, and this mo tive and necessity, more than all else, gave birth to the New York Law Institute. The time was ripe for this movement, as the only collections of law books of any extent or value in or near the City of New York were the private library of Chancellor Kent and the Bed ford House library of chief-justice Jay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Here is an essential introductory guide on all aspects of law librarianship written especially for non-law librarians, library school students, and beginning law librarians. Although there are several excellent practical handbooks and numerous articles on specific topics of law librarianship for practicing law librarians, Basics of Law Librarianship is the only resource that addresses the information needs of the student or new law librarian. Author Deborah Panella, managing librarian of a large, prominent New York law firm, explores the major areas of law librarianship. She covers vital topics such as the legal clientele, collection development, research tools, technical services, impact of technology, and management issues, and describes what makes law libraries different from other special libraries. She has written a clear, readable volume without excessive detail or the use of special terminology. The bibliography of law library literature and the index add enormously to the book’s value as a major reference.