Re: Core titles for new program?

The April Issue of CHOICE has a bibliographic essay on Legal Research: An Introduction to Key Online and Print Sources.

Glenda Alvin
Assistant Director for Collection Management
Associate Professor
Brown-Daniel Library
Tennessee State University
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Nashville, TN 37209
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615-963-1368 (Fax)

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Hi Kate,

I don't have a core list to share, but you should be aware of the multiple open-access sources for case law.  See the following article, with relevant resources listed below:
"Online Legal Research Revolution" http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=900005506116

Altlaw http://www.altlaw.org/
Public Library of Law http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
Justia http://www.justia.com/
Pacer Recycling Center http://pacer.resource.org/ {publicresource.org (includes Pacer) http://public.resource.org/}
PreCYdent http://www.precydent.com/

Cheers,
Jonathan

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Jonathan H. Harwell
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>>> <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org> 3/19/2009 9:40 AM >>>
I've been asked to come up with a list of core titles to add to our collection to support a new program that is being vetted on campus: Legal Studies. Since the boundaries of this program are a little fuzzy (law and society, sociology of law) I'm not finding a lot of help with making a list of core titles that we should add to our collection. I'm especially concerned because legal titles go out of date quickly. Also, I don't think we want to be in the business of starting a legal reference library with hard copies of state and federal statutes, etc.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions for places they might go to help generate a list of core titles in any discipline?

Kate Ross
Head of Technical Services/Acquisitions Librarian
Lavery Library
St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY  14618
(585) 385-8136


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