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Library Handbook The Wolf Law Library

1977

Law Library Handbook, 1977-1978William & Mary Law Library

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COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

LAW LIBRARY HANDBOOK

1977 - 1978

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

LAW LIBRARY HANDBOOK

1977 - 1978

HANDBOOK COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW LIBRARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page Library Hours ------------------ --------------- - 1

Holiday Schedule ------------------------------- 1

Library Organization and Staff ----------------- 2

Library Collection ----------------------------- 3

How To Find Library Materials ------------------ 4

Card Catalog ------------------------------ 4 Partial Outline of Library of Congress Classification ---------------- 6 Partial Outline of the "KF-United States" Classifica tion ------------- 7

Rules and Regulations -------------------------- 9

Reading Rooms ----------------------------- 9 Circulation and Fines -------- ------------- 9 Telephones -------------------------------- 11 Library Notices --------------------------- 11

Law Library Services --------------------------- 11

Photocopying ------------------------------ 11 Microform Readers ------------------------- 11 Library Use When the Library is Closed ---- 11

Camm Hall 13

Diagrams: Main Floor ---------------------------- 14 Basement ------------------------------ 15

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LIBRARY HOURS

Marshall-Wythe

Camm

Monday - Friday

Saturday - Sunday

Monday - Friday

Saturday - Sunday

7:30 AM - Midnight

8:00 AM - Midnight

8:00 AM - Midnight

CLOSED

Holiday and vacation schedules will be posted.

COLLEGE HOLIDAYS

New Years Day

Memorial Day

July 4

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

VACATION PERIODS

Thanksgiving Holidav

Christmas Recess

Spring Recess

Summer

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LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND STAFF

DEAN

WIn. B. Spong

LAW LIBRARIAN

Caroline C. Heriot

SECRETARY

Ca.rol Adams

ASSOCIATE LAW LIBRARIAN

Mrs. Anna B, Johnson

TECIINICAl SERVICES

I,ACQU i s i tions Cataloging Serials Mrs. Sue t--

. . I Welch M1 SS He rlOt Il J PUBLIC SERVICES

Lib. Asst. Secretary , Julia Sandra REFERENCE CIRCULATION

Oxrieder Clayton Mrs. M-W Johnson Bobbie

Crump

Lib. Asst. I-

Camm j Nancy Taylor

INTERLIB. NIGHT LOANS SUPERVISOR

ACCOUNTANT SECRETARY Jane Banks Jane Banks Jody Ann

Crowder Barnes

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LAW LIBRARY COLLECTION

The Law Library has a good basic collection of over a hundred thousand volumes which include encyclopedias (g~neral and legal); state, federal and selec ted foreign and international s tatutes ; federal, state , and international court reports; regulatory agency decisions; digests; c itators; looseleaf services; periodicals and treatises in law and related fields. Microforms (microfiche and microfilm) include U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, state court decisions preceding t he Reporter System, early sta t e session laws, Federal Register, out-of-print books list ed in A.A.L.S. LAW BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR LIBRA1\IES (publication in process), and Congress ional materials .

Cenerally, shelving of statutes, court reports, digests, and citators is by jurisdiction: federal and s tates alphabetically. Periodicals are s helved a lphabetically by title as listed in the INDEX TO LEGAL PERIODICALS. Treatises are classi­fied according to the Library of Congress classi­fication system (in process). Reserve books are s helved behind the circulation desk and must be called for and returned to the desk.

Sinc e the coll . e ~ tion is pr i marily a research collection, very few books circulate. Stacks are open for convenience and browsing. Books removed from the stacks should be returned as quickly as possible by the user.

Because of overcrowded conditions, the Law Library collec tion is hous 2d ic thr ee buildings, Marshall-Wythe, Camm Ha ll, and Old Rogers Hall . The main co llec tion is in Marshall-Hythe. The Camm collec tion is primarily tax material; however , duplica te copies of frequently used treatises and the \-lest ~eporter System are included. Superseded material which must be retained is located in Old Rogers Hall.

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HOW TO FIND LIBRARY MATERIALS

The Law Library is presently on two classi­fication systems for treatises. All incoming material is classified according to the Library of Congress classification. The colon classification, a "faceted" scheme utilizing punctuation marks, was in use for several years. Material still classified in colon classification is shelved at the end of the treatise section . Location guides for colon numbers are posted to assist in locating books on the shelves.

On the following pages are listed the most frequently used classification numbers for a Law Library.

The Card Catalog

The card catalog provides access to the library's holdings for monographs and serials. Information may be found by looking up a work by author, title, or subject. You may also find a work if you know the editor, a joint author, or a corporate author. The catalog is "divided," with all author-title entries in one section and subjects in another.

In the Law Library public card catalog, the correct classification number for treatises is found only on the "main entry" (main author) card. If a work . is found through title or subject (etc.) you must refer to the main author card.

Since much material in a law library is considered self-classifying, card sets for such material have only a location code penciled in or typed in one the main entry card. See location guide across from the card catalog,

KF 299 G6H67

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Sample cards:

Library of Congress call no.

Horowitz, Donald L The jurocracy : government lawyers, agency programs, and

judicial decisions / Donald L. Horowit z. - Lexington, Mass. Lex ington Books, c 1977.

xi. 14 5 J1 . : 24 cm .

Inc ludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN O-/i/i9-00QR/i-5

I . Governmen t attorneys- United Sta tcs. 2. Admin istrative agcncies ·-United States. 3. Judicial review of adminis trati ve ac ts- United States. I. Title .

KF299.G6H67

Libra ry of Congress

342'.73'066

7/i

76-27921 MARC

Colon classification call no. penciled in.

Parker, David Berkeley. The modern law of trusts, by David B. Parker and

Anthony R. Mellows. London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1066.

xX\", 368 p. tables. 22j em. 70/-

(861-1143)

1. TM18ts and trllltee&-Gt. Brit. r. )Iellowe, Aothooy R., joint author. n. Title.

841 67-71094

Library of Congress

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PARTIAL OUTLINE OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION

A GENERAL WORKS. POLYGRAPHY.

B PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION.

C-F HISTORY.

G GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION.

HE SOCIAL SCIENCES

J

H HA HB HC

HD HE HF HG-HJ HM HN

HQ HS

HT HV

HX

Social Sciences (General) Statistics. Econom 4.c theory. Economic history and conditions: National production. Land. Agriculture. Industry. Transportation and Communication. Commerce. Finance. Sociology (General and theoretical) Social history. Social problems. Social reform. The family. Marriage. Woman. Societies: Secret, benevolent, etc. Clubs, Communities . Classes. Races. Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology. Socialism. Communism. Anarchism.

POLITICAL SCIENCE JX International law.

relations. International

K LAW. K Generalia. Jurisprudence.

Comparative law. KBD Roman law. KD United Kingdom . KE Canada. KF United States (see following page)

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KFA-FKW KH KJ

State law. South America. Europe.

KM Soviet Union. KR Africa. KTA Australia.

EDUCATION.

MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC.

FINE ARTS.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

SCIENCE.

MEDICINE.

AGRICULTURE.

TECHNOLOGY.

MILITARY SCIENCE.

NAVAL SCIENCE.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE.

PARTIAL OUTLINE OF THE "KF - UNITED STATES" CLASSIFICATION

KF 240-251

264 285

262-292

Legal research. 245 Citation of legal authorities. 250 Legal composition, i.e., writing. 251 Briefs. Law - study and teaching. Law Schools - u.S. - Entrance Examinations. Legal education, i.e., Law - studying and teaching.

297-334 336-337 350-384

394~395

398~400

410-418 465-553 560-720 726-745 746-780 801-1241

1246-1327 1341-1480 1501-1548

1600-2940 2971-3192 3300-3759 3861-3894 4101-4258 4501-5130 5300-5332 5401-5425 5500-5865

6200-6795 7201-7755 8700-9075 9201-9760

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The legal profession. Legal aid. Legal aid societies. History, jurisprudence and philosophy of American law. Common law in the U.S., Restatements. Equity. Conflict of laws. Persons, Domestic relations. Property. Trust and trustees. Estate planning. Contracts. Admiralty. Torts. Business associations. Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditor's rights. Trade regulation. Copyright law. Labor law. Food. Drugs. Cosmetics. Education. Constitutional law. Local government. Administrative law. Public property. Public restraints on private property. Tax law. Military law. Courts. Procedure, Evidence. Criminal law and procedure.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

Reading Rooms

The use of the reading rooms is reserved for those using legal materials. Crowded conditions prevent opening the library to undergraduates or the general public. A quiet atmosphere conducive to research and stu~y will be maintained.

The Law Library is a research library and books must be readily available. Please reshelve books as quickly as possible.

Smoking, food, and beverages are prohibited in the reading roc~s and stack areas.

Circulation and fines

Check with the circulation desk before removing any books or materials from the library.

The following may not be removed from the library:

Periodicals Stat~tes or Codes Court reports Agency decisions Digests Indexes Citators Encyclopedias Loos eleaf volu~es Multivolume treatises Reference books

Single volume treatises usually circulate for a period of two weeks. If there is no demand for the book, it may be renewed.

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Circulation and fines (cor.tinued)

A fine of 25¢ per day is imposed for each overdue book. (For fines for reserve books , see below).

For lost or damaged books, the amount of the fine wi ll be relative to the extent of damage or the cost of replacing the books, plus processing costs.

Reserve books may be checked out at any time during the day but must be returned . before the desk closes at night. Reserve books may not be removed from the library and are subject to recall by a staff member. A valid ID card must be left at the circulation desk for the entire time that the book is checked out. Pro fess ors may restrict the time period for use of reserve books.

Treatises which normally circulate for a period of two weeks but which have been placed on reserve, may be charged for overnight use one hour before closing time and must be returned before the first scheduled class on the following day, or weekends, before the end of the first hour the library is open.

The fine for overdue reserve books is 50¢ for each hour or for any part of an hour. There is an additional fine of $2.00 for failure to check out a reserve book for overnight use.

All fines must be paid in cash or by check. Failure to pay is reported to the Dean's office and grades are not released until payment is made,

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Telephone Calls

Telephones in the library and library offices are for the exclusive use of the full time staff. Student calls are not accepted. Messages will b~ posted on the bulletin board. A public telephone is located just off the front lobby of the Law School building.

Library Notices

Library notices will be posted on the bulletin board adjacent to the circulation desk.

LAW LIBRARY SERVICES

Photocopying

A Xerox 7000 is located in the basement opposite the Cataloging Dep~rtment. Check with the Circulation Desk for the auditron. A coin changer provides change for quarters.

Microform Readers

Mi c rofiche and microfilm readers are located in the room with the Xerox machine , Fol low the printed instruction near the machines. Report any difficulties to the Circulation Librarian.

Library Use When the Library is Closed

Use of the library after hours is by special permission only . Students may present to the Librarian or Associate Librarian a signed statement of the need and the period of time from the

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