As many of you may be aware, the first edition of The Universal Citation Guide has now been published and is available from the Wisconsin Bar for $15. The Universal Citation Guide contains AALL's recommendations for universal citation rules for judicial decisions, statutes, and administrative regulations. The AALL Universal Citation Guide complements The Bluebook by effectively bridging the gap between the current print-based citation forms and the technology-based future of legal information. Universal citation works equally well for both print and electronically published law. The Guide provides a roadmap for constructing actual citations for those jurisdictions that have adopted the Universal citation form. For those jurisdictions still debating the issue of citation reform, it serves as a model for adoption.

At the July meeting of the AALL, the Universal Citations Committee had two meetings which focused on expanding the guide to include universal citations for additional types of materials.

The Committee is currently working on developing forms for administrative decisions, court rules, and legal periodicals. The first drafts of the styles for these publications were presented and discussed. It is anticipated that the Committee will meet again in October to review the second drafts. The timeline tentatively includes submitting the drafts for public comment sometime in 2000.

The Committee also sponsored the program "AALL's Universal Citation Guide on Trial: The Drafters Present Their Case for the Adoption of New Standards, Parts 1 and 2". There was a lively discussion which included comments by Patrick Fisher, Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

For those who are interested in ordering a copy of the Universal Citation Guide, it is published and distributed by the State Bar of Wisconsin. An order form is available in PDF format. (Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher required) or for more information, please contact: tclark@wisbar.org.