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Academic Law Library Directors of Greater New York (ALLDOG).........1
Arizona Law Library Consortium......................................2
Chicago Legal Academic System.......................................3
Conference of Law Libraries of the Association of
Jesuit Colleges and Universities................................5
Consortium of Academic Law Libraries of Los Angeles (CALL-LA).......7
Consortium of Academic Law Libraries of San Francisco (CALL-SF).....8
Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries (COSELL)...................9
Council of California County Law Librarians........................11
Federal Law Libraries Group........................................12
Law Information Network of the Eastern Seaboard (LINES)............14
Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC)............................15
Long Range Planning Committee of Los Angeles.......................16
Mid-America Law School Library Consortium (MALSLC).................18
Mid-Atlantic Law Library Cooperative...............................20
New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO)........................22
New York Joint International Law Program (JILP)....................24
Ohio Regional Consortium of Law Libraries..........................25
Oregon Council of County Law Libraries (OCCLL).....................26
Texas Association of Law Libraries Consortium (TALL)...............28
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Coordinator, AALL Council of Law Library Consortia
Brent Bernau
Consortium of Academic Libraries of San Francisco (CALL-SF)
Golden Gate University Law Library
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
Tel: (415) 442-6685
Fax: (415) 512-9395
E-mail: bbernau@ggu.edu
Treasurer, AALL Council of Law Library Consortia
Eileen H. Searls
Mid-America Law School Library Consortium
St. Louis University Law Library
3700 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Tel: (314) 977-2757
Fax: (314) 977-3966
E-mail: searlseh@sluvca.slu.edu
Academic Law Library Directors of Greater New York (ALLDOG)
Contact: Gregory Koster
CUNY Law School Library
65-21 Main St.
Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: (718) 575-4264
Fax: (718) 575-4276
E-mail: gek@maclaw.law.cuny.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1977; reconstituted in 1992; membership includes
law schools in New York City and surrounding suburbs
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: None
Members (13)
Brooklyn Law School Library
City University of New York Law School Library
Columbia University Law School Library
Fordham University Law Library
Hofstra University Law School Library
New York Law School Library
New York University Law Library
Pace University School of Law Library
Rutgers University Law School Library (Newark)
St. John*s University Law School Library
Seton Hall University Law Library
Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Library
Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Several times a year
Ongoing Activities:
- Faculty and student access to library facilities
- Free interlibrary loan and telefax services
Publications: None
Arizona Law Library Consortium
Contact: Richard Brown
Arizona State University
Ross-Blakley Law Library
P.O. Box 877806
Tempe, AZ 85287-7806
Tel: (602) 965-4871
Fax: (602) 965-4283
E-mail: richard.brown@asu.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1987
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: None
Members (4)
Arizona Dept. of Library Archives and Public Records
Arizona State University College of Law Library
Maricopa County Law Library
University of Arizona College of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Meets about twice a year with a member institution acting
as host
Ongoing Activities:
- Primary emphasis on cooperative acquisitions and resource sharing,
including exchange of acquisitions lists and collection development
plans
- Secondary emphasis on communication between cooperating libraries
at different levels
Publications: None
Chicago Legal Academic System
Contact: Francis R. Doyle
Loyola University Law School Library
1 East Pearson St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 915-7200
Fax: (312) 337-5797
E-mail: fdoyle@luc.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1983 by the six Chicago-area law schools; membership
has since expanded to cover a wider geographic range
Organizational Status: Informal council with rotating chair
Source of Funds: Messenger service funded by Chicago law school
libraries (10% each; Northwestern pays 50% and uses the service
between its two campuses)
Members (13)
Chicago Kent College of Law Library
Cook County Law Library
De Paul University Law Library
John Marshall Law School Library
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Library
Marquette University Law Library
Northern Illinois University College of Law Library
Northwestern University School of Law Library
Notre Dame Law School, Kresge Library
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library
University of Chicago, D*Angelo Law Library
University of Wisconsin Law Library
Valparaiso University School of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Five times per year
Ongoing Activities:
- Daily messenger service in Chicago area
- Free telefaxing and photocopying
- Universal access to libraries for students and faculty
- Public services and technical services librarians working groups
Publications: None
Conference of Law Libraries of the Association of Jesuit
Colleges and Universities
Contact: Virginia Kelsh
University of San Francisco Law Library
2130 Fulton Street - Kendrick Hall
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Tel: (415) 422-2251
Fax: (415) 422-2345
E-mail: kelsh@usfca.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1987; membership was originally limited to law
libraries affiliated with a Jesuit institution, but has been expanded
to include all non-Jesuit Catholic colleges and universities, as
Associate Members, who wish to join the consortium
Organizational Status: Part of the Association of Jesuit Colleges
and Universities, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation
Source of Funds: Dues
Members (22)
Ateneao de Manila University Professional Schools Library
Boston College Law School Library
*Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Robert
J. White Law Library
Creighton University School of Law, Klutznick Law Library
*Duquesne University Law Library
Fordham University Law Library
Georgetown University Law Center, Edward Bennett Williams Library
Gonzaga University School of Law Library
Loyola Marymount University School of Law, William M. Rains Library
Loyola University School of Law Library
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Library
Marquette University Law Library
*Notre Dame Law School, Kresge Library
*St. John*s University Law School Library
St. Louis University Law Library
*St. Thomas University Law Library
Santa Clara University, Heafey Law Library
Seattle University Law Library
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Library
University of San Diego Legal Research Center
University of San Francisco Law Library
*Villanova University School of Law Library
*Denotes Associate Member
Activities
Meetings: Directors meet twice a year, at AALL and AALS annual meetings;
Middle Managers meet annually at AALL (Middle Managers are defined
as law librarians with substantial administrative responsibility
and discretion in the successful operation of their library.)
Ongoing Activities:
- Free interlibrary loan
- Access, work area and services to visiting faculty
- Telefax and fiche-to-fiche duplicators to facilitate resource
sharing among members
Publications: None
Consortium of Academic Law Libraries of Los Angeles (CALL-LA)
Contact: Linda Whisman
Southwestern University School of Law Library
675 S. Westmoreland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-3992
Tel: (213) 738-6729
Fax: (213) 383-1688
E-mail: lwhisman@swlaw.edu
Organization
History: Memorandum of Understanding signed June 1996
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: Member institutions support their own participation
Members (6)
Pepperdine University Law Library
Southwestern University School of Law Library
University of California at Los Angeles Law Library (limited participation)
University of Southern California Law Library
William B. Rains Library, Loyola Law School
Whittier Law School Library
Activities
Meetings: Directors meet every six to eight weeks during the academic
year in conjunction with the Long Range Planning Committee of Los
Angeles, whose membership also includes law firm, government and
county law libraries. Envision semiannual or annual meetings of
department heads.
Ongoing Activities:
- Free priority interlibrary loan
- Free interlibrary loan photocopy services for the first 20
pages of a document for faculty and library staff
- Fax interlibrary document delivery up to 20 pages for faculty
and library staff
- Shared acquisitions lists
- Online access to bibliographic records and holdings
- Investigate possible joint purchase of an online access Innovative
Interface's imaging module, along with the development of joint
policies and procedures for imaging portions of the collections.
Consortium of Academic Law Libraries of San Francisco (CALL-SF)
Contact: Jenni Parrish
Hastings College of the Law Library
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4978
Tel: (415) 565-4881
Fax: (415) 621-4859
E-mail: parrishj@uchastings.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1993
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: From respective member schools
Members (3)
Golden Gate University Law Library
UC Hastings College of the Law Library
University of San Francisco Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Monthly
Ongoing Activities:
- Priority ILL and photocopy/fax services
- Shared acquisitions lists
- Online access to bibliographic records and holdings
- Collection assessment for possible joint purchase plan
- Investigate direct student borrowing, united online catalog,
shuttle delivery service, joint purchase fund & shared housing
arrangement, joint imaging system, joint grant seeking, electronic
access to CD-ROMs, fiche to fiche duplication, joint purchasing
contracts, electronic ILL processing
Publications: Directory of Members* Library Patron Policies
Hours of Operation and Staff Profiles
Meeting minutes (members only)
Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries (COSELL)
Contact: Deborah Jefferies
North Carolina Central University School of Law Library
1512 S. Alston Ave.
Durham, NC 27707
Tel: (919) 560-5241
Fax: (919) 560-5321
E-mail: mayo@nccu.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1986; open to all academic law libraries in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
Organizational Status: Incorporated in Florida; qualified under
IRC ' 501(c)(3)
Source of Funds: Dues
Members (38)
Campbell University School of Law Library
College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe Law Library
Cumberland School of Law, Cordell Hull Law Library
Duke University School of Law Library
Emory University Law Library
Florida State University College of Law Library
George Mason University School of Law Library
Georgia State University College of Law Library
Jones School of Law Library
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library
Loyola University School of Law Library
Memphis State University, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Library
Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law Library
Mississippi College School of Law Library
North Carolina Central University School of Law Library
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Library
Nova University Law Library
Regent University School of Law Library
St. Thomas University Law Library
Southern University Law Library
Stetson University College of Law, Charles A. Dana Law Library
Tulane University Law Library
University of Alabama School of Law Library
University of Florida College of Law Legal Information Center
University of Georgia Law Library
University of Kentucky Law Library
University of Louisville Law Library
University of Miami Law Library
University of Mississippi Law Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Library
University of Richmond School of Law Library
University of South Carolina, Coleman Karesh Law Library
University of Tennessee Law Library
University of Virginia Law Library
Vanderbilt University, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library
Wake Forest University Law Library
Washington & Lee University School of Law Library
West Virginia University College of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Annual meeting in conjunction with AALL Southeastern Chapter
annual meeting, including roundtable discussions for Public Services
Librarians, Technical Services Librarians and Computer Services
Librarians
Ongoing Activities:
Several clearinghouse collections are maintained by the consortium:
pathfinders (Pam Burdett, Stetson); collection development policies
(Bill Beintema, Tennessee); library architecture photos (Cam Riley,
West Virginia); "master" collection of superseded state codes (Georgia
Law Library); and annual reports and five-year plans (William &
Mary).
! CIS cataloging service price reduction plan
! Funding opportunities for cooperative special projects
Exchange of newsletters
Free interlibrary loans and telefax
Consolidated collection of 4th Circuit records and briefs, kept
at North Carolina
Internet bulletin board
Coordinated book purchasing contract, based on the NELLCO model
Publications: brochure; column in SEALL Newsletter
Council of California County Law Librarians
Contact: Marcia Bell
San Francisco Law Library
401 Van Ness Ave., Room 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 554-6830
Fax: (415) 554-6820
E-mail: rapbell@aol.com
Organization
History: Founded in 1972
Organizational Status: Not incorporated
Source of Funds: Dues
Members (58)
All county law libraries in California
Activities
Meetings: Twice a year (At the California State Bar convention
in the fall and at SCALL or NOCALL in the spring)
Ongoing Activities:
- Workshops for smaller, and larger, county law libraries
- Grants to librarians from small libraries to attend meetings
- Trustee and membership directories
- Support for State Law Library budget
Publications: FYI (newsletter - members only)
Federal Law Libraries Group
Contact: Diane Teeple
Supreme Court of Canada
Kent and Wellington Sts.
Ottawa, ON Canada K1A OJ1
Tel: (613) 996-8028
Fax: (613) 952-2832
E-Mail: teepled@scc-csc.gc.ca
Organization:
History: Founded in 1993; membership initially limited to Canadian
federal government libraries with substantial law collections
or providing substantial legal information services
Organizational Status: Voluntary Association
Source of Funds: None
Members and Observers:
Canada Labour Relations Board Research and Reference Centre
Canadian International Trade Tribunal Library
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Library
Federal Court of Canada Library
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Library
Industry Canada Library
Justice Canada Library
Library of Parliament
National Library of Canada
National Transportation Agency Library
Privy Council Office Library
Public Service Staff Relations Board library
Revenue Canada Library
Solicitor General Library
Supreme Court of Canada Library
Tax Court of Canada Library
Activities:
Meetings: At least twice a year
Ongoing Activities:
. Formal written resource-sharing pilot agreement
between four members (Federal Court of Canada; Foreign Affairs
and International Trade; Justice Canada; Supreme Court of Canada)
implemented
. Collective action in response to relevant
federal government initiatives or in submissions to other groups
(e.g., copyright guidelines) provided
. Forum-sharing of information through roundtable
discussion and invited speakers provided
Law Information Network of the Eastern Seaboard (LINES)
Contact: Janet Tracy
Fordham University Law School Library
140 W. 62nd St.
New York, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 636-6906
Fax: (212) 977-2662
E-mail: jtracy@mail.lawnet.fordham.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1984 as an informal student-access arrangement
between Columbia and NYU; the Association of the Bar of the City
of New York Library was at one time a member but its non-law school
mission made cooperation difficult; formerly known as the Columbia/...
Cooperative
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: None
Members (5)
Columbia University Law School Library
Fordham University Law Library
New York University Law Library
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Biddle Law Library
Yale Law School Library
Activities
Meetings: Foreign and international law librarians meet 4-5 times
a year; Directors meet on ad hoc basis
Ongoing Activities:
- Faculty and student access to library facilities
- Free interlibrary loan and telefax services
- Cooperative collection development program in international
and foreign law
Publications: None
Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC)
Contact: Jerry Dupont
Law Library Microform Consortium
P.O. Box 1599
Kaneohe, HI 96744-1599
Tel: (808) 235-2200
Fax: (808) 235-1755
E-mail:
Organization
History: Founded in 1976
Organizational Status: Incorporated in Hawaii; qualified under
IRC ' 501(c)(3)
Source of Funds: Sale of microform materials
Members
Too many to list, including all types of law libraries, as well
as government document, university, college, and public libraries;
due to IRS regulations profit-sector libraries may purchase materials
but may not be members
Activities
Meetings: Annual meeting held at AALL annual meeting
Ongoing Activities:
- Filming of legal materials for purposes of preservation, space
recovery and collection development. Besides updating already-filmed
titles, its focus during 1996-97 will be on Great Britain and
British Commonwealth materials and on completing the German-language
portion of its three-part Civil Law Collection series
- Distribution and sale of microform sets
Publications: catalogs
Long Range Planning Committee of Los Angeles
Contact: Robert Jay Nissenbaum
Loyola Marymount University School of Law
William M. Rains Library
919 S. Albany St.
P.O. Box 15019
Los Angeles, CA 90015-0019
Tel: (213) 736-1197
Fax: (213) 385-5950
E-mail: rnissenb@lmulaw.lmu.edu
Organization
History: Developed in 1980 from need to systematize general practice
of relying on Los Angeles County Law Library as regional resource
for international and foreign law; open to academic, court, government,
and law firm libraries
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: None
Members (14)
California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General,
Law Library
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Irell & Manella
Latham & Watkins
Los Angeles County Law Library
Loyola Marymount University School of Law, William M. Rains Library
O*Melveny & Myers
Orange County Law Library
Pepperdine University Law Library
Southwestern University School of Law Library
University of California at Los Angeles Law Library
University of Southern California Law Library
U.S. Courts Library
Whittier College School of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Quarterly
Ongoing Activities:
- Sharing of information about ongoing projects at member libraries
- Resource sharing project under development
Publications: None
Mid-America Law School Library Consortium (MALSLC)
Contact: Kay L. Andrus
Klutznick Law Library
Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NB 68178-0056
Tel: (402) 280-2251
Fax: (402) 280-2244
E-mail: andrus@culaw.creighton.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1979; open to academic law libraries in Arkansas,
Illinois (excluding the Chicago area), Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota
Organizational Status: Incorporated in Missouri; qualified under
IRC ' 501(c)(3)
Source of Funds: Dues
Members (20)
Creighton University School of Law, Klutznick Law Library
Drake University Law Library
Northern Illinois University College of Law Library
Oklahoma City University Law Library
St. Louis University Law Library
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library
University of Arkansas School of Law Library, Robert A. Leflar
Law Center
University of Arkansas at Little Rock/Pulaski County Law Library
University of Illinois Law Library
University of Iowa Law Library
University of Kansas School of Law Library
University of Missouri/Columbia Law Library
University of Missouri/Kansas City, Leon E. Bloch Law Library
University of Nebraska College of Law Library
University of North Dakota
University of Oklahoma Law Library
University of South Dakota, McKusick Law Library
University of Tulsa School of Law, Taliaferro Savage Library
Washburn University of Topeka School of Law Library
Washington University, Freund Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Four times a year, in conjunction with annual meetings
of AALL, AALS, MAALL, and SWALL
Ongoing Activities:
- Interlibrary loan and photocopy reciprocity at no charge
- Cooperative collection development (sharing information about
subjects and titles)
- RLIN search access, with expert assistance from the University
of Tulsa Law Library
- Grant applications for technology projects (e.g. telefax,
CD-ROM union catalog)
- Union lists (serials, software, looseleaf services, microforms)
- Compilation and distribution of composite ABA statistics for
member libraries
- Workshops for non-professional library staff members
- Directory of library policies and collection descriptions
- Directory of non-professional staff
- Exchange of journals published at member schools
- Computer librarians working group
- Computer labs survey
- Coordinated book purchasing proposal, based on the NELLCO
model
Publications: Union List of Serials (available for purchase)
Intelligent Catalog (CD-ROM union catalog - members only)
Mid-Atlantic Law Library Cooperative
Contact: Joel Fishman
Allegheny County Law Library
921 City County Bldg.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel: (412) 350-5353
Fax: (412) 350-5889
E-mail:
Organization
History: Founded in 1980; open to academic, state, county, and
bar libraries in geographical proximity to Pennsylvania
Organizational Status: Not incorporated
Source of Funds: None
Members (14)
Allegheny County Law Library
Dickinson School of Law Library
Duquesne University Law Library
Jenkins Memorial Law Library
New Jersey State Law Library
Rutgers University Law School Library (Camden)
State Library of Pennsylvania
Temple University Law School Library
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Biddle Law Library
University of Pittsburgh, Barco Law Library
Villanova University School of Law Library
West Virginia University College of Law Library
Widener University School of Law Library (Harrisburg campus)
Widener University School of Law Library (Wilmington campus)
Activities
Meetings: Twice a year
Ongoing Activities:
- Cooperative collection development, including compilation
of union lists of state materials, periodicals, and loose-leaf
services and notification of large purchases/cancellations
- Free reciprocal interlibrary loan and photocopying
- Microfilming of Pennsylvania records and briefs
- Grant proposals for equipment purchases by member libraries
Publications: Pennsylvania Union List of Law Library Serials
New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO)
Contact: Diane Klaiber
NELLCO Executive Director
Harvard University Law School Library
Langdell Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: (617) 252-9636
Fax: (617) 496-4409 or (508) 428-7623
E-mail: klaiber@law.harvard.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1983; open to ABA accredited academic and
other large non-profit law libraries
Organizational Status: Incorporated in Massachusetts; qualified
under IRC ' 501(c)(3); salaried Executive Director
Source of Funds: Dues; commission on coordinated book purchases
Members (19)
Albany Law School, Schaffer Law Library
Boston College Law School Library
Boston University, Pappas Law Library
Connecticut Trial Courts
Franklin Pierce Law Center Library
Harvard Law School Library
New England School of Law Library
Northeastern University Law Library
Massachusetts Trial Courts
Quinnipiac College Law Library, Hamden, CT
Rhode Island State Law Library
Roger Williams School of Law Library
Social Law Library
Suffolk University Law Library
University of Connecticut School of Law Library
University of Maine, Donald L. Garbrecht Law Library
Vermont Law School, Julien and Virginia Cornell Library
Western New England College School of Law Library
Yale Law School Library
Activities
Meetings: Twice a year
Ongoing Activities:
- Strategic Plan developed and implemented
- Free interlibrary loan and telefax service to members
- Working groups for Acquisitions, Interlibrary loan, Reference,
Technical Services, Collection Development and Intranet Librarians
- Master contract for book purchases through a single jobber
to obtain most favorable discount for all libraries
- Grant application for learning organization developed
- Cooperative collection development project being planned for
electronic resources
- Technology Assessment Survey for all members
- Listserv: nellco-request@hulaw1.harvard.edu (subscribe nellco
[e-mail address])
- Networking/Expert*s Database developed
- Development of a Technology Center/Intranet
- Exploration of other vendor discounts
Publications: Home Page: http://www.fplc.edu/library/nellco/nellco_1.htm
New York Joint International Law Program (JILP)
Contact: Gregory Koster
CUNY Law School Library
65-21 Main St.
Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: (718) 575-4264
Fax: (718) 575-4276
E-mail: gek@maclaw.law.cuny.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1984
Organizational Status: Formal written agreement, but not incorporated
Source of Funds: Expenses shared equally by member libraries
Members (3)
Brooklyn Law School Library
City University of New York Law School Library
New York Law School Library
Activities
Meetings: Monthly
Ongoing Activities:
- Free interlibrary loan, photocopy, telefax and fiche duplication
to members
- Joint international-law law review title page current awareness
service for faculty of member schools
- Cooperative collection development in international, comparative
and foreign law, including a core collection held at each institution
and a shared research collection divided by subject responsibility
- Joint support and sharing of services of international law
librarian
Publications: JILP Bibliography (members only)
Ohio Regional Consortium of Law Libraries
Contact: Paul Richert
University of Akron
Law Library
Akron, OH 44325-2902
Tel: (216) 972-7330
Fax: (216) 258-2343
E-mail: paulrichert@uakron.edu
Organization
History: Founded in 1987
Organizational Status: Incorporated in Ohio; qualified under IRC
' 501(c)(3)
Source of Funds: Dues
Members (10)
Capital University Law Library
Case Western Reserve University Law School Library
Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law
Library
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Library
Ohio Northern University Law School, Taggart Law Library
Ohio State University College of Law Library
University of Akron Law Library
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Robert S. Marx Law Library
University of Dayton Law Library
University of Toledo College of Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Three times a year, at annual meetings of AALL, AALS
and ORALL
Ongoing Activities:
- Free interlibrary loan and telefax to member libraries
- Distribution of monthly acquisitions lists
- Distribution of ABA statistical reports
- Cooperative central storage of large, little-used sets
- Review of effect of Ohiolink on library policies and services
Publications: None
Oregon Council of County Law Libraries (OCCLL)
Contact: Jacquelyn J. Jurkins
Multnomah County Law Library
1021 S.W. Fourth Ave., 4th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: (503) 248-3394
Fax: (503) 248-3395
E-mail:
Organization
History: Founded in 1978; open to county law libraries in Oregon
Organizational Status: Informal, not incorporated
Source of Funds: None
Members (17)
Clackamas County Law Library
Clark County Law Library
Columbia County Law Library
Deschutes County Law Library
Douglas County Law Library
Jackson County Law Library
Jefferson County Law Library
Klamath County Law Library
Lake County Law Library
Lane County Law Library
Lincoln County Law Library
Linn County Law Library
Marion County Law Library
Multnomah Law Library
Umatilla County Law Library
Washington County Law Library
Yamhill County Law Library
Activities
Meetings: Twice a year
Ongoing Activities:
- Free interlibrary loan and photocopy for member libraries
- Maintenance of telefax network with free service for member
libraries
- Workshop on strategic planning
- Development of policy statement on levels of service to help
member libraries plan for more effective utilization of resources
and allocation of services
Publications: OCCLL Dialog (newsletter - members only)
Procedures and Policies Manual for County Libraries (members
only)
Texas Association of Law Libraries Consortium (TALL)
Contact: Kay Schlueter
Texas State Law Library
P.O. Box 12367
Austin, TX 78711
Tel: (512) 463-1722
Fax: (512) 463-1728
E-mail: ulcg001@access.texas.gov
Organization
History: Founded in 1980; reconstituted in 1987; open to all Texas
law libraries
Organizational Status: Informal
Source of Funds: None
Members (17)
Austin Association of Law Libraries
Baylor University, M.C. & Mattie Caston Law Library
Collin County Law Library
Dallas Association of Law Libraries
Dallas County Law Library
Harris County Law Library
Houston Association of Law Libraries
St. Mary*s University School of Law, Sarita Kenedy East Law Library
South Texas College of Law Library
Southern Methodist University Law Library
Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (Texas constituency)
Texas Southern Law School Library
Texas State Law Library
Texas Tech University School of Law Library
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law Library
University of Houston Law Library
University of Texas at Austin, Tarlton Law Library
Activities
Meetings: At least once a year
Ongoing Activities:
- Cooperative acquisitions of state administrative codes and
registers
- Publicity campaign for improvements in teaching of legal
research
- Support for library science programs at three existing schools
in Texas
- Coordinated lobbying for replacement of defective Texas
Digest bindings
- Surveys on alternative funding sources for the State Law
Library and the county law libraries, and on area salaries
- CD-ROM usage survey
- Sponsorship of microfilming project by Hein for superseded
Texas code pocket parts
- Participates with other library groups in sponsoring a librarian
column in Texas Lawyer, and an indexing project
- Pressure for on-line access to CLE materials
Publications: Short Notes (newsletter - members only)
Meeting minutes (members only)
