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2-1970 Book Selection and Acquisitions: Comments and Annotated Bibliography Betty W. Taylor University of Florida Levin College of Law

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at UF Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in UF Law Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of UF Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Book Selection and Acquisitions: Comments and Annotated Bibliography By BErY W. TAYLOR-' and WILLiAm W. GAUNT** Samuel Johnson said: "Knowledge is of delegated to the librarian. Ideally, all other two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we things being equal, the librarian should control know where we can find information upon it. the selection process but, at the same time, When we enquire into any subject, the first maintain an open channel for the recommenda- thing we have to do is to know what books tions and advice of library patrons. have treated of it,"1 placing the burden for Incumbent with the freedom of book selec- finding the knowledge upon those desiring it. tion is the responsibility for choosing titles The premium factor in the search for truth is wisely, in light of total library needs. Exercising the acquisition and preparation of information this choice can result in questioning of the for discovery, so that when it is sought, it can librarian's judgment in book purchasing. Un- be ferreted out successfully by the seekers. Thus fortunately, the matter of freedom in selection emerges the librarian's role in the quest for of library materials, especially in nonlegal li- knowledge. braries, on occasions, has become such a power- The book selection process, one of the most ful issue that the librarian's position itself may important library functions, can set the whole be placed in jeopardy upon the exercise of dis- tenor of a library, and through this process cretion in acquisitions. the reading and research of library users can Budgetary limitations, superimposed upon li- be manipulated. Directly related to the quality brary administration, challenge the librarian's of the seeker's product is the quality of the utmost professional skill. This is true in the library's content and organization; thereby em- situations where only a few titles can be pur- phasizing the requirement for responsible book chased or at times when large sums of money selection. are allocated to be exhausted over a designated In the usual setting, the librarian administers period of time. Numerous factors must be the library, including the book selection func- weighed before an order receives a final stamp tion; however, the divergence of the selection of approval. In order to make an intelligent process is exemplified in the different types of selection, the librarian should be familiar with libraries and even within a particular type of similar books in the collection, other editions library, depending upon the size of the collec- owned, instructional or research potential of tion, the number and demands of patrons, the proposed title, upkeep costs, discounts avail- specialized programs, and its administration. In able, etc. (Consult accompanying bibliography some libraries, acquisition of materials requires for articles on this topic; i.e., Jeffrey's "Book little or no selection process, but merely the Selection: Evaluation Standards and Proce- exhaustion of adequate funding, while in other dures," 45 Law Library J. 401 (1952).) libraries, the selection process becomes critical In the final analysis, selections are not made within budgetary limitations and as to patrons in a vacuum, and the purpose of this paper is as well. to present information, along with an anno- Many of us take the book selection respon- tated bibliography, to assist in the selection sibility and duty for granted; others must and acquisitions process. Herein the materials jealously guard the right to select library ma- deal not only with current acquisitions but terials; and still others are denied the selection also with evaluative selections, enhancing the privilege, which is assumed by an outside body, quality of an existing collection. with only the technical acquisitions function CURRENT BooK SELECTION AiDs * Law Librarian, University of Florida. * President, William W. Gaunt & Sons, Holmes One of the most valuable sources of in- Beach, Florida. formation about new books arriving on the I Samuel Johnson on April 15, 1775, as quoted scene is provided by the publishers and dealers in Hill, George B., ed. Boswell's Life of Johnson. themselves via blurbs and catalogs. All libraries Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934. Vol. 2, Pp. 365. should be on the mailing lists to receive ad- LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 63

vertisements describing current title content ments distributed in 1966, 1967, 1968, and and price. These usually are posted earlier than 1969. Commencing in 1969, a quarterly interim other bibliographic sources, frequently prior to supplement, Law Books Published (during the publication, thus being the primary link to the quarter covered), appeared. For the first time, current market. Before negotiating purchase selected foreign law books were introduced. orders, careful examination of blurbs and other The fourth quarterly issue will cumulate the publication sources is necessary to determine data for the year, becoming the annual supple- edition and publication date, in order to avoid ment. Plans to update the 1964 bound volumes duplication. One survey polling law librarians are in progress. about sources used for book aids indicated Nearly every law review carries a book review that "publishers' announcements are used more section that can be scrutinized for book selec- 2 regularly and extensively than any other aid." tion purposes. While, generally speaking, book Additionally, publishers and dealers offer reviews are not considered the best source for listings or catalogs of titles available for pur- book selection because they are not critical chase. These will include not only the new and they are late, still they offer some guidance arrivals but also older titles that are in stock. as to subject matter treated, its up-to-dateness The catalogs should be collected and retained and its relation to other materials in the field, for consultation from time to time and may as well as full bibliographic citations. To fill a be discarded when a new catalog is issued. void in this area, the Law Library Journal Many catalogs are now providing librarians carries a special book reviewing feature espe- with detailed technical information about cially designed for law librarians in book selec- books, and close examination of brochures may tion (see "Book Appraisals" in each issue). yield an LG card number and/or an LC classi- Apart from the current treatises and serials, fication number; some even appear in the LC is a multitude of material that should be placed card format to assist in the cataloging and in a law library. Sources of data about peri- classification of books. This data should ac- odicals, continuations, documents, and foreign company the internal order information to materials are included in the attached bibliog- facilitate the processing procedures after the raphy in the primary section. book arrives. Salesmen can provide a virtual wealth of BOOK COLLEMCTON EXPANSION information about publications, both their own In addition to and competitors'. Most of them have regular being alert to current materials, librarians wish to be cognizant of pub- visitation schedules and are anxious to assist lications to improve and expand the book librarians in the selection of materials and to collection. Undoubtedly most librarians explain the content and use of their tools. compile want lists of priority Often they possess information about used or items, based upon suggestions of patrons and upon out-of-print titles that are being searched for recommended lists, to be purchased as purchase, and can direct an individual to an funds are allocated. Aside available title. from these items, are books that should be purchased as the library Beyond the data from the publishers them- grows in size. As- certaining which books selves, there is the very useful title, Law Books to purchase next, to in Print. As implicit in the name, this indis- improve the quality of the collection, becomes less tangible. pensable tool lists the books that are still avail- Again, various factors will in- able from publishers and/or dealers. Originally fluence the direction of library growth; i.e., specialized published in 1957, it was the first attempt to needs of the clientele, resources list publications in print in the law book field. available in the vicinity, and, for law school A later edition, in 1959, was published in a 2- libraries, the curriculum, instructional versus volume format, with increased scope of cover- research programs, writing activities of the age. The latest edition, bound in two volumes, faculty, etc. was published in 1964, with annual supple- Bibliographies of materials provide an excellent source of information for selecting titles to 2 Brown, George Berdine. "The Practices of Law build library collections and to improve the Publishers As They Affect Law Libraries," 34 LLJ quality of the collection. A newcomer to law 46, at 47 (1941). library resource material, but now of great BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS prominence, is the project sponsored by the These standards are specific enough to aid any Association of American Law Schools, entitled librarian of a small law library in determining Law Books Recommended for Libraries. These which are the essential materials for first pur- loose-leaf volumes should be purchased by chase. every library striving to enhance its holdings. Bibliographies exist for all areas of the law. Lists of treatises, issued on 45 areas of the law, Generally, these tend to be comprehensive and serve as guidelines for acquisitions designed to not evaluative, so that the uninitiated book build law library collections. Titles are cat- selector may be presented with a dilemma in egorized with A, B, or C ratings to indicate the choosing among titles. No attempt to compile a size of the library for which the books are bibliography of bibliographies is contemplated recommended: A for basic minimum collection, here, but significant ones cited in articles de- B for research program with enriched curric- signed to assist in book selection in specialized ulum and seminar offerings, and C for libraries fields are included under the heading "Bibli- with research collections. Presumably, the small ography," infra. Bibliographies within articles library would attempt to acquire all the titles have not been singled out but the incorpora- rated "A" in the bibliography. A word of cau- tion therein is noted in the annotation. tion about selections from these lists-a significant number of titles are out of print and are Boox ACQUISITION unavailable from booksellers. A few have been Once the decision to order a given title is and can reproduced by University Microfilms finalized, attention is focused upon the tech- be purchased in film or Xerox copy format. niques of acquisition. The simplified method is Others are unobtainable in any form. to order the title from the publisher or dealer As an aid in book selection, some publishers by way of letter, purchase order, or multiple and dealers are issuing classified lists of avail- order form. For small libraries purchasing few able books on particular topics, countries, etc. books, this may present no difficulty. Com- (See selected Gauntletters as an example.) pounding orders in great numbers complicates These usually supply full bibliographic data, procedures, and the librarian is forced to co- with annotations sufficient to determine the ordinate functions or become bogged down in value for acquisition. the paper flood. In unusual circumstances, it Two other sources that are particularly use- may be better practice to contact a salesman, ful to law school librarians are the Association dealer, or publisher and arrange for ordering of American Law Schools' standards and the in large quantities and billing in minimum in- current acquisitions lists from libraries, which voices. are becoming more numerous. In 1952, Marian Certain techniques can be adopted to sim- Gallagher cited 14 such bibliographies;a now, plify the acquisitions procedures, in order to in addition, others currently being published guarantee a greater percentage of accuracy in by law schools include: Alabama, Georgia, Il- record keeping and receipt of materials. For linois, and Yale. Most of these are available, instance, Fred B. Rothman and Company has upon application, without charge, while others inaugurated a program whereby, for a subscrip- are sold on subscriptions. tion price, green slips in multiple copies are Member schools of the Association of Amer- mailed to the subscriber. The slips contain in- ican Law Schools are subject to the regulations formation about treatises and serials that are set out by the executive committee, which in- available from the company, annotations with dude standards for an acceptable library col- a source of information, and LC card numbers, lection: Regulation 8.1 (1969). Specifications if known. One copy of the slip may be used relate to reports of appellate courts, statutory as an order form and returned to the company and session laws, digests and encyclopedias, with the ordering library's name stamped on it, Shepard's Citations, treatises, loose-leafs, Fed- and the other copy retained for the order fie. eral and English publications. By 1975, mem- If desired, Library of Congress cards can be ber schools will be required to have a minimum ordered through the same source. of 60,000 volumes in their library collections. Law libraries are somewhat unique in that 3 Gallagher, Marian. "Aids to Book Selection," approximately two-thirds of their budgets for 45 LLJ 408, 413 (1952). library materials are devoted to continuations. LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 63

Thus, it is important to ascertain that current order plan is duplication. Advertisements can materials and updating services are arriving ac- be misleading and inadequate by their lack cording to schedule. Various plans exist to ex- of complete information. A title that appear pedite the continuing receipt of publications to be a new treatise may, in reality, be a vol. without the necessity of individual orders. ume that is sent automatically on the standing These consist of standing orders, blanket or- order plan. Should you subscribe to such plans, ders, package plans, etc. When standing orders the following notation on purchase orders, are placed, this insures the continued delivery adopted by a number of libraries, may prevent of the publications until cancelled. Standing duplication: "If titles are reprints or in series, orders can be obtained for single titles or a please report before supplying." multitude of titles, for issues of law reviews The package plans no doubt assure that you periodically, for loose-leaf pages weekly, or re- receive all the publications of that particular placement volumes of books sporadically. Bill- plan or publisher; however, unless you aspire ing can be arranged on almost any basis to acquire everything, one may question the desired: per shipment, quarterly, or annually. wisdom of such broad purchasing in the light When flexibility in budgetary allocations per- of limited budgets or specialized demands. The mits, annual billings with publishers or dealers amount of material received from some of these can eliminate an inordinate amount of paper plans, that may be irrelevant to your library, work at both ends. can be significant. If this is so, is it worth the There are a number of so-called "standing time to handle, catalog, shelve, etc.? Therefore, order" plans that may be used as a vehicle for you must ask yourself, in your overall picture purchasing. These are offered by various orga- (in relation to the size of your library, book nizations; e.g., the American Bar Association, budget, and clientele demands), are you doing the Practising Law Institute, and the Institute justice to your library and profession by taking of Continuing Legal Education. The American advantage of group plans? Surely book selec- Bar Association offers a package plan that fur- tion is one of the most elevated of the profes nishes all of the materials published by the as- sional characteristics that a librarian can possess, sociation itself, as well as all of that published and, by relinquishing this prerogative, perhaps by the sections and committees thereof. A it can be said that the librarian sacrifices some- membership in the plan entitles the library to thing of his professional self. Of course, there receive annual reports, proceedings, and direc- is a certain amount of selectivity involved in tories of the association, and periodic publica- electing to subscribe to a plan. After being fully tions of the committees and sections, along with apprised by the publisher or bookseller as to special monographs issued from time to time. the content of the plan, the librarian exercises As their publications output does not remain professional judgment in evaluating, deciding, constant, quarterly listings are furnished to sub- and electing the plan in its entirety, or re- scribers during the year to enable libraries to jecting the plan and selecting individual titles. check their acquisitions. In larger libraries that affirmatively answer the The Practising Law Institute offers a choice above question regarding plans, book selection of plan, by subject, with nine subjects in all. activities are concentrated primarily upon col. A number of courses are taught for lawyers on lection building and filling in desiderata. This various subjects. For each course, the institute appears to be the trend in general libraries publishes a course handbook, which contains throughout the country and apparently is meet- the outlines of the various speakers, checklists, ing with professional approval. 4 forms and samples, leading articles in the field, Another type of plan has come into being, and other valuable reference materials. A mem- providing for book selection and at the same ber may receive as many as 12 volumes a year time eliminating the necessity of placing or- in each subject area. Special library member- ders. This type of plan is usually referred to as ships are offered. The value of these plans the "On-Approval System." Oceana Publica- should be weighed by each library, keeping in tions is an example of a publisher offering this mind that great reductions in price per volume can be achieved. 4 Jackson, W. Carl. "Blanket Order Plans Backed A problem that may develop from a standing by Jackson," 94 Library 1. 20 (1969). BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS service. Under this system, books in elected your address. The latter is expeditious and will categories are shipped on approval. If the book cause a minimum of delay. You will be in- is desired, the invoice is processed for payment; voiced by your dealer and not the publisher, if not, the invoice and book are returned and thereby keeping your accounts to a minimum. the transaction is cancelled. If, because of human or mechanical error, Not to be confused with other types of the publisher erroneously encloses the invoice blanket order plans are societies' or associations' with the book or mails it directly to you, it is membership fee requirements. In order to ac- most important, especially from the dealer's quire any publication of these groups, a library point of view, that these invoices be forwarded must pay the membership dues as though it to him for payment. He has no way of know- were an individual. These are usually profes- ing whether the order has been filled if the sional organizations, devoted to a particular, publisher's invoice is processed for payment by area of the law, that distribute their publica- the library. It is immaterial if the dealer's tions as a service to the profession and not as name is mentioned on the invoice. The dealer, a commercial venture. Ordinarily, these pub- in turn, will invoice the library in due course. lications consist of journals or annual bound A reliable dealer has a follow-up system similar volumes. Selection criterion usually is based to your own that is put in motion within a upon an interest in the particular legal topics given period of time. If he does not receive covered. For example, membership dues in the the publisher's invoice, he will commence fol- amount of 510, paid to the American Judica- lowup proceedings, which will cause unneces- ture Society, entitles the library to receive sary paper work for the publisher as well. A monthly issues of its Journal. Membership in librarian should never process a publisher's in- the Selden Society or the Stair Society, which voice for payment when the order was placed restrict their studies to legal history of the com- through a dealer. Not only is this true for in- mon law world, enables the member to acquire dividual orders, but is particularly applicable monographs published at irregular intervals. for standing order serial publications. These examples are but a few of the many As careful and accurate as librarians try to available options that have the potential of in- be, there probably is not one of us who has not creasing library acquisitions while at the same discovered, at some time or other, that an order time reducing costs and the work load on the has been duplicated or, for some other reason, order department. For more detailed informa- must be returned. Nearly all the dealers and tion, inquire of the publishers or booksellers publishers are very gracious about accepting about possible plans. You will find that they their return. The courteous thing to do is to are very anxious to assist librarians in perform- request permission in advance so that the seller ing their duties more efficiently and effec- is aware of the circumstances surrounding the tively. return of the book. Vendors are plagued with librarians who return books with library mark- RELAIONS-IPS wITH PUBLISHERS AND ings. Remember that this type of book cannot DEALERS be resold as new and that credit for the ma- Much has been written and stated over the terial cannot be extended to the full amount, years about the relationship between librarians but must be set at the used-book rate. and publishers or dealers. No reiteration of Book ordering procedures necessitate de- these remarks is contemplated here; instead, tailed information and, above all, accuracy. some helpful, practical hints are offered to keep Discrepancies frequently occur in the process. librarians in the good graces of our friends in You are familiar with the types of problems the book trade world, and vice versa. that can arise in the lack of an invoice, dupli- No one dealer will stock every publication cate invoices, statements carrying unpaid items that may be of interest, regardless of whether that have been paid, multiple titles on invoices, it is a multivolume work, a pamphlet, or a part of which have been shipped and part of serial. As a service to your library, the dealer which have not arrived, etc. Generally, these will acquire the title and ship it to you, or he can be resolved through correspondence and will have the publisher "drop ship" a copy to should be handled promptly and precisely. 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CONCLUSION of Publishers' Weekly, arranged according to the Dewey classification number. Law titles and acquisition can be likened Book selection represented in most issues, many of technical it requires considerable to a Chinese puzzle; nature purchased by law libraries. thought and deliberation to arrive at a success- Association of American Law Schools. Law with the budget balanced, the ful conclusion Books Recommended for Libraries. South needs met, within reason, and a satisfied clien- Hackensack, N.J.: Fred B. Rothman & Co., tele. Bill Jeffrey sums it up very aptly: 1967. 6v. (Loose-leaf) $210.00. The process of book selection is an Annotated book lists issued on 45 areas of the incessant game of wits. With varying fre- law to serve as guidelines in building law in out- quency, the selector is engaged school library collections. Titles are rated A, the students, the guessing the faculty, for which curriculum, the publishers, the book deal- B, or C to indicate size of library ers, his budget, and in some cases, his the book is recommended. Excellent evalua- fellow librarians. If book selection isn't tion tool. Should be purchased by every li- the heart of librarianship, it comes pretty brary. close to it. It is not for anyone who dis- American Law Schools. Executive 5 Association of likes guessing, and it can be lots of fun. Committee. "Regulations 8.1," Library Stan- dards. Washington, 1969. Gratis. SELECTED BOOK SELECTION AIDS* Defines the minimum collection acceptable At the risk of omitting some favorite tool or for accreditation and itemizes basic contents including some of questionable value to certain in state, Federal, general American, English, types of law libraries, the following list is sub- and loose-leaf publications. mitted on a selected basis. The primary intent Beardsley, Arthur S., and Oscar C. Orman. of the compiler is to offer aids to currently- Legal Bibliography and the Use of Law available Anglo-American materials. Other book Books. 2d ed. Brooklyn: Foundation Press, selection aids should be consulted for foreign 1947. Pp. 653. and historical publications. Annotated bibliography of reference books useful to lawyers and law students; also a TREATISES AND OTHER TEXTUAL comprehensive listing of state and territorial PUBUCATIONS reports, by citation, number of volumes, and American Bar Association. Section of Corpora- dates covered. Other sections useful for se- tion, Banking and Business Law. Committee lecting treatises and miscellaneous legal pub- on Business Law Libraries. Recommended lications. Law Books. Ed. by Richard Sloane. Chicago: "Book Appraisals," Law Library J. Chicago: ABA, 1969. Pp. 307. American Association of Law Libraries (53 An annotated list of books recommended for West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1201, Chicago, Ill. purchase by law office libraries, divided into 60604) (Quarterly). Journal subscription, three categories: small, medium, and large, $10.00 per year. depending upon the number of practicing Regular feature in each issue. Analytical re- attorneys in the firm. views of current law books written by li- American Book Publishing Record: B.P.R. v.1- brarians and professors, with sufficient depth N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co. (1180 Avenue of to allow judgment decisions in book selec- the Americas, N.Y., N.Y. 10036.) 1960- tion. (Monthly). $15.50. Books in Print; An Author-Title-Series Index Begun in February 1960, this is a monthly to the Publishers, Trade List Annual. N.Y.: cumulation of the "Weekly Record" listings R. R. Bowker Co. $21.85 per yr. Issued in two volumes; the first is the author 5 Jeffrey, William J. "Book Selection: Evaluation index and the second the title-series index. Standards and Procedures," 45 LU 401 (1952). Lists over 250,000 titles available from more * The titles and annotations in this section are than 1,900 American publishers. Of doubt- list compiled by Marian Gallagher based upon the ful value to small libraries, as most law in "Aids to Book Selection," 45 LLJ 408 (1952). The author gratefully acknowledges Mrs. Galla- publishers do not contribute. gher's permission to copy or edit her materials. Books on Demand; A Catalog of OP Titles BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS

Produced by Microfilm Xerography. Ann mended for political science and sociology Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms. Gratis. departments. The catalog lists 35,000 titles that have been Columbia University. Dictionary Catalog of the reprinted upon request from scholars and li- Columbia University Law Library. Boston: brarians. The catalog is kept up to date by G. K. Hall & Co. 28v. $2455.00. monthly supplements entitled The O-P Book- Catalog of the contents of a law library that finder. Gives complete bibliographical infor- is especially rich in American and British mation for the title, along with the cost of a literature, in addition to international, Ro- Xerox reproduction. man, medieval, African, and Russian law. British Books in Print; The Reference Catalog Over 700,000 cards are included. of Current Literature. London: Whitaker. Cumulative Book Index. N.Y.: H. W. Wilson (Distributed by R. R. Bowker 2, Co.). (An- Co. (950 University Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10452). nual) $18.00 per yr. Priced on service basis. Lists books in print and offered for sale in The most comprehensive American sources of the United Kingom. Includes complete current information about titles published bibliographical information. In two parts, throughout the world in the English lan- one for authors and the other titles. guage, exclusive of Government publications. British National Bibliography. London: Coun- Of limited value to small libraries, as many cil of the British National Bibliography, Ltd., legal titles are not listed. (749 Rathbone St., London, Wl). P. 2AL. Current Publications in Legal and Related (Weekly). £13.10s.0d. per yr. Fields. South Hackensack, N.J.: Fred B. Corresponds to our CBL Weekly issues are Rothman 8: Co. (57 Leuning St., South Hack- cumulated quarterly and annually. Lists ensack, N.J.). (Monthly, except June, July, newly-published works in the British Isles. and September.) $10.00 per year. Arranged by Dewey Decimal classification. Of Lists new titles of interest to law librarians, limited value to small libraries. along with new continuations and supple- Canadiana. Ottawa: National Library of Can- ments, as published. Comments and annota- ada. $3.00 per year, including annual cumu- tions are included. "Current Publications," lation. formerly carried as a feature in the Law Lists titles of interest to Canadians, although Library Journal, is now incorporated in sec- not restricted to books published in Canada. tion III as a checklist of current state, Fed- Separate section lists Canadian Government eral, and Canadian publications. publications and moving pictures. Gallagher, Marian G., and Mary W. Oliver, Catalog of the Hampton L. Carson Collection "Sources of Current American and Canadian Illustrative of the Growth of The Common Legal Publications," 49 LL 273 (1956). Law in The Free Library of Philadelphia. Annotated bibliography of sources about Boston: G. K. Hall & Co. (70 Lincoln St., new legal periodicals, documents, and ma- Boston, Mass. 02111), 1962. 2v. $145.00. terials related to law. This library catalog includes the basic works Guide to Microforms in Print. Washington: in the field of common law, in addition to Microcard Editions, Inc. (901 26th St., NW., other types of books of an historical, bio- Washington, D.C. 20037). $4.00 per yr. graphical, or social nature. Over 40,000 en- Published since 1961, this annual lists in tries. Reproduction of library cards. alphabetical order, by author or title, books, Choice. Chicago: American Library Association journals, and other materials that are avail- (50 E. Huron St., Chicago, Ill. 60611). able in microform from United States pub- (Monthly). $20.00 per year. lishers. States price per volume, along with A publication of the Association of College publisher from whom available. A companion and Research Libraries. Reviews of books to this title is Subject Guide to Microforms recommended for purchase by college and in Print. Sold by Microcard Editions, Inc. university libraries. Gives complete biblio- $4.00 per yr. graphical citations, including LC card num- Harvard University. Law School. Library. Cat- ber and price. Extensive, critical reviews. alog of International Law and Relations. Legal titles included are general type recom- Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 6SO

Inc. (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 10522). 20v. $1,000.00. published, with the last issue of the year Dictionary catalog of Harvard's special col- cumulating the data into an annual volume. lection of international law, combining stan- For the first time, some foreign titles are dard works of authors along with original introduced. This is an indispensable tool for documents. Some 360,000 cards are repro- law libraries. duced therein. Library of Congress Catalogs. (Current issues Harvard University. Law School. Library. Cur- sold by the Card Division, Library of Con- rent Legal Bibliography. Cambridge, Mass.: gress, Building No. 159, Navy Yard Annex, Harvard Law School Library (Langdell Hall, Washington, D.C. 20541). Cambridge, Mass. 02138). (Monthly, nine Lists works represented by LC printed cards. times a year.) $15.00 per yr, including the Useful for checking bibliographic informa- Annual. tion, but not for selection. Various editions Selected lists of books and articles received of the sets of Catalogs available from com- by the Harvard Law Library during the mercial sources. period covered by the issue. Emphasis is on Marke, Julius J., ed. and comp. A Catalogue works in English, with the Annual including of the Law Collection at New York Univer- a more comprehensive worldwide subject list sity with Selected Annotations. N.Y.: Law of law books, law review articles, and essays Center of New York University (40 Wash- in collections, proceedings, and institutes, ington Square South, N.Y., N.Y. 10003). published in any language within the prior A topical arrangement, with an author and several years. The issues are arranged first by subject index to the printed catalog of the the broad headings of common law, civil law, law library, which at the time of publication and international law; secondly, by general was tenth in size among university law li- subject areas; thirdly, geographical, by coun- braries. The majority of titles are annotated try. Complete bibliographical citations are by quotations from book reviews selected given for books and articles. from a vast coverage of source material. Hicks, Frederick C. Materials and Methods of National Union Catalogs. Cumulative Author Legal Research. 3rd rev. ed. Rochester, N.Y.: List. (Available from Card Division, Library Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. of Congress.) (Monthly, with quarterly and Cited here for the bibliographical material annual cumulations.) $500.00. included in the appendices: list of British The new format of the Library of Congress law reports, American law reports, and Anglo- catalogs includes titles represented by Library American legal periodicals. Gives number of of Congress printed cards, along with titles volumes and dates covered for the reports reported by other American libraries. Various and publisher, number of volumes and dates editions of the Catalogs available from LC covered for the periodicals. Excellent source and commercial sources. for verifying obscure titles. Excellent source for checking bibliographical Law Books in Print,comp. and ed. by J. Myron information, but not useful as a book selec- Jacobstein and Meira G. Pimsleur. Dobbs tion tool. NUC is now listing law books with Ferry, N.Y.: Glanville Publishers, Inc. the LC classification numbers. (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 10522). 2v. set as of Dec. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin. 1964, $75.00. 3 supp., $17.50. Current sub- N.Y.: Public Affairs Information Service (11 scription to Law Books Published, $20.00. West 40th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10018). (Weekly, (Quarterly). cumulative, and annual issues.) $100.00 per Lists law books in print as of December 1964, yr. in the bound volumes, with supplements is- Lists, in a subject arrangement, current sued annually to update the information. books and parts of books, pamphlets, Gov- Arrangement is dictionary-type with authors, ernment and U. N. documents, periodical subjects, and occasionally titles. Includes articles in the fields of economics and public complete bibliographical information for affairs, published worldwide in the English each book, with price. Appended are a list language. of series and also a directory of publishers. Publishers' Trade List Annual. N.Y.: R. R. Commencing in 1969, a quarterly is being Bowker Co. (Annual). $14.00 per yr. BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS

The PTLA proper reprints publishers' cat- law in countries other than those whose sys- alogs of books in print. Information varies tems are based on the common law. Titles among the lists; price is always furnished. are given in original language of publication. Law publishers usually do not contribute. Lacks adequate ordering information. 1968 edition in 4 volumes. Companion vol- Index to Legal Periodicals.N.Y.: Published for umes available are Books in Print and Sub- the American Association of Law Libraries ject Guide to Books in Print. by H. W. Wilson Co. Priced on a service Publishers' Weekly. N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co. basis. (Weekly). $16.50 per yr. List of periodicals indexed in front of each Lists newly-published and forthcoming books issue gives full titles, along with information in all fields, including selected state, Federal, about frequency of publication, publisher's and U. N. publications. Even though many complete address, and price. law publications do not appear, or appear Morse, Lewis W. Checklist of Anglo-American late, this is one of the most useful of the Legal Periodicals. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Glan- current commercial lists for selection pur- vile Publishers. (Loose-leaf). $97.50 per set. poses. $25.00 annual subscription. Scholarly Books in America. Marion, 0.: (142 Describes Anglo-American legal periodicals, Prospect Street, Marion, Ohio 43302). (Quar- with dates of publication, number of issues, terly). Gratis. pagination, and other important notes. Annotated listings of publications by selected New Serial Titles; A Union List of Serials Com- American university presses. Law books are mencing Publication After December 31, listed in most issues. 1949. Washington: Library of Congress, Card Subject Guide to Books in Print: An Index to Division. (Monthly and cumulations.) $115.00 the Publishers' Trade List Annual. N.Y.: per yr. R. R. Bowker Co. (Annual). $19.25 per yr. New serials received in the Library of Con- Subject listing of books in PTLA under gress or in cooperating libraries. Of limited 40,000 subject headings, with many cross use to law libraries because of the small per- references. Complete ordering information centage of legal titles and the paucity of in- furnished. formation about them. Lists libraries with holdings. PERIODICALS Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Blaustein, Albert P. Manual on Foreign Legal 12th ed. N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co. 2v. $15.00. Periodicals and Their Index. Dobbs Ferry, 3rd supp., 1969, $8.75. N.Y.: Oceana Publications. Pp. 148. $10.00. A classified guide to a selected list of current A publication analyzing foreign legal peri- periodicals, foreign and domestic. Few legal odicals by country, topic, and language. It titles listed. indicates holdings of selected law libraries in this country to guide librarians in their GOVERNMENT PUBUCATIONS choice of foreign periodicals for purchase. American Association of Law Libraries. Check- Published prior to the Index to Foreign lists of Basic American Legal Publications, Legal Periodicals but still has value in as- ed. by Meira G. Pimsleur. South Hackensack, sisting with selections from the Index. N.J.: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1962. (Loose- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals. (Available leaf). $50.00. in this country from William D. Murphy, Authoritative lists of statutes, session laws, 2900 Prudential Plaza, Chicago, Ill. 60601). and attorney generals' opinions for each state, (Quarterly, with annual volume.) $50.00 per citing individual editions, with dates, num- yr. ber of volumes, and pagination. Excellent Indexes over 300 periodicals in a subject, source for checking completeness of holdings. author, and book review index for each part. Boyd, Anne Morris. United States Government The subject index is subdivided by country. Publications, rev. by Rae Elizabeth Rips. The periodicals are selected for their content N.Y.: H. W. Wilson Co., 1949. *7.50. of subject matter in the fields of interna- Lists Government organizations, with some tional law, comparative law, and municipal history of the agencies and their major pub- LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 63

lications. One chapter designed to assist problems related specifically to labor law librarians in selecting Government publica- (state and Federal). tions and cites to sources for selections. American Association of Law Libraries. Cutting Monthly Catalog of United States Government Costs in Acquisitions and Cataloging (AALL Publications. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Publication Series, no. 1). South Hackensack, Off. (For sale by the Superintendent of Doc- N.J.: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1960. Pp. 67. uments, Washington, D.C. 20402.) $6.00 per Proceedings of AALL institute for law li- yr. brarians. Papers include: "General Survey of Federal documents published during the Issues and Potential Applications"; "Build- month, with some processed materials. Ar- ing, Controling and Cataloging the Seri- ranged by issuing agency, with subject index. als Collection"; "Government Documents"; Monthly Checklist of State Publications.Wash- "What Happens to Your Orders-And Why." ington: Library of Congress (distributed by American Association of Law Libraries. Liter- the Superintendent of Documents). $3.00 per ature of the Law-Techniques of Access. yr. South Hackensack, N.J.: Fred B. Rothman 8: State documents received by the Library of Co., 1962. Pp. 85. Congress. Coverage incomplete and late, Proceedings of the 1961 institute. Among the compared to individual state printers' lists or papers included are the "Importance of state library checklists. Manuscript Collecting and Editorial Policies Price Lists of Government Publications. (On of Publishers of Law Books." request, Superintendent of Documents). American Association of Law Libraries. Order Separate pamphlets, each covering a given Procedures.South Hackensack, NJ.: Fred B. subject, listing in-print publications. Rothman & Co., 1960. Pp. 66. Schmeckebier, Laurence F., and Roy B. Eastin. Proceedings of 1959 institute. Includes a Government Publications and Their Use. manual and also describes the gamut of the rev. ed. Washington: Brookings Institution, order process from selection of material, 1961. Pp. 476. $6.00. bibliographic search, book ordering, and ac- Manual describing basic guides to Federal counting. Bibliography of book selection and state Government publications. Its pri- sources appended. mary purpose is to aid in acquisition of Blaustein, Albert P. "Selection of Foreign Ma- Government documents. terials: Periodicals," 55 LLU 350 (1962). Table reproduced from the author's "Manual UNITED NATIoNs on Foreign Legal Periodicals and Their In- United Nations Publications. (United Nations dex" indicates holdings of foreign periodicals Publications, Room 1059, N.Y., N.Y. 10017.) of selected law libraries in this country to Free on request. guide librarians in their choice of foreign Catalog of all publications of the U. N. periodicals for purchase. Titles should be placed on sale during the preceding year, in- selected from those in the Index to Foreign cluding publications of the International Legal Periodicals and in the subject cat- Court of Justice, issued from 1945. First issue egories demanded by library usage. covered 1945-48; annual thereafter. Contents "Book Selection," 35 LLJ 334 (1942). notes and descriptions of periodicals are ex- Panel discussion of three librarians, repre- cellent. Prices given in U.S. dollars. senting different types of law libraries, relating factors influencing their decisions in SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF book selection: needs of clientele, price, pub- SOURCES ON BOOK SELECTION lisher, series, completeness of acquisitions, AND ACQUISITION other material on the same topic, date of "Acquisition and Cataloging of Administrative publication, edition, abridgements, nonlegal Law Materials," 35 LLJ 277 (1942). titles, want-list files, and leisure-reading ma- Panel discussion on current official records of terials. Federal quasi-judicial proceedings, sources, Boyer, Benjamin F. "Testing the Adequacy of and acquistion of administrative law, includ- a Law Library for Instruction and Research," ing casebooks and documents indices, and 2 1. Legal Ed. 158 (1949). BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS

The requirements of the AALS standards in for the Small Law School Library," 42 LLJ each category are itemized, by volumes, to 22 (1949). indicate the content of the basic collection. Selected list of books published since 1942 to The author cites Prosser on Torts and the aid in selection of materials for small law Harvard Law Review to indicate that small school libraries. library collections may be adequate for most Davis, Earl H., and Thomas S. Debagh. "Gen- teaching and research purposes. He suggests eral Reference Books for the Law Library," that the library be divided into two seg- 37 LLU 61 (1944). ments: one, the basic collection, and the Citations are limited to general books and other, the research collection on microcards. include encyclopedias, dictionaries, fact Brown, George Berdine. "The Practices of Law books, directories, indices, yearbooks, atlases, Publishers As They Affect Law Libraries," quotations, and biographical information. 34 LLJ 46 (1941). Drury, F. K. W. Order Work for Libraries. Chi- Article based upon a thesis chapter entitled cago: American Library Association, 1930. Pp. "Book Selection." Results of a poll of li- 260. brarians, by way of questionnaires and per- A manual explaining the technical aspects of sonal interviews, to determine the chief ordering books, starting with the selection of sources of selecting books for law libraries. the vendor and continuing through the Describes some of the sources reported used processing of books after receipt; includes by librarians. description of national trade bibliographies Coen, Lionel J. "Book Selection in Bar Associa- and their use. Twenty-four forms featured tion Libraries," 39 LLJ 166 (1946). for ordering, checking records, and statistics. Beyond the basic legal collection required of Elliott, Lucile. "How to Build a Law Library law libraries, bar libraries emphasize acquisi- Without An Appropriation," 28 LLJ 64 tion of practice books and manuals, form (1935). books, loose-leaf services, and books catering The author relates her experience in building to the practice specialities of the lawyers in a library collection by requesting copies of the association. gratis materials, exchanges, gifts, and student Cushman, Jerome. "The Hidden Persuaders fees. in Book Selection," 90 Library J. a553 (1965). Fiske, Marjorie. Book Selection and Censor- Enumerates various factors affecting book ship; A Study of School and Public Libraries selection for public libraries. Much of the in California. Berkeley, Cal.: University of article is applicable to book selection for any California Press, 1959. Pp. 145. type of library. A study to determine the origin of restrictions Danton, J. Periam. Book Selection and Col- that impair library patrons' right of access to lections: A Comparison of German and library materials, this book defines the theory American University Libraries. New York: and practice of book selection, the library in Columbia University Press, 1963. Pp. 188. relation to its community, complaints about to them and actions Compares the philosophy and policy of book book selection, reactions selection in German and American university taken as a result, the school library's par- image libraries. While law is not specifically men- ticular situation, and the professional tioned, parts of this title may be helpful in of librarians. developing book selection principles. Gallagher, Marian. "Aids to Book Selection," Danton, J. Periam. "The Selection of Books for 45 LLJ 408 (1952). College Libraries: An Examination of Cer- Annotated list of sources of information tain Factors which Affect Excellence of Selec- about current publications of interest to law tion," 5 Library Q. 419 (1935). librarians, accompanied by an analytical Study conducted to determine what factors chart of data pertaining to commercial and among librarians and faculty are influential library lists. in selecting books. Book selection aids eval- "Government Documents and Publications," 53 uated by frequency of consultation in these LLJ 327 (1960). two groups. An excellent panel discussion on documents Davies, Bernita J. "Selected List of Treatises and their index, both Federal and state. LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 6110

Bibliography of reference material for Fed- Discusses factors involved in the selection of eral and state documents, along with check- documents, needs of the curriculum, prospec- lists and indexes. tive readers, depository nearby, physical facili- Haines, Helen E. Living With Books: The Art ties to house a collection. Selection aids dis- of Book Selection. New York: Columbia Uni- cussed. Bibliography on selection and versity Press, 1935. Pp. 505. acquisition appended. The four parts of the title describe: the Lane, David 0. "The Selection of Academic: philosophy of choosing books for people, Library Materials, A Literature Survey," 29 selection guides, book reviews and evaluation Coll and Res. Lib. 364 (1968). tools, and the book trade and selections in Survey of library literature relating to book specialized fields, with basic recommendations selection in academic libraries, with partic- for each. Although written in general library ular emphasis upon the questions: Who terms, some of the chapters are apropos ob- chooses titles, and what are the criteria em- jectives in book selection for law libraries. ployed in making the selection? Extensive Hammond, Jane L. "Law Libraries-Develop- footnote citations. ment, Direction," 57 LLU 11 (1964). Long, Bernita J. "Order Routine," 30 LLJ 351 Some basic sources for book selection are (1937). described. Contents include treatises, docu- Describes the basic problems and offers some ments, legal periodicals, and foreign titles. solutions in acquiring, receiving, and paying Heckel, John W. "General Reference Books in for law library materials. Law Libraries," 46 LLJ 454 (1953). Long, Bernita J. "Selected List of Treatises for Suggestions for purchase, along with discus- the Small Law School Library," 35 LLJ 233 sion of selected book aids for general refer- (1942). ence books. Lists on average of three or four treatises for Jackson, W. Carl. "Blanket Order Plans Backed the major areas of the law. Supplements by Jackson," 94 Library J. 20 (1969). Moylan's "Selected List of Books for the The librarian of Pennsylvania State Univer- Small Law School Library," 32 LLJ 399 sity endorses blanket order plans, relieving (1939). the pressures of backlogs in orders, staff, and Long, Bernita J. "Special Classes of Social Sci- staff costs; time and effort in book selection ence Material in the Law Library," 33 LLJ can be devoted to building the collection and 313 (1940). filling in gaps. Discusses disadvantages in Selection of social science materials for use faculty's not knowing about book arrivals in connection with law school course offer- and the necessity of reexamining the criteria ings. Appended is selected bibliography of established in order to avoid continual ship- materials for use in legislation, labor, ac- ment of unsuitable books. counting, trade regulations and public utili- Jacobstein, J. Myron. "Legal Periodicals," 10 ties. Library Trends 374 (1962). McKavitt, Matthew A., and Helen Boyd. "We Describes goals of law review publishing, dif- Look at the Law Library," 33 LLJ 81 (1940). ferent types of legal periodicals and their A portion of the article is devoted to selec- index. tion of materials, ordering and accessioning, Jeffrey, William J. "Book Selection: Evaluation and accession methods. Discusses the philos- Standards and Procedures," 45 LLJ 401 ophy of book selection and some of the (1952). problems. Points up problems librarians face in exercis- Marke, Julius J. "Legal Literature," 11 Library ing discretion in book selection, weighing the Trends 244 (1963). factors affecting selection, such as clientele The necessity of acquiring peripheral ma- and their specific activities, library collections terials is discussed in the context of economic, in the vicinity, the present collection, and the sociological, psychological, scientific, and tech- budget. nical research, along with administrative law, Kernan, Mary Anne. "Selection and Acquisition loose-leaf services, and Government docu- of Public Documents for Law Libraries," 46 ments. The problems inherent in amassing LL 382 (1953). an adequate law library of substantive law BOOK SELECTION AND ACQUISITIONS

are handled by way of excellent descriptions Suggestions for Making the Book Budget of the various book selection tools. Stretch in a Law Library," 50 LL. 527 (1957). Morse, Lewis W. "Book Selection," 30 LLJ 333 Factors to be considered in selection, placing (1937). orders through subscription agencies, use of Raises basic questions in the selection of microcopies, contributions toward costs by books and periodicals and offers some helpful others, upkeep costs, and depository materials. suggestions for arriving at satisfactory an- Pollock, Sir Frederick. "The Uses and Ordering swers. of Law Libraries," 52 LLU 11 (1959). Mostecky, Vaclav. "Reference Service in For- Speech delivered by Sir Pollock in 1886 be- eign Law," 55 LLJ 386 (1962). fore the Library Association of England. Non- Along with a discussion of reference service, librarian's view of the ideal contents of a law is included an extensive bibliography pertain- library. ing to the historical development of civil Price, Miles 0. "Government Documents for law; basic reference books, periodicals, and the Law Library," 28 LLJ 67 (1935). treatises in international law and conflict of Selection of Government documents for a laws; selected list of English-language books library on a limited budget. in foreign law; and select list of books on Pulling, A. C. "Planning and Building a Basic doing business abroad and the European Book Collection," 48 LLJ 136 (1955). Economic Community. Enumerates 12 categories and the basic con- Moylan, Helen S. "Fundamental Material for tent of each in establishing a library and the Law School Library, with Particular planning for its growth. Short discussion of Reference to the Library of 7,500 to 15,000 the use of microcards and microfilm. Offers LLJ Volumes," 21 85 (1928). a few suggestions in dealing with booksellers. Interprets standards of ABA and AALS, with Rank, Richard. "Selection of Foreign Law Ma- specific suggestions for acquisition. Extensive terials: Books," 55 LLJ 330 (1962). bibliography of volumes required prior to the purchases to build a basic National Reporter System and a list of recom- Suggestions for in the laws of France, mended treatises. working collection Moylan, Helen S. "Selected List of Books for Germany, Switzerland, the Soviet Union, the Small Law School Library," 32 LLj 399 Latin America, and Japan. Extensively foot- (1939). noted. Ten-year supplement to her article, "Funda- Roalfe, William R. "Book Collection," The mental Material for the Law School Library," Libraries of the Legal Profession. St. Paul, updating the standards and expanding her Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1953. Pp. 41-59. commentary on title content to include re- An analysis of the libraries surveyed under cent titles and other basic works that should the auspices of the ABA, with regard to rea- be found in the library. Tables of state re- sons for growth, adequacy to meet the needs ports included in the National Reporter of library patrons, excessive collections of System, other reports, late statutory compila- unused books, physical condition of the book tions, and recommended treatises are in- collection, and content of collections of Amer- cluded. ican and foreign materials. Orman, Oscar C. "Book Buying and Bookkeep- Roberts, Lily. "Building a Small Foreign Law ing," 31 LLJ 296 (1938). Collection," 53 LL 379 (1960). Relates Washington University's methods em- Factors guiding buying policies related to ployed in keeping financial records, book- type of library are defined, along with some keeping, and accounting in the acquisition problems in book selection and acquisition. of books. References to bibliographic resources cited Piacenza, Louis. "Second Hand Book Values," throughout. 45 LLJ 424 (1952). Sherman, Stuart C. "Defending the Freedom to Describes the factors involved in selecting, Read," 87 Library J. 479 (1962). acquiring, and pricing second hand and out- While based primarily upon public library of-print books. experience, this article points up the prob- Poldervaart, Arie. "Book Selection for the Law lems involved in selecting controversial titles. Library on a Limited Budget; Or, Practical Sloane, Richard. "Law Office Library Needs: LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL

Books-Equipment-People," 24 Bus. Lawyer and documents. Problems with exchanges and 511 (1969). gifts are pointed out. Advantages and dis. Raises some questions about improving the advantages of working through American quality of the book collection and yet con- and/or foreign dealers are outlined. Other troling its size, and some other pertinent points discussed in the paper include co- problems with regard to current materials operative acquisitions, microfilming, and needed to answer the needs of the lawyers preparation of checklists. Excellent bibliog- in the office. raphy appended. Surrency, Erwin. "Book Selection for a Small or Werner, 0. James. "The Cost of Legal Publica- Medium Sized Law Library," 45 LLJ 430 tions," 62 LLJ 269 (1969). (1952). A study of the cost of legal publications, Development of a book buying philosophy based upon acquisition records of the Uni- with respect to duplicates, acquiring expen- versity of Washington Law Library. Publica- sive sets of books and other related factors, tions include looseleaf services, treatises, court such as: libraries in the vicinity, demands of reports, search books, statutory compilations, library users, and exchanges. and continuations. Thompson, Lawrence S. "The Dogma of Book Wulfekoetter, Gertrude. Acquisition Work: Selection in University Libraries," 21 Coll. Processes Involved in Building Library Col- and Res. Lib. 441 (1960). lections. Seattle, Wash.: University of Wash- Problems inherent in book selection for uni- ington Press, 1961. Pp. 268. versity libraries: competent personnel, volume Outlines the character and organization of of publication, funds, space, and significance acquisition work, financing libraries, book of the book for the future. selection, order work, gifts and exchanges, "Timesaving Methods in Acquisitions, Acces- serials, binding, personnel, cooperative and LLJ sions, Bookkeeping and Cataloging," 43 centralized projects, and manuscripts. A very 178 (1950). basic text in this area, which successfully at annual meeting includes Panel discussion combines the philosophy of acquisitions along description of the Key Sort Card System used with the technical know-how. in acquisitions, the use of an LC order card Zagayko, Florence Ferner. "Guide to a Basic form laid out in a large sheet of paper Library on International Law," 55 LLJ 118 designed to hold five cards to facilitate use (1962). of carbons, multiple copy order forms, and accounting forms. Extensive listings of basic reference tools, Wallach, Kate. "Problems of Acquisition and sources of international law, treatises, and Ordering of Foreign Law," 55 LL 365 periodicals. The final segment comprises a (1962). short list of books recommended for first Advice is offered as to the purchase of codes, purchase for an American law library. Titles statutes and books, series and sets, periodicals, are arranged in order of importance.