![handle is hein.journals/lgrefsq20 and id is 1 raw text is: Public Services Issues with Rare
and Archival Law Materials:
An Introduction
Michael Widener
In the past few years I have perceived a modest but definite growth in
rare book and archival collections in academic law libraries in the U.S. In
addition, legal history remains a vital field of study, not only within law
schools but also in the legal profession as a whole and outside the legal
community. I thus think it's timely to devote a special volume to the topic
of public services for rare books and archives. I am grateful for the invita-
tion to edit this volume.
I have always felt that the primary value of these special collections
lie in their use, both actual and potential. Rare books and archives come
alive when consulted by readers and researchers.
In the administrative and budgetary environment of law librarian-
ship, outstanding reference service is crucial to the survival and growth
of special collections in law libraries. Rare book collections and ar-
chives must demonstrate that they are pulling their weight and contrib-
uting to the mission of their libraries and parent institutions. I hope that
this special volume will demonstrate the importance of these contribu-
tions to law librarians in general, and in particular to our colleagues in
public services and our library directors. In addition, the following arti-
[Haworth co-indexing entry note]: Public Services Issues with Rare and Archival Law Materials: An In-
troduction. Widener, Michael. Co-published simultaneously in Legal Reference Services Quarterly (The
Haworth Information Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 20, No. 1/2, 2001, pp. 1-4; and: Pub-
lic Services Issues with Rare andArchivalMaterials (ed: Michael Widener) The Haworth Information Press,
an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc., 2001, pp. 1-4. Single or multiple copies of this article are available for a
fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service [1-800-342-9678, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST). E-mail ad-
dress: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com].
@ 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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