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12 Austl. L. Libr. 3 (2004)

handle is hein.journals/auslwlib12 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Petal Kinder, Federal Court of Australia. Email: petal.kinder@fedcourt.gov.au In 1993 when writing the Editorial for Volume 1 of the Australian Law Librarian Jacqui Elliott heralded the 'new look' for the Journal and stated, 'the Victorians had developed the Newsletter so successfully that the time had come for us to present it as a journal rather than a newsletter'. In borrowing from Jacqui's phrase I would like to say welcome to the 'new look' Australian Law Librarian for 2004. It is the first time in the eleven-year history of the Journal that Victoria has taken over the role of editor. The excitement and energy derived from being given an opportunity to take on the role together with the good fortune to have a graphic designer, Lyndon Lovell, as part of the team has acted as a catalyst for change. A new column has been added, the Library Technicians' column, and commencing with Issue No 2 'a letter from Oxford' (Ruth Bird) and a 'letter from Canada' (Nick Pengelley) will appear, hopefully on a regular basis. A sincere thank you to all past Editors for keep- ing to the high standard originally set by Jacqui and a special thank you to the immediate past Editor, Mary Greenfield and her Editorial team, for assisting in the smooth transfer of the Journal. The focus of this issue is mainly on rare and old law books and their associated preservation issues. The idea for the theme arose from attending the excellent Rare Books Lecture Series presented by the Legal Resource Centre, Melbourne Law School. There have been three lectures presented to date. Unfortunately the third lecture given by Dr John Emmerson QC was not ready for publi- cation, however we look forward to it being published at a later date together with further lectures from this Series. Dr Caitlin Stone from the Legal Resource Centre has based her article on the inaugural lecture given by Professor Robin Sharwood. In his lecture, 'Revealing Hidden Treasures', Professor Sharwood threw light on some of the gems hidden in the Legal Resource Centre's Rare Book Collection, and made reference to certain areas of the collection that could be expanded. The second lecture, 'Buying law books in nine- teenth-century Melbourne' was presented by Professor Wallace Kirsop, one of Australia's most distinguished academics in the area of book history. Professor Kirsop traces the origins and development of the law book trade in Melbourne. The importance of preserving for posterity the fragile legacy of the past is stressed. Preservation, not only through the keeping of proper documen- tation and records is required but also through the conservation and handling of materials. It is the 1 50h anniversary of the State Library of Victoria and Des Cowley, the Rare Books Librarian, discusses the approach to repair and restoration taken in the early years of the Library and contrasts it with current practices undertaken in preventative conservation. The final article in this issue by Robert Grundy, Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), considers the first of the six terms of reference set out in the government's Digital Agenda Review. Out of approx 70 submissions sent to Phillips Fox, who was appointed to conduct a major part of the Government's broader review of the digital agenda reforms, Robert Grundy has chosen to AUSTRALIAN LAw LIBRARIAN. Vol 12 No. 1 Autumn 2004.

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