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1 De Novo: Newsl. L. Libr. La. 1 (2002-2003)

handle is hein.journals/denov1 and id is 1 raw text is: DE Novo The Newsletter of The Law Library of Louisiana Volume 1, Issue 1 March/April 2002 I~ INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Stump the Librarian Electronic Resources Accessing Legislative Information GPO Access Explained Annual Report Become a friend Staff News 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law Library of Louisiana Hours * Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm * Friday and Saturday 9am-5pm Telephone (504) 568-5705 Fax (504) 568-5069 Toll free (LA only) 800-820-3080 www.lasc.org At your service: Carol Billings- Director Catherine Lemann- Associate Dir. Georgia Chadwick- Librarian Marie Erickson- Librarian Cathleen Richards - Librarian Janice Shull - Librarian Gregory Duhe- Library Associate Ruth Mahoney- Library Associate Jason Kruppa- Library Associate NEW LAW LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD HOLDS FIRST MEETING Twelve representatives of the Law Library's diverse constituency have accepted our invitation to form our first Advisory Board. With New Orleans attorney Judith Gainsburgh presiding, the newly-constituted board convened for the first time on March 4. Completing the membership are Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Patricia R. Murray, Orleans Civil District Court Judge Rosemary Ledet, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation staff attorney Rowena Jones, Deputy Judicial Administrators Valerie Willard and Tony Gagliano, Supreme Court law clerk T. Jeffrey Gregoire, and New Orleans practicing attorneys David Dalia, Cameron Gamble, Clayton Joffrion, A.J. Levy, and Margaret Woodward. Discerning the desires and needs of the wide variety of people who use the library is an important first step in determining which services and parts of our collection should be enhanced and emphasized. Two major factors-the library's forthcoming move to Royal Street with the Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal and the dramatic changes occurring in information delivery as a result of the electronic information revolution-- have inspired the library staff to engage in ongoing strategic planning. Many of the library's traditional users who have long relied on books for their legal research are becoming concerned that the popularity of information delivered via computer may cause their favorite print materials to disappear from the collection because of budgetary or space considerations. Still other library users are anxious to become more proficient online researchers and would welcome training sessions taught by librarians. The library staff will be bringing 1804 CODE NAPOLEON DONATED RICHARD KNIGHT At a formal ceremony in the courtroom on January 15, Richard F. Knight, who be- came Louisiana's third judi- cial administrator in 1958, presented to Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero and the associate justices his beauti- ful, rare copy of the French Civil Code of 1804, known as the Code Napoleon. The Chief Justice assured the donor that the volume will take a place of honor in the Law Library of Louisiana in the Supreme Court Building, and will eventually have a home in the legal history museum planned for the restored Royal Street court house. Mr. concerns like these to the new advisory board for their opinions and advice. Outreach to our clientele is expected to become an even more important aspect of our services than in the past. Not only is the catalog of the library's collection now accessible worldwide via the Internet (by going to the Supreme Court website <http://www.lasc.org> and clicking on law library and legal resources), but the staff is gradually adding research guides, our newsletter, and other helpful information to our website. The staff is exploring other projects, such as legal information and research workshops to be presented either in the library or on the road for such diverse audiences as attorneys, court staff, public librarians, and the general public. Continued on page 2 TO LIBRARY BY Knight, a member of the Man- deville firm of Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight, had just received his law degree at LSU, where he had served as editor-in-chief of the Louisi- ana Law Review, when he was Continued on page 2

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