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57 Law Libr. Lights 1 (2013-2014)

handle is hein.journals/lll57 and id is 1 raw text is: In Maryland, We Do It All Catherine McGuire Head of Reference & Outreach, Maryland State Law Library catherine.mcGuire@courts.state.md. us Maryland's court law librarians are actively involved in the Access to Justice initiative. Supported and spurred on by the commitment to the concept by former Chief Judge Robert Bell, librarians in the Circuit Courts and the State Law Library dedicate significant time and energy to the concept of getting legal information and resources to the community, where and when they need it. A comprehensive list of activities would be too lengthy for this space. Highlights, however, illustrate the many avenues Maryland's law librarians take to meet and exceed the needs of the community. Maryland has twenty-four Circuit Courts, all of which have a law library on site, in some form or another. Of the 24, 21 are open to the public; but what is available in those 21 spans a broad arc, from those with professional staff and a significant collection in multiple access formats (see, for example, Montgomery County), to those with barely-bigger-than-a-closet, no staff, and only a few key resources in print (see, for example, Dorchester County). Of the 21 public libraries, eight have a professional librarian on staff. These librarians, together with representatives from the State Law Library, make up the Conference of Maryland Court Law Library Directors (CMCLLD), established by Judge Bell in 2008 with the purpose ofconsulting and advising Maryland State Judiciary officials and administrators in matters affecting court libraries. The CMCLLD's business includes a seat on the Maryland Access to Justice Commission Table of Contents In Maryland, We Do It All Catherine McGuire Editor's Column Melanie Knapp Member Spotlight Leslie Lee Are We Part of the Problem? Stephen Young President's Column Scott Bailey and Ed O'Roarke Access to Information In Your Law Library Tracy Woodard Tech Talk Roger V Skalbeck Date Discrepancies in Supreme Court Decisions Margaret M. Krause Book Review Dawn Bohls Transformation of Law Library Website Charlotte Schneider Law Library Lights Voume 57, Number I I wl Ibrr i n' cri-ety oF- Wa;hinat- 12013

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