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7 Trends L. Libr. Mgmt. & Tech. 1 (1995-1996)

handle is hein.journals/ttllmt7 and id is 1 raw text is: Trends Law Library Management and Technology Vol. 7, No. 1 Mark E. Estes, Editor July/August 1995 1995 Space Requirements & Price List for Selected Legal Resources, Part 1 (Editor's Note: This originally appeared in the Minnesota State Law Library County Law Library Program Bulletin No. 70 (May 1995). It has been edited for Trends readers by eliminating publisher names and most references to Minnesota county law library needs. Part 2 will be in the next issue.) T his annual list is intended to be a basic tool for budget and space planning. It is a selection of print titles typically found in Minnesota law libraries. It is not required or recommended that every title be available in every county law library or that the collection be limited to the titles on this list. It is wise to add an extra 10% to 15% to the total to cover increases in subscription costs and any recompiled or new volumes added to digests or other sets. To further assist in collection development, the availability of microform and CD-ROM formats is noted. See the discussion of these formats, as well as electronic access, below. Today's library manager must weigh all these options in order to provide the most cost- effective and complete access to legal mate- rials for their constituencies. READING THE CHART Resource: Resources were measured on Feb- ruary 1, 1995. The last volume measured has been indicated, where relevant. The following are some of the alternatives to hardcopy resources. Microform can be a cost-effective method of adding to the collection or replacing lesser used sets that are deteriorating and taking up valuable space. It has proven to be a reli- able medium for long-term preservation of resources. Resources available in microform are indicated by MF in the left margin. (Note: The microform version may be pro- duced by a different vendor from the hard- copy publisher.) West reproduces their national reporter system on ultrafiche which contains more images per fiche than microfiche. The cost of ultrafiche is approximately 80% of the hardcopy price (or 70% if the hardcopy is traded in). Publication averages 70 volumes behind the hardcopy. The Law Library Microform Consortium is a nonprofit corporation attempting to pro- vide a low-cost alternative to commercial pub- lishers. The consortium is engaged in a con- tinuing program of conversion of volumes of the National Reporter System into microfiche when the copyright lapses. Each unit can be purchased separately, e.g., Northwestern Reporter, v. 1-168, 1879-1918, for $3033 Continued on page 2 A publication for academic, firm, corporate & government law librarians.

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