For reference and collection development purposes, I'd like to know what
libraries in the United States have major collections of legal materials for
particular foreign countries, intergovernmental organizations or
international law topics. For example, if a patron has a Japanese law
question and my library doesn't purchase any Japanese materials, I'd like to
be able to refer them to a library who does. Or, because of budget cuts, I'd
like to be able to say, so and so library is collecting Japanese law, so we
can rely on their collection.
>From the _FCIL Newsletter_, I know that the University of Washington has a
major collection of Japanese legal materials. And also the following major
collections exist for other countries and topics: Mexico (University of
Texas at Austin--Tarlton); Sweden (University of Minnesota); Law of the
Sea/Admiralty (University of Virginia); Human Rights (University of
Cincinnati;also University of Minnesota).
I can get an idea about libraries with significant holdings from Schaffer &
Bruce's _Directory of Foreign Law Collections in Selected Law Libraries_ and
Turner's _Directory of Foreign Document Collections_, but I'd like to know
what THE major collection is for each country, international organization and
topic. Who's sure to have a comprehensive, current collection?
Thanks in advance for your help. Lyo.
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Basically, I'd like to know what the ONE library is that would have materials
for a country, an international organization or an international law topic?
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Lyonette Louis-Jacques Internet: llou@midway.uchicago.edu
Foreign and International Law Librarian BITNET: uclllou@uchimvs1
and Lecturer in Law Phone: (312) 702-9612
University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library Fax: (312) 702-0730
1121 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637 U.S.A. "Bouki pa sot anko"
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