Lyo,
I have no immediate answer for topical collections. However, for
*countries* I rely heavily on the online RLG Conspectus, occasionally
referring to the Schaffer & Bruce Directory. What I like about the RLG
conspectus is that it codes not only for the strength of an existing
collection but also for a library's current acquisitions commitment for a
given country. Usually my requests are for the text of a law in force,
and if I don't have it, I assume it is likely that the law libraries with
higher numbers in the conspectus are more likely to have it than I.
I always search as follows: fin kw law [country name]. For
example, fin kw law sri lanka or fin kw law argentina (where "kw" stands
for "key word"). This puts me into the section of the Conspectus where the
topic is "Foreign law--[country name]".
Hope this helps!
Bill
William B. McCloy Telephone: (206) 543-7447
Assistant Librarian for FAX: (206) 685-2165
Comparative Law Internet: wbmccloy@u.washington.edu
Gallagher Law Library
University of Washington
1100 NE Campus Parkway, JB-20
Seattle, WA 98105
P.S. What does "Bouki pa sot anko" mean?
On Tue, 1 Sep 1992, Lyonette Louis-Jacques wrote:
>
> 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.
> -------------------
> 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?
> -------------------
>
> 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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