Georgia Law - Alexander Campbell King Law Library
Collection Development Policy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REFERENCES




GENERAL INFORMATION


LAW LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT BUDGET STRUCTURE & ALLOCATION
GOALS/PURPOSE OF POLICY SUPPORTING PURCHASES
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW AREAS OF COOPERATIVE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
DEFINITION OF TERMS ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION
OVERVIEW & HISTORY OF COLLECTION AUDIENCE/PATRON GROUPS SERVED

 
 


SELECTION PROCESS


SELECTION PROCESS SELECTION TOOLS & SOURCES OF INFORMATION
RESPONSIBILITY SELECTION STANDARDS/CRITERIA
FACULTY REQUESTS DEFINITIONS OF COLLECTING LEVELS - CONSPECTUS
REQUESTS FROM OTHER PATRONS  

 
 


COLLECTION POLICIES



PHYSICAL FORMAT
   
Monographs
Print – Hardcover & Paperback
Loose-leaf
Periodicals
CD-ROM
DVD
Electronic books
Floppy Disks
Internet
Videocassettes
Audiocassettes
Microforms
Art Works & Posters
Maps



TYPE OF MATERIAL
   
Admin. Codes, Regs, & Regist. - U.S.
Administrative Decisions - U.S.
Alumni-related Publications
Annual Reports
Atlases
Attorney General Opinions
Bar Journals
Bibliographies
Biography
Casebooks & Textbooks
Citators
Codes/Statutes/Session Laws - U.S.
Conference Proceedings
Constitutions/al Convention Proceed. 
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Course Examinations
Court Briefs & Records
Court Reports
Court Rules
Dictionaries
Digests
Directories
Dissertations & Theses
Encyclopedias
EU Documents
Films/Television/Radio Programs
Form Books
Government Documents - U.S. Federal
Hornbooks
Law for the Layperson
Law Reviews
Law School Catalogs
Legal Newspapers
Legislative Documents
Legislative Histories
Leisure Reading
Newsletters
Newspapers & General Magazines
Periodical Indexes
Periodicals
Practice Materials
Rare Books
Reference Materials - General
Reference Materials - Legal
Reprints
Research Guides
Reserve Materials - Permanent
Restatements & Model Codes
State Documents
State Materials
Study Aids
UN Documents



SUBJECT AREA
   
Abortion Law
Accounting
Administrative Law
Admiralty
Agency
Agricultural Law
Air & Space Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Animal Rights
Antitrust
Arbitration
Art & Preservation Law
Banking,Financial & Investment Law
Bankruptcy
Bioethics
Biography
Biotechnology
Birth Control
Business Associations
Canon Law
Capital Utilization
Children and the Law
Church and State
Civil Law
Civil Procedure
Civil Rights
Commercial Law
Communications Law
Comparative Law
Computer Law
Conflict of Laws
Constitutional Law
Construction Law
Consumer Protection
Contracts
Corporations
Courts
Criminal Justice
Criminal Law & Procedure
Critical Legal Studies
Damages
Disability Law
Discrimination
Domestic Violence
Economics & Law
Education Law
Elder Law
Energy & Natural Resources Law
Entertainment Law
Environmental Law
Equitable Remedies
Estate Planning
Ethics
Evidence
Family Law
Federal Courts
Feminist Legal Theory
Foreign Relations
Forensic Medicine & Psychology
Forestry
Gay Rights
Gender & Law
Government Contracts
Health Care, Medicine, and the Law
Human Reproduction
Human Rights
Immigration & Emigration Law
Indigenous Peoples
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
International Commercial Law
International Law
International Organizations
International Relations
Jurisprudence & Legal Theory
Juvenile Justice
Labor & Employment Law
Land Use Law
Law of the Sea
Legal Education
Legal Ethics
Legal History
Legal Profession
Legal Research & Writing
Legislation
Leisure Reading
Librarianship, Law
Literature, Law &
Local Government/Municipal Law
Maritime Law
Mediation
Medical Malpractice Law
Military Law
Mining Law
Native American Law
Negotiable Instruments
Nonprofit Organizations
Occupational Health & Safety Law
Oil & Gas Law
Partnership Law
Pension Law
Poverty Law
Preservation
Prisons & Prisoners
Privacy Law
Private International Law
Probate
Products Liability
Professional Responsibility
Property
Public Benefits
Real Estate Law
Regulated Industries
Religion & Law
Remedies
Roman Law
Sales
School Law
Science, Technology, and the Law
Securities
Sexual Orientation Law
Sociology of Law
Sports & Entertainment Law
Taxation
Telecommunications Law
Torts
Trade Regulation
Transgender
Transnational Law
Trial Practice & Appellate Advocacy
Trusts & Estates
UCC
Wills
Women and the Law
Workers’ Compensation



JURISDICTION
   
United States
Georgia
Core States
Other States
Foreign Law

 
 


SPECIAL COLLECTION AREAS



OVERVIEWS OF SPECIAL COLLECTION AREAS
   
U.S. Federal Depository
EU Depository
Faculty Writings Collection
Archives
Rare Book Collection
Louis B. Sohn Collection on International Relations
Rusk Center
 
FACULTY & CURRICULUM INTERESTS    

 
 


ATYPICAL ACQUISITIONS



ITEMS FOR FACULTY OFFICES
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
GIFTS
EXCHANGES
OUT OF PRINT MATERIALS
RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTING

 
 


COLLECTION MAINTENANCE


COLLECTION EVALUATION & MAINTENANCE
FREQUENCY OF UPDATING MATERIALS
RETENTION
MATERIALS MISSING FROM THE LAW LIBRARY
BINDING
PRESERVATION & REPAIR
DISPOSITION POLICY


GENERAL INFORMATION


LAW LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT

Mission Statement of the Alexander Campbell King Law Library

GOALS/PURPOSE OF POLICY

The goals of creating this Collection Development Policy are: 
  • To provide a means of analyzing present collecting practices.
  • To provide guidance to all those involved in developing the collection in the future.
  • To inform School of Law administrators, faculty, students, and Law Library staff of the collection emphases and criteria for evaluating new materials.
    This collection development document is designed as a guide to the collection philosophy of the Law Library, and as a blueprint for the preservation and future direction of the Law Library collection, consistent with the mission of the Law Library.  This policy statement will allow present and future librarians consistently to select resources based upon stated criteria and to provide access to a substantial array of legal information resources while avoiding unnecessary duplication.  This document will provide a basis for reasoned allocation of acquisitions funds, and will inform the Law Library faculty and the communities it serves of the scope and nature of the existing array of resources.  By defining the commitments of the Law Library in specific areas, and its reliance on other institutions for certain resources, this policy document should also facilitate cooperative arrangements with other libraries in the provision of access to resources.  This policy document is intended to be an organic document and will be modified as appropriate to reflect any changes in policy or subject emphasis. 
 

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW

    This policy is an expression of the current needs of the School of Law community.  As academic programs grow and change, and the number and formats of legal information resources proliferate, the Law Library will periodically review and revise this policy to better meet the needs of the School of Law community. 
 

DEFINITION OF TERMS

    The Law Library follows the American Bar Association Standards for Approval of Law Schools (Interpretation 606-1) in defining the word "collection" to include "printed sources, microforms, audio-visual works, and access to electronic formats," whether the latter be served from within the Law Library building, or from a remote site. 
 

OVERVIEW & HISTORY OF COLLECTION

    The Law Library has its 19th Century origins in gifts from alumni and University faculty collections, sporadic funding from the Board of Trustees, and materials owned by University Libraries.  The first law classes held on campus were in the Ivy Building, which was located next to the University Library (these buildings were joined in 1905 to form the current Holmes-Hunter Academic Building), and that collection helped to support the School of Law.  Even so, by the beginning of 20th century the Law School was attempting to support a separate Law Library, first in the Ivy Building, and then later in the Athenaeum Building (located across from campus at the corner of Lumpkin & Broad St.).  The School of Law put great importance on developing the Law Library in the 1920's in order to secure national professional accreditation, which it finally received in 1930-31.  Hirsch Hall opened on campus in 1932, which included space for the Law Library and a reading room in the space now occupied by the Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom.  In the 1930's the Law Library began being staffed by a professional librarian and was under the official administrative control of the University Libraries.  The late 1960's brought major growth and changes to the Law Library.  In 1966, the General Assembly allocated an additional $1,000,000, over a period of 3 years, to build the Law Library collection.  These funds enabled the Law Library to develop a large print collection.  The expansion of Hirsch Hall, including a new facility for the Law Library, was completed in 1967.  In the spring of 1978 the Law Library came under the administrative and budget control of the School of Law, with the Director of the Law Library reporting to the Dean of the School of Law.  An annex to the Law Library was completed in 1981.  The six-year project to convert the basement to compact shelving was completed during 1992.  A gift from Professor Louis B. Sohn of his library on international relations in 1996 (with additional books in 2003) added several thousand unique titles to the Law Library collection and formed the core for a unique special collection, The Louis B. Sohn Collection on International Relations.  In 2001 the General Assembly allocated 3.2 million dollars to upgrade technology at the Law School and the Law Library, which enabled the Law Library to have a fully integrated library system including barcoding the collection, RFID security system, wireless Internet access, new public access PCs in the Reference area, and Thos. Moser reading room furniture with power built into the tables.
 

BUDGET STRUCTURE & ALLOCATION

    The University fiscal year begins on July 1.  The Law Library budget is divided into several sections.  Materials for the Law Library collection are purchased primarily from the Equipment section of the budget, with additional purchases made using nine Restricted Funds and any remaining funds generated in the Coin Fund each year.  The bulk of the funds are spent on maintaining serial titles with the remainder going towards monographic and electronic resources purchases. 

Equipment Funds 

  • Serials
  • Monographs
  • Microforms
  • Sohn
  • DVD
  • CD-ROM
  • Online
Restricted Funds 
  • Beaird
  • Ball
  • Cheeley
  • Fryer
  • Lokey-Bowen
  • Lumpkin
  • O'Byrne  (limited to materials about international taxation)
  • John Rees (limited to print materials for the Law Library collection)
  • Sanders


SUPPORTING PURCHASES

    Decisions concerning collection supporting purchases, such as shelving, storage space, cabinets, reader/printers, PCs, bibliographic online tools, etc., are made by the Law Library Steering Group and the Director of Law Library with input from the Collection Development Team. 
 

AREAS OF COOPERATIVE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

    Cooperative collection development and resource sharing agreements at the local, regional and national levels are a part of the Law Library collection development program.  They allow the Law Library to rely on other collections for materials that are often beyond the collection scope of the Law Library.  Cooperative agreements can include cooperative acquisitions, retention policies, the housing of joint purchases, shared building use, and other arrangements.  The criteria for entering into cooperative arrangements include: 
        1.  The conformance of the proposed arrangement with the mission of the Law Library 
        2.  The costs and benefits of the arrangement for the Law Library 
        3.  The type and reputation of the potential partner organization(s) 
        4.  The provision for the periodic evaluation of the arrangement by all parties 
        5.  The ability of participating parties to withdraw from the arrangement 
        6.  The ownership or control of purchased or licensed materials when the arrangement ends 
        7.  The ability to access materials not housed in the Law Library 

    The Law Library has entered into the following cooperative agreements: 
 



University Libraries (University of Georgia) 
    The Law Library does not duplicate materials held by University Libraries unless it is necessary because of high demand, class use, or inconvenience in access if not present in the Law Library.  The Law Library has access to all University Libraries' databases and electronic journals licensed for campus use.  The University Libraries' has allocated space to the Law Library in its remote storage facility.
GALILEO (State Virtual Library of Georgia) 
    As a part of the University System of Georgia Libraries, the Law Library has access to all databases and features included in GALILEO.
SOLINET (Southeastern Libraries Network) 
    As a member of SOLINET, an OCLC regional affiliate, the Law Library participates in shared interlibrary loan and cataloging with other members.  The Law Library also qualifies for group discount purchasing/licensing of library databases, materials, and supplies.
COSELL (Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries) 
    COSELL members allow for interlibrary loan at no charge among member libraries.  There is a group discount purchasing plan for monographic titles through YBP, Inc. (Yankee Book Peddler), which is currently at 16%.
NELLCO (New England Law Library Consortium)
   As an Affiliate Member of NELLCO, the Law Library qualifies for group discount purchasing/licensing of library materials, mainly databases.

ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION

For information on Access to the Collection, please see the Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Policy
 

AUDIENCE/PATRON GROUPS SERVED

The following groups make up the patron base for the Law Library: 
Law Faculty 
Law Students 
LL.M. Program 
J.D. Concentrations 
Clinics 
University of Georgia Community 
Georgia Attorneys 
Academic and Library Institutions of the State of Georgia 
Other ABA accredited academic law libraries in Georgia 
Citizens of the State of Georgia 

For more information on services provided to these groups, please see the Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Policy




SELECTION PROCESS RESPONSIBILITY
    Guided by the Collection Development Policy, the Director of the Law Library, the Acquisitions/Serials Librarian, and all Librarians holding both a J.D. and a MLS degree participate on the Collection Development Team.  The Collection Development Team meets once a month to discuss selections, cancellations, and other collection policy issues.  Librarians with expertise in specific areas informally oversee collection development in those areas.


FACULTY REQUESTS
    Requests/suggestions made by faculty members are honored unless the cost or subject matter of the item is significantly beyond the scope of the Collection Development Policy.  In such cases, the Director discusses the request with the professor and makes the final decision.  Under special circumstances, and with the Director's approval, a particular title purchased with Law Library funds may be located in a faculty office.  In addition, the Law Library will order and process specific items for faculty member's offices that will be paid from that faculty member's Law School Faculty Allocation funds upon request.  In all cases, faculty requested titles are purchased and processed as library copies and expedited in processing. 


REQUESTS FROM OTHER PATRONS
    Requests/suggestions for items to add to the Law Library collection are welcomed from all Law Library patrons.  Suggestions will be considered by following the Collection Development Policy and taking into account budget limitations. 


SELECTION TOOLS & SOURCES OF INFORMATION
    The Law Library reviews a wide variety of sources to learn of the availability of new materials.  These include, but are not limited to, publishers' and vendors' brochures and catalogs, announcements from several law and academic library vendors, book reviews and announcements in major library and law journals, major bibliographies, and faculty or patron recommendations. 


SELECTION STANDARDS/CRITERIA
    Criteria to consider in evaluating materials include: 
        1. Significance of the subject matter based on Collection Policies by Subject
        2. Importance to the collection based on Collection Policies by Jurisdiction
        3. Potential for known use by patrons based on faculty research interests, curricular development or use, 
          student requests, and other sources 
        4. Accuracy and quality of the information and data based on reviews, recommendations, evaluations, etc. 
        5. Reputation of the author 
        6. Authority of the publisher or producer 
        7. Current or permanent value to the collection 
        8. Scarcity of material on the subject 
        9. Availability of material or information in other formats in the collection, availability of material or 
          information in other local libraries, and availability of material or information on the Internet 
       10. Price, including initial purchase price and maintenance costs for continuation/updating, equipment, and 
          staff 
       11. Language 
       12. Collection Policies by Type of Material and type of issuance, whether monographic or serial 
       13. Physical format or access method, whether bound printed volumes, looseleaf, microform, optical disk, 
          network access, etc., as outlined in Collection Policies by Physical Format
       14. Longevity of physical medium 
d to reflect collecting levels for the Law Library's collections more accurately. 

     0 - OUT OF SCOPE:
     The Law Library does not collect in this area. 

     1 - MINIMAL:
     A subject area in which few selections are made beyond very basic works.  It also includes works specifically requested by faculty members. 

     2 - BASIC:
     A collection of up-to-date general materials that serves to introduce and define a subject and to indicate the varieties of information available elsewhere.  It may include dictionaries, encyclopedias, access to appropriate bibliographic data bases, selected editions of important works, historical surveys, bibliographies, handbooks, a few major periodicals, in the minimum number that will serve the purpose.  A basic information collection is not sufficiently intensive to support any advanced undergraduate or graduate courses or independent study in the subject area involved. 

     Generally, reliance is on other libraries. It also includes items requested by faculty members. 

     3 - INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT:
     A collection that is adequate to support undergraduate and MOST graduate instruction, or sustained independent study; that is, adequate to maintain knowledge of a subject required for limited or generalized purposes, of less than research intensity.  It includes a wide range of basic monographs, complete collections of the works of more important writers, selections from the works of secondary writers, a selection of representative journals, access to appropriate non-bibliographic data bases, and the reference tools and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject. 

     An instructional legal collection includes most primary sources, important monographs, selected looseleaf treatises, a selection of specialized journals and one or two looseleaf services in the field.  Excludes most practitioners' guides (unless essential to the area), and materials from other states.  Expensive monographs and serials are collected very selectively.  Access to sources through LEXIS and WESTLAW is assumed. 

     4 - RESEARCH:
     A collection that includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research, including materials containing research reporting, new findings, scientific experimental results, and other information useful to researchers.  It is intended to include all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field.  Pertinent foreign language materials are included.  Older material is retained for historical research. 

     A research level legal collection has collects enough materials to allow for extensive research.  Includes more specialized secondary sources, a large number of monographs and most specialized journals.  Excludes most practitioners' guides, and materials from other states, unless needed because of curriculum or faculty research interest.  Not all looseleaf services need to be collected if they are duplicative.  Expensive monographs and serials are collected selectively.  Access to sources through LEXIS and WESTLAW is assumed. 

     5 - COMPREHENSIVE:
     A collection in which a library endeavors, so far as is reasonably possible, to include all significant works of recorded knowledge (publications, manuscripts, other forms), in all applicable languages, for a necessarily defined and limited field.  This level of collecting intensity is one that maintains a "special collection"; the aim, if not the achievement, is exhaustiveness. 

     The Law Library's collection is reserved for subjects for which the Law Library has or seeks to have historically extensive collections.  Dissertations are included. 




COLLECTION POLICIES PHYSICAL FORMAT Monographs

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Print – Hardcover & Paperback

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Loose-leaf

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Periodicals

LEVEL: 5

SCOPE: It is the policy of the library to add subscriptions to serial publications in only one format with preference given to online availability. With the exception of the policies regarding bar journals and law school reviews and journals, the library does not add subscriptions to serial publications in print if they are available electronically (either text based or image based). This includes LexisNexis, Westlaw, GALILEO, or any separate database or electronic service purchased by the library.  Requests to begin a print subscription to a journal or review not held by the library will be evaluated by applying the Selection Standards/Criteria. Generally if the current issue of a title is found online we will not begin a print subscription without compelling justification.

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CD-ROM

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library prefers not to purchase CD-ROMs because of format limitations.  CD-ROMs are subject to hardware and software incompatibilities.  CD-ROMs are not accessible off-campus. Additionally,  CD-ROMs require regular updating and  specialized knowledge of diverse, complex search interfaces.  CD-ROMs containing Georgia materials are purchased in order to expose law students to CD-ROM products  and to provide our pro se patrons with access to Georgia primary legal materials in electronic format.  The Law Library currently subscribes to several CD-ROMs.  As these products become available over the Internet, if it is feasible, we will cancel the CD-ROM format and subscribe to the Internet product. 

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DVD

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE:  The Law Library purchases DVDs if they are requested by faculty for use in course instruction or they are of major legal significance.  DVD format is preferred over VHS.   The two main advantages of DVD are its high image quality  and its storage capacity. A typical DVD disc offers production notes and interviews in addition to the feature film.  DVDs are also more robust and occupy less shelf space than VHS. The sound quality of DVDs is superior as well. 

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 Electronic Books

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:   E-book titles will be selected according to our collection development policy. 

E-books will be selected when the advantages are significant enough to justify selection. When choosing between paper or electronic format for a title, the following criteria should be considered:

               •    Cost such as lower handling, storage  and other overhead costs.  In general, an e-book should cost no more than twice the cost of an equivalent print title. 
               •    Heavy demand for the title and the number of simultaneous users included in license terms. 
               •    Enhanced contents and increased functionality such as the ability to search across titles, chapters and paragraphs, etc. 
               •    Convenience for users such as unrestricted access in terms of location and time. 
               •    Availability of usage statistics.
               •    Ability to provide access for patrons with disabilities.

In general, selection will be of individual titles, rather than collections. Collections will be selected if they provide cost-effective access to a substantial amount of new material that fits within the scope of our collection development policy.

E-books should not require unusual authorization procedures, hardware configurations or software clients.  Their use should not require special knowledge or skills

E-books should be selected only if they provide reliable, stable and permanent access. Leasing or short-term access to e-books is not preferred unless special circumstances such as an immediate need for disability access exist.   E-books should have a distinct URL that can be included in the
856 field of GAVEL records. 

Only e-books available through IP address authentication should be selected.

As a general practice, selection should complement and enrich our current print and electronic holdings, avoiding duplication unless heavy patron demand or unusual preservation requirements exist. 

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 Floppy Disks

LEVEL: 0 

SCOPE: Computer disks and software are not acquired per se.  Computer disks which accompany and are an integral part of printed material are acquired with the printed material and madeavailable to patrons. 

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Internet

LEVEL:  4 

SCOPE: The Law Library prefers Internet access to electronic resources rather than CD-ROM.   Internet resources are less subject hardware and software incompatibilities.  Internet resources do not have to be manually updated by Law Library staff.  Search interfaces for Internet resources are generally easy to use.  When considering the purchase of Internet products, the  following factors are relevant: enhanced searchability, increased access, timeliness of  information, physical storage considerations, and archival significance of the information. 

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Videocassettes

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library purchases videocassettes if they are requested by faculty for use in course instruction or they are of major legal significance.  DVD format is preferred over VHS. 

NOTES: The Law Library is the repository for the audio and visual recording of Law School events. 

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Audiocassettes

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library purchases audiocassettes if they are requested by faculty for use in course instruction or for professional development.  Audiocassettes are purchased if they are of major legal significance, such as Supreme Court recordings.  Audio CD format is preferred over magnetic tape. 

NOTES: The Law Library is the repository for the audio and visual recording of Law School events. 

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Microforms

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects materials in microform format, instead of print or Internet, when the following conditions become issues: 
- size, expense, infrequency of use, or unavailability precludes having a print copy 
- Internet versions are not available/suitable 
- print copies would be bulky or subject to deterioration 
- additional copies of heavily used items are needed 
- space constraints limit print copies 

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Art Works & Posters

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library does not deliberately collect art works or posters.  Occasionally, gifts of art work or posters are offered to the Law Library.  The Director of the Law Library will decide if the gift is an appropriate item for the Law Library before excepting the gift.  After a gift is excepted, it is subject to the Law Library’s Gifts Policy, see Atypical Acquisitions - Gifts

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Maps

LEVEL: 0 

SCOPE: The Law Library does not collect individial maps.  Atlases are collected, see Type of Material - Atlases.  If a map of historical signifigance is given to the Law Library, then it would be treated as an art work, see Physical Format - Art Works & Posters

NOTES: In the past maps have been received as part of the Federal Depository Library Program, however, those item numbers containing maps are no longer selected. 

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TYPE OF MATERIAL


Administrative Codes, Regulations, and Registers - U.S. Federal and State

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects in paper format only the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4320. Administrative Law. 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Library’s web site includes links to state codes and registers in electronic format whenever possible, and both  Lexis  and Westlaw include administrative codes and registers from the various  states.  CFR and the Federal Register are obtained both in paper and electronic form through the Federal Depository Library Program. 

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Administrative Decisions - U.S. Federal and State

LEVEL: 

SCOPE: The Law Library selects many Federal administrative decisions offered in paper format through the FDLP, and obtains online access to the Federal administrative decision collection of LLMC.   Further, the Law Library’s web page provides links to Federal sites on the Internet offering administrative decisions.  In addition, the Law Library also purchases many such decisions through subject specific materials in both paper and electronic formats (examples of the subjects from which federal administrative decisions may be purchased are: tax, labor, environment and natural resources, and securities).  The Law Library does not purchase state administrative decisions in any format, with the exception of opinions of the Georgia attorney general.  Effort is made to identify Internet sites from the various states that post state administrative decisions, and to provide links to those sites. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4320. Administrative Law. 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Currently, the state of Georgia does not publish in paper the administrative decisions of any state agency or official, except the opinions of the attorney general. 

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Alumni-related Publications

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: Only publications intended primarily for the alumni of the University of Georgia School of Law are retained by the Law Library.  Alumni-related publications from other Universities and Law Schools are not collected, even if received gratis. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library endeavors to acquire the alumni-related publications of the University of Georgia School of Law , in order to provide an archival record for the School of Law and its alumni. 

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Annual Reports

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects and retains Annual Reports related to the University of Georgia, the University of Georgia School of Law, relevant state agencies of Georgia, , major national legal organizations and their sections, and major international organizations (with an important legal emphasis). 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library does not collect annual reports from smaller national legal organizations or from r regional legal organizations, although sometimes these are sent as part of a membership with the organization.  The Law Library also does not collect annual reports from other states, universities, law schools, or other departments/schools at the University of Georgia. 

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Atlases

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects and retains a current edition of one major world/international atlas at least once every five years. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Science Library maintains an extensive map collection, including over 200 atlases in the Map Room, and other atlases are maintained in several University Libraries locations (including Main Reference and Government Documents). 

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Attorney General Opinions

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library endeavors to make available the attorney general opinions for all states.  Earlier opinions were collected and are maintained in paper and/or in microform although dates of coverage vary by state.  Currently the Law Library collects paper copies only for Georgia. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: More recent opinions of the states’ Attorneys General are available on Lexis and Westlaw; while coverage varies by state, most states’ opinions are available from at least 1980.  U. S. Attorney General Opinions are available on Lexis and Westlaw from 1791 to present. 

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Bar Journals

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects journals from all state bar associations.  Bar journals are collected for selected regional, city/county, or special interest associations within individual states.  Journals produced by the ABA or an ABA section are collected.  Bar journals produced by foreign or international bar associations are selected individually for the collection. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: All ABA and state bar journals routed through Current Awareness Program. 

NOTES: All state bar association journals are received in both paper and microfiche format, however, only the microfiche format (via subscription with Hein) is retained in the Law Library collection, while the paper format is discarded after the microfiche format arrives, with the exception of the Georgia Bar Association journal and the ABA journal which are maintained in print and fiche. 

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Bibliographies

LEVEL: 2 

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Biography

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects biographies of historical and current judicial, legal, and political figures. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4230.  Jurisprudence.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4240.  Seminar in Jurisprudence.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5960.  Approaches to Lawyering.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball, A. Watson, Wilkes 

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Casebooks & Textbooks

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE:  The Law Library does not collect casebooks unless: 

  • They are authored by faculty members and are then added to the Faculty Writings Collection.
  • They are received by the Law Library as gifts to the collection.
  • They are the only published material in a new area of law.
  • They are specifically requested by faculty.
  • They have research value in their own right.  For example, substantial commentary by the compiler or compiled by a notable legal scholar.
If collected, only one copy of any edition is maintained and paper supplements are not added. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Citators

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Except for Georgia legal citators, the Law Library does not purchase print citators, but instead relies upon electronic access to citators. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4070, 4080. Legal Research I and II. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library provides access to online database citators, Lexis' Shepards and Westlaw's KeyCite for Law School faculty, staff and students.  Although online access is limited to members of the Law School community, reference librarians will facilitiate citator access for patrons who need limited access to citator information.  Electronic access to Lexis and Westlaw citators is available to non-law school patrons on demand for a minimal credit card payment per 
transaction. 

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Codes/Statutes/Session Laws - U.S. Federal and State

LEVEL: 5 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects all federal official and unofficial, annotated and unannotated codes.  The Law Library collects the official code from Georgia and West’s Code of Georgia Annotated.  The Law Library collects the official publication of the code of each of the other forty nine states and the District of Columbia.    In addition, the Law Library collects the U.S. Statutes at Large and the session laws of all fifty states. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4070, 4080. Legal Research I and II. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library retains superseded volumes from all federal and state codes that we collect. 

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Conference Proceedings

LEVEL: 2 for conference proceeding handouts and audio recordings; 3 for commercially published conference proceedings 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects selected handout materials from professional legal conferences and professional law library conferences.  The Law Library collects recordings of programs offered at professional law library conferences.  The Law Library also collects recordings from professional legal conferences when specifically requested by faculty for use in course instruction.  The Law Library collects commercially published conference proceedings according to the 
levels assigned to subjects in our collection development policy. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES:  Many conference proceedings are published in law reviews. 

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Constitutions & Constitutional Convention Proceedings

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects U.S. and state constitutions (annotated, if available).  The Law Library collects materials about the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Constitutional Convention.  The Law Library also collects materials related to the adoption of the Georgia Constitution. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4180.  Constitutional Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4400.  Comparative Law.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: A. Watson, Wilkes, Wilner 

NOTES:  The Law Library’s existing collection includes a large number of materials about the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Constitutional Convention. 

Most of the annotated state codes held by the Law Library include state constitutions. 

The Law Library relies on the Internet and Constitutions of the Countries of the World as the key source for foreign jurisdictions but also collects selected foreign constitutions and collections of foreign constitutions, with an emphasis on English translations. 

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Continuing Legal Education Materials

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: 
The Law Library collects all of the materials from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.  Other Continuing Legal Education materials are not collected unless they are significant or are requested by faculty for use in specific courses.  Some ALI-ABA materials which are specifically requested or which come as a part of the ABA Package Plan are collected. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Many ALI-ABA materials are available via Westlaw. 

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Course Examinations

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Examinations from UGA School of Law courses are collected if the faculty provide them to the Law Library. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Examinations are  available via GAVEL’s electronic course reserves.  Prior to academic year 1998 – 1999, three copies of exams are available in hard copy. (Reference, Basement and Rare Book Basement) 

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Court Briefs & Records

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court. 

RELATED COURSES: 
   JURI 4150. Appellate Advocacy.  2 hours. 
   JURI 4160. Advanced Writing Seminar: Appellate Practice. 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library has microfiche records of the U.S. Supreme Court briefs from 1838 to present.Online access for Supreme Court briefs is available beginning in 1979 on Lexis and with the 1990-1991 Term in Westlaw.  The Law Library also subscribes to Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the U.S. Supreme Court which contains oral arguments and briefs from significant Supreme Court cases from 1793 to present. 

Georgia Supreme Court briefs from 1990 to present are available on Westlaw.  Westlaw is currently increasing their collection of briefs by adding additional federal and state court briefs. 

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Court Reports

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects official and unofficial reports from all federal courts.  The Law Library collects case reports from all Georgia courts.  The Law Library collects West state regional reporters, but does not collect individual case reports from the other forty-nine states. 

RELATED COURSES: 
   JURI 4070, 4080. Legal Research I and II. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library retains three sets of U. S. Reports (2 sets Main Floor, 1 Cheely), two sets of Supreme Court Reporter (Main Floor, Rusk 321), and one set of U. S. Reports, Lawyers Edition (Main Floor).   The Law Library has two subscriptions to United States Law Week, (Reference, Rusk 321).  The Law Library retains one set of United States Law Week.    The Law Library retains  two sets of the Federal Reporter (Main Floor, Rusk 321), and one set of the Federal Supplement (Main Floor) and all of the regional reporters (Main Floor), along with one set of the Southeastern/Georgia Reports (Rusk 321). 

Among the special subject reporters, the Law Library retains one set each of  the Federal Rules Decisions, Bankruptcy Reporter United States Claims Court Reporter, Military Justice Reporter and Veterans Appeals Reporter. 

The Law Library retains 6 copies of the Georgia Reports and the Georgia Appeals Reports (Georgia Reference, Cheely, 2 sets Basement, Sentell’s office, Legal Aid) and one copy of West's Georgia Cases (Rusk 321).  The Law Library retains one set of all West regional reporters.  The Law Library has cancelled all subscriptions to individual state reporters. 

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Court Rules

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Law Library collects court rules for federal and state courts. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4010, 4020.  Civil Procedure I and II.  2 and 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Brussack, Ellington 

NOTES: Most federal and state court rules are available on the Internet. 

The Law Library maintains one set of the Federal Rules Decisions. 

Some state court rules are part of the state code, while others are issued separately.  Court rules for each state, if issued separately, are located next to their state code. 

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Dictionaries

LEVEL: 4 legal; 3 foreign language; 2 general 

SCOPE: 
Legal Dictionaries - The Law Library collects most English language legal dictionaries and thesauri, plus selected legal dictionaries from foreign jurisdictions. 
Language dictionaries - The Law Library collects a number of English-foreign language dictionaries, with a preference for those emphasizing legal terminology. 
General Dictionaries - The Law Library selects general dictionaries. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: When a new edition of Black's Law Dictionary is issued, the Law Library collects 20-25 copies for distribution on tables. The Law Library collects a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary and a copy of Webster's 3rd New International Dictonary Unabridged. University Libraries collects a large number of general and specialized dictionaries. The OED is also accessible through GALILEO. 

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Digests

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Library collects digests to support the Legal Research & Writing program. 

RELATED COURSES: Legal Research & Writing 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library collects the following digests: Georgia, Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Tennessee, Texas, the Southeastern, West's Federal Practice Digest, the United States Supreme Court Digest, the United States Supreme Court Digest (Lawyer's Ed.), West's Bankruptcy Digest, West's General Digest, and West's Decennial Digest. 

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Directories

LEVEL: Law - 3, Non-law - 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects law-related directories, including congressional, judicial, federal, and administrative directories.  The Law Library selectively collects non-law directories. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Primary reliance for non-law directories is on the University Libraries' collection and those available online.  The Law Library purchases the state bar directory for Georgia, but not for other states. 

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Dissertations & Theses

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects the Legal Theses on Fiche series produced by Hein containing theses from other law schools.  The Law Library also collects in print the theses of graduates of the UGA School of Law LL.M. program.  Other theses or dissertations may be acquired in print if specifically requested by a professor for use in a course and if they are not held in the microfiche collection. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Until 2001, the UGA Graduate School required each UGA LL.M. student to provide the Law Library with a copy of his or her own thesis. Beginning in 2002, the UGA Graduate School required electronic submission of theses and ceased requiring paper copies for the Graduate School, UGA Libraries, and the Law Library. For all UGA LL.M. theses from 2002 on, the Law Library prints, binds and catalogs a hard copy. UGA Libraries maintains a database with electronic copies of UGA theses from 2002 on.
 


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Encyclopedias

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: 

Legal 
The Law Library purchases Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d. The Law Library purchases a legal encyclopedia for Georgia but not for other states. 

General 
The Law Library selectively collects general encyclopedias as well as authoritative encyclopedias in the social sciences and humanities that have some relationship to the law or legal matters. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4070, 4080.  Legal Research I and II.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES:  Primary reliance for general encyclopedias is on the University Libraries' collection and on those available through online services. 

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EU Documents

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects a broad selection of EU materials to support related courses and the International Journal, and to complement the depository collection. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5830.  Law and Institutions of the European Union.  2 or 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, Bodansky 

NOTES: The Law Library is a selective depository for EU documents. Supplementary materials are frequently needed for cite checks and notes. Brussels Seminar students frequently write on EU topics for independent credit. The EU depository serves the entire campus and occasional patrons from the community or region. 

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Films/Television/Radio Programs

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects legal films, television programs, and radio programs for use in classroom instruction. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library does not tape television and radio programs.  University Libraries' Media Archives maintains one of the largest broadcast media collections in the country.  In 2003, the Law Library established a core collection of classic legal movies based on the suggestions of Law Faculty and the Collection Development Team. 

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Form Books
see also Practice Materials

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library selectively collects general form books as well as form books for specific subject areas or jurisdictions. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5850.  Document Drafting.  2 or 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Nesset 

NOTES: Many practice materials contain sample forms. Legal forms are also available from a number of electronic resources, including the internet. 

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Government Documents - U.S. Federal

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library purchases selected federal government documents on law-related subjects if not received through the depository program. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library is a selective depository for federal documents. Our current selection profile can be generated at the FDLP Desktop Tools page (enter 0116A for depository number). The University Libraries is the Regional Depository for Georgia. In addition, many federal government documents are available freely on the internet. 

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Hornbooks

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects sufficient copies of hornbooks to support the curriculum. 

RELATED COURSES: First-year courses 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The Law Library collects 2 copies of all West Hornbook publications and additional copies to meet demand, along with selected similar study aids by other publishers. 

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Law for the Layperson
see also Practice Materials

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects materials written for the layperson on subjects of broad interest.  If there are specific Georgia legal materials written for the lay person, such materials are also collected. 

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Law Reviews
see also Periodicals

LEVEL: 5 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects all scholarly publications of ABA approved law schools and selected scholarly publications of non-ABA approved law schools. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Current Awareness Program 

NOTES: The Law Library binds and retains only one copy of law reviews in print, with the exception of 3 copies of University of Georgia School of Law law reviews, 2 copies of law reviews from other Georgia ABA approved law schools, and 2 copies of designated heavily used law reviews with the second copy housed in the Cheeley Room.  LEXIS and Westlaw provide electronic access to law reviews for School of Law patrons. HeinOnline electronic access to law reviews is open to all patrons. Microfiche copies of designated high use items are collected in order to assure long term access. 

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Law School Catalogs

LEVEL: 1 other schools; 5 Univ. of Georgia School of Law 

SCOPE: The Law Library's primary responsibility is to retain and make available copies of current and back issues of the University of Georgia School of Law catalog. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Most current law school catalogs can be located at that school's web site. This level of access will meet most needs.  Two copies of the University of Georgia School of Law catalog are added to the collection and located in rare books/archives.  The Law Library does not add paper editions of law school catalogs from other schools to the collection. 

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Legal Newspapers

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library will subscribe to major national and local legal newspapers. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Current Awareness Program 

NOTES: The following titles are currently received: 

a.  National Law Journal - The Law Library subscribes to the print and microfilm versions of the National Law Journal.   Paper issues are discarded when the microfilm is received. 
b.  Fulton County Daily Report - The Law Library contracts with University Libraries to prepare microfilm of the Daily Report for retention.  Paper issues are discarded after the microfilming is completed. 
c.  American Lawyer - The Law Library subscribes to the print version of American Lawyer.   Paper issues are discarded when the microfilm is received. 
d.  Legal Times - The Law Library subscribes to the print and microfilm versions of Legal Times.    Paper issues are discarded when the microfilm is received. 

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Legislative Documents  (excluding Codes, Statutes, Session Laws) 
see also Legislative Histories
see also State Documents
see also Codes/Statutes/Session Laws

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: 

State 
The Law Library will attempt to collect all available print legislative documents produced by the Georgia General Assembly.  The Law Library does not collect legislative material from other states. 

Federal 
The Law Library purchases the United States Code Congressional and Administrative News which contains public laws and committee reports. Other legislative documents are received through our participation in the Federal Depository Library Program. See the Law Library's item selection profile for more detail, but in general we select committee hearings, reports and prints. 

RELATED COURSES: Many classes may require these documents. 
    JURI 4880.  The Law of Legislative Government.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5190.  Supervised Research.  1 or 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Many faculty members may be interested in these documents. 

NOTES: This type of material can overlap with legislative histories. University Libraries is an official depository for all state of Georgia documents, as well as collecting all federal depository documents in its role as a Regional Federal Depository Library. The Law Library provides access for our primary patrons to state documents on LEXIS (since 1989), Westlaw (since 1990), and Loislaw (current session),. Additionally, state documents may be found on GALILEO and at the Georgia Legislature’s web site. The Law Library provides access for our primary patrons to federal documents from LEXIS, Westlaw, and Congressional Universe. Additionally, documents may be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/ and from the various congressional web sites. 

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Legislative Histories
see also Legislative Documents

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: 

State 
To the extent possible, the Law Library collects any available current and retrospective indexes and finding aids to Georgia materials which indicate legislative intent.  The Law Library does not collect print materials comprising legislative history for other states. 

Federal 
To the extent possible, the Law Library collects any available current and retrospective indexes and finding aids to materials which indicate legislative intent. We will not purchase compiled legislative histories unless they include added intellectual content. 

RELATED COURSES: Many classes may require these documents. 
    JURI 4880.  The Law of Legislative Government.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5190.  Supervised Research.  1 or 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Many faculty members may be interested in these documents. 

NOTES: This type of material can overlap with legislative documents. The Law Library collects the Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia and the Journal of the Representatives of the State of Georgia. The Law Library also collects The Peach Pages, a section of the Georgia State University Law Review. The Law Library provides access for our primary patrons to state documents on LEXIS (since 1989), Westlaw (since 1990), and Loislaw (current session). Additionally, state documents may be found on GALILEO and at the Georgia Legislature’s web site.  The Law Library collects the Congressional Record and United States Code Congressional and Administrative News. The Law Library provides access for our primary patrons to federal documents from LEXIS, Westlaw, and Congressional Universe. Additionally, documents may be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/ and from the various congressional web sites. 

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Leisure Reading

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects a limited number of legal fiction and popular books written about the law, lawyers, or famous court cases. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: These items are intended for recreational reading and not for research, reference, or class preparation. 

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Newsletters

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library selectively collects and retains newsletters that are of special research interest to the faculty or relevant to the curriculum.  The Law Library collects and retains newsletters from Georgia agencies or organizations that have a legal subject matter.  The Law Library collects newsletters from legal organizations, but generally retains them for a limited amount of time. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Current Awareness Program 

NOTES:  All newsletters are retained for the “Most current 2 years only” except for Georgia legal-related newsletters and others specifically selected to retain permanently in the collection.  All newsletters are classified and located in the collection. 

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Newspapers & General Magazines

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library maintains a limited collection of general newspapers and magazines to provide patrons with a browsing collection for current events. Mainly major magazines with news and opinion are collected.  An effort is made to maintain a selection of magazines that vary in ideology. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Current Awareness Program 

NOTES: New titles are added only after review by the Collection Development Team.  The most recent issues of these newspapers and magazines are located on the table and newspaper rack in the Leisure Reading area near the front entrance.  The most current 6 months of these newspapers and magazines are housed behind the Circulation Desk. Issues older than 6 months are not retained by the Law Library, but are available from University Libraries and online access through GALILEO. 

The following newspapers are collected: 
     Athens Banner Herald 
     Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
     New York Times 
     Wall Street Journal 

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Periodical Indexes

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects print legal periodical indexes on a selective basis. Among the factors in deciding whether to collect an index in hard copy are: comprehensive coverage, electronic access to the index, and cost. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: For non-legal periodical indexes, the Law Library relies primarily on GALILIEO and the University Libraries' collections and online services.  The Law Library also subscribes to electronic versions of some legal periodical indexes. Lexis and Westlaw provide lectronic access to Current Law Index and CILP. 

The following currently updated legal periodical indexes are collected and retained in paper: 
     Current Index to Legal Periodicals 
     Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals 
     Index to Legal Periodicals & Books 
     Canadian Legal Literature 

The Library maintains electronic subscriptions to the following: 
     Current Index to Legal Periodicals 
     Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals 
     IndexMaster 
     LegalTrac 

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Periodicals
see also Bar Journals
see also Law Reviews
see also Legal Newspapers
see also Newsletters
see also Newspapers & General Magazines

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library broadly collects legal periodicals published in English.  The Law Library collects selected significant legal periodicals published in other languages, with special attention given to periodicals published in Spanish, German, and French.  Primarily the Law Library collects legal periodicals that are scholarly in nature, but also collects periodicals that are of interest for current awareness.  Highly subject specialized legal periodicals are collected when they support the research needs of the faculty or the curriculum.  The Law Library tries to collect all domestic periodicals and a significant number of the foreign periodicals indexed in the Index to Legal Periodicals. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Current Awareness Program 

NOTES: Generally, if a periodical is retained by the Law Library, only one copy of it is bound, with exceptions noted in the individual check-in records in GAVEL. 

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Practice Materials
see also Form Books

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The Law Library maintains materials written for practitioners on subjects of broad interest such as trial practice, family law, copyright, bankruptcy, property interests, federal, and criminal from federal and adjacent state jurisdictions.  All Georgia legal materials written for practitioners are collected. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: For the adjacent states, the Law Library will collect quality publications in the areas of civil practice, corporations, criminal law and practice, employment law, evidence, family law, real estate, torts, and wills and probate. 

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Rare Books

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library does not actively collect rare books. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: In the future, if suitable housing and environmental controls are established, the Library may begin collecting. All purchases for the Rare Book Collection must have the pre-approval of the Collection Development Team.  For a complete description of the Rare Book Collection, see Special Collection Areas - Rare Book Collection

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Reference Materials - General

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library selectively collects general reference materials. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Primary reliance is on GALILEO and the University Libraries' collection and online services. 

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Reference Materials - Legal

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  The Law Library extensively collects legal reference materials including atlases, dictionaries, directories, biographical directories, encyclopedias, statistical sources, quotation books, research guides and style manuals.  Catalogs of government documents and books explaining how to find information from government documents are included.  The default shall be for the Law Library to obtain the most recent edition of any title already added to the Reference or Ready Reference collection. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The most current edition of a reference work is shelved in Reference or Ready Reference. Previous editions of reference works that have research value are kept in the general collection. 

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Reprints

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: With few exceptions, the Law Library does not collect reprints.  The primary exception is reprint editions of important basic or historical works.  The Law Library will purchase a reprint edition of such a work if it does not own an original printing, or if the copy of the original printing the Law Library does own is not suitable for routine circulation. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Research Guides

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects selected law-related research guides, especially those supporting the curriculum and research needs of our primary patrons.  The Law Library collects all available law-related research guides that focus on a particular state. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Many legal periodicals have Research Guides or pathfinders in them.   These are accessible through various legal periodical indices.  Many frequently updated research guides are available on the Internet. 

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Reserve Materials - Permanent

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE:  The Law Library collects no materials specifically for Reserve. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: All materials on Reserve are placed there by direction of faculty for specific courses.  When materials are no longer needed for courses, they are returned to their original locations. 

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Restatements & Model Codes

LEVEL: 5 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects all restatements plus tentative drafts and other drafts. The Law Library collects the Uniform Commercial Code plus drafts and commentaries. The Law Library collects the Model Penal Code plus drafts and commentaries. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Drafts are often notated by faculty members. 

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State Documents (excluding the decisions of state courts and administrative agencies) 

LEVEL:  2 Georgia; 1 Other states 

SCOPE: The Law Library selects few state documents from any state other than Georgia.  Effort is made to obtain Georgia documents only when those documents pertain to the legislature, state law, the courts, or the practice of law.  Examples of state documents the Law Library might select are: annual reports of judicial councils and court offices, judicial council reports, studies, and surveys, and law revision commission reports. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: University Libraries is an official depository for all state of Georgia documents, as well as collecting all federal depository documents in its role as a Regional Federal Depository Library.  Additionally, documents may be found on GALILEO and at the Georgia Legislature’s web site. 

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State Materials

LEVEL:  5 Georgia; 3 Adjacent States; 1 Other States 

SCOPE: The Law Library identifies and obtains all published Georgia treatises and practice materials.  From adjacent states the Library purchases and keeps up-to-date selected treatises and practice materials in major areas of the law (see also Practice Materials). 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: The topics covered include civil practice, corporations, criminal law and practice, employment law, evidence, family law, real estate, torts, and wills and probate. 

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Study Aids

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: The Law Library does not collect study aids such as the Black Letter Series, Course Outlines, or Case Notes.  If study aids are given to the Law Library they are added to the collection. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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UN Documents

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects a broad range of UN documents and subscribes to selected online resources providing access to UN treaties and official documents. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4640.  International Law I.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4650.  International Law II.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4680.  International Legal Transactions.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, Spiro, Bodansky 

NOTES: University Libraries collects many UN Documents in paper or in microform (although not the “masthead” documents the Law Library currently purchases). Access UN, available through GALILEO, provides indexing for UN documents from 1944 to present. In addition, Access UN contains the full text of UN resolutions and selected other documents. Many UN documents are available on the UN Web site or at individual UN entities’ sites. 

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SUBJECT AREA
Abortion Law
see Human Reproduction

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Accounting

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE:  The study of basic accounting principles and practices and their relationship to the law, as well as problems relating to financial disclosure and the accountant's financial responsibility. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES:  Collect materials on legal aspects of accounting (e. g. standards); otherwise rely on other libraries. 

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Administrative Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Includes body of law created by administrative agencies in the form of rules, regulations, orders and decisions to carry out regulatory obligations.  This area has broad application in the areas of banking, bankruptcy, securities, tax, employee benefits, public welfare programs, and environmental law.  It also includes regulated industries such as transportation, electric power, telephone, broadcasting, oil and gas, and health care. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4320.  Administrative Law. 
    JURI 4210.  Securities Regulation. 
    JURI 5470.  Banking Law. 
    JURI 4490.  Employment Law. 
    JURI 5120, 4600, 4710, 5090, 5010, 5130, 5600, 5610, 5640, 5680, 5950, 4440.  Tax Law. 
    JURI 4930.  Regulated Industries. 
    JURI 5220, 5280, 5290.  Environmental Law. 
    JURI 5460.  Regulation of Pensions and Employee Benefits. 
    JURI 5620, 5630.  Health Care Law. 
    JURI 5720.  Elder Law. 
    JURI 5990.  Disability Law. 
    JURI 5350.  Communications Law. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Blount, Brussack, Hellerstein, Johnson, O’Kelley, Ponsoldt, Puckett, Sachs, Camilla Watson, White, Bodansky 

NOTES: Collect both primary materials for regulatory and administrative rules/decisions which are a part of the federal and state library depository programs and those which the library purchases.   Keep current  major treatises and journals in the various topical areas. 

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Admiralty
see Maritime Law

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Agency
see Business Associations

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Agricultural Law

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Study of law relating to government farm programs, financial institutions and programs, leases, storage and marketing of crops, warehousing, animals, agricultural cooperatives, agricultural employment, preservation, and soil and water management. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4910.  Natural Resources.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5280.  Law and Environment.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: This topic lends itself to overlapping with many other areas. Collection contains U.S. and foreign materials, some in other languages. 

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Air & Space Law

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Covers the use of airspace for aviation and telecommunications, as well as the industries involved in those areas. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The range of dispute resolution methods from negotiation to mediation and arbitration to litigation. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4680.  International Legal Transactions.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5410.  Arbitration Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5220.  Law and Diplomacy Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5730.  Dispute Resolution.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Beaird, Dallmeyer, Scherr, White, Wilner 

NOTES: The Rusk Center emphasizes ADR in the international context in several of its programs, including grant-funded projects. For ADR in the context of labor and employment dispute, see also Labor and Employment Law. 

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Animal Rights

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Developing area of law encompassing jurisprudential and other philosophical issues surrounding the human/animal relationship; includes anti-cruelty laws, standing, wills and trusts benefitting animals, and non-economic damages for harm done to companion and other animals. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Programs, courses, and publications on this subject are rapidly developing. 

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Antitrust

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  The study of both federal and state statutes that proscribe unlawful restraint on trade and commerce including, in addition to the statutory study and case interpretation, the actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4340. Antitrust Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ponsoldt, Sachs 

NOTES: 

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Arbitration
see Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Art & Preservation Law

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE:   Rights and liabilities of creators and collectors; Aesthetic regulations and design guidelines; Protection of  cultural resources; Preservation, conservation, and management of historic buildings, neighborhoods, and districts 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: UGA School of Law offers a joint degree program in Historic Preservation in conjunction with the School of Environmental Design 

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Banking, Financial & Investment Law
see also Securities

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  Focuses on federal and state regulation of financial institutions (including commercial and investment banks, as well as savings and loan associations and thrift institutions) and includes analysis of bank formations, bank mergers, bank holding companies, and the FDIC. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5470.  Banking Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Many titles focus on economics or policy;  we rely on other campus libraries for those. 

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Bankruptcy

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  Study of the rights and obligations between debtors and creditors and the resolution of conflicts between them, including discharge or exemptions of those obligations. Includes the processes of liquidation or rehabilitation and reorganization under the Bankruptcy Reform Act, along with the role and duties of attorneys and their right to compensation in a bankruptcy action. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4360.  Bankruptcy.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 
Johnson 

NOTES: 

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Bioethics
see Ethics

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Biotechnology
see Intellectual Property

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Birth Control
see Human Reproduction

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Business Associations
see also Corporations
- agency 
- partnership 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  Examines the state and federal laws pertinent to corporations, partnerships, agencies, and franchises as business entities. Covers the organization, financial structure, governance and dissolution of these entities, as well as the fiduciary aspects of such relationships.  Also includes relevant portions of federal securities law impacting on the corporation, such as federal regulation of the proxy system, tender offers and federal restraints on inside trading. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4000.  Agency and Partnerships.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5940.  Non-Publicly Traded Business.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: O’Kelley, Sachs 

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Canon Law

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: While technically canon law includes only the body of laws made within certain Christian churches (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and  the Anglican Communion), for purposes of this collection development policy we include Jewish and Moslem law in this category.  Canon law is the body of laws made by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government of a whole church or religion. It often includes precepts of divine law, natural or positive, which are incorporated in the canonical collections and codes, as well as the constitution of the church, relations between the church and other bodies, and matters of internal discipline. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Alan Watson 

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Capital Utilization

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: The basic concepts, institutions, instruments, and processes associated with financial markets and capital management in the private and public sectors. Special emphasis placed on practical illustrations of Theory of the Firm, far- reaching powers of the Federal Reserve Board, and consequences of diverse fiscal and monetary policies of national governments. The legal frameworks for major components of the financial services sector are the subject of special focus. 

RELATED COURSES: 
JURI 5110.  Legal Aspects of Capital Utilization.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Huszagh 

NOTES: 

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Children and the Law
see also Juvenile Justice

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers the status of children in society and in law, primarily focusing on relationships 
between children, parents and state.  Study in this area touches upon constitutional cases dealing with children (e.g., cases dealing with corporal punishment in schools, free speech, compulsory school attendance, minors' abortions), traditional juvenile justice materials, issues relating to child custody and dependency, neglect, abuse and medical care, and issues relating to rights and disabilities of children in traditional areas of substantive law (e.g., torts, contracts, and property). 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4750.  Children and the Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5330.  Family Law.  3 hours.

FACULTY INTEREST: Dupre (including comparative) 

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Church and State
see Religion & Law

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Civil Law
see Comparative Law

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Civil Procedure

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Civil Procedure is concerned with the process of adjudication by which courts resolve controversies brought to them as lawsuits. It considers the rules of procedure governing civil actions in state and federal trial courts with special emphasis on selecting the proper forum, bringing the necessary parties before the court, stating claims for relief, gathering information to support or rebut such claims, resolving disputed claims by trial, and obtaining review of the accuracy and fairness of the resulting decision. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4010, 4020.  Civil Procedure I & II.  2 hours, 3 hours. 
    JURI 4670.  Federal Courts.  2 or 3 hours. 
    JURI 4620.  Georgia Practice and Procedure.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5180.  Federal Courts Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5450.  Drafting of Pre-trial Litigation Documents. 2 hours. 
    JURI 5560.  Complex Litigation.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Brussack, Ellington, Rees, Brown 

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Civil Rights
see also Disability Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Constitution (freedom of the press, speech, religion, etc.) and mandated by statute, the most important of which is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, that addresses voting rights, equality in access to public accomodations, desegregation of public education, and equal employment opportunity. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4190.  Constitutional Law II.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4420.  Constitutional Litigation.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4830.  Women and the Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4990.  Employment Discrimination.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5990.  Law and Disability Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball (1st Amendment), Blount (affirmative action, voting rights), Love (Women and the Law), Puckett (disability), White (employment), Wilkes (4th amendment) 

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Commercial Law
- UCC 
- negotiable instruments 
- secured transactions 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  Commercial law covers the area of jurisprudence that regulates trade, commerce, and mercantile pursuits. Within the scope of commercial transactions are the sale and leasing of goods, transfer of funds, commercial paper, bank deposits and collections, letters of credit, bulk transfers, warehouse receipts, investment securities and secured transactions. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4950.  Secured Transactions.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4170.  Commercial Paper.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5670.  Advanced Commercial Law Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Communications Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Legal aspects of mass media communications, including defamation, privacy, First Amendment, and broadcasting/cable television regulation. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5350.  Communications Law Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Ponsoldt 

NOTES: 

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Comparative Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Study of legal traditions and systems of the nations of the world; the attitude and nature of the law, its role in society and polity, its organization and operation and how it is taught, applied and studied. 

RELEVANT COURSES: 
    JURI 4400.  Comparative Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5740.  Comparative Labor and Employment Law.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: A.Watson, White, Wilner 

NOTES: Members of the Georgia Journal of Int’l & Comp. Law and LL.M. students often write comparative law pieces. The Law School frequently offers short courses on specific aspects of comparative law. 

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Computer Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Software applications, Internet regulation and use, e-commerce,  issues of privacy. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5581.  Law and the Information Age.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Brussack, Heald 

NOTES: Student organization, "Law Practice and Technology Association" 

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Conflict of Laws
- domestic 
- international 

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: 
domestic: Recognition and enforcement by one state of rights created by laws of another state; nature and effect of judgments and decrees, and their enforcement outside rendering jurisdiction; choice of law; impact of U.S. Constitution on conflict of laws issues. 
international: comparisons of rules on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments, obtaining service and evidence abroad, choice of law and forum clauses. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4410.  Conflict of Laws.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4680.  International Legal Transactions.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Rees, Wilner 

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Constitutional Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Concerns the structure, powers, and limitations of government. It explores issues such as the separation of powers, the rights of individuals, balance between the federal and state governments, jurisdiction, and judicial review. A historical overview of Constitutional interpretation through case law and legislative history is examined. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4180.  Constitutional Law 1.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4190.  Constitutional Law 2.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4420.  Constitutional Litigation.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball, Coenen, Dupre, Bodansky 

NOTES: 

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Construction Law

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE:  Includes liability, contracts, mechanics liens 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 
This is a very practice oriented area and the library collects only the most basic materials 

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Consumer Protection

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Case law, statute, and regulations governing transactions entered into for personal or family  purposes rather than professional or business reasons. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Contracts

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Concerns all aspects of contract law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4030, 4040.  Contracts and Sales I and II. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Coenen, Dupre, 

NOTES: 

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Corporations

LEVEL:  4 

SCOPE:  All areas of corporation law including shareholder rights and actions, director liability, and issuance of stocks.  Includes special problems of not-for-profit, closely held and limited liability corporations. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4210.  Corporations.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4220.  Corporations Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4440.  Corporate Reorganization.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4850.  Corporate Governance Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5680.  Corporate Law Appellate Litigation.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4600.  Federal Income Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders.  4 hours. 
    JURI 5940.  Non-Publicly Traded Business.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: O’Kelley, Ponsoldt, Sachs 

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Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court 
- other Federal courts 
- state courts 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers the workings of federal and state courts, administration of justice, and  the history of the courts. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4010, 4020.  Civil Procedure. 
    JURI 5180, 4570.  Federal Courts. 
    JURI 4620.  Georgia Practice. 
    JURI 4070, 4080.  Legal Research and Writing. 
    JURI 5910.  Supreme Court Seminar. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Brussack, Dupre, Ellington, Rees, Wells 

NOTES: Primary materials collected include court reporters at all levels of state and federal courts as well as laws and rules pertaining to the operation of the courts.  Continue to collect new and updated treatises and journals in this area. 

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Criminal Justice

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE:  Includes prisons, police, and other aspects of the criminal justice system, some overlap with social work. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4460, 4470.  Criminal Procedure I & II.  3 hours each. 
    JURI 4480.  Postconviction Relief.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5170, 4500.  Legal Aid Clinic I & II.  2 hours, 3-6 hours. 
    JURI 5310.  Capital Assistance Project.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5840.  Capital Punishment.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5930.  Criminal Procedure Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilkes (police misconduct) 

NOTES: The law library collects very sparingly in this area.  The related courses touch upon criminal justice issues, but seldom focus on them.  University Libraries' collection is both broad and deep, to serve the Criminal Justice Program in Political Science. 

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Criminal Law & Procedure

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  The historical development of criminal law, analysis of the necessary elements of crimes, and criminal process from pre- arrest investigation through trial. Criminal process includes emphasis on pre- trial rights of suspects, including privilege against self- incrimination, right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, due process, prosecutorial discretion, preliminary hearing and grand jury procedures, joinder and severance, plea bargaining and guilty pleas, discovery, right to speedy trial, assistance of counsel, confrontation, and trial by jury, double jeopardy, and sentencing. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4050.  Criminal Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4460, 4470.  Criminal Procedure I & II.  3 hours each. 
    JURI 4480.  Postconviction Relief.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5170, 4500.  Legal Aid Clinic I & II.  2 hours, 3-6 hours. 
    JURI 5310.  Capital Assistance Project.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5840.  Capital Punishment.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5930.  Criminal Procedure Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Carlson, Kurtz (Georgia Criminal Law), Wilkes, Cook 

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Critical Legal Studies
see Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

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Damages
see Remedies

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Disability Law
see also Civil Rights

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers the sources of federal and state law affecting persons with disabilities, with primary emphasis on the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5990.  Law and Disability Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Dupre (within education law); Puckett 

NOTES: 

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Discrimination
see Civil Rights

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Domestic Violence

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the criminal and civil law responses to physical violence and emotion abuse within intimate relationships, including protective orders and family law, especially divorce.  Also touches upon legislation and other public policy making. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4750.  Children and the Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4830.  Women and the Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5330.  Family Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5140.  Family Violence Clinic.  4 - 6 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Schaffer 

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Economics & Law
see Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

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Education Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:   The intersection of education and law, although not law school (see Legal Education).   Federal and state authority (constitutional, statutory, and regulatory) to govern public and private schools;  parent, student and teacher rights and responsibilities. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5780. Education Law Seminar. 2 or 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Dupre 

NOTES: 

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Elder Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Collect legal as well as some sociological aspects of gerontology, housing, transportation and employment policies, public assistance programs, health care, “right to die” materials, various aspects of estate planning and management. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5720.  Law, Public Policy and the Elderly. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Includes materials from other areas such as tax, health care and estate planning as well as disability law and some social work materials. Continue to collect new and updated works related to law in this area.  This is an area where increasingly large numbers of persons from outside the Law School ask for reference assistance.  University Libraries collects some materials in this area for social work and sociology classes. 

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Energy & Natural Resources Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The law governing the acquisition and use of natural resources, with particular 
regard to natural resources on publicly owned lands. Includes mining law and oil law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4910.  Natural Resources.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Appel, Bodansky 

NOTES: 

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Entertainment Law
see Sports & Entertainment Law

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Environmental Law
- International 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Legal aspects of state responsibility and cooperation regarding air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, pesticides, noise, radiation, transboundary pollution, international protection of biodiversity, forests, global climate change, international protection of ozone layer, relationship between economic development and international protection, and protection of global commons. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5280.  Law and Environment.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5290.  Environmental Law Practicum.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5220.  Law and Diplomacy Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5750.  International Environmental Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5870.  Environmental Dispute Resolution.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Appel, Dallmeyer, Fowler, Bodansky 

NOTES: The Institute of Ecology also offers the Environmental Law Practicum and Environmental Law for Scientists. The university offers an Environmental Ethics certificate at both undergraduate and graduate levels; the certificate program is interdisciplinary and includes legal aspects and occasionally involves Law or Rusk Center faculty. 

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Equitable Remedies
see Remedies

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Estate Planning
see Taxation

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Ethics
- legal 
- medical 
- bioethics 
- business 

    JURI 5040.  Trial Practice Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5700.  Advanced Trial Practice.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5980.  Advanced Evidence and Trial Practice Seminar.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Carlson, Scherr 

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Family Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:  Also known as domestic relations. This area of law is very broad in scope.  It covers all aspects of the marital relationship: marriages requirement, property rights in marriage, antenuptial agreements, unmarried cohabitation, divorce procedures and settlements. It also covers the relationship between parents and children. This includes adoption procedures and requirements, rights to in vitro fertilization, fetal and child custody rights, respect by the courts of parental authority, child abuse, and child support. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4750.  Children and the Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4830.  Women and the Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5330.  Family Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5140.  Family Violence Clinic.  4 - 6 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Kurtz 

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Federal Courts
see Courts

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Feminist Legal Theory
see Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
see Gender & Law

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Foreign Relations

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers U.S. relations with other countries. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5220.  Law and Diplomacy Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5360.  International Trade Laws.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5520.  International Law and Economic Development.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Dallmeyer, Wilner 

NOTES: Some of this material, especially State Department Documents, comes through the depository program. 

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Forensic Medicine & Psychology
see also Criminal Justice

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Covers those aspects of medicine and psychology applicable to legal proceedings, especially criminal. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5580.  Law, Science, and Technology. 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Scherr, Wilkes 

NOTES: A fair percentage of the collection is made up of older materials and cancelled journals.   University Libraries has a greater number of titles. 

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Forestry
see Agricultural Law
see Energy & Natural Resources

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Gay Rights
see Sexual Orientation Law

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Gender & Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:  Covers feminism, sexuality and gender identity and law, and women and law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4830.  Women and the Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Love 

NOTES: Although no one on the law faculty currently does research in this area, it is a rich and growing field. 

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Government Contracts
see Contracts

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Health Care, Medicine, and the Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Deals with the legal and financial structure of health care and bioethics, access to health care, medical malpractice, and quality control of health care. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5630.  Health Care Liability & Regulation. 
    JURI 5620.  Health Care Financing and Ethics. 
    JURI 5720.  Elder Law. 
    JURI 5990.  Disability Law. 
                        Medical Malpractice.
    JURI 4630.  Insurance. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Eaton, Larson, Puckett, 

NOTES: Many materials fit both here and with Administrative Law because of the regulatory nature of the agencies dealing with medical matters.  Collect new and updated treatises in this area. 

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Human Reproduction

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the legal aspects of topics including genetics, abortion, infertility, sterilization, surrogacy, treatment and research involving children, and selective treatment of seriously ill infants. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4830.  Women and the Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5330.  Family Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Human Rights

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Development of international rules protecting human rights and application of these rules by national courts and agencies, as well as the increase in the role played in these developments by the United Nations and its specialized agencies and the regional agencies in the Americas, Europe and Africa. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5890.  Immigration Law.  2 hours 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, adjunct faculty 

NOTES: Sohn Collection has historically emphasized human rights materials. 

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Immigration & Emigration Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Includes the history of immigration law, applicable law for securing temporary visas, refugees and asylum, 'green card' immigration, and employer rules in regard to immigrants. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5890.  Immigration Law.  2 hours 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours 

FACULTY INTEREST: adjunct faculty, Wilner 

NOTES: Subject is often of personal interest to several LL.M. students. 

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Indigenous Peoples
- Native American Law 

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the law of indigenous peoples, aboriginal law and law of other native groups, including Native Americans, the relations between the Indian nations, the United States and the States. Involves aspects of human rights and environmental law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5500.  Indian Law.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5750.  International Environmental Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball 

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Insurance Law

LEVEL: 2

SCOPE: Collect basic insurance treatises as well as specifically Georgia insurance materials. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4630.  Insurance. 
    JURI 5620.  Health Care Financing and Ethics. 
    JURI 5720.  Elder Law. 
    JURI 5990.  Disability Law. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Eaton, Larson, Puckett, Wells 

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Intellectual Property
- copyright 
- patent 
- trademark 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:   Legal aspects of the protection and dissemination of valuable  ideas in many forms-literary, artistic, musical, and  machine-readable. 

Copyright is a statutory subject based upon Copyright Act of 1909 and its amendments and Copyright Act of 1976. 

Patent reissue and disclaimer, patent infringement, claim interpretation, patent conveyances and assignments, patent enforcement and procedures. 

Includes biotechnology law and other medical applications. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4430. Copyright Law. 3 hours. 
    JURI 4431. Copyright Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4260. Seminar on Problems in Intellectual Property. 2 hours. 
    JURI 4920. Patent Law. 2 hours. 
    JURI 5050. Intellectual Property Survey. 3 hours. 
    JURI 5770. Advanced Copyright. 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Heald, Patterson 

NOTES: UGA student publication:  Journal of Intellectual Property Law 
Student organization - Intellectual Property Club 

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International Commercial Law
see also Trade Regulation

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: National rules and relevant treaties on establishment; economic and legal natures of 
transnational enterprises and their legal consequences; jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments, transnational arbitration, obtaining service and evidence abroad, choice of law and forum clauses. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4680.  International Legal Transactions.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, adjunct faculty 

NOTES: The Law School usually offers a short course on the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, taught by visiting adjunct faculty. The Georgia Society of International & Comparative Law began participating in an international arbitration moot court competition in 2000. This subject is often researched for articles and notes in the Georgia Journal of Int’l & Comp. Law. 

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International Law
- public 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The nature and the sources of international law; the law of treaties; the place and role of states, international and regional organizations, and individuals in international law; the relationship between international and national law, particularly with respect to the United States; the jurisdiction of states and their immunity from jurisdiction in international law; state responsibility for the treatment of aliens, and the Act of State doctrine; the peaceful settlement of disputes, including in particular, the role of the International Court of Justice; the law on the use of force. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4640.  International Law I.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5880.  International Organizations.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Dallmeyer, Huszagh, Wilner, Bodansky 

NOTES: Our collection supports research by a number of groups, including numerous faculty, visiting faculty, Rusk Center staff, LL.M. students, and members of the Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law and the Jessup International Moot Court team. 

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International Organizations
including regional and supranational organizations 
- Council of Europe 
- European Union 
- NATO 
- OAS 
- OAU 
- OSCE 
- UN 
- WTO 
- WIPO 
- others 

LEVEL: 4 (Int’l Organizations in general and United Nations); 3 (other Int’l Organizations) 

SCOPE: The legal aspects of the United Nations, some of its specialized agencies, and other international organizations. Includes IOs’ legal status in international and domestic law,  rule-making, dispute settlement and enforcement capabilities of the organizations; United Nations peace- keeping. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5880.  International Organizations.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4640.  International Law I.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4650.  International Law II.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4670.  International Human Rights.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5520.  International Law and Economic Development.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5830.  Law and Institutions of the European Union.  2 or 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, visiting professors (course on IO is taught by visitors) 

NOTES: Members of the Georgia Journal of Int’l & Comp. Law frequently write on international organizations or related topics. Members of the Jessup Moot Court team often research and argue issues addressing or related to international organizations. 

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International Relations

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: The political aspects of global relationships, including trade relations, development assistance, multinational corporations, and the role of international organizations 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4640.  International Law I.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5880.  International Organizations.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Dallmeyer, Wilner 

NOTES: Collection development for the Sohn Collection on International Relations focuses on this subject. University Libraries also collects in this subject, which is more “political science” than law. Students and faculty in the School of Public and International Affairs utilize our collection in this subject. 

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Jurisprudence & Legal Theory

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Legal theory and philosophy.   Includes critical legal studies and the interdisciplinary aspect of law and economics 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4230. Jurisprudence. 3 hours. 
    JURI 4240. Seminar in Jurisprudence. 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball 

NOTES: 

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Juvenile Justice
see also Children and the Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Focuses on the juvenile court system and its role in adjudicating dependency, neglect, delinquency and status offenses. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4750.  Children and the Law.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Until recently a course in Juvenile Courts was also part of the curriculum. 

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Labor & Employment Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Labor Law focuses on the National Labor Relations Act, the history and evolution of 
labor relations laws, union organizational activity, collective bargaining, economic weapons, the duty of fair representation, and federalism and labor relations. Employment law is broader, encompassing all legal aspects of the employment relationship, including the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine through various tort and contract theories, unemployment compensation, OSHA and wage/hour laws. 

RELATED COURSES: 
JURI 4760.  Labor Law. 3 hours. 
JURI 4990.  Employment Discrimination. 3 hours. 
JURI 5410.  Arbitration Seminar. 2 hours. 
JURI 5650.  Employment Law. 3 hours. 
JURI 5740.  Comparative Labor and Employment Law. 2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Beaird, White 

NOTES: 

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Land Use Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:  Regulation of land use.  Includes zoning, subdivision controls, public acquisition of land and urban redevelopment 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4790. Land use Planning. 3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Smith 

NOTES: 

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Law of the Sea

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: International law relating to the oceans, including the regimes of inland waters, territorial seas, continental shelves, exclusive economic zones, high seas, the deep sea-bed, the nature and extent of state rights and responsibilities with respect to resource development in marine areas, and international cooperation for development through the various agencies of the United Nations. 

RELATED COURSES: 
No Law of the Sea course currently listed; however, “Law of the Sea” is listed as a foundation course for students choosing to concentrate in Natural Resources and Environmental Law and as a related course for students choosing to concentrate in International/Comparative/Foreign Law 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner, adjunct faculty 

NOTES: 

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Legal Education

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:  Includes trends in legal education, training of lawyers, etc. It does not include paralegal or pre-law materials generally. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wharton 

NOTES: 

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Legal Ethics
see Ethics

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Legal History

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Concerns the development of legal systems. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4860.  English Legal History. 
    JURI 5800.  Western Legal Tradition. 

FACULTY INTEREST: A. Watson, Wells, Wilkes 

NOTES: The majority of the collection is on the English and American legal systems, a  part of which is in the Rare Book Room. 

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Legal Profession
see also Ethics

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The study of the organization of the profession and its standards of professional conduct, including ABA standards and those of the State Bar of Georgia.  Includes materials on law firms, development of the profession in the United States and current trends. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4300.  Legal Profession.  3 hours 
    JURI 5960.  Approaches to Lawyering.  3 hours 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball, Patterson, Brown 

NOTES: 

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Legal Research & Writing

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE:    Legal bibliography, research methods, and writing.  Research guides for particular subjects, individual states, and other jurisdictions are collected. Includes document drafting 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI  4070, 4080.  Legal Research I and II.  2 hours each. 
    JURI 5850.  Document Drafting.  2 or 3 hours. 
    JURI 4160.  Advanced Writing Seminar: Appellate Practice.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wharton, Hale, Curt Nesset, Hathaway, Peck, Trimble 

NOTES: 

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Legislation

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Includes making of law as well as the principles underlying the making of law.  Difficulties in drafting laws and their interpretation are included.  Emphasis is on the legal aspects of legislation. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4880.  Law of Legislative Government. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Sentell 

NOTES: Collect basic major treatises in the area as well as selected journals. 

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Librarianship, Law

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE:   Materials in law librarianship cover the entire range of law librarians’ work, including the sources and structure of the Anglo-American legal system; developments in legal resource materials, particularly in electronic media; the importance of the law library's role in information and knowledge management; and management and professional issues relevant to the effective operation of law libraries. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES:  University Libraries collects widely the more general area of academic librarianship. 

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Literature, Law &

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:   Use of literature in understanding the theory and the practice of law; Literary and legal theory;  Includes examinations of context, audience, narrative form, rhetorical strategy, storytelling and point of view 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5710.  Law and Literature.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Heald 

NOTES: 

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Local Government/Municipal Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:   Local government powers and structures.  Includes historical developments, basis of representation, local government's relationship to state,  territorial procedures, regulation of business, licensing, local government finances,  contractual responsibility, and  liability 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4900.  Municipal Corporations.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Sentell 

NOTES: 

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Maritime Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Includes admiralty jurisdiction, maritime liens, injuries to seamen and other maritime workers, carriage of goods, charter parties, salvage, general average, collision, limitation of liability, and the relation of maritime law to local law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4330.  Admiralty.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Mediation
see Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Medical Malpractice Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Collect basic treatises and specifically Georgia related materials. 

RELATED COURSES: 
                     Medical Malpractice. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Military Law

LEVEL: 1 

SCOPE: Covers military justice, military operations and arms, as well as veteran’s affairs. There is overlap with international law and policy. 

RELATED COURSES: occasionally offered. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Surrency, Shi 

NOTES: The library receives selected documents as part of its U.S. Government Depository status. 

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Mining Law
see Energy & Natural Resources Law

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Native American Law
see Indigenous Peoples

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Negotiable Instruments
see Commercial Law

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Nonprofit Organizations

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Collect a few current treatises as well as general business association materials. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5920.  Federal Regulation of Nonprofit Organizations. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: Only course taught in this area is irregular and taught by adjunct faulty.  Materials primarily used by patrons outisde Law School.  Demand may increase with new Institute for Nonprofit Organizations developed at UGA. 

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Occupational Health & Safety Law
see Labor & Employment Law

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Oil & Gas Law
see Energy & Natural Resources Law
see Regulated Industries

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Partnership Law
see Business Associations

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Pension Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers the non-tax aspects of employee benefit law, with primary emphasis on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), including the policies behind the federal regulation of pensions and benefits; issues of sex and age discrimination; spousal interests; preemption of state law; fiduciary law; and termination of plans. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5460.  Regulation of Pensions & Employee Benefits.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Blount, Hellerstein, Love, Camilla Watson, White 

NOTES: 

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Poverty Law

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE: Covers the demographics of poverty, poverty programs (such as food, housing and income programs), the history of access to justice. Touches on health law,  economic development, consumer law, family law, employment, housing and education. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Preservation
see Art & Preservation Law

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Prisons & Prisoners

LEVEL: 2 

SCOPE:  Includes the history and development of the American system of corrections and detentions -- issues of custody, discipline, treatment, and prison programs, as well as alternatives to incarceration.  Also includes the Constitutional rights and limitation of rights of criminal offenders in the correctional setting, and the effects of court rulings on correctional administrators, staff, agencies, and operations. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Privacy Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Includes aspects of tort law, constitutional law, federal and state statutory law, evidentiary privileges, property law, contract law, health and genetic privacy, privacy and law enforcement, the media, and privacy and computers (databases, encryption, and the Internet). 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5350.  Communications Law Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5581.  Law and the Information Age.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Brussack, Heald 

NOTES: For matters protected by the constitutional "right to privacy," such as abortion and contraception, see Human Reproduction

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Private International Law
see Conflict of Laws

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Probate
see Trusts & Estates

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Products Liability
see Torts

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Professional Responsibility
see Ethics

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Property

LEVEL:  4 

SCOPE:   Acquisition of possessory rights in personal and real property; extent of possessory rights in land; the estate system of present and future interests, co-ownership and marital property; landlord and tenant; easements and servitude; transfer of property; land transactions; public control of land use.  Also includes personal property, community property, and historic preservation law. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5540.  Property Law Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4090, 4100.  Property I and II.  3 hours each.  (Required first year courses) 

FACULTY INTEREST: Smith 

NOTES: 

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Public Benefits
- Social Security 

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers legislation, regulations, and policy affecting the availability of various public benefits, including medicaid, AFDC, housing assistance, and social security, including issues of individual eligibility and sources of funding. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Real Estate Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Conveyancing with emphasis on finance, acquisition and development of 
real property. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4780.  Real Estate Transactions.  2 - 4 hours. 
    JURI 5490.  Real Estate Development.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Smith 

NOTES: 

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Regulated Industries
see also Air & Space Law
see also Antitrust
see also Energy & Natural Resources Law
- communications law 
- utilities 

LEVEL:3 

SCOPE: Covers the body of law where government bodies regulate various markets for the public interest, including telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, electricity, natural gas, and oil. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4380.  Economic Analysis of Law.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5350.  Communications Law Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4930.  Regulated Industries.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4200.  Law and Religion Seminar. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Ball, Alan Watson 

NOTES: Collect treatises and a few journals related to legal aspects of these matters rather than strictly theological interpretations. 

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Remedies

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the nature and scope of the relief to be given to a plaintiff after appropriate 
procedures have been followed in court and a substantive right has been established.  Includes the remedies of equity, injunction and specific performance. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4550.  Equitable Remedies.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Dupre 

NOTES: 

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Roman Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the body of law created by successive Roman governments, as well as that enacted by other governments which is based upon Roman practice. The time period extends from the early days of the Republic, through the Middle Ages, to the modern period. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: Alan Watson 

NOTES: Although the collection is short on scholarly periodicals, those do not seem to exist in great number anywhere. 

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Sales
see Commercial Law

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School Law
see Education Law

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Science, Technology, & Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:  Legal issues relating to science and technology, including governmental regulation of commercial application of scientific research, impact of technological developments on law, and constitutional concerns raised by modern science, technology, and medicine.   See also Computer Law, Intellectual Property 

RELATED COURSES: 
<font size=-1>    JURI 5580.  Law, Science and Technology.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Larson, Brussack, Eaton 

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Securities

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers securities legislation, both state and federal, regulation of sale and the people who sell securities, cases/decisions, securities fraud, and methods of enforcement.  Includes major treatises in the area. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4960.  Securities Regulation. 
    JURI 5430.  Securities Seminar. 
    JURI 4220.  Corporations Seminar. 

FACULTY INTEREST:  Johnson, O’Kelley, Sachs 

NOTES: Collect basic treatises and looseleafs in this area. 

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Sexual Orientation Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE:  Covers the effects of federal and state laws on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. 

RELATED COURSES: 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Sociology of Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Focuses on empirical patterns of legal behavior, such as initiation and winning of law suits, origins and content of rules, and the development of legal institutions.  Includes study of the social characteristics of participants (social ties, status, marginality, reputation and organizational affiliations) to predict and explain case outcomes. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4820.  Sociology of Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: 

NOTES: 

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Sports & Entertainment Law

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers all aspects of this field, including agency, contracts, and intellectual property. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5570.  Entertainment Law.  3 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Downs 

NOTES: 

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Taxation
- Federal 
- state & local 
- international 

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers individual taxation, corporate taxation, not-for-profit taxation and international taxation, including statutory review of the Internal Revenue Code and state codes and agency and judicial decisions interpreting the codes. With respect to international taxation, covers the taxation of aliens and foreign corporations in the US and of US citizens and corporations abroad. Also includes legal and tax aspects of financial planning. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4560.  Estate Planning Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4590.  Federal Estate and Gift Taxation.  3 hours. 
    JURI 4600.  Federal Income Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders. 4 hours. 
    JURI 4710.  International Taxation.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5010.  State and Local Taxation Seminar. 
    JURI 5090.  Partnership Taxation.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5120.  Federal Income Tax.  4 hours. 
    JURI 5130.  Tax Policy Seminar.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5600.  Taxation of Deferred Compensation.  2 or 3 hours. 
    JURI 5610.  Tax Practice and Procedure.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5640.  Timing Concepts of Federal Income Taxation.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5920.  Federal Regulation of Nonprofit Organizations.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5950.  State and Local Taxation.  2 hours. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Blount, Hellerstein, Camilla Watson 

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Telecommunications Law
see Communications Law

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Torts

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers civil wrongs including intentional torts, personal injury, defamation, negligence, and products liability among others. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4120, 4130.  Torts. 
    JURI 4120, 4130.  Products Liability. 
    JURI 5790.  Advanced Torts Seminar. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Eaton, Larson, Sentell, Wells 

NOTES: Collect new and updated treatises on torts generally as well as some specific tort materials such as personal injury and products liability.  Materials strictly practice-oriented are generally not collected. 

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Trade Regulation
see also International Commercial Law

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: National and international policies and laws relating to international trade and investment. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4680.  International Legal Transactions.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5360.  International Trade Laws.  3 hours. 
    JURI 5880.  International Organizations.  3 hours 

FACULTY INTEREST: Wilner 

NOTES: Frequent topic for Georgia Journal of Int’l & Comp. Law and Intellectual Property Law Journal articles and notes; in particular, researchers in a variety of subjects seek materials on the World Trade Organization (WTO). 

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Transgender
see Gender & Law

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Transnational Law
see Conflict of Laws

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Trial Practice & Appellate Advocacy

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: All aspects of a trial and appellate methodology and advocacy including pre-trial procedures, jury selection, discovery, evidence, and other aspects of trial and appeal. 

RELATED COURSES:. 
    JURI 4160.  Advanced Writing Seminar: Appellate Practice.  2 hours. 
    JURI 4150.  Appellate Advocacy.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5040.  Trial Practice Seminar.  2 hours 
    JURI 5150, 5160.  Prosecutorial Clinic I and II.  2 and 3-6 hours, respectively. 
    JURI 5170.  Legal Aid Clinic I.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5700.  Advanced Trial Practice.  2 hours. 
    JURI 5980.  Advanced Evidence and Trial Practice Seminar.  2 hours 

FACULTY INTEREST: Carlson, Casey, Gabriel, Cook, and adjunct faculty 

NOTES: Mock Trial Board sponsors  intraschool trial competitions, intercollegiate competitions and client counseling competition for 1L students.  Moot Court Board sponsors an intraschool competitions,  intercollegiate competitions and  the Russell Competition for 1L students. 

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Trusts & Estates

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: Covers substantive and procedural rules concerning holding and gratuitous disposition of wealth, including intestate succession, wills and will substitutes, and inter vivos and testamentary trusts, and future interests. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 4280, 4290.  Trusts and Estates I and II.  3 hours each. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Love, 

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UCC
see Commercial Law

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Wills
see Trusts & Estates

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Women and the Law
see Gender & Law

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Workers’ Compensation

LEVEL: 3 

SCOPE: Covers the law governing workplace accidents and diseases and its relationship to tort doctrine. Among topics studied are substantive limitations on coverage, administrative process in handling claims, and various approaches toward computing compensation awards. 

RELATED COURSES: 
    JURI 5060.  Workers’ Compensation. 

FACULTY INTEREST: Eaton 

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JURISDICTION United States

LEVEL: 4 

SCOPE: The Law Library collects all primary sources of U.S. law, and much secondary material, in paper. University Libraries, through GALILEO, provides free access to LexisNexis’ Academic Universe. 

NOTES: Patrons may access electronic sources through the Law Library’s web page, many of which are available free of charge. For members of the Law School community, the Law Library provides access to primary materials and more through LexisNexis and  Westlaw. The Law Library receives material through the Federal Depository Library Program. 

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Georgia

LEVEL: 5 

SCOPE: The Georgia collection is a comprehensive collection of primary source materials and a research level collection of secondary sources including practitioners' materials. 

Georgia Primary Sources 

Legislative 
• Legislative 
        Current legislative session laws 
        LEXIS Advance Legislative Service 
        Harrison Advance Legislative Service 
• Session Laws 
        Softbound Laws of Georgia (retained until hardbound copies are received) 
        Hardbound Laws of Georgia 
• Statutory Compilations 
        Early codes and compilations 
        Code of Georgia Annotated (Harrison) (superseded volumes & pocket parts retained) 
        Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LEXIS) (superseded volumes & pocket parts retained) 
• On-line Legislative Resources 
        GeorgiaNet http://www.ganet.org/services/newleg/ 
        Georgia Legislative Information System http://www2.state.ga.us/Legis/ 
• Local and county codes: 
        Atlanta and Athens (Looseleaf format) 
        Scattered other printed city codes as available 
        Codes from Municipal Code Corporation (Online) http://www.municode.com/ 

Judicial 
• Official reporters from Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals 
• S.E. Reporter and S.E. Reporter 2d 
• Georgia Cases from S.E. Reporter and S.E. Reporter 2d 

Administrative 
• Rules and Regulations Official Compilation (Looseleaf) (replaced pages retained and bound) 
• Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia (Online) http://www.ganet.state.ga.us/rules/ 
• Attorney General Opinions 
        Bound volumes as published 
        Slip Opinions, both Official and Unofficial Online 1994 - Present  http://www.ganet.org/ago/gaagopinions.html

Georgia Secondary Sources 
• West's Georgia Digest and Georgia Digest 2d (retain earlier editions & superseded volumes) 
• Georgia Encyclopedia of Law (retain superseded volumes) 
• Georgia Code Research Guide 
• Georgia Jurisprudence (retain superseded volumes) 
• Georgia Procedure (retain superseded volumes) 
• Georgia Reports and Georgia Court of Appeals Digestive Index 
• Shepard’s Georgia Citators 
• Shepard’s S.E. Citators 
• Legislative History - Selective legislative histories compiled each year in Georgia State Law Review Peach Sheets 
• Treatises and practitioners materials purchased comprehensively according to Selection Criteria. 
• Georgia law reviews, legal periodicals, & legal newspapers purchased comprehensively according to Selection Criteria.
NOTES: The primary source materials and finding aids are kept in the Georgia Section of the Reading Room of the Law Library.  Other materials are kept in a Georgia Section in the basement of the main building. 

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Core States

LEVEL: 

SCOPE: The Law Library has designated the following as "Core States": Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. 

• Primary Materials: The Law Library purchases and keeps up to date any official appellate reporter published in the states, the official publications of state statutes and session laws, and decisions of the state attorney general.  Superseded portions of the state statutes are retained.  In addition, the Law Library’s Research Resources pages offer current links to Internet sites posting state court decisions, statutes, attorney general’s decisions, and state administrative codes. 

• Secondary Materials: The Law Library subscribes to the official journal of each state bar association.  er> 

Other States

LEVEL: 

SCOPE: All other states not covered in "Georgia" or "Core States" fall into the jurisdiction area "Other States." 

• Primary Materials: The Law Library purchases and keeps up to date any official appellate reporter published in the states, the official publications of state statutes and session laws, and decisions of the state attorney general.  Superseded portions of the state statutes are retained.  In addition, the Library’s Research Resources pages offer current links to Internet sites posting state court decisions, statutes, attorney general’s decisions, and state administrative codes. 

• Secondary Materials: The Law Library subscribes to the official journal of each state bar association. From these remaining states, the Law Library also collects a few selected treatises and practice materials, specifically civil practice, corporations, criminal law and practice, family law, and wills and probate.  The Law Library purchases or up dates materials in these areas every 10 years, as available and budget permitting.

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Foreign Law

LEVEL: 
3, United Kingdom, Canada & Ireland ; 
2, Other Commonwealth jurisdictions and Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Mexico ; 
1, Other Jurisdictions 

NOTES: 
In 1964-65, the state of Georgia provided a $1,000,000 fund to build the Law Library's collection. Almost half of this fund was spent on developing the international and foreign law collection. The Law Library subsequently cancelled subscriptions to many of the case reports, statutes and periodicals purchased at that time due to budgetary constraints from the 1980s to present. The Law Library also has many older monographs from jurisdictions in which we can no longer afford to purchase materials. Although the majority of this collection is older, it is impressive and would be almost impossible to duplicate. 

Increasingly, primary foreign legal materials are available online, either through subscription services such as Lexis and Westlaw or without charge on the Web. 

Multi-jurisdictional compilation sets, often in looseleaf format, containing translated versions of laws on a subject are particularly useful. Examples include Tax Laws of the World and Copyright and Related Rights Laws and Treaties, and regional sets such as Commercial Laws of Europe. Target subjects for compilation sets include intellectual property, environment, dispute resolution, trade, tax, and commercial law. 

In response to specific research needs, the Law Library sometimes temporarily elevates the collecting level of a particular jurisdiction. Example: the Rusk Center obtained a 3-year grant involving Argentine law and "free trade in the Americas" and provided the Library with funds earmarked for purchasing related materials. The emphasis in these situations is on current codes and treatises in the vernacular and in English. Due to the limited time frame, it is not practical to purchase case reporters or periodicals in these circumstances. 
 

Emphasized Jurisdictions

United Kingdom
SCOPE: The Law Library maintains a strong UK collection, including a comprehensive current collection of statutes, case reports, digests, treatises and periodicals. We maintain topical case reports containing cases not reported elsewhere. We also maintain a collection of historical primary legal materials for the UK, including the Selden Society reprints and the English Reports
NOTE: Lexis and Westlaw provide access to many UK legal materials. containing reprinted decisions of all English courts from 1220 to the commencement of the official Law reports in 1866. 

Canada
SCOPE: The Law Library maintains a strong Canadian collection including a complete collection of federal and provincial case reports and statutes. We own a comprehensive historical collection. We also collect selected treatises and periodicals. 
NOTE: The signing of the NAFTA treaty further supports the decision to maintain a comprehensive Canadian collection. Lexis  provides access to many Canadian legal materials. 

Ireland
SCOPE: The Law Library maintains a strong Irish collection including case reports and statutes. We own a comprehensive historical collection. We also collect selected treatises and periodicals. 
NOTE: 

Australia
SCOPE: The Law Library collects current Australian federal statutes, case reports and digests. The Law Library owns but no longer updates Australian state materials. The Library collects selected Australian law treatises and periodicals. 

Other Commonwealth Jurisdictions (traditionally New Zealand, South Africa, India; definition now includes many Caribbean, African, Mediterranean, and Asian/Pacific countries)
SCOPE: The Law Library collects selected primary and secondary materials in these jurisdictions. 
NOTE: Their availability in English increases our collection of materials from Commonwealth jurisdictions. The Law Library frequently evaluates and assesses the value and practicality of current serial subscriptions in these jurisdictions. Historically, our holdings for New Zealand, South Africa and India have been stronger than for other Commonwealth jurisdictions. 

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland
SCOPE: The Library collects case reports, codes and administrative materials for these five jurisdictions. In addition, the Law Library collects gazettes for Belgium, Germany and Italy. The Law Library collects selected periodicals and treatises in these jurisdictions, both in the vernacular and in English. 
NOTE: A committee composed of law faculty and library staff chose to emphasize collection development in these five jurisdictions. Belgium, France, Germany and Italy are well-represented in the LL.M. classes and in visiting faculty. A large selection of French legal materials is available on Lexis (coverage suspended in 2000 - status unknown at present). 

Mexico
SCOPE: The Law Library collects current civil and commercial codes and selected treatises in the vernacular and in English. 
NOTES: The emphasis on Mexico has increased since the signing of the NAFTA treaty. In addition, the Law School commenced an ongoing faculty exchange with a Mexican Law school in 2000, increasing the interest and demand for Mexican legal materials. The LL.M. class often includes one or more Mexican lawyers. 
Lexis and Westlaw both provide access to Mexican codes. In addition, the Law Library's subscription to the InterAm database provides access to Mexican codes, some in translation, others in the vernacular and available in English for an additional fee. Mexico's Supreme Court provides free Web access to decisions from 1917 - . 

Other Jurisdictions

SCOPE: The Law Library collects basic materials at Level 1 for all other jurisdictions. 
NOTES: Historically, the Library collected heavily in a number of jurisdictions but canceled serial subscriptions and decreased monograph acquisitions beginning in the 1980s. Researchers rely heavily upon compilation sets containing translated laws from a number of jurisdictions on specific subjects. "Doing Business..." guides are popular for many jurisdictions. 

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SPECIAL COLLECTION AREAS

OVERVIEWS OF SPECIAL COLLECTION AREAS U.S. Federal Depository
    The Law Library, located in the 11th U.S. Congressional District for Georgia, was designated a Federal Depository Library in 1979, under the provisions of 44 U.S.C. §1916.  The primary purpose of the Law Library's involvement in the Federal Depository Library Program is to support the U.S. government legal information needs of the faculty and students of the University of Georgia School of Law and of the constituents of the 11th U.S. Congressional District, especially the legal community. 
  EU Depository
    The Law Library is a Specialized European Documentation Centre. We began receiving EU depository materials in May, 1987. As one of only 56 EU depositories in the United States, the Law Library provides public access to the depository materials. Through the depository agreement, the Law Library receives the following types of materials: 
  • Official Journal, L, C & S series
  • COM, ESC, CdR and EP documents
  • reports, bulletins, statistics, press releases
  • indexes and other bibliographic tools
  • materials by the following subject headings:
    • customs union and free movement of goods
    • employment and social affairs
    • competition
    • taxation
    • economic and monetary policy and free movement of capital
    • external relations
    • freedom to provide services
    • development and cooperation
Before its designation as a depository, the Law Library purchased selected EU materials. We continue to purchase materials to augment the depository program and further support the EU research needs of the Law School, University and public. 
  Faculty Writings Collection
        The Faculty Writings Collection is intended to be a comprehensive collection of items written by past and present faculty members of the University of Georgia School of Law.  The collection contains published resources, authored or edited while they were members of the School of Law faculty.  The Library will retrospectively collect the publications of former faculty members on a continuing basis.

NOTES:
• A second copy is purchased for the general collection if it otherwise fits the Collection Development policy.
• We retain only  the most recent supplement or update. Replaced pages are discarded.
• The collection does not include materials prepared for classroom use.
• Items are processed in the usual manner except we use archive call number tags and retain any book jackets.
• The items may be used only in the library.
• Author prints are added to the collection if donated by a faculty member. Faculty members may request that unpublished materials be added to the collection.

Faculty Writings Display Case
     The Faculty Writings Display Case showcases the writings of the current faculty. Contents of the Display Case are drawn from the Faculty Writings Collection.  The Associate Dean for Faculty Development, in consultation with the Dean, will determine the specific contents. The Special Collections Librarian maintains the Display Case at the direction of the Associate Dean for Faculty Development.

NOTES:
• Emeritus faculty are included
• The publications of deceased faculty members will remain in the Display Case for one year after their death to honor their contributions to the school.
Archives
    See the archives collection development policy.
  Rare Book Collection
    The purpose of the Rare Book Collection is to house materials, already a part of the Law Library collection, which need special protection because of rarity, value, or fragility.  This includes most books published in the United States before 1826 and most books published in foreign countries before 1801.*  Materials are not actively collected for this collection because of limited space and adequate environmental conditions.  These materials are made available to patrons on a supervised basis. 

*It should be noted that the guidelines for foreign imprints were changed around 1979.  Prior to that time, 1777 was the cut-off date for these books to be included in the Rare Books Collection.  Some books published between 1776 and 1800 are still in the regular collection and need to be located and moved. 
 

Louis B. Sohn Collection on International Relations
History & Purpose of the Collection
Professor Sohn began to build his extensive collection as a young man. He continued to add to this private library through years of working with the United Nations and the United States government as well as decades of teaching at Harvard Law School, the University of Georgia School of Law, and George Washington University School of Law. Professor Sohn built his collection around situations he perceived as impacting international relations. He collected books on history, philosophy, religion, demographics, customs, economics, geography, language and, of course, law. As a result of this extraordinary effort, a researcher can assemble a full, three-dimensional picture of the conditions that prevailed as the situation developed. 

In 1996, Professor Sohn donated his collection to the Library. Additional books from Professor Sohn were donated to the Library in 2003.  The collection is separately housed in its own reading room on the balcony of the Library. 

The Louis B. Sohn Collection is a living collection. The Law Librarians continue to select a broad spectrum of new monographic literature, using the criteria Professor Sohn himself used to develop the original collection. Therefore, his gift is one that will reach into the future, encouraging his academic successors to take account of the complex tapestry of factors that influence international issues, just as Professor Sohn has done all these years. 

Community Served by the Collection
The Sohn Collection primarily serves members of the University of Georgia Law School community and University of Georgia faculty. Patrons who are ineligible to borrow Sohn materials, or any patron wishing to use non-circulating Sohn materials, may use these items at the table in the Reserve Office (see Sohn Circulation Policy and Procedure).

Scope of Collection

  • Subject Matter - broadly-defined as subjects impacting international relations, including but not limited to history, philosophy, religion, demographics, customs, economics, geography, language, and law; the character of this collection reflects Professor Sohn's involvement in the formation of the United Nations, development of the Law of the Sea, and interests in global peace and human rights.
  • Format - primarily monographs, with consideration of selected serial sets and non-print materials
  • Language - primarily English, with additional languages as relevant
Duplication of Nearby Collections
Whenever possible, the items selected for the Sohn Collection will not duplicate those found in the UGA Law Library or UGA University Libraries. 
  Rusk Center
    There is a small collection of materials that currently belong to and are housed in the Dean Rusk Center for International and Comparative Law located in Rusk Hall.  These items are not a part of the Law Library collection.  In addition to these materials, there are a few titles that are part of the Law Library collection that are housed in the Rusk Center.  The Rusk Center can request that Law Library materials be housed there and that decision will be made by the Director of the Law Library in consultation with the other Librarians based on use, access, status.  Of course, materials may be checked out at anytime by the faculty, staff, and visitors of Rusk Center. 
  FACULTY & CURRICULUM INTERESTS

The focus of the Law School curriculum, other Law School programs and activities, and the particular interests of Law School faculty are factors considered in determining the collection levels and policies outlined in the Collection Policies by Subject. 

Faculty Interests
For an up-to-date overview of faculty interests, please see the Faculty Current Awareness Program list
 

ATYPICAL ACQUISITIONS

ITEMS FOR FACULTY OFFICES     The Law Library occasionally will purchase items to be housed in a School of Law faculty member's office after consultation and approval of the Director of the Law Library.  The Law Library will order and process items for faculty member's offices that will be paid from that faculty member's Law School Faculty Allocation funds upon request.  All materials housed in faculty offices are the property of the Law Library and will be identified by Law Library property stamps, call number labels, etc.  Faculty members will be responsible for the filing and updating of faculty office materials, unless prearranged for a member of the Acquisitions/Serials Department to be responsible for the updating of specific titles. 
 

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

    The Faculty Writings Collection is intended to be a comprehensive collection of publications of the past and present faculty of the University of Georgia School of Law, written while they were members of the School of Law faculty.  These publications consist of published information resources and their supplements in print (any medium?), which were authored or edited by a faculty member.  The Law Library purchases 2 copies, one for the circulating collection and one for the Faculty Writings Collection. 
 

GIFTS

    The Law Library appreciates the donation of gift materials that are appropriate for an academic research law library.  The Law Library reserves the right to refuse an offer of material that is inappropriate or is already held in the collection.  In the case of a donation of large numbers of items, the Library may request, prior to acceptance, an inventory of gift materials.

    Gifts are accepted with the understanding that donations, whether of books, monetary gifts, works of art, furniture, etc., become the property of the Law Library.  Monetary gifts, if made by check, should be made out to the appropriate donation fund at the University, NOT the Law Library.  To direct such a gift to the Law Library, the donor must so state either in the check's memorandum line or in a separate accompanying letter.

   The Law Library will determine the processing, classification, labeling, location, housing, storage, and access of all gift items.  The Library retains the right to dispose of gifts at any time if deemed appropriate by the Director of the Law Library, in the exercise of his or her sole discretion; the manner of such disposition shall be determined by the disposition regulations of the University of Georgia.

   The Law Library is prohibited from giving appraisals or estimates of value for tax purposes, therefore it is the responsibility of the donor to seek valuation of the gift prior to its donation.  The Law Library will provide a letter to the donor acknowledging the gift. 

 

EXCHANGES

    The Law Library will enter into an exchange agreement only when it is the sole means for receiving materials.  Exchanges are not encouraged.  When exchanges do occur, the sending of University of Georgia School of Law publications is handled by the Law Review office, not by the Law Library. 
 

OUT OF PRINT MATERIALS

    The Law Library will acquire out of print materials that meet the selection criteria set forth in this document.  In addition, selection criteria for out of print materials include: 
1. The relationship of the edition desired by the library to editions available on the out-of-print market 
2. Condition of text block, binding, and dust jacket 
3. Presence of accompanying materials 
 

RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTING (still needs input) 

    Because of limited funding, the Law Library restricts retrospective collecting to titles that add completeness to a work or topic that is identified as Level 4: Research or Level 5: Comprehensive. 


COLLECTION MAINTENANCE (Maureen will evaluate - decide later how to handle)

COLLECTION EVALUATION     The Law Library is committed to building a current and retrospective scholarly legal research collection.  The collection development process involves decisions not only about what to acquire, but also what to retain, discard or move from "active" areas of the collection to areas for little-used materials.  A systematic, ongoing program of collection review to decide what can be discarded or relocated can alleviate problems such as changes in institutional goals or programs, space limitations, increasing collection size and cost, accumulation of unneeded duplicates or obsolete materials, and the aging and deterioration of materials. 

    Factors that may be relevant in deciding which items should be weeded or relegated include level of use; accession date; publication date; qualitative value, using criteria similar to those for book selection; continuing need for duplication, physical condition; and availability in other libraries. 

    The Law Library continuously evaluates its entire collection -- including materials in print, microform, and electronic formats -- to ensure that materials in the collection support the Law Library's mission of serving the information needs of the Law Library's users.  The Law Library undertakes three kinds of collection review: 
    1. Deaccessioning 
    2. Shelf-Reading and Inventory 
    3. Evaluation of subject areas 

    Government documents received through the depository program are reviewed under the depository guidelines.  Generally, all cataloged titles remain in the collection, while material in the Superintendent of Documents collection area is reviewed after being retained five years.  Material deemed of lasting value is added to the cataloged collection at that time; other items are offered to the Regional Depository and other depository libraries in the area, and are recycled or discarded if not claimed. 
 

FREQUENCY OF UPDATING MATERIALS


RETENTION

    For many types of materials as well as for specific titles, the Law Library has established policies for retention -- i.e. setting limits for keeping materials in the collection or in particular locations in the Law Library.  Any unusual retention policy for a type of material is noted under its topic section in Collection Policies by Type of Material.  The policies for specific titles may be found in records on GAVEL, the Law Library's online catalog. 
 

MATERIALS MISSING FROM THE LAW LIBRARY

    Occasionally, materials are found to be missing from the Law Library collection.  After an item has been on search with Circulation for one year, the item is evaluated for replacement, based on criteria that include: 
1. Relevance of the title to the collection for instruction, or current or historical research 
2. Cost of replacement 
3. Availability of the title from other libraries 
4. Whether the title is still in print 
5. Availability of a more recent edition 
 

BINDING


PRESERVATION & REPAIR

    In addition to meeting the current needs of its patrons, the University of Georgia Law Library also has an obligation to acquire and preserve historical legal materials as a resource for future scholarship.  To this end, preservation of materials is an important element of collection development and management at the Law Library.  Preservation may encompass: 
1. Paper and binding specifications for monographs and serials 
2. Specifications for film types of microforms 
3. Specifications for the physical carriers of magnetic or optical disks 
4. Vendors' or publishers' policies and procedures for providing long-term access to remote networked digital resources 
5. Proper shelving and handling procedures and resources 
6. Specialized care and storage of materials as protection from damage and deterioration 
7. Repair of damaged materials 
8. Conversion to a different format, where the quality of the original format, the importance of the materials, or the requirements of users and programs so dictate 
9. In licensing agreements, providing for long-term access to electronic resources 
 

DISPOSITION POLICY

    According to University of Georgia policy, materials purchased with State funds can not be sold for cash or given away.  Materials may be sold to a vendor for credit to use on purchasing new materials from that same vendor.  Materials that have no value to vendors are disposed of through the excess property procedures set up by the State of Georgia. 


REFERENCES


    Thank you to the people who have created the below listed guides and policies.  Their hard work helped us to envision what our policy should include, to describe law library processes and materials more easily, and to prevent us from having to reinvent the wheel.  We are very grateful and feel that they contributed greatly to this Collection Development Policy. 

Collection Development Policy:  Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library (2d ed. 1996). 

Boston University Pappas Law Library General Collection Policy (revised February 1996) 
<http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/tech/procedures/colldev.htm>. 

Guide for Written Collection Policy Statements. 2nd ed.  Joanne S. Anderson, ed.  Chicago: American Library Association, 1996. (2d ed. 1996). 

Duke University School of Law Library Collection Development Policy (revised July 2000) 
<http://www.law.duke.edu/lib/admin/frontPage.html>. 

Collection Development Policy:  Charles B. Sears Law Library State University of New York at Buffalo (revised August 1999).  <http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/law/cdpol.html>. 

University of Colorado Collection Development Policy (revised December 8, 1999) <http://www.colorado.edu/Law/lawlib/ts/cdpolicy/>. 

Pace Law School Library Collection Development Policy (revised July 26, 2001) <http://csmail.law.pace.edu/lawlib/collection-dev/collection-dev-policy.html>. 

ACLIS:  Australian Council of Libraries and Information Services Guidelines for the Preparation of a Collection Development Policy (visited 5/17/2000) <http://www.nla.gov.au/aclis/ddack3.html>. 

Silber, Karen.  "Every Library is Special and So Is Its Collection Development Policy," AALL Spectrum (December 1999): 10-11+. 


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