Law school libraries in the United States

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  • 米国におけるロースクール・ライブラリー
  • ベイコク ニ オケル ロースクール ライブラリー

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American lawyers cannot function without access to information, the core of which has been a library of law books. The history of law libraries in the United States is older than that of the country. Candidates for the admission to the bar now have to take a bar examination. Graduates from an ABA (The American Bar Association)-accredited law school are qualified to take such examinations in all United States jurisdictions. The ABA set the Standards for Approval of Law Schools which are minimum requirements for providing a sound program of legal education. As the law school library is an integral part of the law school program, its requirements are also stipulated in the standards. This article introduces a brief history of law school libraries in the United States. It also discusses such characteristics of American law school libraries as the law school library standards set by the ABA and the American Association of Law Schools, the autonomy concept of law schools libraries in the university setting, and the holding of extensive collections beyond basic legal materials.

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