This release today:
SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY IS NOW SEARCHABLE ON THE WEBPosted by Marcia Oddi at November 23, 2004 11:43 AMA searchable database of the thousands of volumes and documents at the Supreme Court Law Library is available to the public through an on-line connection over the Internet, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced today.
The online catalog is accessible at: www.in.gov/judiciary/library
“This is a tremendous step forward for our library. Judges, lawyers, law students, and members of the general public will all benefit from this improvement. It is one of many improvements we have planned for the library,” said Chief Justice Shepard.
The on-line connection is available because the Indiana Supreme Court Law Library is a new member of the Indiana Shared Library Catalog (ISLC). The ISLC is a shared, integrated library automation system, including a web-based online catalog and integrated circulation module. The ISLC is supported by the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA), which is a resource-sharing tool for small public, school and special libraries. INCOLSA is the statewide network providing leadership in cooperative activities for Indiana libraries.
The Law Library contains a comprehensive collection of legal materials of over 70,000 volumes and is a repository for publications produced under grants from the State Justice Institute. Items received are catalogued and listed in the Indiana Court Times. These publications are made available to judges throughout the state. The Law Library is also designated as a selective depository for United States Government publications.
The online catalog will allow the Supreme Court Law Library’s collection to become web–accessible to patrons in and beyond the library.
The Supreme Court Law Library originated with an 1867 Act of the Indiana legislature, which gave custody of the law books then in the State Library to the Supreme Court. The primary mission of the Supreme Court Law Library is to support the research needs of the judges, staff, and agencies of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Tax Court. The Supreme Court Law Library also serves as the primary law library for many state agencies, the Office of the Governor, the legislature, members of the private bar, and the citizens of Indiana.