Law Libraries Section

Division: Library Types

This Section aims at bringing together representatives of different types of law libraries: court libraries, corporate law libraries, law school libraries etc.

Mission statement

As an international policy forum for all law librarians, the Section on Law Libraries:

promotes understanding and cooperation among law libraries, and increases awareness of the value and importance of law libraries to the world;
encourages growth in the development of new law libraries, with a particular focus on emerging nations;
fosters the profession of law librarianship and legal research competencies worldwide;
develops professional standards and practices;
and provides leadership in the field of legal information policy, recognizing that equitable and permanent public access to authentic legal information is a necessary requirement for a just and democratic society worldwide.

Law Libraries, Sections, Access to knowledge