Volume 3, Issue 2

Library News

Headquarters Law Library

Staff Changes

• Clara Smith has a new and challenging position. She is now the DOT Library Director.
• Linda Cullen also has a new position. Linda is now the Chief, Public Services Branch.
  
• Rosalind Romain joined the staff as the headquarters law librarian in June 2001.

Coast Guard Law Library

New Furniture
The Coast Guard Law Library has a new look! Using the library will be more comfortable as it was recently furnished with plush, comfortable red chairs. In addition, the information specialist has a new desk.

FAA Law Library

New Subject & Title Location Guide
The FAA Law Library is pleased to announce the completion of "The Guide", a subject and title location guide that is designed to enable the user to locate a publication by the subject, title or Library of Congress classification number. The 225 titles that are listed alphabetically provide a representative cross-section of the subject areas that make up the Law Library's collection. Thus, even if the particular title for which you are searching is not included, another title within your area of interest will direct you to the immediate area of the stacks within which you can browse for the title for which you are searching. Publications that do not have a call number can be located by the row number and/or the section name (i.e., the Code of Federal Regulations is located on L-3A under the section "Federal Regulations"). The Guide will be updated every three months to reflect any changes in the collection.

New Sign-Out Procedure at the FAA Law Library
As of July 16, 2001, there is a new sign-out procedure at the FAA Law Library. This new procedure is designed to maintain a better record of the location of all library books in order to accommodate the needs of all library users.

The revised CIRCULATION SIGN-OUT SHEET has a place for the borrower's name, phone number, routing symbol and date, as well as specific information about the book(s) being borrowed. The CIRCULATION SIGN-OUT SHEET together with complete directions for filling it out are posted at the entrance to the library.

The success of this new procedure is dependent on the cooperation of all users of the library. Participation is an excellent way to demonstrate consideration for your colleagues at the Federal Aviation Administration.

American Association of Law Libraries 94th Annual Meeting & Conference
Terry Dempsey, FAA Law Librarian, had this to say about the recent conference: The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries in Minneapolis was, as always, an amazing smorgasbord of workshops, meetings and seminars. While this organization is often criticized for an over emphasis on the needs and concerns of academic law libraries, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of sessions that addressed issues that were very relevant to federal law libraries. Interestingly, the exhibit hall proved to be one of the most dynamic learning environments at the entire conference. LexisNexis and West provided excellent demonstrations of the most recent developments of their on-line services. It was also very helpful to be able to talk to representatives from such publishers as CCH, BNA and Aspen. Of course, one of the best features of this annual meeting is the opportunity to meet and network with other law librarians from around the country.

Selected Law Library Acquisitions

Authority® On-Demand from Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.

This set of CD-ROMs provides fast access to information from Matthew Bender's collection of expert legal analysis. Available through the RIDER database system, access is available at the DOT Libraries or at your desktop. See this issue's CD-ROM Corner for more information on accessing these publications.

The DOT Library has subscribed to the following publications from Authority® On-Demand:
Administrative Law
Attorneys' Dictionary of Medicine
Attorneys' Textbook of Medicine (Third Edition)
Benedict on Admiralty
Collier Bankruptcy Manual, 3d Edition Revised
Defense of Drunk Driving Cases: Criminal, Civil
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law Deskbook
Federal Litigation Guide
Goods In Transit
Government Contracts
Hazardous Waste
Moore's Federal Practice - Civil
Nichols On Eminent Domain
Nimmer On Copyright
Rabkin & Johnson, Current Legal Forms with Tax Analysis
The Law of Liability Insurance
Treatise On Environmental Law
Weinstein's Federal Evidence

Web Site to Watch

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873

This web site contains the records and acts of Congress held at the Law Library of Congress. It provides a linked set of published congressional records of the U.S. from the Continental Congress through the 42nd Congress.

This site can be used to find information that was published before 1873, when the Government Printing Office began publishing the proceedings of Congress.
The collection contains:

• Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-1789), the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, and the Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution (1787-1788)
• Journals of the House of Representatives (1789-1873) and the Senate (1789-1873), including the Senate Executive Journal (1789-1873); the Journal of William Maclay (1789-1791), senator from Pennsylvania in the 1st Congress
• Debates of Congress as published in the Annals of Congress (1789-1821), the Register of Debates (1824-1837), and The Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
• Statutes at Large (1789-1873). Seventeen volumes of the U.S. Serial Set are also currently available; an additional 93 volumes from before 1873 will be added later.
  

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873 is part of the American Memory web site created by the Library of Congress. The site provides public access to over seven million historical items, presented in over 100 thematic collections. The items include unique and rare documents, photographs, films, and audio recordings.¨

CD-ROM Corner

Defense of Drunk Driving Cases: Criminal, Civil (see Selected Law Library Acquisitions)

This CD-ROM provides the text of the book by the same title. It is comprised of six parts: Elements of Offense and Legal Principles, Effects of Alcohol and Drugs and Symptoms of Impairment, Scientific Principles and Chemical Test Devices, Evidence and Trial Issues, Practice Guide, and Statutory Appendix. Each part is further divided into volumes and chapters. Besides the advantage of desktop access, this CD allows for searching and downloading of the text. Navigation buttons allow for flexible search features, including advanced searching and searching multiple publications in our subscription.

Available through the RIDER database system, access to Defense of Drunk Driving Cases is available at the DOT Libraries or at your desktop. To obtain a password for desktop access, contact Dave Jones at 6-0766.

• In the RIDER system, select "Matthew Bender databases".
• After entering your login information (your e-mail address), click on "Run Application".
• Click on the "Authority On-Demand" button.
• Click on Defense of Drunk Driving Cases.
• Click on the title to see a breakdown of parts, volumes and chapters.
• Function keys run along the left side.