Summary

This book is a concise handbook for a law librarian looking for advice on how to build up their foreign legal collection. This is clearly a vital issue for academic, governmental and private sector libraries. For a law librarian, however, building up a foreign collection can be a daunting task - where to start, what information is needed, how is it built up, how to keep up-to-date with new developments. This book answers all of these questions. It also helps on a practical level - such as dealing with foreign booksellers, staff requirements, useful sources of information and networking.