Transcripts do not usually contain the judges' reasons for decision as these are not always read out in court. Summaries of court proceedings are occasionally reported in daily newspapers. Older court records are sometimes available at government archives. Other guides to court records are listed in the catalogues under the subject heading Court records . These include unreported judgments.
Most decisions appear online well before being published in the law reports.
Decisions can be searched and printed by library staff on your behalf and a fee is charged for this. Computer search service forms are available at the Information Desk. Some pre-20th century United States reports are held on microform and their individual titles are not listed in the catalogues. Its call number is mfm 1044. Books sometimes discuss famous court cases and trials.