Primary resources specifically include Government documents distributed to depository libraries. These documents are federal and state statutes, decisions of state and federal courts, and state and federal administrative regulations. In some instances where the federal and state governments contract printing of these resources to private publishers, the library acquires these unofficial resources. The updates or current matter are also important acquisitions. Finding aids are acquired as digests to court reporters or annotated volumes to statutes and regulations.
Secondary sources are treatises, monographs, law reviews and journals.
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man. Common and collective provincial law. Common and collective state law. Other languages are acquired only very selectively. B. Publication Dates Emphasis is on current publication dates.