Spring 2002 - The University of Texas at Austin

Clockwise, from top: The Jamail Rastell;
Rastell’s printer’s insignia; the leather
case; the Duke of Sussex’ bookplate. The
Duke, a son of King George III, owned both
this Rastell and UT’s Gutenberg Bible.
services provided to a diverse
group of patrons.
We’ve consistently maintained
Tarlton’s position in
the top tier of academic law
libraries in the United States
and, indeed, in the world.
We routinely exceed even
our high expectations in this
respect as well.
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Professional law librarians
at Tarlton continue to
serve as information detectives
for patrons, answering
a variety of questions from
faculty, students, and members
of the general public.
Outstanding patron service
increasingly requires a knowledge
and understanding of
traditional and electronic
resources. Finding the right
tool for the right patron at
the right time in an information-rich
environment is a
challenge that our librarians
continue to meet. Instructional
services offered by
Tarlton staff enable patron
groups to efficiently utilize
all the resources made available
to them at the Library
and Law School.
Long ago, the Tarlton
Law Library established a
reputation for excellence in
interlibrary lending policies
and procedures; the Library
continues its role as a national
and international resource
of stature and reliability.
Our special collections continue
to flourish and deserve
special recognition in their
own right, although space
does not permit me to do
justice to them now. Apart
from its tradition of service
to students, faculty, lawyers,
and the public at large, the
Library is justly recognized
by the legal community for
its outstanding collections
and by the general public
for the beauty of its facilities
and furnishings. The awardwinning
Tarlton Web site
highlights the best of the
Tarlton Law Library and we
look forward to an even
more exciting future.
But I suppose this isn’t
reallynews since ––as everyone
knows ––everything is bigger
and better in Texas.
Roy M. Mersky is Harry M.
Reasoner Regents Chair in Law
and Director of Research at the
Tarlton Law Library, Jamail
Center for Legal Research, The
University of Texas at Austin.