ABSTRACT
The Law Library is the smallest of the seven departments of the Library of Congress, but it is by far the oldest, antedating any of the others by a good half century. In any logical explanation of how the Library of Congress is put together, the Law Library acts as a bridge between Research Services and the Congressional Research Service. The Law Library contains works on all ages and all systems of law. In addition to their reference and research duties, the Law Library specialists help to develop the collections they require for their work, which involves seeking out specific items, organizing nonclassed materials, and surveying existing holdings. The Librarian's 1976 Task Force on Goals, Organization, and Planning looked at the whole issue of the Law Library and its services and appointed an outside Law Advisory Group to advise it on the matter.
