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Training for pupils We are looking at ways of developing services to pupils. The Library team has a great deal of experience in legal research and we would willingly provide training for pupils on various aspects. If you are interested in a training session, click here to complete a brief questionnaire, or contact tdennis@innertemple.org.uk. Annual Report The Library's Annual Report for 2009 is on the web site. Click here to view. Electronic Newsletter The latest issue contains news about the negotiations concerning the potential merger of our Library with that of the Middle Temple, a review of our activities in 2009, and features on the Intellectual Property section of AccessToLaw, new developments in Westlaw’s case law/legislation services, and new acquisitions. The Newsletter aims to keep Inner Temple members and Temple tenants up to date with Library news and developments. It is available in two formats: PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat) and Word. To read the latest newsletter click here. Previous issues are available here. To subscribe to the Newsletter, click here. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future content, please email:librarynewsletter@innertemple.org.uk. Current Awareness Weblog
The Library's selective Current Awareness weblog has been running for three years. It aims to provide up to date information on new case law, changes in legislation and legal news. We hope it will be of interest to UK lawyers and law students. The content is selected, updated and indexed daily by Library staff. Each item is tagged with subject terms so that users can view in a single list all the items on a given topic. Users can subscribe via RSS or email or follow the blog on Twitter. The service has been developed further and a widget is now available which allows information from the blog to be displayed on other individuals' or organisations' web sites. A version of the blog for mobiles is also available. For more information email smclaren@innertemple.org.uk. Library Merger Proposals CHEMS Consulting completed the feasibility study they were carrying out on behalf of the Executive Committees of the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, and delivered their final report to the Inns in November. The options contained in the report, together with other structural and financial reports, were then considered by the relevant Committees of each Inn. After the Committee discussions had taken place the Inner Temple’s Sub-Treasurer, Patrick Maddams, issued the following statement, which was circulated to all members and tenants of the Inn and was publicised in the Library: After lengthy deliberations, the Inner Temple and Middle Temple have concluded that none of the available options for a merger of their libraries and creation of an advocacy and education centre is sufficiently desirable to warrant further investigation and implementation. We have therefore agreed to bring to an end the negotiations which have been taking place under the aegis of the Joint Collaboration Committee. We are aware of the great uncertainties these negotiations have caused to our library staffs and the Treasurers of both Inns would like to thank them for their professionalism and forbearance over the last nine months. Library staff would like to thank the Library Committee, Library users and fellow librarians for their support throughout the feasibility study. We will be looking carefully at information gathered as part of the review to see whether any changes or additions to current services need to be made. We remain committed to providing a high quality Library service to meet the current and future research needs of our users with the resources available to us. Saturday Opening Click here to see a Saturday opening timetable for the four Inn Libraries up to December 2010. Tours for BVC Students Any BVC student who missed the scheduled tours and would like to be shown around the Library should contact Tracey Dennis to arrange a suitable time (email: tdennis@innertemple.org.uk). Slide ShowsA new slide show has been added to the Library's web site. This covers services available to BVC students from the four Inn Libraries. The slide show has been developed from a presentation given by the Deputy Librarian to students at City Law School at the start of the each vocational year. Having this latest slide show and the virtual tour on the web site will give all new student members a chance to discover what facilities and services the Library has to offer, especially if they are not able to attend a presentation or participate in a traditional library tour. Library Virtual Tour If you are an Inner Temple member who lives outside London, or have recently joined the Inner Temple and have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Library in person, we have a 'virtual tour' of the Library. We hope the tour will be useful in helping you to familiarise yourself with the layout of the Library, the collections we hold, and the services we offer. For more information, and to start the tour, click here. Preparing for PupillageThe Library is running tours for new pupils. These tours are designed to assist pupils in finding materials in the Library and to update them on the many services the Library has to offer. The tours will last about 30 minutes and can be booked by contacting tdennis@innertemple.org.uk. Wi-Fi The Library has Wi-Fi access in Rooms F and G. New Books Click here for the latest list of New Titles and Editions received by the Library. Legal Research FAQs A new FAQ section on treaty research has been added to FAQs on UK and European case law and legislation which have been on the web site for some time. The questions and responses are based on questions frequently asked of the staff at the Library's enquiry point. Suggestions for both print and electronic sources are included. AccessToLaw AccessToLaw, the Library's legal gateway site, now uses new content management software (Joomla). Upgrading of the site was carried out by Library staff in conjunction with existing web hosts, Transputec. The change in software has provided improved search functionality for users and simplified editing procedures for Library staff. The latest stories from the Current Awareness Weblog are also now included on the site, as well as a link to the entire current awareness database and archive which goes back to April 2007. An additional project is underway to add keywords to the AccessToLaw sites to allow for subject searching. This option is already available on the current awareness service. The Library's gateway site provides annotated links to a variety of legal and parliamentary web sites. Library staff aim to select sites which may be useful to legal practitioners and to provide brief details of coverage under the categories United Kingdom, Commonwealth, Other Jurisdictions, Legal Subject Areas and General Resources. We hope this index of sites will save time for barristers who are unfamiliar with free sources of legal information on the Internet. AccessToLaw is updated on a quarterly basis. Feedback on this project or details of any sites which users feel should be added can be sent to mclay@innertemple.org.uk.
We have created a Facebook page to promote library services and as an additional way of communicating with our users. The page includes information on services, news, events, useful links and photographs. If you are a Facebook user and would like to see the Library's page click here. Internet ServicesSubscription services available for use in the Library include All England Direct, Casetrack, CLI Online, Criminal Law Week, Electronic Immigration Network, Halsbury's Laws Direct, Lawtel, Legislation Direct, LexisNexis, The Times, Westlaw UK and the following Justis databases: Statutes and Statutory Instruments, Electronic Law Reports English Reports, and Celex. Library Guides A selection of Library guides, including the Readers' Guide and Student Guide, are now on the web site in pdf format. Click here to view guides available for downloading. Accessibility The Library has an Accessibility Information Sheet which covers access to the building and gives details of equipment and software available to assist users with disabilities. Click here to download a copy of the Information Sheet. Bar Librarians Group The Bar Librarians Group was formed in 2002 by the librarians of the Inn Libraries and the librarians of individual chambers. The Group meets regularly, usually at Inner Temple, and its objectives are to share relevant information, to be a strong voice for the interests of its members, and to develop more effective working relationships with the main legal publishers. If you are a qualified librarian working in chambers and you are interested in finding out more about the Group, please email either Margaret Clay or Alison Million. Suggestions Box The Library has a suggestions box situated near the Reference section. This may be used by Library users to post comments or queries regarding Library services. USB Memory Sticks Memory sticks (1GB) for use with the Library's word processing PCs are now available for purchase from the enquiry desk. They are priced at £8.00. Library Merchandise The Inner Temple Library has produced two postcards, which are available for purchase (50p each) from the Enquiry Point. The first is a photograph of the Library interior taken by Adrian Blunt (the former Deputy Librarian).
The second is a reproduction of one of the most treasured illuminated manuscripts in the Inner Temple's collection, and depicts the Court of King's Bench, c. 1460.
A bookmark, which features sections from two of the Library's illuminated manuscripts of the Court of Westminster (c.1460), is also available from the Library.
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