Information Sources in Law is a book.
First Edition The first edition was edited by Robert G Logan and published by Butterworths in 1986. It is part of the series which was then known as Butterworths Guides to Information Sources. It consists of twenty-three chapters attributed to twenty contributors.See both editions of the book.As to Logan, see Barbara Tearle, "Robert Logan" (2004) 18 The Bodleian Library Record 202 (No 3: April 2004); John Jardine, "People" (2003) 16 Serials: The Journal of the United Kingdom Serials Group 325 (No 3: November 2003). The subject-matter of these chapters ranges from the general to the specialized.Pechota, Vratislav. Szladits' Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law: Books and Articles in English 1984 - 1986. Published for the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law by Oceana Publications Inc. Dobbs Ferry, New York. 1990. . Volume I (Nos 1 - 10669). No 999 at page 45. A book on legal research describes Information Sources in Law as being "not as useful for present purposes" as the title promises.Tunkel, Victor. Legal Research: Law-Finding and Problem-Solving. Blackstone Press Limited. 1992. . Page 138. Another described it as "good".Thomas O'Malley. The Round Hall Guide to the Sources of Law: An Introduction to Legal Research and Writing. Round Hall Press. 1993. ISBN 9781858000039. p 54. Google The Solicitors' Journal expected that law libraries would find Logan's book to "prove useful"."Solicitors' Journal Reviews" (1986) 130 Solicitors' Journal 282 (11 April 1986) Information Sources in Law is "detailed" and its contributors are "leading experts".Jean Dane, Phillip Aneurin Thomas, Grainne Smith. How to Use a Law Library. Sweet & Maxwell. London. 1987. . Paragraph 6-35 at page 136. See also paragraph 6-42 at page 137. Google Books.
Second Edition The second edition was edited by Jules Winterton and Elizabeth M Moys and published by Bowker-Saur in 1997. The series of which it was part is now known as Guides to Information Sources.See the book. It is "completely revised".Helen F Sullivan and Robert H Burger. Russia and Eastern Europe: A Bibliographic Guide to English-Language Publications, 1992-1999. Libraries Unlimited. 2001. . Paragraph 296 at page 84. Digitized copy from Google Books. It focuses on Europe,Marci Hoffman and Mary Rumsey. International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook. Second Edition. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 2012. . Page 141. See also page 60. and deals with more than thirty of its jurisdictions.Jeanne Rehberg and Radu D Popa (editors). Accidental Tourist on the New Frontier: An Introductory Guide to Global Legal Research. Fred B Rothman Publications. 1998. Second Printing 1999. . Page 106. Digitized copy from Google Books.
References Logan, R G (editor). Information Sources in Law. Butterworths. London. 1986. . Winterton, Jules; Moys, Elizabeth M (editors). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. . Preview from Google Books. De Gruyter. Munday, Roderick. "Book Reviews" (1986) 45 Cambridge Law Journal 357 - 358. JSTOR. "Information Sources in Law, editor: R G Logan". The Law Society Gazette. 10 September 1986. Tickle, Teresa. "Reference Books of 1997 - 1998: A Selection" (Autumn 1999) Slavic Review. Vol 58, No 3. Pages 723 - 724. JSTOR. (1998) 29 The Law Librarian 124 (Google Books) Peter Clinch. Legal Information: What it is and Where to Find it. Second Edition. Aslib. 2005. . Google Books. Jonathan Franklin, "Book Reviews" (1998) 26 International Journal of Legal Information 269 Cambridge Core Rosemary Gray, "Book Reviews" (1987) 5 Education for Information 341 Sage Journals Alan Day (1998) 11(7) Reference Reviews 8; (1998) 17(1) Collection Building 44 "Handy legal reference tool", Library Association Record, vols 88-89, p 402 (1998) 14(3) Refer: Journal of the RSIS 13 (Autumn 1998) American Reference Books Annual 1987. Libraries Unlimited. p 214. Google "Law" (1986) British Books News 342 Google Database Journal, vols 16-20, p 14