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�. 79 <br /> Countywide - Law Library <br /> The Law Library may be affected in future by this year ' s change in funding source . At <br /> present there is no reason to think the county will not continue to support this service nor <br /> that there is an interest in relocating the service . If, however, continuation and location <br /> become concerns in future , these are options to consider. <br /> ■■ Option I — Continue the Law Library at the county courthouse location. <br /> This is the most appropriate location for this special services branch because it is located <br /> where people frequently come in contact their need for legal information — the courts . It <br /> is also convenient for the legal and judicial community . <br /> Option 2 — Move the Law Library to the Main Library. <br /> Issues <br /> ■ Space is not available . Other services will have to be scaled back to accommodate <br /> this option and the Law Library service collection will have to be reduced in size . <br /> ■ Legal information should be available in close proximity to the courts and judicial <br /> offices . It should also be maintained at an adequate level to meet local needs . <br /> r. <br /> ■ Public libraries rarely provide law library service within a public library facility <br /> because the service is very consumptive of space and not a public library service . <br /> Option 3 — Reduce Law Library service to electronic only and make it available at the Main <br /> Library <br /> .r Issues <br /> ■ The Law Library does not now subscribe to legal databases , which are quite <br /> expensive and paid for on a per hour of use basis . This would be a new cost ; print <br /> materials would not be purchased, however. <br /> ■ Space for enough computers to meet public needs would have to be found at the Main <br /> �■ Library where space is already a problem . <br /> ■ Electronic only service might require additional staff to assist users who are not able <br /> to search the complex law databases on their own . <br /> �r. <br /> Recommendation : Law Library <br /> Option 1 — Continue the law library at the county courthouse location. <br /> wr <br /> rir <br /> ■r <br /> Indian River County Library Master Facilities Plan 2005 - 2025 <br /> r.r <br />