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A New Home for NJC’s Library Books

9/20/2007

North Carolina’s Charlotte School of Law recently purchased The National Judicial College’s (NJC) 50,000 law book collection. The NJC preserved the portion of its collection most often used by NJC judges in their continuing education endeavors, explained Wosje.

“Fortunately, we were able to find a home for them where they will be utilized in the advancement of legal and judicial education,” said Robin Wosje, chief academic officer for The National Judicial College (NJC), who coordinated the book transfer. “The books we sold were not being used because of the online availability of the same information. Charlotte School of Law came forward and needed the books for their law program. We felt the books would better suit the needs of law students than our judges.”

The collection purchased by Charlotte School of Law consisted of three parts: volumes on various topics of law and sociology; statutes, state and federal codes and case law; and periodicals and journals from law schools and non-profit organizations. The collection, which has been growing since the mid 1970s, was boxed and shipped during the first part of September. The books originally came from private donors or were purchased by the NJC for specific law library needs.

“We held back the books that will further judicial training for judges and books that can be used in our courses,” said Wosje.

Charlotte School of Law opened in 2006 and the new addition to its law library will help in the school’s accreditation, explained Bobbie Studwell, associate dean of library and information services for Charlotte School of Law.

“The books will be used by the law students here as well as the Charlotte community,” said Studwell. “We are hoping that the additional space made from the book removal will benefit The National Judicial College as much as the books will benefit our school.”

50,000 law books were sent to the Charlotte School of Law in North Carolina.

The future of the former NJC Library is still being decided.