FIELD LAW LIBRARY SECTION, OJAG

The Field Law Library Program was established in 1974 to centralize purchasing of commercial lawbooks for Navy field law libraries. Centralized purchasing results in (1) reduced administrative costs by combining individual requisitions; (2) frequent publisher discounts for bulk purchases; and (3) standardized field law libraries for the Naval Establishment.

The Head, Field Law Library section acts as primary advisor to JAG on all matters related to the commercial lawbook needs of the field library activities as well as keeping track of the status of the commercial books and services contracted and paid for by JAG. Additionally, this office is responsible for keeping JAG informed on which contracted services are to be renewed or canceled, which materials provided to field libraries have been replaced due to loss or damage, and which new materials, if any, should be purchased for use by the field libraries.

As an aid in keeping track of the needs of the field libraries and the status of the contracted services, an annual report is sent to each individual field library. This report serves a dual purpose because it provides a list of the commercial lawbooks and services that are automatically provided for each field library by JAG and also provides the Field Library section with valuable information that can be used to determine which services need to be renewed, which can be canceled, and which materials, if any, need to be replaced. A sample of this report, JAG Report Symbol JAG 5070-2, is shown in figure 2-2. We will discuss your responsibilities concerning this report more fully later in this chapter.

The Field Library Program handles only commercial lawbooks. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register may be obtained from the OJAG Publications Section, Code 64; the Naval Law Review

Figure 2-2.-JAG Report Symbol JAG 5070-2.

(formerly the JAG Journal) is available from the Naval Justice School and Off the Record from the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General, Code 001A. The JAG Manual, the MCM, and Navy directives may be ordered from the Naval Publication and Forms, Navy Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120. Individual commands are responsible for ordering GPO publications and copies of U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements from the GPO. Periodical subscriptions such as law journals must be ordered with the commanding officer's approval directly from the supplier. Care must be taken

Figure 2-3.-Library layout for large library.

that these are mission essential and support the work of the ordering activity.