1. While the authors have previously collaborated on projects identifying various types of bizarre patrons, for purposes of this article the patrons are assumed to be relatively “normal” and therefore are not wearing tinfoil hats on their heads
2. Begg, Robert T. 1976.The Reference Librarian and thePro SePatron, 69 Law Libr. J. 26
3. http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/pdfs/Sccllguide2.pdfhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/lawlib/mission.htmState, court, county, and academic law libraries generally rank the general public last in any role call of law library patrons.Seethe mission statements gathered in Virginia J. Kelsh,The Law Library Mission Statement, 97 Law Libr. J. 323–34 (2005), as well as the list of clients served inThe Value of a Public Law Library: A Guide for Government and Court Decision-Makers, 2 SCCLL Resource Guide 1, available on the Internet at (accessed Nov. 27, 2006). Fairfax County, Virginia, Law Library provides a notable exception:Mission Statement: To Promote Justice by Providing All Citizens with Access to Legal Information. Here, the general public is listed first (accessed Nov. 27, 2006)
4. http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/FAQs/ProSeFAQ.htmAs of January 31, 2005, no national statistics exist for the numbers of pro se litigants, but the impact of pro ses on courts and court resources cannot be denied. National Center for State Courts,Pro Se: Self-Represented Litigants(accessed Nov. 27, 2006)
5. Adams, Laureen and Smith, Regina.The Evolution of Public Law Libraries, 10 AALL Spectrum 16 (Mar. 2006)