Law libraries are supported by civil litigants, their primary users, and are not funded by state and local taxes. Collection The SCPLL is a practice library, focusing on practical materials for attorneys and the public. The law library acquires and maintains major California primary and secondary legal resources, in addition to certain U.S. federal and general legal publications and self-help legal materials written for lay people. The American Association of Law Libraries, County Public Law Library Standards is useful in the selection of resources. The Law Library provides an online catalog that includes books, periodicals, audio recordings for attorney MCLE credit, CD-ROMS with forms, websites and has electronic access to thousands of additional titles including law journals, legal treatises, restatements, treaties and much more. Onsite access is free at the law library to a select group of legal databases including: Thomson Reuters Westlaw, Lexis Advance (includes Shepards), HeinOnline, Ebsco's Legal Information Reference Center (Nolo self-help ebooks), CEB's OnLAW, and other e-subscriptions. Highlights of Services Saclaw.org website: Content for both the legal community and self-represented litigants including forms, self-help videos, and links to key legal resources. Legal Research Guides: Step-by-Step guides to common legal procedures and topics, created by our law librarians and available by subject on the Law 101 web pages. Lawyers in the Library: Brief 20 minute consultation with an attorney for people who cannot afford traditional private legal services. Ask Now Law Librarian : Service for the general public to submit questions to law librarians statewide using the website's interactive chat feature. MCLE CD's for Self-Study : Audio-visual resources that meet minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements for members of the California State Bar Association. Continuing Education Classes: A variety of attorney classes in the law library's Training Center with qualified speakers, and some programs offered by video on the website. Civil Self Help Center (CSHC) In 2008 the Sacramento County Superior Court received a grant to help fund a civil self-help center to assist self-represented litigants with general civil matters. The CSHC began as a joint project between the Sacramento Superior Court, the VLSP of Northern California, and the Sacramento County Bar Association. When the Superior Court was faced with budget cuts and space constraints in 2009, the Law Library Director and Board of Trustees agreed to bring the CSHC into the Law Library as both provided assistance to self-represented litigants. Today the CSHC is staffed with