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===Progress in by libraries===[https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/ Courthouse Libraries BC] (CLBC) has produced this wikibook since 2013 when ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' first appeared , not just online, but in a full-size book, printed and distributed to public libraries and courthouse libraries and across the province. CLBC operates many access to justice services:* Each each of its 30 branches (, in courthouse locations courthouses throughout the province) , are open to the public whenever they are staffed. The regular library operations of CLBC provides and provide access to:** law librarians who can answer questions about legal reference and finding legal information (in person, by email, or by telephone),** a vast collection of printed legal information, including law books, journals, practice manuals, historical and contemporary print volumes of legislation and regulation, and legislative debates, etc., ** [https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/legislation-case-law/subscription-databases special databases] (, accessible within the branches) , used for legal research, and ** a website with many custom and helpful tools specific to BC British Columbia law, including guides and the unique ''[https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-legal-knowledge-base Our Legal Knowledge Base]'',* CLBC runs the Clicklaw website, which is referenced throughout this wikibook and provides an authoritative listing of vetted sources for BC legal information according to by topic., and* CLBC also runs LawMatters, which is a program that supports people's access to legal information in public libraries throughout hundreds of communities in BC. Support comes from the province by training public librarians on how to make better legal referrals and handle legal reference questions, paying out providing grants to support public libraries' collections of legal information, and finding ways to turn public libraries into places people can come to for more support with their legal questions. When — hen you hold a print copy of ''JP Boyd on Family Law'' in your hand, it's because the LawMatters program funded its printing.
CLBC is a very old organization in the province, and its work supporting self-represented litigants and members of the public seeking legal information has only grown with each passing yearsignificantly over the years. The CLBC's librarians routinely help members of the public find and get copies of information from law books and databases that are designed and written primarily for lawyers. This These includes books published by The the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLEBC) that nearly every family lawyer in BC the province relies upon to practice family law:* ''British Columbia Family Practice Manual'',* ''Family Law Agreements: Annotated Precedents'',* ''Family Law Deskbook'', and* ''Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia'' CLBC can also help people find relevant course materials from CLEBC on specific topics within family law, as well as precedents and how to tips on court procedure from other legal publishers.
===Other sources of legal information and assistance===