In a continuing effort to make legal materials more easily accessible to judges, lawyers and the general public, the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries are now offering free eBook access to Court Rules and the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence.

The electronic materials can be viewed on eBook readers, such as the Kindle or Nook, and can also be viewed on smart phone devices and tablets.  Instructions on how to download the free app and links to the downloadable files are available on the Trial Court Law Library website: http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/rules/ebooks.html

In addition to the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, the following rules are available for download:

• Rules of Civil Procedure
• Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Rules of Land Court, with standing orders, Manual and Guidelines
• Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure
• Rules of Superior Court
• Rules of Juvenile Court

New editions of eBooks will be available when a rule is changed, and announcements that an updated edition is ready to download will be made on Twitter, on the Massachusetts Law Blog http://masslawlib.blogspot.com/, and linked from the Trial Court Law Library’s website http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/index.html

There are seventeen Trial Court Law Libraries statewide that service the bench, bar and the public, each offering a wide range of print and electronic resources both on-site and remotely. The libraries are located in Barnstable, Brockton, Dedham, Fall River, Fitchburg, Greenfield, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Northampton, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Salem, Springfield, Taunton, Woburn, and Worcester. The website is www.lawlib.state.ma.us