The University of Iowa Law Library is the best in the country, according to law magazine The National Jurist. This is the second time it has received the distinction; it was named to the top spot in 2004.

The library was ranked No. 1 out of 50 law libraries nationwide. The top five includes libraries at the Yale Law School in second place, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington in third, the University of Pennsylvania Law School in fourth, and the Herbert Law Center at Louisiana State University in fifth.

The most important of the factors that determined rank was availability of the latest technological resources. Other factors included accessibility, comfort, and convenience.

Editors from The National Jurist compared 198 law libraries when determining the rankings.

— by Kellie Petersen