Amanda Barratt has been the Law Librarian at the University of Cape Town Law Library since January 2001. She has 10 years experience as a reference librarian, and previously headed the University's African Studies Library. Amanda holds a B.A. (Hons.) degree in History from the University of Cape Town, and the LLB and LLM degrees from the University of South Africa. Amanda is also employed as a Senior Researcher at the University of Cape Town's Centre for Socio-Legal Research, and is currently preparing for a PhD on a legal history topic.