"This has ripple effects on people andinstitutions around the world," he said.

"There are people all around the world who cometo Harvard to use these resources, and we'retrying to get the world out that they will beunavailable."

Joseph Hurd, the pre-law advisor in EliotHouse, said yesterday that law students will missthe library not only as a research facility butalso as a social center.

Hurd said the library is "important to the LawSchool community as a social gathering place inaddition to its function as a research center."

Hurd suggested the implementation of a shuttlebus system to take students to law libraries atBoston University and Boston College to retrievematerials.

The proposed renovations of Langdell includestructural changes to upgrade heating and coolingsystems, upgrades in information technology andchanges intended to increase the building'sphysical capabilities to make it more "userfriendly," Rees said.

A final decision on whether the renovationswill be carried out is expected in June