Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an online service of the United States Judiciary that provides case and docket information from Federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts. Working in collaboration the FDLP, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) are implementing an education program that will result in greater public awareness of and access to PACER. It also will result in more proficient public users of PACER.

The Program is open to Federal depository libraries, public libraries, and public law libraries. Librarians from participating libraries will develop training materials for individual or group instruction; remote users or users within the library; and use with training trainers. Librarians will also conduct instructional sessions for PACER users and potential PACER users.

This Program builds on training activities already undertaken by libraries. If you are interested in participating in this Program, please review the Program documentation below and then register for the Program by using the "Questions about the PACER: Access and Education Program" form below.

Program Documentation

• PACER: Access and Education Program Summary
• Obligations of Participating Libraries
• Session Evaluation Form

Training Materials

• PACER User Manual for ECF Courts, June 2010 (PACER Service Center)
• PACER Training Database (free and populated with data from New York Western District Court for cases filed between 1/1/2007 and 7/1/2007)
• How to Create a PACER Account (SBCLL)
• How to Monitor PACER Usage (SBCLL)
• How to Search for Central District Cases (SBCLL)
• PACER: Public Access to Court Electronic Records (LLOC)
• PACER (UNC School of Law, Everett Law Library)

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