In September 2004 the Law Library of Congress unveiled a suite of enhanced navigation, search, language, accessibility, and user-friendly features to support broad public use of the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). Placing this standard-setting achievement in the larger context of the Law Library's continuing commitment to acquiring, processing, and disseminating legal information on a global scale, the legal research community will benefit from an overview of the initiatives, principles, and processes that combined to shape the system for maximum accessibility and uncompromising reliability.