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Sarasota News Leader October 5, 2012 OPINION tribal elders and mullahs in what is described by Westerners as "informal justice." In sum, in many countries of the Muslim world Islamic law is inseparable from the state and "justice" is meted out accordingly. This con- trasts starkly with the principles of Western jurisprudence in which religion plays no con- spicuous role. GREAT ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARY PATRONS By Linda Getzen Guest Columnist On the one hand, the likelihood of being able to reconcile these two very different systems is slim. On the other, managing the differences between them constructively is not impossi- ble. GUEST COLUMNIST What makes a great public library? It's really hard to decide between the helpful staff and the thousands of books on the shelves. Then again, maybe it's the free Internet access or the extensive selection of free databases. Page 65 Selby Public Library in downtown Sarasota draws many patrons interested in its electronic re- sources. Photo by Norman Schimmel