Faculty Resources

The Law Library is dedicated to providing comprehensive support to enhance the overall classroom experience. Librarian assistance is readily available to complement instructional initiatives through:

• In-Class Presentations: Tailored instructional sessions are offered to refresh legal research skills, provide scholarly research guidance for seminar courses, and explore specific areas of law in depth for seminar courses, among other topics.
• Managing Course Reserves: The library can place relevant materials on reserve for members of your courses to utilize.
• Past Exams: The Library hosts past exams obtained from the Registrar. To make past exams accessible to students, professors must affirmatively check a box on the semesterly Qualtrics exam survey administered by the Registrar's office. Faculty members may also directly provide copies of past exams to the library.

For assistance with these services, please contact Lauren Hash.

Our commitment to fostering robust research is emphasized through a variety of support services, including:

• Research Assistant Training: The Library offers comprehensive training for research assistants.
• General Research Support: From meticulous bibliography creation to adept news-article searches, proficient navigation of case law databases, and meticulous citation scraping, our library staff is ready to empower individuals with the necessary proficiency for effective legal research. For research assistance, please reach out to the Faculty Services Liaison.

Acknowledging the dynamic nature of legal discourse, the library provides assistance in staying up-to-date on current legal issues. Librarians can help you stay informed about the latest developments through:

• SmartCILP Profiles: Facilitating awareness of new journal articles.
• Case Alerts: Available in Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg.
• Docket Monitoring
• News Alerts
• Journal Alerts
• Other relevant topics

The Law Library proactively manages the acquisition of materials through:

• Professional Development Fund (PDF) Purchases: To order print books using your PDF funds, please contact Melissa Grantham.
• Collection Acquisition Recommendations: For any recommendations regarding collection acquisitions, please contact Jennifer Mart-Rice or Melissa Grantham.
• Interlibrary Loan: Direct any interlibrary loan requests to Lauren Hash.