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Research and Library Instruction

• Reference and Research Assistance
• Tours
• Course Related Instruction and Lectures
• Westlaw and Lexis Passwords & Training
• Law Library Catalog and Online Resources
  

Circulation Services

• Circulation Policy
• Loan Periods
• Renewals
• Returns
• Overdues
• Photocopy Resources
• Reserve
• Exams
• Course Reserve
• Instructions for Placing Items on Course Reserve
• Summit Borrowing
• Interlibrary Loan

Technical Services

• Law Library Catalog
  
• Binding

Collection Services

• Acquisition Suggestions
• New Books Shelf
• Gifts

Research and Library Instruction

Reference and Research Assistance

Reference librarians assist the faculty in their scholarly work. Reference librarians are available during scheduled Reference Desk hours, by appointment, or via e-mail. Reference librarians provide help and guidance in locating and using library resources effectively, in suggesting sources for further study and research, and in connecting users with information outside the Library. Reference assistance is provided to adjuncts for course related work during the semester in which the course is taught and for course preparation. For reference assistance, contact the reference desk at 206.398.4225 or e-mail a reference librarian at lawreference@seattleu.edu.

Tours

Reference librarians are available to give individual or group Library tours to faculty members, their classes, or visitors. Library tours can range from informational to instructional and can be general or tailored to a specific area of interest. To schedule a Library tour, please contact Kristin Cheney (ext. 4091). Please schedule instructional tours at least two weeks in advance to allow adequate preparation time for review of materials and completion of handouts.

Course-Related Instruction and Lectures

Faculty can schedule library research lectures for their courses. Lectures can be general or topical, with or without accompanying research assignments. The librarians have created several research guides (“Starting Points”) tailored to researching the law on particular topics. Feel free to request similar Starting Points or other research guides to supplement classroom instruction. Faculty interested in scheduling a research lecture or research guide should contact Kristin Cheney (ext. 4091) directly with as much lead time as possible (at least three weeks).

Westlaw/Lexis Passwords & Training

Access to and use of Lexis and Westlaw passwords are governed by the terms of the law school's contracts with the database vendors. Adjunct faculty may obtain passwords during the semester(s) they are teaching or for class preparation. These passwords are to be used for academic purposes only. To obtain a password, contact Tina Ching (ext. 4129). Training in the use of online services is conducted by vendor representatives who will provide one-to-one lessons in faculty offices. Available topics include new services, training on the various interfaces available to faculty, training in effective research strategies, and specialized database searching. Faculty who wish to schedule a session should contact the vendor account representatives. The law school representatives are:

Westlaw/TWEN: Zachary Gose
Web: lawschool.westlaw.com

LexisNexis: Aaron Meyers
206.323.9537
Web: lexisnexis.com/lawschool

Law Library Catalog and Online Resources

The Law Library’s Catalog may be accessed through the Law Library's website and allows searching for library materials. The Online Resources page provides links to research guides, Internet sites and research databases.

 

Circulation Services

Circulation Policy

The majority of the Library’s collection is available for faculty to check out. All materials taken from the Library must be checked out and “desensitized” at the Circulation Desk. Identify yourself as a faculty member to the staff person at the Circulation Desk. Law school faculty may assign their borrowing privileges to student research assistants or faculty secretaries. Please remember that the faculty member remains the responsible borrower for all items checked out in his/her name.

Faculty members may go to Lemieux Library to check items out by showing picture ID.

Faculty members may access the Law Library Catalog from any computer terminal. For items not found in the Library collection, contact a staff member or reference librarian for search assistance.

Loan Periods

Treatises (from 3rd & 4th floor)	90 days
Reserve material	3 days
All other areas of the Library	3 days

The majority of the Law Library collection does not circulate to anyone other than faculty members; please respect the three-day limit and return material on time.

Renewals

Renewals are available by calling the Circulation Desk (ext. 4220).

Returns

Library materials can be returned to the Circulation Desk during regular business hours or left on the book truck near the faculty secretaries on the 4th floor.

Overdues

Overdue notices are sent to faculty members as a courtesy. No fines are charged for late items. Questions about overdues should be directed to Michael Zubitis (ext. 4228).

Photocopy Resources

Faculty secretaries or research assistants are responsible for photocopying any material faculty require for classroom or personal use. Secretaries must check out material at the Circulation Desk for copying in the faculty offices.

Photocopying for faculty is done in the administrative copy/mail room on the second floor of the law school. On an emergency weekend basis, faculty needing single copies of documents may bring these items to the DDC. These will be charged back to the administrative account. The DDC has a minimum two-hour turnaround time for all copy orders, including emergency faculty copying on the weekends. However, for those who need on-demand services, the Library has self-service copiers that take cash and One Cards. There is also a faculty copy card at the Circulation Desk for making a small number of copies using the self-service copiers.

Reserve

The Law Library automatically places certain types of material in Reserve when they are received, e.g., hornbooks, the West Nutshell series, Washington Practice and Washington deskbooks. These types of materials are kept on Reserve on a permanent basis.

Exams

The Library maintains a collection of past law school exams through summer 2003. More recent exams are placed on faculty TWEN sites at the discretion of the faculty member.

Course Reserve

A variety of materials including books, photocopies of articles, and chapters of books can be placed on course reserve at the request of a faculty member for required classroom use. These materials are in high demand and are checked out frequently. Items remain on "course reserve" for the semester during with the course is taught.

The Library requires that faculty members placing photocopies or copies of other media on reserve comply with section 107 of the copyright law and the policies contained in Seattle University’s Copyright Policies. The Library reserves the right to refuse to accept material for course reserve if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would violate the copyright law.

Instructions for Placing Items on Course Reserve

A “Reserve Materials Request Form” must be submitted with each item placed on course reserve. Forms are available from faculty secretaries or from the Circulation Desk.

Any photocopy or reproduction placed on reserve must be stamped with a notice of copyright. Faculty secretaries must seek copyright permission before the Library will accept materials for course reserve.

The Library staff processes course reserves as expeditiously as possible, but does not guarantee availability of material in less than twenty-four hours. Please plan accordingly before notifying students that materials are on reserve.

The Library will not make copies. Secretaries or student research assistants are responsible for photocopying.

Non-circulating books and reference materials, as well as circulating material from the treatise collection, can be placed on reserve.

The loan period for course reserves is two hours unless the faculty member requests on the “Reserve Materials Request Form” that overnight copies be made available.

All reserve material will be removed at the end of the semester.

All inquires about course reserve should be directed to Susan Kezele (ext. 4227).

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loans will be placed in faculty mailboxes upon receipt. The lending library establishes the loan period. For renewals, please notify the ILL staff at least three days before the due date listed on the item. Renewals are granted at the discretion of the lending library. Not all renewals are honored.

Return ILL material to the Circulation Desk or place on the reshelving truck near the faculty secretaries on the 4th floor.

ILL material is occasionally recalled by the lending library before its due date. The Library will notify the borrower when a recall is in effect. Please return the material promptly.

While the Library makes every effort to secure ILL materials at no or low cost, requests for materials incurring significant charges are subject to review.

More information about interlibrary loans.

Technical Services

Law Library Catalog

One of the Technical Services Department’s primary activities is the maintenance of the online catalog. In addition to searching the Library’s catalog for bibliographic records by authors, titles, and subject headings, it is possible to search by call numbers to browse the Library’s subject specific classified shelves. The catalog can be used to trace the order and in-process dates of new library materials. To expedite the use of an in-process item, contact Nancy Minton, Cataloger (ext. 4178). Use the catalog to verify a title’s availability or circulation status, and to check the currency of a title or the receipt of a specific periodical issue.

Binding

The circulation status of periodical volumes may indicate “On Bindery Shelf.” These materials are available in the Technical Services Department until they are actually prepared for a bindery shipment. Contact Donna Turner, Bindery and Processing Specialist (ext. 4190), to check-out one of these items.

Collection Services

Course-related purchase requests should be directed to Kara Phillips, Collection Development Librarian (ext. 4093). Detailed information on the title, author, publisher, price and edition is greatly appreciated. The Collection Development Librarian will consult with the librarian selector for the applicable subject area regarding the request. The Library Collection Development Committee and Law Library Director review and consider special or major purchases.

Acquisitions and collection development require balancing financial resources, curriculum needs and long-term collection viability. Serial subscriptions, including periodicals, reporters, statutes and loose-leaf services, represent the largest percentage of the acquisitions budget. Because financial resources are limited, acquisition decisions must be made with this balancing in mind.

New Books Shelf

A list of recent acquisitions is located on the Library Web site and featured in the Library Newsletter. Select titles are displayed at the Reference Desk for one week.

Gifts

The Library welcomes gifts appropriate for the collection from the faculty. Gift materials are accepted if they conform to collection development and selection guidelines. Please contact Kara Phillips (ext. 4093).