The Law Library
With a collection of over 400,000 volumes and access to a host of legal and law-related online databases, the College of Law Library plays a vital role in fulfilling the College=s dual mission of teaching and research.
Subject collections include the Foreign and International collection with a Mexican and Latin American emphasis, an Arizona collection, selected Government Documents, and a small Commonwealth collection. The Law Library also holds extensive water law and Native American law collections. Special Collections contains historical treatises, many one-of-a-kind items, documents relating to the Colorado River litigation, as well as books authored by current and former College of Law faculty. Special rules govern the use of these materials. The Law Library also has a microform collection of United States, Ninth Circuit, and some Arizona Supreme Court records and briefs, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Registers, state session laws, Attorney General opinions, bar journals and legal newspapers, and American Law Institute materials.
An experienced staff of professional librarians and paraprofessionals offer faculty and students a variety of services; of the nine professional librarians, all have masters degrees in library science and six have JDs. Services include an online catalog for accessing university-wide collections and resources; a computer lab with Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, and internet access; borrowing privileges; Interlibrary Loan service; a Reserve Collection providing ready access to frequently-used student materials; legal research classes; and individualized reference and research guidance. The library website, www.law.arizona.edu/library contains links to legal information and more detailed information about the library.
Regular library hours are available at the following link:
Hours may vary during vacation and intersession periods. Notice of any change in hours will be posted in the Library and the weekly College of Law newsletter. You can also access the hours online or call the Reserve/Circulation desk at 621-1413, or visit the law library's web site at www.law.arizona.edu/library.
Updated: 08/11/2010