| CLOSED | Saturday, April 4, 2020 |
Call the Reference Desk 801.422.6658
to inquire about exceptions to future Reference Desk hours.
Library Liaison Program
Library liaisons are assigned to each full-time law school faculty member. These liaisons act as intermediaries between the Law Library and the faculty. Liaisons meet with their assigned faculty regularly to determine individual library needs and research interests. They also ensure that faculty members are aware of library services and collections and seek suggestions regarding how library services can be improved. Library liaisons are available to assist faculty members with their research needs. They obtain library material for faculty members and arrange for other library services that are needed or requested.
Specific services might include:
- obtaining law review articles
- making interlibrary loan requests (or you can contact Melanie Coleman at colemanm@law.byu.edu)
- forwarding purchase requests for approval and ordering
- setting up automated current awareness accounts (such as SmartCILP, Lexis/Nexis alerts, Westlaw’s WestClip and SSRN/LSN subscriptions)
- creating coversheets for scholarly works to be posted on SSRN
- uploading scholarly works to SSRN on behalf of the faculty member
- presenting research classes on subjects taught by the faculty member
- working with faculty research assistants
- compiling citations to the faculty member’s scholarly works
Liaison Assignments
| Curtis Anderson | Kory Staheli |
| Clark Asay | Shawn Nevers |
| Kif Augustine-Adams | David Armond |
| Stephanie Bair | Annalee Hickman |
| Stephanie Barclay | Shawn Nevers |
| Melinda Bowen | Tina Wilder |
| Elizabeth Clark | Dennis Sears |
| Will Clayton | Iantha Haight |
| Justin Collings | Dennis Sears |
| Ben Cook | Kory Staheli |
| Brigham Daniels | Annalee Hickman |
| Elysa Dishman | Iantha Haight |
| Cole Durham | Dennis Sears |
| John Fee | Laurie Urquiaga |
| Cliff Fleming | Dennis Sears |
| Fred Gedicks | Iantha Haight |
| Kristin Gerdy | Kory Staheli |
| Carl Hernandez | Kory Staheli |
| Christine Hurt | Iantha Haight |
| Matthew Jennejohn | Annalee Hickman |
| Eric Jensen | Dennis Sears |
| David Moore | Shawn Nevers |
| Aaron Nielson | Iantha Haight |
| Carolina Núñez | Annalee Hickman |
| Brett Scharffs | Dennis Sears |
| Gladriel Shobe | Tina Wilder |
| Jarrod Shobe | Shawn Nevers |
| Gordon Smith | David Armond |
| Paul Stancil | Annalee Hickman |
| Michalyn Steele | Tina Wilder |
| Lisa Grow Sun | Shawn Nevers |
| Dane Thorley | Tina Wilder |
| Jack Welch | Kory Staheli |
Library Reference Assistants
The Law Library employs law student reference assistants to assist law faculty with their research needs. These law students provide support for law faculty who either do not have enough ongoing work to justify hiring their own research assistants or need assistance beyond their own research assistants. The reference assistants are meant to complement, not replace, individual faculty research assistants. The reference assistants work primarily on research requests
In addition to providing research support to law school faculty, the reference assistants also assist library users at the reference desk on the main floor of the Law Library.
Data Project Support
Data project support is a faculty service the Law Library provides to law faculty. The support is provided by data assistants (undergraduate students), who collect data and/or enter data that does not require legal knowledge or background. The data assistants also work on data projects supporting corpus linguistics. The data assistants are hired, trained, and managed by the Data Project Manager Teresa Odam. Faculty requests for data project support may be made through faculty liaisons who will coordinate with the Data Project Manager to ensure the carrying out and completion of the requested data project.
The reference assistants will continue to provide support for data projects that require some legal training, though traditional research requests may receive
Faculty Research Assistant Training and Support
The Library faculty are available to work with and train faculty research assistants in the process of legal research and to suggest research strategies for particular research projects. Summer RA training takes place the last day of Winter semester, typically on the Friday afternoon of graduation. Contact Shawn Nevers for more information. Law Professors are also welcome to send their RAs to class sessions of Advanced Legal Research, scheduled during Winter semester. For the syllabus or more information, contact Shawn Nevers at (801) 422-8784, or neverss@law.byu.edu.
New Material Requests
Faculty members are encouraged to recommend new titles for the collection. Requests for purchase should be sent to the Law Library Director, Kory Staheli, at (801) 422-9223 or stahelik@law.byu.edu.
Interlibrary Loan
What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan is a FREE service that the Law Library provides through agreements with other libraries to expand the walls and provide access to a variety of materials that we may not have in our own collection.
The Details
ILL pulls materials first from the Law Library. If the material cannot be found here, then the search extends to the Lee Library and to other libraries after. It is rare for materials not to be available through this process. The library may purchase materials that are important to your research. Contact your library liaison about doing so.
How To Make A Request
Send an Email
- Email lawill@law.byu.edu , or your library liaison.
Be sure to include the title and author of the material.
— Or —
Submit a Request Online
- Go to illiad.lib.byu.edu/ILLiad
- Or click on “Interlibrary Loan” on the library website
- Sign in using your BYU NetID
- Click on “Book, Article, or Other”
- Fill in the required information
- Finally, click “Submit Request” at the bottom of the page
Have Questions?
Set up an appointment with Melanie, the ILL Specialist;
she will be able to help you navigate through the ILL process and help you obtain the materials you need.
Setting Up Your Account
To set up your account, go to illiad.lib.byu.edu/ILLiad/ and sign in using your net ID and password, and then fill out your account information.
You may also set up an appointment with Melanie and she will be able to assist you in creating your account.
ILL Materials
In most cases we are able to obtain the items you need, but occasionally some items cannot be sent physically. The ILL specialist will work with you to reach a solution. There are many other specific items that can be scanned and obtained rather than entire publications, textbooks, or print including:
- Journal Articles
- Book Chapters
- Dissertations
- Page Requests
- Materials Cited in Footnotes
- Print Publications
- Table of Contents
- Microfilm
- Microfiche
- CD’s, DVD’s, etc.
Contact Information
Melanie Coleman—Circulation and ILL Supervisor
Email: lawill@law.byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-3656
Feel free to set up an appointment with Melanie if you have any questions about ILL.
Proxy Privileges
Due to past experience, our recommendation for law faculty when materials are needed from the Lee Library is to contact their Liaison, the Law Library Reference Desk, or Melanie Coleman; or to submit an online request through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). We have developed procedures to retrieve materials quickly and to automatically reroute requests to other libraries (ILL) if a requested item is not immediately available at the Lee Library.
However, if needed, law faculty may request proxy privileges for a secretary or a research assistant that allows the designated proxy to check out materials from the law library in the faculty member’s name. Research assistants should never be encouraged or required to use their personal accounts to borrow materials for faculty members.
Law Library proxy privileges should be requested through Melanie Coleman via email. The Harold B. Lee Library also provides proxy privileges according to their established policies.
Course Reserve
The Law Library maintains several reserve collections, described below. Reserve collections may consist of both materials purchased by the Library and personal copies. To place an item in one of the reserve collections, faculty members should contact Melanie Colaman at (801) 422-3656 or colemanm@law.byu.edu.
Locked Reserve: Locked reserve consists of course reserve, audio/visual reserve, software reserve, professor files, and hard-copy sample exams. All of these items are located behind the Circulation Desk and may only be borrowed for a limited time. Course reserve and professor files may be borrowed for 2 hours at a time. Audio/visual and software reserve items circulate for 24 hours.
Course Reserve: Course reserve consists of texts and supplementary materials for courses presently being taught. It is located behind the Circulation Desk. There is a binder at the attendant’s desk that lists the title and call number of all items in course reserve. Items in this collection may be checked out for 2 hours. Overdue Course Reserve items carry a fine of $2.00 per hour.
Electronic Reserve: Electronic reserve consists of selected reading materials which are made available online in various formats. The Library maintains access to sample exams and the Perspectives on Law Collection. Readings for specific courses are most often available through individual class pages or through TWEN.
Reserve Library: The Reserve Library is located on the second floor, in room 280 JRCB (near Circulation). The Reserve Library consists of high-use monographs (texts, outlines, restatements, etc.), current legal newspapers, 3 week’s worth of popular reading newspapers, 1 year’s worth of popular reading magazines, bulletins from other law schools, unbound/current legal periodicals, along with most of the Utah Law Collection — including copies of the state code, and the codes for various Utah cities. The Biblical Law and Benson Collections are also located in the Reserve Library.
Classroom Research Lectures
Law Library faculty are available to come into law classes to teach students how to conduct legal research in specialized areas and demonstrate how to use specific resources. Librarians can give students an overview of the Library’s print holdings and relevant electronic databases. This type of instruction can be very useful to students, especially in seminar courses where a paper is required. Requests for such lectures can be arranged through faculty liaisons.
Copyright Policy
J. Reuben Clark Law School and Hunter Law Library
The Law School is committed to the enforcement and protection of copyrights as both a legal and an ethical imperative. A copyright is a set of exclusive rights that vests in the author of an original work of authorship (including literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial, sculptural, and motion picture works). The copyright attaches upon the work’s creation (when it is “fixed in a tangible medium of expression”); current law does not require the formalities of registration or of a copyright notice such as the ” ©” symbol. The exclusive rights covered by copyright include the right to (1) copy or reproduce the work or portions of the work (including by making electronic copies); (2) prepare “derivative works” based on the original; (3) distribute copies of the work or portions of the work (including by electronic means); and (4) publicly perform or display the work.
Any faculty member, staff member, or student who intends to copy or distribute any material that is not in the public domain and is, therefore, protected by copyright must first receive copyright clearance from the law school’s Copyright Coordinator under the procedures set forth here, unless the copyright is held by that faculty member, staff member, or student. Copyright clearance is required even if the material is believed to be covered by the doctrine of fair use, and even if permission has already been secured from the holder of the copyright by the individual faculty member, staff member, or student. “Copying” and “distributing” include not only making and distributing hard copies, but also making any digital or electronic copies, posting such copies on the internet or the law school’s web page, or distributing copies via e-mail.
Any faculty member, staff member, or student seeking copyright clearance must contact the law school’s Copyright Coordinator. Requests for clearance should be submitted on a form approved by the Copyright Committee. The request should be submitted as far in advance of the use of the material as is reasonably possible (preferably at least one month in advance). The form for the written request may be completed in hard copy or on the law school’s web page, and will require the person submitting the request to (1) identify the copyrighted works in question by author, title, publication date, journal citation (where applicable), publisher (if known), and ISBN/ISSN (if known); (2) describe the nature of any copying and/or distribution (e.g., hard copies, scanning, uploading, etc.); (3) identify the name of the course and number of students to whom the material will be distributed; (4) indicate whether the person submitting the request has ever previously received permission to use the material in question, and attach any documents memorializing such permission; and (5) indicate whether the person submitting the request believes that a fair use privilege applies, and provide a brief justification for such privilege.
Many single copies made purely for research purposes will be covered by the doctrine of fair use, particularly where only a portion of the original work is copied. For such uses, the Copyright Coordinator may provide clearances that may cover certain uses, without requiring specific clearance requests for each individual copy.
If a faculty member disagrees with a decision of the Copyright Coordinator, appeal may be made to the Associate Dean for Faculty & Curriculum.
Copyright Clearance and Course Packets
The Law Library provides copyright and packet support services to assist faculty in seeking copyright permissions for projects and preparing and distributing course packets and reserve materials.
Requests for assistance with packets may be directed to Melanie Coleman.
Questions regarding copyright issues should be directed to Laurie Urquiaga at (801) 422-6657 or urquiagal@law.byu.edu.
Copyright Policy
Copyright Clearance Request Option 1 (on-line form for request to be processed by the Library)
Copyright Clearance Request Option 2 (PDF form letter allowing faculty to request permissions directly)
Copyright Permissions
The Digital Services Librarian is available to help with course-related copyright permission requests. When requesting assistance, please submit the information below as soon as possible. It is preferable to work with authors directly, but that process can take 4-6 weeks. The alternative, processing materials through the Copyright Clearance Center, almost always involves royalties that must be paid by students.
Educational uses are not, per se, Fair Uses. An educational use is most likely to be considered fair when it is one-time, last-minute, does not involve fiction or drama*, and is limited in scope. In those circumstances, obtaining timely permission is recognized to be difficult. But even the Fair Use of copyrighted items should be reported to the Digital Services Librarian for record-keeping.
Please be aware that the Law School never assumes that using teaching materials more than once will be considered fair. And “consumables” (such as worksheets or problem sets) are never eligible for Fair Use.
Fortunately, in the United States many primary legal materials are deemed to belong to the public domain. Federal and State statutes, regulations and case opinions are increasingly available online as well as through LexisNexis and Westlaw. It is also generally reasonable to link to openly-available secondary resources without asking permission or paying royalties. Taken together with available LexisNexis and Westlaw resources, it is often possible to completely avoid making actual copies of most materials needed for preparing and teaching law classes.
Faculty should contact the help desk for assistance in preparing an interactive syllabus with links to required or recommended readings for any Law School class (“deep” links to LexisNexis or Westlaw resources may be included). The form below should be used to request permission processing for paper or electronic copying.
* A separate provision, §110 of the Copyright Act, exempts the use of many audiovisual formats for face-to-face classroom teaching. In interpreting §1201, the U.S. Librarian of Congress has ruled that capturing short excerpts of digital works for use in education can be a permissible circumvention of technical protection measures.
Sample Exam Bank
Password-protected digital copies of past law school examinations supplied by faculty members are available to current law students. Access to these exams requires an authorized ID and password.
Currently-available Exams
Your exam isn’t listed?
Please mail any exams you would like to make available to law students to Laurie Urquiaga at urquiagal@law.byu.edu.
Copyright Request Received
Thank-you for submitting this request. You should receive a confirmation email shortly.
Do you need permission to use additional resources?
Submit Another Copyright Request
Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
American Bar Association Affiliated Upcoming Events
(Calendar of ABA section, committee, and other events & conferences; can search by topic, sponsor, date, or location; these are Mainly CLS events)
(Law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops; a collaborative service from four law schools in Georgia, Ohio, Pittsburg, and Washington)
SSRN Legal Scholarship Network’s Professional Announcements
Scholarship Publishing Services
Guides on where and how to submit manuscripts for publication in law reviews and legal journals have been compiled by LexisNexis and various academic law libraries.
ExpressO — contact Shawn Nevers for help setting up an account
(UC Berkeley electronic submission service for law review articles)
Scholastica — contact Shawn Nevers for help setting up an account
Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals
Writing for and Publishing in Law Reviews (By Mary Whisner & Ann Hemmens, University of Washington Law Library)
Resources for Keeping Up and Staying Current (By Mary Whisner, Stacy Etheredge, & Cheryl Nyberg, University of Washington Law Library)
Faculty Routing
The Law Library will route newly-received print issues of periodicals to members of the faculty upon request. If you are a BYU law professor and would like to have library material routed to you on an ongoing basis, please contact Teresa Odam, Serials Librarian, at (801) 422-3571 or odamt@law.byu.edu.
Newspapers
The Law Library subscribes to a number of general and legal newspapers. These newspapers are available in the faculty lounge on the fourth floor and in the Rex E. Lee Room. After one week, newspapers are moved to the Reserve Library where they are kept for an additional six months.
Electronic Resources
The Law Library subscribes to a growing number of electronic databases. Law Library staff is available to provide training on the use of these electronic resources. To request training please contact Shawn Nevers at (801) 422-8784 or neverss@law.byu.edu.
Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP and SmartCILP)
The Law Library subscribes to an online version of the Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP). CILP distributes the titles of articles from the table of contents of new law reviews. These title lists are organized by subject, and can be customized to specific preferences (SmartCILP). CILP is distributed weekly in both print and email formats.
CILP is a current awareness tool prepared by the law librarians and staff of the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law. CILP indexes over 500 legal publications, which are organized within 100 relevant subject headings. A complete table of contents is provided for all journals that are indexed, and citations are in Bluebook form.
- More information regarding CILP is available at http://lib.law.washington.edu/cilp/cilp.html.
- For a complete list of all journals indexed, click here.
- SmartCILP is a fee-based service that provides automated personalized e-mail delivery of CILP. Electronic subscribers continue to get the full text of CILP each week. After setting up a SmartCILP profile, subscribers receive an additional e-mail message each week that focuses only on the subject headings and journals they selected. This e-mail message is clearly marked as “SmartCILP” to allow easy identification and review of results. SmartCILP profiles can be changed each week, allowing subscribers to tailor the delivery of CILP to their changing research needs.
- To create (or modify an existing) SmartCILP profile, contact your library liaison.
Electronic Clipping Services
Both LexisNexis and Westlaw offer electronic clipping services. LexisNexis’ Alert and Westlaw’s Westclip can be customized to run specific searches at various times and in various databases. The results can be accessed online or emailed. For assistance contact your library liaison.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
SSRN is an online archive of social science research, available for free on the Internet. The Law Library has a site license that allows faculty to receive email announcements of working papers and articles on many topics from American law schools. The Library can also assist faculty who wish to add their current scholarship to the SSRN repository. For assistance please contact Shawn Nevers at (801) 422-8784 or by email.
Email Alerting
A variety of email alert services and moderated listservs are available to help faculty keep abreast of current developments. To request email updates for any of the following please contact your liaison:
Bloomberg Law News including The United States Law Week and BNA Law Reports on a variety of topics – contact your liaison for further information
CCH (Commerce Clearing House): Business & Finance, Health and Human Resources, Tax – contact your liaison for further information
Greenwire Energy and Environment News
Law Faculty Listservs by subject, e.g., CONLAWPROF@listerv.ucla.edu
LSN (Legal Scholarship Network)
LexisNexis new content announcements
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Westlaw new content announcements
Westlaw’s Newslink:
- Newspaper summaries, e.g., Wall Street Journal or Washington Post;
- Periodical summaries, e.g., Time Magazine; or
- Recent Court Case Summaries, e.g., 10th Circuit Court of Appeals or Utah
Whom to Contact for What
The following is a list of contacts for some of the major services provided by Law Library. If the service you need is not listed, please contact reference or your library liaison to request assistance:
| Bindery | Bonnie Geldmacher |
| Bloomberg Passwords | Iantha Haight |
| Book Checkout and Renewal | Circulation Desk or Melanie Coleman |
| Carrels | Dianne Davenport |
| Cataloging | Dale Swensen |
| CILP Service | Bonnie Geldmacher or your library liaison |
| Collection Development | Kory Staheli |
| Copyright Questions & Permission Requests | Laurie Urquiaga |
| Course Reserve | Melanie Coleman |
| Document Digitization Requests | Melanie Coleman |
| Electronic Database Training | Iantha Haight |
| Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Lee Library Requests | Melanie Coleman |
| Gifts and Donations | Bonnie Geldmacher |
| Government Documents | Reference Desk or your library liaison |
| Group Study Rooms | Dianne Davenport |
| Keys | Dianne Davenport |
| Lexis Passwords | Iantha Haight |
| Library Instruction | Annalee Hickman |
| Library Policies | Kory Staheli or Shawn Nevers |
| Lost & Found | Circulation Desk |
| Microforms | Reference Desk or your library liaison |
| Missing Books | Circulation Desk or Melanie Coleman |
| New Material Requests | Kory Staheli or your library liaison |
| Notary Requests | Melanie Coleman or Dianne Davenport or Bonnie Geldmacher |
| Overdues/Fines | Melanie Coleman |
| Preservation/Book Repair | Dale Swensen |
| Reference Questions | Reference Desk or any Reference Librarian |
| Routing Material | Teresa Odam |
| Security | Dianne Davenport |
| Website Feedback | Laurie Urquiaga |
| Westlaw Passwords | Iantha Haight |
For more information about employees, see the Library Directory.
Library Faculty and Staff
Administration
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Name: |
Kory D. Staheli |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Law Library Director | Policy, planning, management services, reference assistance, select publications for purchase, and teach Legal Research courses. | |
Email: |
stahelik@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.9223 |
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Name: |
Shawn G. Nevers |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Deputy Law Librarian | Facilitate faculty research and support. Oversee and maintain the library's electronic resources. Provide reference services and assistance to students, faculty and public patrons. Teach legal research. Assist with Westlaw/Lexis Nexis user passwords. | |
Email: |
neverss@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.8784 |
 |
Name: |
Maureen Holman |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Administrative Assistant | Library maintenance, supply orders and inventory, basic support of Law Library Faculty and Staff. Schedule Law Library conference room and the Lee Reading Room. | |
Email: |
holmanm@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.7475 |
Circulation
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Name: |
Melanie Coleman |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Circulation Librarian | Manage the overall process of circulation and supervise the student employees. Process routed and hold materials to law school faculty and ensure law school faculty needs are being met quickly and efficiently. Process InterLibrary Loan and Document Delivery requests to meet the needs of the law school faculty, staff, and students. Processes overdue items, damaged materials, fines and the overall process of requesting materials from libraries. | |
Email: |
colemanm@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.3656 |
 |
Name: |
Chelsea Frandsen |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Circulation Assistant | Assist with Document Delivery and lending of library materials. Process overdue library accounts. Process in-transit materials. Provide circulation desk coverage and customer service. | |
Email: |
frandsenc@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.5481 |
Collection Maintenance
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Name: |
Dianne Davenport |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Collection and Student Services Librarian | Library public relations, student study carrels, building security and keys. | |
Email: |
davenportd@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.9052 |
Public Services
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Name: |
Dennis S. Sears |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Foreign & International Law Librarian | Responsible for the foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) collections. Teach first year legal research course. Provide reference assistance. | |
Email: |
searsd@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.7472 |
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Name: |
Iantha Haight |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Research Librarian | Legal reference, faculty research support and development, management of the library's electronic collections, and legal research instruction. | |
Email: |
haighti@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.9023 |
 |
Name: |
Annalee Hickman |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Faculty Services Librarian | Oversee faculty services and reference services, teach legal research courses, and provide faculty research assistance. | |
Email: |
HickmanA@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.3596 |
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Name: |
Tina Wilder |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Legal Technology Librarian | Oversees legal technology trainings, law student technology certifications, and advanced technology learning platforms. | |
Email: |
wilderc@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.9051 |
Technical Services
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Name: |
Bonnie R. Geldmacher |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Acquisitions Librarian / Head of Technical Services | Responsible for supervision and administration of the acquisitions department, the serials department, gifts, looseleaf filing, and for the the bindery. | |
Email: |
geldmacherb@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.3572 |
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Name: |
Andrea Howard |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Cataloging Specialist | Catalog newly acquired legal resources; assist in ordering, paying, and receiving legal material for the Law Library. | |
Email: |
howarda@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.1632 |
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Name: |
Teresa Odam |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Serials Librarian and Data Project Manager | Responsible for maintaining the serials collection in the Law Library; checks in all serials, routes serial publications to faculty and processes serials for the bindery. Coordinates with other Law Library employees to process Data Project requests from Law School and Law Library faculty. | |
Email: |
odamt@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.3571 |
Library and Networked Information Systems
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Name: |
David L. Armond |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Head of Infrastructure and Technology | Lead the Library and Networked Information Department (LNIS) which supports, develops, and implements information technology within the Howard W. Hunter Law Library. Coordinate support with the Law School Computing Support Department for law school enterprise-wide information technology | |
Email: |
armondd@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.4258 |
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Name: |
Mark Harris |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
LNIS Manager & Programmer | Oversee technical aspects of the Library's electronic database collection. Maintain electronic resources to ensure they are accessible to faculty, students, and patrons of the Law Library and meet patron and institutional needs. Evaluate, implement and support programs and applications to better support the delivery of electronic information in the academic environment. | |
Email: |
harrism@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.9050 |
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Name: |
Laureen C. Urquiaga |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Title: |
Digital Resources Librarian / Law School Copyright Coordinator | Manage the Library's presence on the web; overseeing website development, the digital archive, libguides and other web-related resources. Provide course packet support and monitor law school copyright compliance. | |
Email: |
urquiagal@law.byu.edu | ||
Phone: |
801.422.6657 |
Library Access and Hours for Law Faculty
Law faculty have 24-hour access to the collection with their campus ID card.
Borrowing Privileges for Law School Faculty
Law school faculty have special borrowing privileges at the Law Library. Regular library materials are due in May of each year and may be renewed as needed. Journals may be checked out for one month. Non-circulating and reserve materials may also be checked out by special arrangement. No overdue fines are charged to law faculty for regular Law Library material. However, all items are subject to recall by the Lee Library or other patrons. Be aware that any fines accrued due to the late return of a recalled item are non-waivable.
To request material from the collection, faculty members may contact either their liaison or Melanie Coleman at (801) 422-3656 or lawill@law.byu.edu. Faculty may also come to the Circulation Desk on the second floor of the Library for assistance.
Gifts and Donations
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library gratefully accepts gifts of books and other materials. Gifts are accepted with the understanding that the law library retains discretion to utilize or dispose of the items as warranted by library needs. Gifts not added to the library collection will be returned to the donor upon written request at the time of donation. Unless requested otherwise, a letter of acknowledgement will be sent to the donor of each gift. The library does not assign a value to gift materials. All gifts should be directed to Bonnie Geldmacher in 260B JRCB.
“Ask a Librarian” Options
Quick FAQs
How do I reserve a group study room?
Group study rooms are for the exclusive use of BYU law students. Study rooms are available for students to reserve for up to two hour blocks. You can find the online reservation system and study room policies here.
Step by step directions to using the online reservation system are as follows:
- Agree to the terms of the study room policies (found here).
- Enter net ID and password
- Under “My Reservation Templates” click “book now”
- On the left under “Date & Time” select which day and time you want to reserve a study room.
- To view all room options, click “Search” under “Locations.
- Select which room you want to reserve by clicking the “+” sign next to the room.
- If you know which room you would like to request enter the room number under “I Know What Room I Want” and select it from the dropdown.
- Click “Next Step”
- Enter reservations details
- Click “Create Reservation”
Is the Law Library open to the public?
Yes, the Howard W. Hunter Law Library is open to members of the public needing to conduct legal research. Members of the public may use law library materials on-site and have access to certain electronic resources through 3 computer terminals on the main floor that are reserved for legal research. Members of the public may also access BYU’s wireless guest network within the law library. BYU Law School alumni and members of the Bar may borrow law library materials that circulate.
Members of the public needing reference assistance should visit the reference desk on the main floor of the library from 8am-9pm M-F and 9am-5pm on Saturdays. Reference employees cannot give legal advice.
What are the library’s hours?
During Fall and Winter Semesters, the Law Library is open from 7:00am until 12:00 midnight, Monday through Thursday; 7:00am until 10:00pm on Friday; and 9:00am until 10:00pm on Saturday. The Fall Semester Schedule begins on the first day of 1L Orientation — Wednesday of the third full week in August.
For Spring/Summer, the Law Library is open from 8:00am until 8:00pm, Monday through Friday and 10:00am until 6pm on Saturday. The Spring/Summer Schedule begins on the first day of Spring term classes.
The Law Library is closed on Sunday.
Holidays the Law Library is Open (8:00 am until 5:00pm):
- Martin Luther King Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Labor Day
Holidays the Law Library is Closed:
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day ( July 4th)
- Pioneer Day (July 24th)
- Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
- Christmas Day
- Dec. 26
- New Year’s Day
- Jan. 2
Other Exceptions to the Schedule:
- Day before Thanksgiving (8:00am to 5:00pm)
- Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving (8:00am to 5:00pm)
- Last day of Fall Semester Final Exams (6:00am to 6:00pm)
- Christmas Break (8:00am to 5:00pm, generally)
- Last day of Winter Semester Final Exams (6:00am to 8:00pm)
- Winter Semester Graduation (Spring/Summer schedule begins; 8:00am to 8:00pm)
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What are the Reference Desk hours?
The Reference Desk hours for the week are available here. Call the Reference Desk at (801) 422-6658 to inquire about future Reference Desk hours.
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Visit with a Librarian in Person
Law students, law faculty, and patrons from BYU and from the community are welcome to conduct legal research at the library and ask for assistance at the Reference Desk. The Reference Desk hours for the week are available here. Call the Reference Desk at (801) 422-6658 to inquire about future Reference Desk hours.
Call
When not physically at the library, off-campus patrons may call the Reference Desk at 801-422-6658. The hours that the Reference Desk is staffed to answer phone calls are listed here.
Submit a Reference Question
Patrons may use the Contact Us form to submit reference questions. We will attempt to answer reference questions within two business days. We remind you that we cannot offer legal advice. We can provide answers to brief, factual research questions
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Library Access and Hours for Law Students
Law students may access library resources during regular hours. Law students also have 24-hour access to the J. Reuben Clark Building with their campus ID card, and may enter the library after the outer building doors are locked at 10pm. ID card access is governed by the Law School Security Policy.
JRCLS Building Security Policy
The J. Reuben Clark Law School Building (JRCB) is open to the general public during normal operating hours. The Law School provides after-hours access to law faculty, staff, and students as described by this policy. The University has installed a swipe card security system that is designed to restrict access for the general public after normal operating hours* and provide managed access to authorized individuals after-hours.
Normal Operating Hours
The normal operating hours of the JRCB are defined as:
Fall and Winter Semester
Monday through Saturday 5:55 am until 10:00 pm.*
Sunday 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 pm.
Spring and Summer Term
Monday through Saturday 5:55 am until 8:00 pm.*
Sunday 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 pm.
Holidays and other restrictions
Monday through Saturday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Sunday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Or as posted.
Access to the Law Library
* The Law Library is not open to the public beyond the JRCB normal operating hours. However, library patrons who enter the Law Library before the building closes may remain in the Law Library until library closing. After the JRCB building doors are locked, Law Library patrons who are not authorized for swipe card access to the building cannot re-enter the building or Law Library until the building next opens, even though the library may not yet have closed.
Management of After Hours Access
After-hours access is managed by the C-cure security system. Building access is defined by predetermined assigned roles. Faculty and staff typically have 24/7 access to virtually all areas of the building. Law students have access to the co-curricular offices, the student commons (211, 213, 215), vending machine area (224), and other open areas (excluding administrative areas) of the law school after hours. There is no access to the Library once the Library has closed. The third floor doors exiting the library to the law school are secured at 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and are closed on Saturday and Sunday. Exiting through these doors after closing hours is a violation of the security agreement and may result in fines.
To receive after hours privileges for the law building, law students must agree to the terms of the JRCB / HWHLL Security System Policies. New Faculty, Staff, and Students must present their BYU ID card to Dianne Davenport to be assigned the appropriate privilege.
Anyone found inside the building after the normal operating hours should be willing and able to provide his or her BYU ID card upon request or exit the building immediately. Any staff member who feels uncomfortable requesting such credentials from a person within the building is encouraged to contact University Police who can appropriately evaluate the situation. For Police verification purposes, the C-cure system can be used to verify that an individual is authorized to access the building after-hours.
Because full-time and part-time custodial staff members perform most of their labors after the outside doors have been locked and before the public is let in to the building in the morning, Law Students should be cooperative with requests to vacate areas during normal cleaning operations.
Failure to abide by this policy may lead to a loss of after-hours access as well as Law School and University disciplinary action.
(Policy Date: September 2016)
Carrels
As a courtesy, the Law Library assigns study carrels to regularly admitted law students in good standing. First-year law students are randomly assigned carrels in the “1L area” at the beginning of the school year. Second- and third-year students are able to select their carrels based on a randomly-generated lottery order. All law students are expected to abide by the terms of the “Carrel Occupancy Agreement.” (pdf version), including the Carrel Use Policy. (Repeated failure to abide by the terms of the Agreement may result in the loss of carrel privileges. It may also result in the denial of carrel privileges in future years.)Each carrel has locking cabinets and file drawers and is provided with power and data outlets. Carrel problems should be reported online or to the Circulation Desk.
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Carrel maps
- First Floor (download PDF)
- Third Floor (download PDF)
Report a Carrel Problem (or give feedback)
Thank-you for letting us know of any problems you are having with your carrel. Please use this form to report non-urgent problems. For urgent concerns, such as electrical malfunctions or water leaks, please contact the circulation desk immediately (801-422-3593).
Carrel Occupancy Agreement
Howard W. Hunter Law Library
J. Reuben Clark Law School
I, _____________________________________, agree and understand that my occupancy of study carrel #________ is conditioned upon compliance with the terms stated below, and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause. I also agree that I will be financially liable for any damage to the carrel resulting from my occupation of it, and acknowledge that failure to pay for damages may affect the receipt of my law school diploma and/or certification to take the bar exam.
Key Principles
- The primary purposes of the Law Library are to provide resources for legal research and a location for scholarship and study. These purposes are best accomplished in a clean, orderly and quiet environment.
- As a courtesy, the Law Library has made study carrels available to assist students in their academic endeavors.
- Occupancy of a study carrel is a privilege, not an entitlement. Inherent in this privilege are important obligations.
Terms
As a condition of carrel occupancy, I promise to conduct myself in a manner that is in harmony with the primary purposes of a library and bolsters an environment conducive to learning and study. By signing this agreement, I acknowledge that I must abide by the following rules:
| §1 | I understand that I am responsible for maintaining the carrel in a clean and orderly condition, suitable for a professional work environment. (A vacuum and cleaning supplies are available at the Circulation Desk.) I agree to thoroughly clean the carrel before checking out at the end of my occupancy. |
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| §2 | I agree to immediately report any existing damage to the carrel and its surroundings by email to the davenportd@law.byu.edu. I also agree to report any damage or deterioration due to normal wear and tear as soon as it becomes apparent. I understand that all carrels are inspected following check-out, and that I will be liable for any damage outside of normal use. |
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| §3 | I understand that all library materials held at a carrel must be properly checked out, whether they are kept within the locked cabinets or not. I understand that any unauthorized library materials will be returned to the shelves and a penalty will be assessed for each item. (See the Carrel Use Policy for details. This policy is on the back of the printed form.) |
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| §4 | I understand that an approved Library chair is provided for each carrel, and that no other furnishings are permitted. (See “Furnishings” in the Carrel Use Policy.) If I require special accommodations for ADA or medical reasons, I will seek prior approval in writing from the Law School’s Dean of Students. |
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| §5 | I agree to keep all books, decorations, personal belongings and food consumption within the confines of the carrel assigned to me. I understand that any objects placed on top of the cabinets, or around or underneath the carrel assigned to me may be removed and taken to Circulation. |
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| §6 | I agree that the library staff has the right to inspect all carrels (including the locked portion) at any time and without notice. I acknowledge that I need not be present for an inspection to occur. |
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| § 7 | I will treat my fellow students, library and law school employees, faculty, and others with respect; and I will cooperate in whatever manner requested to maintain a professional working environment in the carrel areas. |
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| § 8 | I understand that penalties may be imposed for violations of this Agreement, which includes the Carrel Use Policy. I understand that ongoing disregard of these policies may result in the loss of carrel privileges for the duration of the current academic year, or denial of privileges for future years. |
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By signing this form, I accept all of the terms of this Agreement, including the Carrel Use Policy.
Signed: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Carrel Use Policy
Students at the J. Reuben Clark Law School are expected to comply with all of the requirements of the BYU Honor Code, the Dress and Grooming Standards, and the standards of conduct established for the legal profession. These include “maintain[ing] the highest standards of honor, integrity, morality, and consideration of others in personal behavior … ‘at all times, in all things and in all places’.” To foster a professional atmosphere, demonstrate respect for others, and protect the Law School’s large financial investment in providing each student with a personal space conducive to study, BYU law students are expected to comply with the following rules:
- Noise: Noise should be kept to a minimum in the carrel areas and in the library at large. Conversations should be conducted in quiet tones and in locations that do not disturb others.
- Group and extended conversations are appropriate only in study rooms, the Rex E. Lee Conversation & Popular Reading Room and outside the library.
- Cellular phones should be silenced within the library (alternative ring modes such as vibration are permitted), and all telephone, Skype, Facetime, or other video/web chat conversations should be conducted outside the library or in the Rex E. Lee Conversation Room.
- Decorations: To maintain a professional atmosphere, avoid physical damage to furnishings (and the expense of refinishing) and for other aesthetic reasons, all carrel decorations should be conducive to “an atmosphere consistent with the ideals and principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” (BYU Honor Code.)
- Decorations must be kept within the confines of the assigned carrel space. Unoccupied carrels may not be decorated.
- Nothing may be stored or displayed on top of or underneath your carrel, on outside carrel walls, or on building walls next to carrels.
- The library strongly recommends that decorations not be physically affixed to the carrels, but any decorations a student chooses to affix may only be attached using non-permanent, residueless methods. Students will be billed for any damage or marking to the carrel resulting from the use of any adhesive material (including those claimed to be safe) or other method of attachment.
- Furnishings: Safety regulations (such as campus and municipal fire codes) prohibit the placing of unauthorized chairs, equipment, or personal furniture in the carrel areas.
- Library chairs are provided for each carrel. These chairs may not be replaced without written approval from the Law School Dean of students. Chair cushions may be used to improve personal comfort.
- Appliances such as refrigerators, microwaves, personal coolers, hot plates or other electrical devices are absolutely prohibited in the law library carrels. Any appliances found on the premises may be confiscated by library staff without prior notice to the carrel occupant.
- Other items (including, but not limited to, sofas, lamps, fans, personal trash cans, etc.) are also prohibited in the carrel areas unless required for ADA, medical or pre-authorized family support needs. All such items must be pre-approved in writing by the Dean of Students.
- Library furniture (including, but not limited to, soft-seating and items from the Lee Reading Room) may not be rearranged or moved to the carrel areas.
- Food and Drink may be consumed by a law student in the library at his/her assigned carrel and under the following conditions:
- No food or drink is to be consumed in the stack areas or study rooms at ANY time.
- Only law students are allowed to consume food within the law library premises, and then only at the student’s assigned carrel. For this reason, any food or drink carried into the library should be concealed.
- Additionally, food or drink consumption should be discreet. (Group festivities of any kind do not meet this condition, and should be moved to the student commons or other similar locations).
- Smelly foods of any kind are prohibited in the library.
- All evidence of consumption must be cleared afterwards. Cleaning supplies are available at the Circulation Desk. Any drips, crumbs, food residue or trash found at an unattended carrel could result in a fine and/or loss of carrel privileges. Students will be held liable for any damage to library materials, furnishings or premises resulting from the transportation, storage and/or consumption of food or drink.
Penalties (charges will not be waived)
| Unauthorized use of library materials (keeping books or other items at a carrel without first checking them out): |
Lost Key/Key not returned at End-of-Occupancy: | $50 | |
| Reserve Room Resources | $25/item | End-of-Occupancy Cleaning Charge: (applies only if the carrel is left in disarray) |
$25 |
| Reference Resources | $10/item | Missing/Damaged Ethernet Cable charge: | $5 |
| General Collection Items | $1/item | Any personal items left at a carrel after the check-out deadline will be sent to the BYU Lost & Found. | |
Violations of Food & Drink, Noise, Decoration or Furnishing Policies
1st Time: Warning
2nd Time: Meet with a Library Administrator
Repeated Violations may result in the loss of carrel privileges.
Group Study Rooms
There are 13 study rooms in the Law Library, designated exclusively for Law School use. The rooms may be reserved for two consecutive hours by groups of two or more law students. Study groups may sign up for only two 2-hour blocks in a given room each day. Groups must occupy a room within 15 minutes of their scheduled reservation, or lose their reservation for that hour. Unoccupied study rooms are available on a first-come-first-served basis to any group of two or more law students. No food or drink is allowed in any study room.
For personal study, consider instead the Quiet Study Room on the second floor.
Quiet Study Room
A Quiet Reading Room in the northeast corner of the main floor of the library is available for law student study during all hours the library is open. This room, which was specifically designed to create a place for quiet study, is restricted to law students and is accessible only with a law student ID card. The room will accommodate up to fifty students and includes a mix of soft seating as well as tables and carrels.
Rex E. Lee Popular Reading and Conversation Room
The Rex E. Lee Room (393 JRCB) has popular magazines and newspapers from several cities around the United States. There is a growing collection of popular novels in the room that law students may choose from to read and then return to the shelf. Many students donate their paperbacks to the collection when they have finished reading them.
The Rex E. Lee Room is a great place to take a break, relax, and socialize with friends and family members. There is a “kiddie” corner where children can read and play. In addition to the items stored in the Rex E. Lee Room, games and puzzles for all ages can be checked out at the Circulation Desk.
Lost and Found
The Circulation Desk receives lost & found items from the J. Reuben Clark Building. These items are collected by the BYU Lost & Found Department once or twice a week. Be aware that it often takes a few days for items to be turned in. In addition, some “finders” of lost items take them directly to the campus lost & found.
Individuals who who have lost items in the JRCB are encouraged to check several times with the Circulation staff to see if the items have been turned in, and also with the BYU Lost & Found Department (1055 WSC, (801) 422-3024).
Group Study Room Policies
- Be considerate of your fellow students at all times.
- Study rooms are exclusively for the use of groups consisting of two or more law students. Law students may not reserve rooms on behalf of friends or relatives. (NOTE: The authentication program will not permit a study room to be reserved by anyone who is not currently enrolled in a law school course.)
- Using his or her Route Y ID; a law student may reserve a study room on behalf of a group for two 60-minute intervals, or one 90-minute and one 30-minute interval, or one 120 minute interval per day. Whenever possible, study rooms should be scheduled in blocks of no less than 60 minutes, and a minimum of 60 minutes must be left open between reservations in the same room by the same study group.
- Study groups may sign up for only two 2-hour blocks in a single room during the same day (for a maximum of 4 hours/room/day).
- Law students who violate these policies may have their scheduling privileges revoked at the discretion of the SBA leadership and/or the Law Library Administration. After revocation, privileges may only be reinstated as authorized by the Dean of Student Relations.
- Study groups must occupy a room within 15 minutes* of their scheduled reservation, or lose their reservation for that hour. (*This rule does not apply to reservations for TA office hours. TA reservations may not be challenged until ALL study rooms on ALL library floors are otherwise occupied.)
- Unoccupied study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis to any group of two or more law students.
- No food is allowed in the study rooms.
Note: Room 388 has been designated as a study room. This room does not have a speaker installed. With the door closed, the occupants may not hear library or building announcements.
(Law School and Library staff have the right to enter
any study room at any time and for any reason.)
Contact Information:
For questions about the study room policy or to report monopolization of a study room, contact the SBA by sending a message to “sbaweb -at- law.byu.edu.”
For concerns about how the program is functioning, please contact Dianne Davenport through email.
| Circulation: | 801-422-3593 |
| Reference: | 801-422-6658 |
Reserve Collections
Locked Reserve: Locked reserve consists of course reserve, audio/visual reserve, software reserve, professor files, and hard-copy sample exams. All of these items are located behind the Circulation Desk and may only be borrowed for a limited time. Course reserve and professor files may be borrowed for 2 hours at a time. Audio/visual and software reserve items circulate for 24 hours.
Course Reserve: Course reserve consists of texts and supplementary materials for courses presently being taught. It is located behind the Circulation Desk. There is a binder at the Circulation Desk that lists the title and call number of all items in course reserve, indexed by course and professor name. Items in this collection may be checked out for 2 hours, and substantial fines will accrue for late returns.
Electronic Reserve: Electronic reserve consists of selected reading materials which are made available online in various formats. The Library maintains access to sample exams and the Perspectives on Law Collection. Reading lists for specific courses are most often available through individual class pages or through TWEN.
Reserve Library: The Reserve Library is located on the second floor, in room 280 JRCB (near Circulation). The Reserve Library consists of high-use monographs (texts, outlines, restatements, etc.), current legal newspapers, 3 week’s worth of popular reading newspapers, 1 year’s worth of popular reading magazines, bulletins from other law schools, unbound/current legal periodicals, along with most of the Utah Law Collection — including copies of the state code, and the codes for various Utah cities. The Biblical Law and Benson Collections are also located in the Reserve Library.
Reference
Reference librarians are available to help direct patrons to information that may answer their questions or aid in their research. Be advised that library policy prohibits reference librarians from doing research for patrons or answering specific legal questions; however, librarians can direct patrons to relevant sources and give instruction on their use. The full-time reference librarians are also responsible for teaching and conducting the legal research classes offered at the law school.
The Reference Desk is located on the main floor of the Library. The Reference Department is staffed by both full-time librarians and part-time student reference assistants. When school is in session, reference assistance is available Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. During the summer months, reference assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Reference librarians are also available for additional assistance by appointment and may be contacted by telephone at (801) 422-6658.
Sample Exams
Digital copies of past law school examinations supplied by faculty members are listed below. Access to these exams requires an authorized ID and password.
Participating Faculty
Your Professor isn’t listed?
Faculty participation in the sample exam bank is voluntary. Ask your professor to contact Laurie Urquiaga if he or she would like to contribute recent past exams to the collection.
Final Exam Study Aids
The Law Library purchases a number of study aids to assist law student with exam preparation. Current editions of study aids are generally shelved in the Reserve Library and may be checked out for 2 hours (subject to the reserve circulation policy). Older editions are shelved in the main collection and can be checked out for the normal loan period. For specific titles, check the library catalog.
Legal Essay Contest Catalog
The T.C. Williams Legal Essay Contest Catalog is the Web’s largest collection of writing competitions for law students. Essay contests provide students with opportunities to display the exceptional legal research, analysis, and composition skills developed and honed in law school.
Law Student Circulation Policy
Law students with a current BYU Student ID may borrow materials from the library:
Law students may check out up to 50 items at one time. Items may be renewed either in person or by telephone at (801) 422-3593. Each item may be renewed up to two times if the item is not on hold. Once items are more than five days overdue the law student is blocked from checking out any more items until the matter has been cleared up.
All books are subject to hold and recall. A patron is guaranteed a minimum of two weeks use per book before a recall will be allowed. When a book is recalled, the borrowing patron will be notified via e-mail.
If any material is lost, the patron will be assessed the cost of replacing the item and a $15.00 processing fee. An item is considered lost if it is not returned within 28 days of the due date.
Loan Periods for Item Categories:
| General Collection Items | 90 days |
| Periodicals | 21 days |
| Audio cassettes, videos & software | 24 hours |
| Course Reserve & Professor Files | 2 hours |
| Non-circulating materials (e.g. Reference, Reserve) | None |
There is no grace period on overdue items.
Overdue Fines for Item Categories:
| General Collection Items | $1.00 per day per item / $20 maximum per item |
| Periodicals | $1.00 per day per item |
| Audio cassettes, videos & software | $1.00 per day per item |
| Course Reserve & Professor Files | $1.20 per first minute per item, then 10¢ per additional minute per item / $20 maximum per item |
Because of the teaching and research needs of an academic law library, much of the material must remain on site and does not circulate. The following types of materials cannot be checked out: administrative regulations, codes, dictionaries, digests, encyclopedias, materials in the second floor looseleaf collection, materials in the Reserve Room, microforms, periodicals, rare books, reference books, reporters, restatements, session laws, and Shepard’s citators.
Abuse of any of these policies or of the library personnel may result in the loss of library privileges. Any appeals of fines or other policies should be directed to the Circulation Librarian.
Recall Policy
Because law students and faculty enjoy extended loan periods, the Law Library reserves the right to recall circulating materials when necessary. If an item is required for a class, it may be subject to immediate recall. A rush recall requires the borrowing patron to return the book within 24 hours of notification.
A regular recall may be placed on any item that has been out of the Library for more than two weeks. The first patron is then given 7 days from notification to return the item. Recalls DO change the original due date of the item. Recall notifications are made by telephone and/or email (both if possible). The Library considers notice to have been given on the date the message was emailed or left on an answering machine. Overdue fines for recalled materials are double the normal rate ($2/day up to $20.00). Library policy prohibits forgiving overdue recall fines.
Law students should be advised that many law faculty like to be informed about any research within the law school that might be related to their own interests. In circumstances where both parties agree, students desiring access to material borrowed by a law professor may be directed to consult directly with the professor instead of recalling the specific item. This is an entirely voluntary option, and the student retains the right to request a recall.
Interlibrary Loan
What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan is a FREE service that the Law Library arranges through agreements with other libraries to provide access to materials that we may not have in our own collection for academic use.
The Details
ILL pulls materials first from the Law Library. If the material cannot be found here, then the search extends to the Lee Library and to other libraries after. It is rare for materials not to be available through this process.
How To Make A Request
- Go to illiad.lib.byu.edu/ILLiad/
- Or click on “Law Library ILL Request” on the library’s website
- Sign in using your BYU NetID
- Click on “Book, Article, or Other”
- Fill in the required information
- Finally, click “Submit Request” at the bottom of the page
Still Have Questions?
Set up an appointment with Melanie, the ILL Specialist, she will be able to help you navigate through the ILL process and help you obtain the materials you need.
Setting Up Your Account
To set up your account, go to illiad.lib.byu.edu/ILLiad/ and sign in using your net ID and password, and then fill out your account information.
You may also set up an appointment with Melanie and she will be able to assist you in creating your account.
ILL Materials
In most cases we are able to obtain the items you need, but occasionally some items cannot be sent physically. The ILL specialist will work with you to reach a solution. There are many other specific items that can be scanned and obtained rather than entire publications, textbooks, or print including:
- Journal Articles
- Book Chapters
- Dissertations
- Page Requests
- Materials Cited in Footnotes
- Print Publications
- Table of Contents
- Microfilm
- Microfiche
- CD’s, DVD’s, etc.
Contact Information
Melanie Coleman—ILL Specialist
Email: lawill@law.byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-5481
Feel free to set up an appointment with Melanie if you have any questions about ILL.
Book Purchase Requests
To recommend a book purchase, please email suggestions to Kory Staheli, Law Library Director: stahelik@law.byu.edu.
Searches for Missing Books
If the catalog indicates that an item the Library should have has not been checked out, but it is not on shelf, patrons can fill out a search request at the Circulation Desk. If the item is found, the patron will be notified by email. Missing books searches may take up to two weeks. Students may find the item quicker by checking the maroon “reshelving” shelves near where the item is usually shelved, by checking near the copy machines, and by checking on the study tables. After a student has verified that the item really is missing, it can be requested through ILL without penalty.
Faxing
Faxing services are available for law students at the Circulation Desk for a minimal fee. Law students can both send and receive faxes. The Law Library fax number is (801) 422-0404. Students will be notified by email if a fax arrives for them.
| Sending (Cover pages are excluded; there is a one page minimum fee) | |
| Local or toll-free | $.25/page |
| Long Distance | $.50/page |
| International | $1.00/page |
| Receiving ( cover pages are included) | $.10/page |
Library Hours, Holidays and Exceptions
During Fall and Winter Semesters, the Law Library is open from 7:00am until 12:00 midnight, Monday through Thursday; 7:00am until 10:00pm on Friday; and 9:00am until 10:00pm on Saturday. The Fall Semester Schedule will begin on the first day of 1L Orientation — Wednesday of the third full week in August.
During the Spring/Summer Terms, the Law Library will be open from 8:00am until 8:00pm, Monday through Saturday.
The Law Library is closed on Sunday.
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Upcoming Exceptions to the Schedule:
Brigham Young University Academic Calendar.
Public Use Policies
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library is open to members of the public to engage in activities associated with the use of a law library, including law-related research, reading, studying, and writing. Because the primary mission of the Law Library is to serve members of the BYU Law School community, public patrons must be conscientious of law students and faculty and carefully adhere to the policies outlined below.
Public Research Areas
Members of the public may research on the 2nd (main) floor of the law library. The 1st and 3rd floors are designated as student study areas. Public patrons are permitted to select books on the 1st and 3rd floors, but should only remain on these floors for short periods of time while they use the collection.
Study Rooms
Study rooms are for law student use only.
Computer Use
Three computers near the reference desk are designated for use by the public for legal research purposes.
Borrowing Privileges
The Law Library provides borrowing privileges to BYU Law School alumni and members of the Utah State Bar. Borrowing privileges are also available for students and faculty of Utah universities and colleges whose libraries are members of the Utah Academic Library Consortium. Other public patrons may use law library materials within the Law Library, but will not be given borrowing privileges.
Noise
Noise should be kept to a minimum in the law library. Talking loudly or making noise that disturbs other library patrons is prohibited. Conversations should be conducted in quiet tones and in locations that do not disturb others. Cellular phones should be silenced within the library (alternative ring modes such as vibrate are permitted), and all telephone conversations should be conducted outside the library.
Food & Drink
Food and drink is not permitted on the ground floor of the library.
Behavior
Library patrons may not engage in behavior which results in health and safety risks, property damage, or nuisance to other library users and library staff. The following are examples of behaviors not permitted in the library.
- Not attending children in the library
- Behaving in a manner that threatens other users or staff
- Engaging in sexual harassment, including viewing pornography
- Physical or verbal threats of violence, or fighting
- Intoxication
- Damaging or vandalizing library premises, furnishings, equipment, or materials
- Having offensive personal hygiene or body odor
- Monopolizing or impeding the use of furniture by others
- Refusing to leave at library closing time or impeding the closing of the library
- Talking loudly or making noise that disturbs other library patrons
- Engaging in uninvited conversations with other users
- Soliciting legal advice from library staff or law students
- Behavior in violation of federal, state, or local law
- Behavior in violation of Brigham Young University policies
Enforcement
Library staff will provide a warning to users whose behavior violates library policy.* If the violator fails to heed the warning and continues violating library policy, library staff will contact University Police to remove the patron from the building. Patrons required to leave the library for policy violations may not be permitted to return to the law library.
*Serious threats to health and safety of library patrons or staff will be reported immediately to University Police without warning.
Maps and Directions
View the BYU Law School location in a larger map (get directions from Google maps).
The J. Reuben Clark Building (JRCB) is located on the east side of the BYU Campus, near the Wilkinson Student Center, between Campus Drive and 900 East, and south of Heritage Drive. Visitor parking is available just south of the JRCB. The Law Library occupies the north wing of the building.
Library Maps
First Floor (basement)
Second Floor (main)
Third Floor
Law Library Tours
For prospective law school applicants, law school tours (which include a tour of the law library) may be scheduled through the Law School Admissions Department. Please visit their website for more information.
Law library tours for other reasons may be scheduled by contacting the Law Library Administrative Assistant at (801) 422-7475.
Reference Information
Reference librarians are available to help direct patrons to information that may answer their questions or aid in their research. Be advised that library policy prohibits reference librarians from doing research for patrons or answering specific legal questions; however, librarians can direct patrons to relevant sources and give instruction on their use. The full-time reference librarians are also responsible for teaching and conducting the legal research classes offered at the law school.
The Reference Desk is located on the main floor of the Library. The Reference Department is staffed by both full-time librarians and part-time law student reference assistants. When school is in session, reference assistance is available Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. During the summer months, reference assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Reference librarians are also available for additional assistance by appointment and may be contacted by telephone at (801) 422-6658 or email.
Borrowing Privileges
All patrons who have a BYU ID card may borrow Law Library materials. Students should use their university identification card. Law school alumni and local attorneys may check materials out from the Law Library using their bar membership card. In general, members of the bar may borrow items for three weeks. Members of the general public may not borrow materials, but are welcome to use Law Library resources while on the premises. We provide scanners and printers for patron use (USB flash drives may be used to save scanned pages).
The Circulation Desk can provide information about specific check-out periods and policies for various types of materials: (801) 422-3593.
Gifts and Donations
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library gratefully accepts gifts of books and other materials. Gifts are accepted with the understanding that the law library retains discretion to utilize or dispose of the items as warranted by library needs. Gifts not added to the library collection will be returned to the donor upon written request at the time of donation. Unless requested otherwise, a letter of acknowledgement will be sent to the donor of each gift. The library does not assign a value to gift materials. All gifts should be directed to Bonnie Geldmacher in 260B JRCB.
Lost and Found
The Circulation Desk receives lost & found items from throughout the J. Reuben Clark Building. These items are collected by the BYU Lost & Found Department once or twice a week. Be aware that it often takes a few days for items to be turned in. In addition, some “finders” of lost items take them directly to the campus lost & found.
Individuals who who have lost items in the JRCB are encouraged to check several times with the Circulation staff to see if the items have been turned in, and also with the BYU Lost & Found Department (1055 WSC, (801) 422-3024).
Undergraduate Class Lectures
Legal research lectures may be arranged for undergraduate classes. These lectures are particularly helpful for students asked to conduct research in the law library. Librarians can adapt their lectures to the subject matter of the course. To schedule a lecture, contact Dennis Sears: (801) 422-7472.
Law Library Tours for Teaching Support
Law Library tours for teaching support may be scheduled through Annalee Hickman: (801) 422-3596 or HickmanA@law.byu.edu.
Self-Study CLE Materials for 2019
The Utah State Bar has pre-authorized a limited number of recordings for self-study CLE credit. A fee is not charged to the attorney. The recordings approved for credit in 2019 are:
| Title | Format | CLE Credits |
| 1L Mandatory Civility Meeting (2014)* | DVD | 1 |
| 1L Mandatory Civility Meeting (2009)* | DVD | 1 |
| Administrative Law (Gilbert) (2016) | CD | 5 |
| Administrative Law (Gilbert) (2008) | CD | 4 |
| Antitrust (Gilbert) (2006) | CD | 6 |
| Bankruptcy Law (Sum+Substance) (2012) | CD | 7 |
| Bankruptcy Law (Sum+Substance) (2007) | CD | 6 |
| Civil Procedure (Sum+Substance) (2016) | CD | 10 |
| Civil Procedure (Sum+Substance) (2010) | CD | 11 |
| Constitutional Law (Sum+Substance) (2016) | CD | 14 |
| Constitutional Law (Sum+Substance) (2013) | CD | 13 |
| Contracts (Sum+Substance) (2018) | CD | 16 |
| Contracts (Sum+Substance) (2007) | CD | 5 |
| Corporations (Sum+Substance) (2014) | CD | 8 |
| Corporations (Sum+Substance) (2008) | CD | 8 |
| Criminal Law (Sum+Substance) (2018) | CD | 8 |
| Criminal Law (Sum+Substance) (2014) | CD | 8 |
| Criminal Procedure (Sum+Substance) (2013) | CD | 8 |
| Criminal Procedure (Sum+Substance) (2010) | CD | 8 |
| Evidence (Sum+Substance) (2016) | CD | 9 |
| Evidence (Sum+Substance) (2008) | CD | 8 |
| Family Law (Sum+Substance) (2018) | CD | 4 |
| Family Law (Sum+Substance) (2009) | CD | 4 |
| Federal Income Tax (Sum+Substance) (2014) | CD | 3 |
| Federal Income Tax (Sum+Substance) (2004) | CD | 5 |
| Immigration Law (Gilbert) (2008) | CD | 4 |
| International Law (Sum+Substance) (2015) | CD | 6 |
| International Law (Sum+Substance) (2006) | CD | 7 |
| Legal Research (Sum+Substance) (2016) | CD | 3 |
| Legal Research (Sum+Substance) (2001) | CD | 3 |
| Professional Responsibility (Gilbert) (2010)** | CD | 3 |
| Property (Sum+Substance) (2014) | CD | 12 |
| Property (Sum+Substance) (2000) | CD | 7 |
| Securities Regulation (Sum+Substance) (2015) | CD | 8 |
| Securities Regulation (Sum+Substance) (2006) | CD | 6 |
| Torts (Sum+Substance) (2010) | CD | 8 |
| Torts (Sum+Substance) (2005) | CD | 8 |
| Wills and Trusts (Sum+Substance) (2016) | CD | 10 |
| Wills and Trusts (Sum+Substance) (2009) | CD | 9 |
* 1L Mandatory Civility Meeting (2014) and 1L Mandatory Civility Meeting (2009) are each approved for 1.0 CLE credit, including 1.0 Professionalism & Civility credit.
** Professional Responsibility (Gilbert) (2010) is approved for 3.0 CLE credits, including 3.0 Ethics credits.
All of the CLE materials must be picked up in person from the law library circulation desk at BYU and may be borrowed for a 24-hour loan period. Please call ahead to determine availability (801-422-3593).
You also have the option to listen to or watch these materials at the law library. To listen or watch in the library, when you pick up your CLE materials from the Circulation Desk, you may also check out headphones and an external drive (which is compatible with DVDs and CDs), which will allow you to watch or listen to the CLE materials on any computer that has a USB port and applications for CD listening and DVD watching. An employee at the Reference Desk can get you set up on one of the law library computers to watch or listen to CLE materials.
After you have listened to the recording, please contact Annalee Hickman (HickmanA@law.byu.edu) to have your credit posted. When contacting her, you must include the following information: (1) your name, (2) your Utah bar number, (3) the name of the recording, (4) how many hours of the recording you listened to, and (5) the date(s) that you listened to the recording.
Alternative Sources of Credit:
- University of Utah CLE Collection
- Online CLE/MCLE through the Utah State Bar.
Library Use Privileges
The Law Library provides borrowing privileges to law school alumni and members of the Utah Bar at no charge. Attorneys who wish to arrange for circulation privileges at the Harold B. Lee Library as well should contact the Circulation Desk at (801) 422-3593 for instructions.
Document Delivery
Law Firms and Attorneys may request PDF scanned copies of library material by contacting the InterLibrary Loan Department at 801.422.3656 or lawill@law.byu.edu. Items from electronic databases may not be loaned or distributed. However, in-person access for many databases is available on site.
Law Firms in Utah
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library provides a scan and send service for law firms in the State of Utah free of charge. The Library will also lend print materials free of charge. However, the law firm must provide a UPS or FedEx account number to cover shipping costs.
Out-of-State Law Firms
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library provides a scan and send service for out-of-state law firms for a fee of $5.00 for up to 50 pages. Print materials will only be lent if a request is submitted through Illiad and an ILL number is generated.
Online Subscriptions
The Law Library subscribes to dozens of online legal research tools. These resources are available off-campus only to authenticated law school users. However, most subscription resources are available within the library for public use. Contact the Reference Desk for further information or for assistance with using these databases.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni (previously LexisNexis Academic) provides worldwide access to full text cases, codes, and other legal research materials to the BYU community (BYU net ID/password required) and patrons using Law Library computers. Assistance in using this resource is available at the Law Library reference desk.
Westlaw Patron Access
Westlaw Patron Access is a version of Westlaw open to the public. It is available on two of the three computers that are currently open to the public near the Reference Desk. Westlaw Patron Access allows access to all federal and state cases and statutes, KeyCite, ALR, and AmJur (plus many different parts of the AmJur series, like Forms and Causes of Action).
Use of the Patron Access terminal is limited to 30 minutes when someone else is waiting.
Color Printer
There is a color printer in the law school for student and community use. This printer is a BYU Pharos printer (named BYU Public Color), and it works like the other BYU Pharos printers across campus. It is in the printing room, which is located on the 3rd floor of the law library, by the stairwell. (The printing room has a Lexis printer, the Reference Co-Op printer, and a BYU Pharos printing release station, with a BYU Public Color printer and a BYU Public B&W printer.)
To print in color from your computer at the law school, you must download the BYU Pharos Printer drive.
- Go to software.byu.edu.
- If prompted, enter your BYU net ID and password.
- Under the “Vendors” heading, click the “Pharos” link.
- Click the “Download Now” button that corresponds with your computer’s operating system.
- Click the plus sign button that corresponds with your computer’s operating system.
- Click “Continue” to download the program.
- Once the printer drive is downloaded to your computer, the BYU Public Color printer will be available in your print dialogue box when selecting a printer. (The BYU Public B&W printer will also be available.)
To print to the BYU Public Color printer (or the BYU Public B&W printer):
- From the File menu of your document, select Print.
- From the drop-down menu on the Print dialogue box, select BYU Public Color to print all the pages in your document on a color printer, or select BYU Public B&W to print all the pages in your document on a black and white printer. Click “Ok.”
- A window will pop up asking your net ID and a name for the print job; enter that information and click “Print.” Your print job is then sent to a print queue that you can access from any printing release station on campus.
- To print in color at the law school, go to the printing room on the 3rd floor of the law library.
- Swipe your BYU ID card at the printing release station, and follow the instructions on the screen in order to select and print your job.
Please note:
- These two BYU public printers, and the cost associated with printing to them, are in no way affiliated or connected with the BYU Law Co-Op printing.
- When you download the BYU Pharos Printer drive, you will be downloading both the BYU Public Color printer and the BYU Public B&W printer.
- The cost of one sheet from the color printer, regardless of whether it actually has color on it, is $0.15.
- The cost of one sheet from the black and white printer is $0.07.
- The BYU Public Color printer and the BYU Public B&W printer share a screen at the printing release station in the 3rd floor printing room in the law library. This screen is used to swipe your BYU ID card and select the job(s) to print. However, the BYU Public Color printer and the BYU Public B&W printer are two separate printers. Because there is no way to select between the two printers from the printing release station, your document will print from the printer you selected on your computer. The cost for that document will depend on the printer you chose from your computer, not on whether it has color. (For example, if you print a black and white document on the BYU Public Color printer, you will be charged $0.15 per page. There are no refunds for mistakes.)
- Double-sided printing is considered the same as printing two pages and is charged accordingly.
- When you swipe your BYU ID at the printing release station and subsequently select a job to print, the cost is automatically deducted from the money on your BYU ID card. You can add money to your BYU ID card through Cougar Cash.
Scanning and Printing
As an alternative to photocopiers, the Law Library provides document scanners, which allow the option of saving a document as a PDF and/or printing the scanned material to paper.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The person using the equipment is liable for any infringement.
Please note that scanning all or even a substantial portion of a book in order to avoid purchasing a copy is not a Fair Use (see § 107(4)).
Patrons who are not BYU students may use the Pharos system with a Courtesy Card. Courtesy Cards may be purchased at the Circulation Desk. These reusable cards cost $1.00, and come pre-loaded with a $.50 balance.
Scanned PDFs may be saved to USB flash drives or emailed using web-based accounts such as Yahoo or Gmail. The Law Library currently has one Bookeye open-face scanner; four flatbed book scanners (2 near the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor, 1 in the Reserve Library, and 1 on the 3rd floor); and two multi-page feed scanners (1 near the Pharos printer on the 2nd floor, and another on the 3rd floor). Employees at the Circulation and Reference Desks are trained and ready to assist anyone who needs help with scanning.
There are also several ways additional funds can be added to Courtesy Cards. Circulation clerks can make deposits with cash or checks. Credit card deposits can be completed by using this BYU webpage and following the instructions.
Copies of documents on microform can be made on a reader/printer in the Microform area (first floor). Copies from microforms are $.20 per page and are paid for at the Circulation Desk. If any of the copiers are out of paper, please notify the clerk at the Circulation Desk.
Library Directory
Administration
Law Library Director
Kory D. Staheli
277B JRCB | 801.422.9223
Deputy Law Librarian
Shawn G. Nevers
277C JRCB | 801.422.8784
Administrative Assistant
Maureen Holman
277 JRCB | 801.422.7475
Circulation
Circulation Librarian
Melanie Coleman
294 JRCB | 801.422.3656
Circulation Assistant
Chelsea Frandsen
256 JRCB | 801.422.5481
Collection Maintenance
Collection and Student Services Librarian
Dianne Davenport
256B JRCB | 801.422.9052
Public Services
Foreign & International Law Librarian
Dennis S. Sears
274C JRCB | 801.422.7472
Research Librarian
Iantha Haight
277A JRCB | 801.422.9023
Faculty Services Librarian
Annalee Hickman
274E JRCB | 801.422.3596
Legal Technology Librarian
Tina Wilder
274G JRCB | 801.422.9051
Technical Services
Acquisitions Librarian / Head of Technical Services
Bonnie R. Geldmacher
260B JRCB | 801.422.3572
Cataloging Specialist
Andrea Howard
260A JRCB | 801.422.1632
Serials Librarian and Data Project Manager
Teresa Odam
260C JRCB | 801.422.3571
Library and Networked Information Systems
Head of Infrastructure and Technology
David L. Armond
396 JRCB | 801.422.4258
LNIS Manager & Programmer
Mark Harris
459K JRCB | 801.422.9050
Digital Resources Librarian / Law School Copyright Coordinator
Laureen C. Urquiaga
457 JRCB | 801.422.6657
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