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Patron Services

What Types of Reference Assistance Are Available?

Reference service is available at the Reference Desk, by phone, via email or by appointment.

When is Reference Assistance Available?

Reference Desk hours vary with the academic calendar. Our reference librarians are generally available during regular business hours throughout the year.

Circulation

What Materials Circulate?

Please see our circulation policy.

How Can I Check Out an Item?

Simply take the items you wish to check out to the circulation desk. Click here to review your circulation record.

List of Services

• Archives Access
  Information about using the Law Center archival materials.
• Borrowing Books from Other Georgetown Libraries
  How Law Center faculty can borrow books directly from Lauinger Library and other Georgetown Libraries
• Carrels
  Using the Library's study carrels
• Class Handouts for Faculty
  How faculty members can request librarians' help with handouts for classes
• Classes at the Library
  The classes the Library offers
• Classrooms
  Reserving classrooms in the Library
• Course Web Sites
  Information on the Law Center's courseware system of websites for classes
• Courseware Content for Faculty
  How faculty members can request librarians' help with content for their courseware pages
• Current Awareness for Faculty
  Ways the Library can help faculty members keep up to date with their field
• Directions
  How to get here
• Document Delivery Services for Faculty
  How faculty members can request documents be sent to them
• Exams
  Viewing past exams from GULC courses
• Genealogical Research
  Giving assistance in genealogical questions about alumni.
• Group Study Rooms
  Reserving rooms for group study
• Hours
  What hours is the Library open?
• Interlibrary Loan for Faculty
  Getting materials from other libraries for faculty members
• Interlibrary Loan: FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about our ILL service
• Interlibrary Loan: For the Public
  Information for public patrons, and other members of the general public, about using the Library's ILL service.
• Interlibrary Loan: General Information
  Getting materials from other libraries
• Interlibrary Loan: Instructions for RAs
  Help for faculty research assistants in using ILL
• Journal Liaisons
  Which librarian is the liaison for which journal
• Lauinger Copy Cards
  How Law Center students can make copies at the Main Campus library
• Law Center Research Courses
  The GULC courses that librarians teach
• Learning About Online Research
  The Library's resources to help you become proficient at research using electronic sources
• Learning About Research
  Everything we can offer you to help you learn about legal research
• Legal History Research Classes
  Offering seminars on English, American, and Comparative legal history research, and First Amendment research.
• Live Help
  Our new service to let you chat with a librarian about your research questions
• Locating Materials
  How to find items in the Library
• Lost and Found
  Where to bring or look for lost and found items
• Messages
  Get messages to students in the Library
• Microform, CD-ROM, Audio and Videotapes
  Finding and using materials in physical, non-print formats
• Missing Item Searches
  Ask our staff to look for an item that's missing from the Library
• Office Supplies
  Where to find typewriters, staplers, hole-punchers, etc.
• Online Tutorials
  Web-based tutorials about different aspects of legal research
• Phone Numbers
  Useful phone numbers of Library staff
• Photocopying
  How to copy things in the Library
• Printing and Downloading
  How to print or download from computers in the Library
• Public Phones
  Where to find pay phones in our building
• Quick Reference for Faculty
  Where faculty members can turn for answers to quick questions
• Rare Books Access - Special Collections Reading Room
  Providing access to the historical and rare materials in the Rare Books Reading Room.
• Rare Books and Archives - Photocopying
  Providing photocopying services for rare books and archives.
• Rare Books and Archives - Research Consultation
  The librarians in the Special Collections Department are available to meet with you to discuss research in legal history, rare books, or the Law Center archives.
• Reference by Appointment
  Making an appointment to meet with a Librarian for in-depth research help
• Reference by Email
  Get answers to all types of research questions by email
• Reference by Phone
  Get answers to all types of research questions by phone
• Reference Desks
  Get answers to all types of research questions in person
• Renewals and Recalls
  Renewing materials to extend their due date, and how to request an item be returned before it's due
• Research Assistant Service for Faculty
  How faculty members can get research projects done by the Library
• Research Assistants: Authorization to Borrow Books for Faculty Members
  Instructions for RAs on how to get permission to check out books on behalf of your professor
• Research Assistants: Copying and Printing in the Library
  Instructions for RAs on getting set up to charge copying and printing to your professor's account
• Research Classes
  Introduction to the various ways to learn about legal research in a class
• Research Guides
  Our web guides to many kinds of legal research
• Research Lectures for Seminars
  How faculty members can request a librarian give a presentation in their classes
• Reserve Materials
  Items for Law Center courses held at the Circulation Desk
• Reserve Materials: Information for Faculty
  A description of our reserves collection
• Scholars' Studies
  Using the Scholars' Studies in the Library
• Seminar Paper Research Assistance
  Scheduling a consultation with a Librarian for help with research on a paper
• Training for Faculty Research Assistants
  Offered by the Library for students who are working as faculty RAs
• Using Other Libraries
  How we can help if you need to use another library

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