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A Guide to the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School A GUIDE TO THE ARTHUR W. DIAMOND LAW LIBRARY AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL www.law.columbia.edu/library August 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome 3 Library Rules 4 Library Schedule, Academic Year 2012-2013 5 General Information 6 Accessing the Library's Collections Pegasus Online Catalog 7 Collection Locations 10 A Brief Tour of the Library Third Floor Circulation Desk 11 Reference Office 11 Electronic Resources 12 Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room 12 Reserve Reading Room 12 Second Floor International Law Resources 13 Toshiba Library for Japanese Research 13 Microforms 13 Computer Lab 13 Fourth Floor New York Collection 14 Core Collection 14 Anglo-American Treatises and Looseleaf Services 14 Primary and Secondary Sources from United Kingdom and Ireland 14 International Law Resources 15 Cellar Foreign Law 15 Bound Anglo-American Legal Periodical 15 Bound International Legal Periodicals 16 Congressional Materials 16 Comparative Law 16 Miscellaneous Older Legal Materials 16 Primary and Secondary Sources from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand 16 Offsite Storage 16 Library of Congress Classification System 17 Library of Congress Law (K) Schedule 18 JX-Modified Classification System 19 Schiller Classification System 20 Frequently Used Phone Numbers 21 Floor Maps 22 2 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School. The modern library is a melange of terminals and books, electrons and paper. In traditional terms, the Diamond Law Library is quite large, consisting of almost 400,000 titles, making it the second largest academic law library in the country. Measured another way, there are more than 900,000 paper volumes and 250,000 microform volume-equivalents. However, libraries are also assessed by how much digital information they can deliver and how easy it is for their users to access that information. We pride ourselves on the breadth of information available to you on-line, both from sources we maintain and the myriad of materials offered through the University’s LibraryWeb. The Diamond Law Library’s Website is located at www.law.columbia.edu/library. It provides access to our catalog, Pegasus, http://pegasus.law.columbia.edu, and serves as a portal leading to electronic sources, research guides, and other useful information. Particular strengths, collected in both traditional and electronic formats, are international law, law and economics, arbitration, intellectual property, and Roman law. The Library’s foreign law collection is especially broad with over two hundred jurisdictions represented. The Toshiba Collection of Japanese Law is one of the most comprehensive libraries of Japanese legal materials outside of Japan. The Library’s reference librarians, all of whom have law degrees, can be consulted about the best systems and sources available amidst the constantly evolving mix of paper and electronic texts. This includes new publications, new electronic features, and old titles undergoing restructuring and conversion to electronic formats. We strive to provide the best access to these materials through the finest professional guidance. Your courtesy and cooperation play a major part in determining how well we succeed. Please observe the few rules we have and share with us -- in person, through e- mail, or through your student representatives -- any suggestions you have for making the Diamond Law Library a more effective place for legal research and study. If you have any questions about the Library’s policies, procedures or materials, please do not hesitate to ask the reference or circulation staff or to contact me directly. Kent McKeever Director of the Library July 2012 3 LIBRARY RULES ♦ Smoking and eating are prohibited in the Library. Drinks are allowed in the library only in spill-resistant containers. ♦ Please re-shelve case reporters and periodicals. ♦ The use of cellular phones and Skype are prohibited throughout the library, with the sole exception of the 4 th floor photocopy corridor. ♦ All people in the Library must evacuate the building immediately at the sound of the fire alarm. Do not use the elevator. ♦ Please do not leave valuables unattended, and turn in any found materials to the Circulation Desk. ♦ Library services end ten minutes before closing, including circulation, photocopying, and scanning. 4 ARTHUR W. DIAMOND LAW LIBRARY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE 2012 BBB 2013 REGULAR SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - Midnight Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - Midnight Fall Semester Aug. 13 BBB Sept. 2 REGULAR SCHEDULE Sept. 3 (Labor Day) Closed Sept. 4 BBB Nov. 20 REGULAR SCHEDULE Nov. 21 8:00 a.m. BBB 7:00 p.m. Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving) Closed Nov. 23 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Nov. 24 BBB Dec. 19 REGULAR SCHEDULE Dec. 20 BBB Dec. 21 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Dec. 22 BBB Dec. 25 Closed Dec. 26 BBB Dec. 28 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Dec. 29 BBB Jan. 1 Closed Jan. 2 BBB Jan. 4 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Jan. 5 – Jan. 6 Closed Jan. 7 – Jan. 11 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Jan. 12 – Jan. 13 Closed Jan. 14 – Jan. 18 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Jan. 19 – Jan. 20 Closed Spring Semester Jan. 21 BBB Mar. 14 REGULAR SCHEDULE Mar. 15 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Mar. 16 BBB Mar. 17 Closed Mar. 18 BBB Mar. 22 9:00 a.m. BBB 5:00 p.m. Mar. 23 BBB May 17 REGULAR SCHEDULE The Law Library remains open on all holidays other than those listed above. Revised 7/27/12 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Borrowing Privileges All current Columbia University students, faculty and staff with valid identification cards may borrow circulating materials for one month, subject to recall after two weeks. Please note, however, that most of the Law Library’s collection, including primary sources of law, periodicals, multi-volume works, materials published prior to 1850, and certain other categories of materials, does not circulate. Collection Development Suggestions The Law Library welcomes recommendations for materials to be added to the collection. Please forward recommendations to Jody Armstrong, Associate Director, at (212) 854-3108, or via email: [email protected] . Computers and Internet Access Wireless Internet is available to the law school community throughout the Law Library. In addition, on the Second Floor of the law library there is a computer lab open to Law School students, and in the Reference Office, on the Third Floor, there are public access computer terminals which can be used only for legal research purposes. Exams Exams from prior years are available in electronic format on the law student network in the Law School computer labs. Also available for some foundation courses are model answers prepared by the faculty. Please ask the Computer Help Desk for assistance in accessing these electronic files. Be aware that not all exams are available. Lost and Found Personal property found in the Law Library will be held at the Circulation Desk for a few days and then turned over to the Law School’s Information Office. Scanners, Photocopy Machines, and Copy Cards Scanners are located are located in the copy corridor of the Fourth Floor and in the Reserve Reading Room. Scanners are free to use for up to a half hour at a time. A photocopier is located in the copy corridor. The photocopier is operated by the Law Library’s copy card. These cards may be purchased with cash or a personal check at the Circulation Desk in values from $1 to $60. Copy cards purchased at other libraries will not work in the Law Library’s photocopier and may break the card reader. Please report problems to the Circulation Desk. Renewals and Returns, Overdue Fines Phone renewals are accepted (if the item is not yet overdue) at (212) 854-3922. It is also possible to renew books online through the Pegasus catalog page. Click on ‘View your Patron Record’. The system will prompt you to enter your Law-School user name (ex: jsmith or jsmith1) and your Law-School password (these are the same credentials you use to access LawNet). Overdue fines are charged at a rate of 50 cents per day. Please take careful note that registration, diplomas and transcripts will be blocked until all materials are returned or replaced and all fines paid. Please return books to the Circulation Desk or the “drop box” located outside the Law Library’s entrance. The Law Library cannot be responsible for Law Library books returned to other Columbia libraries or by campus mail. Restrooms Restrooms are located on the south end of the Fourth Floor in the copy corridor and at the very south end of the Second Floor. Shelf Collections The Law Library realizes that students frequently need to gather both circulating and non-circulating books for long- term use. Shelves have been set aside for this purpose and may be reserved at the Circulation Desk. After a location has been assigned, Law Library materials may be checked out to that shelf for the current semester. Please note that some high-demand materials are not available for shelf collection circulation, including case reporters and statutory code volumes. The Law Library does not permit desk collections. Telephones There are no public telephones inside the Law Library. Campus phones and pay phones are on the ground floor near the 116 th Street entrance. A campus phone is located outside the Law Library entrance at the doorway to the Revson Plaza. Law Library rules prohibit the use of cellular phones and Skype, except in the Fourth Floor copy corridor. 6 ACCESSING THE LAW LIBRARY’S COLLECTIONS Most of the Law Library’s collection is shelved in four floors of open stacks.
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