I wanted to give you advance heads up that the Law Library will be closed to non-law students the weekends of December 2-3 and December 9-10 in order to help make the library a quieter place for their two weeks of exams.
However, we do want to accommodate anyone with a need for materials located in our library. This is the approach we’ve used in the past and it seemed to work well:
(1) If a patron notifies someone at Ellis Library that they need to browse the collection at the law library then you can call our Circ. Desk (882-1123) and one of our people will meet them at the doors and let them in the library to use the collection.
(2) We have notices on the doors of Hulston Hall to let people know they can check in or call the circ desk if they need to use the collection in the law library.
It might be helpful for me to clarify the law library access policy. During the typical school year our library is open to anyone (non-law students included) who needs to do legal research, and make use of any materials in our library. It is not open for students to use the space to just study; students need to have a need for materials in our collection. We are particularly vigilant in enforcing this policy during exam season as it is a stressful time. Typically for law students the final exam is the only opportunity to affect their grade, and the exam season is two weeks long.
