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Frequently Asked Questions

 

Services  |  Collections  |  Computers  |  Where Can I Find?

 

1.  Where is the library�s catalog?

2.  Where can I store my personal items securely?

3.  Where are the copy rooms?

4.  Where can I get change?

5.  Where are the water fountains located?

6.  Where can I get a photocopy card?

7.  Where are the bathrooms?

8.  Where are the public telephones and the campus telephones located?

9.  Where are the telephone books?

10.  Where can I use a cell phone?

11.  Where is the quietest place to study?

12.  Does the Library have typewriters for public use?

13.  Where can I find a stapler, pencil sharpener, and a three hole punch?

14.  Where is the reference desk?

15.  Where is the lounge?

16.  Where can I find copies of old exams?

17.  Where can I find the course reserves?

18.  Where is the circulation desk?

19.  Where are the elevators?

20.  Where are the e-mail only computers?

21.  Where is the CALR room?

22.  Where are the electrical sockets in the study carrels?

23.  Where can I use a laptop?

24.  Where can I find the schedule for the seminar room?

 

1.  Where is the library=s catalog?

The library=s catalog is called ALexcalibur@ and can be accessed on any of the computers located in the library.

 

2.  Where can I store my personal items securely?

The library does not provide a place where personal items can be stored.  It is recommended that you do not leave your belongings unattended as there have been thefts.

 

3.  Where are the copy rooms?

There are copy rooms in the Core areas of Sub-1 and Sub-2, and in the North wing of Sub-2.  For more information, see Photocopier Information.

 

4.  Where can I get change?

A change machine is located in the copy room in Sub-1.

 

5.  Where are the water fountains located?

There are water fountains at the North ends of Sub-1, Sub-2, and Sub-3.

 

6.  Where can I get a photocopy card?

There are Venda-Card machines located in the copy rooms on Sub-1 and Sub-2, and in the Open Reserves area on Sub-2.  For more information, see "Law Library Venda-Cards" (pdf).

 

7.  Where are the bathrooms?

Bathrooms are located in the Core areas of each floor.  The bathrooms will be to your right as you face the Core.

 

8.  Where are the public telephones and campus phones located?

There are no public telephones in the library.  There are public telephones in the basement of the Legal Research Building across from the Snack Bar.

 

There is a campus phone located outside the student lounge in the basement of Hutchins Hall.

 

9.  Where are the telephone books?

There is a telephone book for the Ann Arbor area located at the reference desk, on Sub-1.  Information for other localities can be accessed at http://www.yellowpages.com or http://www.whitepages.com.

 

10.  Where can I use a cell phone?

To keep the library quiet, please use cell phones outdoors, and turn them off before entering the building.

 

11.  Where is the quietest place to study?

The entire library is a working library and should be quiet in order for students to study in peace.  However, in general, the North end of Sub-1 is the quietest place to study.

 

12.  Does the Library have typewriters for public use?

No, however, there are typewriters located in the Serial Services area on the 2nd Floor, South, of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library.

 

13.  Where can I find a stapler, pencil sharpener, and a three-hole punch?

These items can be found in the copy rooms on Sub-1 and Sub-2.

 

14.  Where is the reference desk?

The reference desk is located in the Core area of Sub-1.

 

15.  Where is the lounge?

There is a study lounge is located in the Core area of Sub-3.

 

16.  Where can I find copies of old exams?

Bound volumes of old exams as well as copies of exams that professors put on reserve, are located in the Open Reserves area in the Core of Sub-2. 

 

17.  Where can I find the course reserves?

They are located in the Core area of Sub-2.  Call numbers for course reserves material can be accessed via Lexcalibur.  For more information on finding course reserves, see Course Reserves.

 

18.  Where is the circulation desk?

The circulation desk is located in the Core area of Sub-2.

 

19.  Where are the elevators?

There is an elevator in the Core area of each of the levels.  In addition, there is an elevator between the first floor of the Legal Research Building and Sub-1 located at the bottom of the stairs into the library.

 

20.  Where are the e-mail only computers?

There are e-mail only terminals located at the basement level of Legal Research, adjacent to the stairs that lead into the library. 

 

21.  Where is the CALR room?

The Computer Assisted Legal Research room is located in the Core area of Sub-2.

 

22.  Where are the electrical sockets in the study carrels?

They are located under the shelves attached to the walls of the carrel.

 

23.  Where can I use a laptop?

Members of the Law School community who have wireless ethernet cards provided by Law IT and whose computer & keyboard have been silenced (routine for those with wireless cards), and anyone else with a silent laptop, may use their personal laptop computers anywhere in the Library.

 

For those without silent laptops, we ask that you use your computer only in the 16 carrels at the far West end of Sub-2 (closest to the Legal Research Building) and at the tables in the Open Reserve area on Sub-2.

 

Please do not string cords across aisles.

 

24.  Where can I find the schedule for the seminar room?

The Registrar�s Office handles the scheduling for the seminar room.  Please contact them if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

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