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Mission
and Goals of the Law Library | Library Fact Sheet
Library
Tour Information | Gift Policy | Lost
& Found
Collection
Strengths and Information
Mission
and Goals of the Law Library
Excerpt
from �Mission of the Law Library:�
�The Law Library�s purpose is to build collections
and provide services to support the teaching and research needs of Law School
faculty and students.
Therefore, the Law Library�s collections, services, and policies are
primarily designed to benefit the Law School�s faculty and students, and
others officially connected with the Law School�.�
Library
Fact Sheet
Library
Tour Information
The
Smith Addition�s primary function is as a study and research space.
Those studying and doing research need quiet. Therefore, the Library discourages group tours except those
which facilitate use of the Library as a place to do research.
The
Law Library does have two self-guided tours on CD that patrons can take to
familiarize themselves with the Law Library and with basic legal research:
The
Law Library Orientation Tour leads Library patrons around the underground
addition to the Law Library pointing out important collections and areas.
This tour also explains how to find materials in Lexcalibur, the
University of Michigan Law Library online catalog.
The
Legal Research Basics Tour leads Library patrons through a sample legal research problem. Within
this framework, the Tour explains how to use basic legal resources including
legal encyclopedias, digests, statute compilations, and A.L.Rs.
There are also additional sections on using Shepard's Citations and basic
treaty research.
Both
tours can be picked up at the Circulation desk on Sub-2 and both tours have
handouts to ease navigation and elucidate basic concepts.
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Gift
Policy
The
Library welcomes gifts and pledges of support.
We usually cannot use gifts of books, but can refer to others who might.
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Lost
& Found
Lost
and Found for items left in the Law Library is in the Administrative Office,
S-180, open 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Please come in person rather than calling.
Library staff bring found items to the Administrative
Office, but it may take a day or so for that to happen.
Items of value (wallets, purses, computers, jewelry, etc.)
are kept in the Administrative Office until the Department of Safety picks them
up; from where they can be claimed.
Other
places where you can check for lost items include:
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Reading Room Lost and Found, 764-1358
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Law School lost and found, 300 Hutchins Hall
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Department of Safety, 763-1131. Kipke Drive
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Lawyers Club Desk, 764-1112
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Any other building where you might have left your object.
Most buildings have a lost and found.
Many, after a brief period, turn items over to the Department of Safety.
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Collection
Strengths and Information
The
Library's comprehensive collection covers all time periods and jurisdictions,
and includes material in print, microform, and digital formats.
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