New Books
New Book Shelf: New books are shelved on the New Book Shelf (located across from the Kelley Room) for one to two months before being shelved in the permanent collection. They are available for circulation.
New Book List: A list of new titles can be found on Chester, under the "New Materials" search tab. This list is updated weekly and contains new additions for the prior month.
Print Materials
Print materials are found on all three floors of the Library. The following is a list of often used materials along with their locations in the library:
- Advocacy Materials (primarily looseleafs) - 2nd Floor
- American Law Reports - 2nd Floor
- Federal Reporters, Codes, and Materials - 2nd Floor
- Form Books (General) - Greenan Reading Room, 1st Floor
- International Law Materials - 3rd Floor
- Law Reviews and Indexes - 3rd Floor
- Legal Encyclopedias - 2nd Floor
- Newspapers, Magazines, and Videos - Northwest Alcove, 1st Floor
- Practice and Pleading Materials - Greenan Reading Room, 1st Floor
- Professional Responsibility Materials - Greenan Reading Room, 1st Floor
- Reference Materials - Greenan Reading Room, 1st Floor
- Regional Reporters and State Codes - 2nd Floor
- Reserve Items - Circulation Desk
- Restatements - Greenan Reading Room, 1st Floor
- Scholarly Books and Treatises - 3rd Floor
- Superseded Materials - 3rd Floor
- Tax Materials - Kelley Reading Room, 1st Floor
- Treaties - 3rd Floor
- Washington State Materials - Kelley Reading Room, 1st Floor
Please notify the Circulation Desk if you find library material that is damaged, has missing pages, or otherwise needs repair.
Electronic Resources
In addition to its print collection, the library also has an extensive collection of materials available in electronic format under the legal databases link on the library home page. When accessing these materials from off campus you may be prompted to enter your law school user name and password. Additional electronic resources are available under the Subscription Databases - Multidisciplinary " link. Here you will find numerous resources provided through the Foley Center Library. For assistance with electronic materials, contact Merri Hartse, Electronic Resources Librarian (313-3749).
Westlaw, LexisNexis, and LoisLaw
Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Loislaw passwords are provided to each faculty member in the law school. If you are a new faculty member, or you have forgotten or misplaced your password, please contact Buck Sterling, Senior Reference Librarian (313-3753), to obtain a password.
Microforms
Location and Type of Materials: The Library's collection of microfiche and microfilm is in the microform cabinets on the second floor. The collection includes:
- Federal legislative history materials
- State bar journals
- Past state bar exams
- ABA archival collection
- Washington and U.S. Supreme Court briefs
- Native American Law
- Canon Law
Microform Readers/Printers: Microform reader/printers are located adjacent to the microform collection. If you need instruction on using the reader/printer, please ask at the Circulation Desk. Although there is no charge to faculty for making microform prints, for statistical purposes please let the Circulation staff know the number of prints made. Foley Library has equipment to make PDF copies of microform materials. Please contact the Circulation staff for assistance.
U.S. Government Documents
The library is a federal depository library. Particular emphasis is placed on Congressional publications, agency administrative decisions, and publications from the Labor Department, Treasury Department, Judiciary, Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, Government Printing Office, Library of Congress, Office of the Federal Register, Executive Office of the President, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Paper documents selected by the library are integrated into the library's collection. Many documents are also available online. GPO Access, the Government Printing Office (GPO) website, also has numerous government documents.
Recreational Reading, Videotapes, and DVDs
The northwest alcove on the first floor of the library contains the videotape and DVD collection as well as a collection of popular magazines and newspapers. The videotape and DVD collection includes educational items and popular videotapes and DVDs, all with a legal theme. Videotapes and DVDs circulate for three days. Magazines and newspapers do not circulate and should remain in the northwest alcove.
Book Exchange
The library maintains the Book Exchange, a small collection of donated books which can be removed from the library without checking them out or returning them. The Book Exchange is located outside the Library Administrative Suite, to the rear of the first floor of the Library. If you would like to donate books, simply leave them on the bookcase.
Recommending New Titles for the Collection
To recommend materials to add to the collection, contact Patrick Charles (313-3739).
Collection Development Policy
Part I - General Considerations
Part II - Government Depository Documents
Appendix A - Jurisdictions and Subjects
Appendix B - Federal Government Document Selections
