Mabie Law Library

Law students have access to Charney Hall 24/7 with their Access card/mobile credentials.
Charney Hall closure days and holidays are shown in the calendar below.

The law library is managed by the Law Library Director and is divided into three administrative sections:

Library Services - The Library Services section of the law library is responsible for the circulation of law library materials, including placing holds and recalling items.  Additionally, Library Services staff can help you with locating course reserves and study aids, assist with Interlibrary Loan and Link+ Services (Chris – this will link to a libguide page.  This page is in development and the link is not live yet), check out tech equipment, troubleshoot printing and scanning issues, and update your Access cards. You may request general library assistance by contacting them directly at lawcirc@scu.edu or by going to the law library’s information desk.

Research Services - The Research Services section of the law library is responsible for providing research assistance for faculty, staff, and students.  The research librarians can help you locate materials for your legal research, including using electronic databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and CEB Onlaw, etc.  The research librarians will also assist you with password access to these databases.  You may request research assistance by contacting them directly at lawref@scu.edu. 

Technical Services - The Technical Services section of the law library is responsible for processing law library materials, including acquiring, cataloging, discarding, and binding of materials.

For additional information about the Mabie Law Library visit the About the Library Page. 

Library Services Desk and Charney Hall Access

While the Law Library Services desk is open until 9pm (except holidays and when noted on the calendar above), Charney Hall is accessible 24/7 to current law students, staff, and faculty with your Access card or mobile credentials. The Library Services staff can help with locating course reserves and study aids, assist with Interlibrary Loan services, refer you to the Research Librarians, check out tech equipment, and update your Access cards. 

Course Reserves

The Law Library Services Desk staff processes Course Reserve requests from faculty. Course Reserve materials are located inside the Closed Reserve room and are organized on the shelf by course name. Course Reserve materials circulate for either 2 or 24 hours. All patrons must use two-hour material in the building. Course Reserve items can be searched online by course name in the library catalog. Please note that not every instructor places material on Course Reserve and some instructors may instead post documents on their course pages in Camino.

Study Carrels and Tables

Study carrels and tables are located throughout the library. Most carrels are equipped with study lights and electrical sockets for laptop use. 

Supplies

Staplers, paper clips, and a three-hole punch are located in front of the Library Services desk. A paper cutter is located in the print room on the second floor. The library does not provide additional supplies to students, faculty, or staff. Supplies can be purchased at the Bookstore next to the Benson Center.

For additional information visit our Library Policies Page.

The Research Services section of the law library is responsible for providing research assistance for faculty, staff, and students of the law school.  The research librarians can assist you with your legal research in many ways, including:

• We can help you begin your research by suggesting a variety of print and electronic resources about your topic;
• We can find materials for you in our online catalog.
• We can assist with law review citation checks by tracking down hard-to-find materials and deciphering obscure legal citations;
• We can explain how to use electronic databases; and
• If the item that you need is not available in our library, we can help you use our interlibrary loan system to find the material in other library collections.

If you have a research question, please contact the research librarians at lawref@scu.edu, 408-554-4452.

For additional information visit our Research Services Resources Page.