Forms:
Make your request using our fill-in web form.
WHO
- Full-time law faculty, deans & law directors (everyone who has a law library liaison assigned to them)
WHAT
- To request articles or documents for your research or classes
- Delivery format options appear on the form, and our default delivery format will be electronic documents delivered via email
- Our cost recovery policy for articles and photocopying is a work in progress
- To request books for your research or classes
- We will retrieve books from our collection, Loyola Hall storage and Orradre library
- We may use the Link+ service to find your book, (you can use it too)
- We may also request books from other libraries using Inter-library Loan, (you can also make these requests yourself)
- All books are checked out to your library record, you will continue to be responsible for fines and missing items
HOW
- Fill in the form
- Please indicate any special format needs
- Include your deadline and contact information in the event we need more information or encounter challenges in acquiring the materials
- ONE item per form please
- You may submit the form electronically, or print it and fax or deliver it to the Reference Desk (our fax: (408) 554-5318)
- The Reference staff will use their expertise to find your materials as quickly and economically as possible
WHEN
- We strive to fill document requests within two business days
- Requests are processed in the order they are received
- The location of the resource may add time or cost to the job
- Large jobs or rush requests should be discussed with the reference librarians (408) 554-4452, or your library liaison.
- Requests for books available at SCU libraries are filled within 1 business day
- Requests for books from other libraries may take 5-10 business days
