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Law Library General Information
Library Hours - back to top
LAW LIBRARY HOURS
Spring 2008
Regular Hours
Monday- Thursdays 730am-11pm
Fridays 730am-11pm
Saturdays 9am-11pm
Sundays 1pm-11pm
JANUARY EXCEPTIONS
Interim Hours/Between Semesters
Tues. & Wed, January 1 & 2 CLOSED
Thursday-Friday, January 3-4 8am-6pm
Saturday, January 5 CLOSED
Sunday, January 6 CLOSED
Monday-Friday, January 7-11 8am-6pm
Saturday, January 12 Spring Hours Begin
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 21 CLOSED
MARCH EXCEPTIONS
Spring Break
Friday, March 21, Good Friday 730-Noon
APRIL & MAY EXCEPTIONS
Midnight-Extended Hours for Exams
(4/13-5/15)
Monday-Friday 730am-Midnight
Saturdays 9am-Midnight
Sundays 1 pm-Midnight
LAW LIBRARY HOURS
Summer 2008
(Summer Hours begin May 16)
Regular Hours
Monday- Thursdays 730am-11pm
Fridays 730am-11pm
Saturdays 9am-11pm
Sundays 1pm-11pm
MAY EXCEPTIONS
Memorial Day
Monday, May 26 CLOSED
JULY EXCEPTIONS
Independence Day
Friday, July 4 CLOSED
Fall Hours Begin Monday, August 11
Reference Assistance is Available
Monday -Thursday .............................7:30 am - 10 pm
Friday ..................................................7:30 am - 6 pm
Saturday .............................................. 9 am - 6 pm
Sunday .................................................1 pm - 10 pm
Call 405-208-5271 to verify hours, to talk to circulation staff, or to speak with a reference librarian.
Summer Semester hours will be posted in May.
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Access Policy and User Guides - back to top
The OCU Law Library is available for use by the faculty, staff, and students of OCU and OCU Law School. OCU Law Alumni and members of the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) may also register to use the library free of charge using their OBA Card. Members of the public may also use the Law Library. However, public patrons are not able to checkout materials for use outside the library. Additional details on the resources and services available at the OCU Law Library are available in the Library Guides linked below. In all cases, use of the facilities and resources of the OCU Law Library are subject to compliance with the rules of the Law Library.
Rules - back to top
Several wings are designated as “Quiet Study Wings.” Conversation is to be minimal and computers are to be silenced. These wings include LL North, 1 South, 2 North, and 3 North. Groups who wish to study together should use a study room. Study rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis except during the exam period when a reservation policy may be in effect.
Cell phones and pagers must be turned off or switched to noiseless notification (vibration) while in the library. Please use cell phones only in the lobby areas of the lower level, first and second floors. Cell phones are not permitted in the wings or the third floor lobby area.
Exam Period Reserved Study Room Policy - back to top
From Saturday, November 25th through Friday, December 15th, during the exam reading period for Fall Semester 2006, the Exam/Reading Period Reserved Study Room Policy will be in effect. This Reserved Study Room Policy will be in effect ONLY during the exam/reading period at the end of each semester, when the Law Library will be open for extended hours. (This policy does not apply during the rest of each semester.)
The Law Library has eight study rooms; under this policy five of these rooms will be made available only by reservation, and only to groups of two or more law students; the other three rooms will continue to be available on a first-come first-served basis to individuals as well as groups.
For ALL Study Rooms: Only law students may use our study rooms.
Reserved Rooms: Five rooms will be available only to groups of two or more law students, by reservation only, under this policy: the three study rooms on LL-South, the study room in LL-Lobby (used otherwise as the Law Review Office), and the study room in the 2nd Floor Lobby. These rooms will be available only for group study and they must be reserved in advance at the Circulation Desk, in person or by phone. Groups with reservations may have library staff ask those without reservations to vacate these rooms.
Non-Reserved Rooms: Three rooms will remain available to individual law students or groups, without reservations (first come, first served), under this policy: the three study rooms on LL-North. Reservations will not be needed or accepted for these three rooms, and individual law students will be on an equal footing with groups in claiming them – first come, first served – as is our policy the rest of the year.
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Interlibrary Loan - back to top
Materials not available in the Law Library or the Dulaney-Browne (University) Library may be requested through interlibrary loan (ILL). This service is limited to OCU LAW faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Whether to fill the request is the decision of the lending library. Filled requests are usually received within three weeks. Patrons may generally keep the materials for thirty days and make one renewal request. There is generally no charge unless special material or handling is required. Patrons should always check the OCU Library Catalog and Library Databases to see if the item is already available on campus before making an interlibrary loan request. Use this link to access instructions on how to submit a Interlibrary loan electronically. It is a violation of copyright law for a patron to request more than four articles from the same journal.
Making Requests
Eligible patrons may submit requests using either the paper form available from the Circulation Desk or online using the WorldCat database. WorldCat searches library catalogs around the world for materials. It is accessible from the Law Library's Databases Page. Once you have located material in WorldCat, click the interlibrary loan symbol 
, complete the form and submit it.
Contacts
Reference librarians can assist you in making and monitoring interlibrary loan requests. Contact Darla Jackson (405) 208-5915 or Karen Kalnins (405) 208-5174 for more information.
Law Library Current Events - back to top
View Law Library Current Events Archive
Reduce Finals Stress with a Free 5 Minute Chair Massage
Offered in the Law Library - Lower Level Lobby on the following dates and times:
12/3 (Monday) 3-5 pm
12/5 (Wednesday) 1-3 pm
12/6 (Thursday) 3-5 pm
12/10 (Monday) Noon - 2 pm
12/11 (Tuesday) Noon - 2 pm
Sign Up Sheets will be Available at the Massage Chair—Located in the Lower Level Lobby of the Law Library. Co-sponsored by SBA and OCU Law Student Services. Limited to Law Students Only. Massages by Praxis College Certified Massage Therapists.
Foreign Law Guide Available Electronically
The Law Library has purchased online access to Reynolds & Flores Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World. If you are looking for foreign law in English this resource is essential. Foreign Law Guide covers almost every jurisdiction in the world. For each jurisdiction it provides a summary of their legal system, a description of primary and secondary sources, links to sources available online, and lists major laws by subject. This is an indispensable resource for foreign law research. Please note that the print version of Foreign Law Guide available in the Reference Wing will no longer be updated.
OCU Law Library HandHeld Resources
If you use a web enabled Smartphone, PDA, or HandHeld device be sure to check out the new OCU Law Library HandHeld Resources page. It features a version of the Law Library catalog optimized for viewing on handheld devices and links to Westlaw Wireless and other useful information and links for HandHeld users.
Audio Case Files contains downloadable audio files of court opinions and podcasts from law professors and law students. The website contains cases from 1L classes along with some 2L and 3L subjects.
To register: go to www.audiocasefiles.com and click “register.” Input your student information and law school provided email address. Registration is available to current OCU Law students and faculty only.
Karen Kalnins, Reference Librarian, joined the OCU Law Library Staff on July 1, 2007. You may contact Karen by email by clicking on the link or by phone at 208-5174. To learn more about Karen you may visit the OCU Law Library Staff page at OCU Law - K. Kalnins.
Watch the streaming video of this presentation: http://www.okcu.edu/law/media/ (OCU Log On Required)
The handout is availble: http://www.okcu.edu/law/lawlib/pdfs/guide_practiceresources.pdf
Taught by Lee Peoples, this session will not be a repeat of any summer associate training offered by LexisNexis or Westlaw but instead will focus on strategies and sources to make life easier this summer in any job involving legal research. Form Books, Pattern Discovery and Deposition Questions, Practice Guides, Treatises, Looseleafs, and other valuable Practitioner Resources will be discussed.
Laptop Security Anchor Points and Locks
In response to student requests we have installed laptop anchor points throughout the law library. You will find these in every study room and at various tables and carrels in each wing of the law library. To use the anchor points follow these steps:
1. Pass the loop end of the cable lock through the anchor point.
2. Pass the lock end of the cable lock through the loop end of the cable lock.
3. Secure the lock end to your laptop's security slot by pushing in the button on the back of the lock. Most laptops have security slots.
The cable lock needed to secure your laptop to the anchor point is inexpensive (around $25) and can be purchased at many local stores (Best Buy, Wal Mart etc …). The law library has several cable locks available for checkout from the circulation desk. These are available for use inside the law library only.
It is never a good idea to leave valuables unattended in the law library. Anchor points and cable locks are not a 100% guarantee against theft but they make it much more difficult for a thief to make off with your computer. Several laptops were stolen last year from the computer lab. In an informal survey conducted last week library staff counted 41 unlocked and unattended laptops at different times in the law library. Hopefully, these anchor points and laptop locks will help prevent future thefts.
RIA Academic Advantage Library - The RIA's Checkpoint Tax Research Platform is now available to conduct electronic research. Access the service on campus at http://checkpoint.riag.com/login?iploc=okmacityunty. Access to the service may also be accomplished by visiting the Law Library's Databases Page and clicking on the RIA link.
The Law Library is continuously adding new titles to the collection. A list of new titles can be obtained using the library catalog. Additionally, a select collection of the newly acquired titles are on display in the Reference Wing.
New copiers were recently installed in the Law Library on the 1 North Wing (B&W) and 1 South Wing (B&W & Color). If you have an old copy card, this card will no longer work. OCU “smartchip” IDs will work. Students receive a $40 per semester credit for copies. Before using your OCU ID to make copies you must have your card validated at the circulation desk. Both copiers also take change.
Flash drives available for checkout
Three new flash drives are now available for checkout at the Circulation Desk. Consistent with copyright laws, the drives may be used to download materials, which can then be electronically forwarded to personal email accounts. Additionally, patrons may use the drives to save microform materials that have been electronically reproduced using the new Minolta Microform Reader/Scanner.
Advanced Legal Research Course Participates in CALI Podcasting Project
The Course Advanced Legal Research - Foreign, Comparative and International Law will participate in the CALI Podcasting Project during the Spring 2006 Semester.
Professor Peoples will create brief summaries of class content and post them on the Podcast Blog for the course. Anyone can visit the blog and listen to the Podcasts or download them to an MP3 player.
For more information contact Lee Peoples.
Law Library Current Events Archive
The Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court and Oklahoma City University School of Law are pleased to announce the Honorable Stephen P. Friot, United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma will hold a hearing in the civil case of Ward v. Health South in the Homsey Moot Courtroom on February 16, 2006 at 2 pm. The cause of action is breach of contract and the Judge will hear arguments on motions in limine filed by both parties. Selected court documents including the relevant motions filed in the case are available below.
This provides an excellent overview of the case. Relevant sections include:
Learning About Pretrial Reports
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16; LCvR16.1(b)(1)(B).
Jenner & Block's Federal Litigation Guide - Preparing Final Pretrial Order (LexisNexis Login Required)
Motions in Limine
Plaintiff's Motion in Limine (To Exclude Testimony and Settlement Agreement)
Defendant HealthSouth's First Motion in Limine (Exclude Evidence of Damages Not Available As a Matter of Law)
Defendant HealthSouth's Second Motion in Limine (Former HealthSouth Officer's Guilty Plea)
Defendant HealthSouth's Third Motion in Limine (Plaintiff's Failure to Plead Emotional Distress Damages)
Learning About Motions in Limine
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b); LCvR 7.2.
Definition: "A pretrial request that certain inadmissible evidence not be referred to or offered at trial." Black's Law Dictionary 1038 (8th ed. 2004).(Westlaw Logon Required)
Jenner & Block's Federal Litigation Guide - Motions in Limine (LexisNexis Login Required)
Trial Briefs
Learning About Trial Briefs
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b); LCvR 7.2.
Definition: Counsel's written submission outlining the legal issues before the court and arguing a position. Black's Law Dictionary 204 (8th ed. 2004). (Westlaw Login Required)
Jenner & Block's Federal Litigation Guide - Trial Briefs (LexisNexis Login Required)
Right Honorable Lord Justice Scott Baker Visit Materials
The Oklahoma City University School of Law and the Holloway and Ginsburg Inns of Court welcome the Right Honorable Lord Justice Scott Baker of the Royal Courts of Justice Court of Appeal. The Lord Justice will discuss "Current Issues Troubling the English Courts including Human Rights and Terrorism” on Monday, October 24th at 5 p.m. in the Homsey Family Moot Court Room.
Click here to view Lord Justice Scott Baker's CV
House of Lords rules that evidence obtained through torture is inadmissible in British cases. Click here for the opinion in PDF format. Lord Justice Scott Baker was not directly involved in the case but it is relevant to his remarks about human rights.
Select cases decided by the Right Honorable Lord Justice Scott Baker involving human rights
2005-2006 Brennan Lecture Materials
Reference Librarian Darla Jackson has compiled a bibliography listing books, book chapters and articles by the speaker at the 2005-2006 Brennan Lecture, Paul Finkelman, Chapman Distinguished Professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law.
Assessing the Future of the Legal Profession Conference Materials
Reference Librarian Darla Jackson has compiled a bibliography listing books, book chapters and articles authored by speakers at the upcoming conference, Assessing the Future of the Legal Profession.
Tenth Circuit Argument Decisions
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a number of cases at the Oklahoma City University School of Law in March, 2005. Links to the texts of the Court's decisions in those cases are available below:
2004-2005 Brennan Lecture Materials
The Law School's 2004-2005 Brennan Lecture featured Professor Randy Barnett, the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law at Boston University. Professor Barnett represented the respondents in the United States Supreme Court case of Gonzales v. Raich, a historic challenge to the federal government's power to regulate medicinal marijuana. In a 6-3 decision announced June 6, 2005, the Court found for the government. Links to the full text of the decision and the Brennan Lecture press release are available below:
