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Law Library General Information
The primary mission of the Law Library is to serve the research and academic needs of the faculty and students of the OCU School of Law. The Law Library also supports the research efforts of OCU faculty, staff and students. In addition, the Law Library provides access to legal materials to the local bar and the general public.
Library Hours - back to top
LAW LIBRARY HOURS
Saturday, May 16 - 9am-6pm
Sunday, May 17 - Closed
Summer 2009
(May 18-August 2)
Regular Hours
Monday-Thursday 730am-9pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturdays Closed
Sundays Noon-9pm
MAY and JUNE EXCEPTIONS
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25 - Closed
JULY and August EXCEPTIONS
Independence Day
Friday, July 3 - Closed
Oklahoma Bar Exam Preparation
Saturday, July 11, Noon-7pm
Saturday, July 18, Noon-7pm
End of Summer Term
Friday-Sunday, July 31-August 2, Closed
Reference Assistance is Available
Monday -Thursday .............................7:30 am - 9pm
Friday ..................................................8am - 5pm
Saturday .............................................. Not available
Sunday .................................................Noon - 9 pm
Call 405-208-5271 to verify hours, to talk to circulation staff, or to speak with a reference librarian.
Fall Semester hours will be posted in July.
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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
Exam Period Reserved Study Room Policy - back to top
During the exam reading period for Fall Semester 2008, 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.
Rules:
Monthly Acquisitions List - back to top
Click here to view a file containing the new acquistions for March 2009.
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.