Law Library Services

The library is an important tool for the entire Law School community, a commons which we must share. Students who abuse this facility and hinder the work of others will be subject to the School's Disciplinary Procedures. Repeated abuse may lead to suspension or dismissal.

1. LIBRARIAN HOURS: Librarians are on duty in the library during the weeks school is in session, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. During school vacations and summers, librarians are on duty from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
   


2. SMOKING, EATING, AND DRINKING ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE LIBRARY. If you bring food or drink into the library, you are responsible for any damage it may cause. Please keep the study space you are using neat and clean.
   


3. QUIET STUDY: We request that you help keep the library an area of quiet study rather than a social gathering place. Please keep conversation to a minimum and aid us by keeping the carrels clean and reshelving, in their proper place, any materials that have not been checked out at the circulation desk.
   
   
4. CIRCULATION POLICIES: Circulation policies can be found at www.libraries.psu.edu/pubinfo/lendingcode.html.
   
   Your Law School ID card must be presented to check out materials. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE WILL BE PERMITTED. Materials may be checked out only during regular library hours and may not be removed from the library or taken from the reserve shelves at other times. Unauthorized removal, hiding, or mutilation of books will subject the student to the school's disciplinary procedures. Library employees may inspect the books, briefcases, and effects of persons leaving the library. Students are responsible for returning to the circulation desk all books which were checked out for general circulation. During staffed hours, books should be returned by dropping them off at the circulation desk. All books returned after 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday or after 9 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday, should be deposited in the locked book drop outside the building. The book drop is emptied only once a day — at 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday and at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Books placed in the book drop prior to these times will be counted as being returned the previous day. Commercially-produced videotapes and DVDs must be returned directly to the circulation desk. Tapes and DVDs may NOT be returned by depositing them in the book drop.
   
   
5. OVERDUE BOOKS AND FINES: Information on overdue fines can be found at www.libraries.psu.edu/pubinfo/lendingcode.html.

   Overdue notices and fine notices will be sent via e-mail; please check “My Library Account” at www.lias.psu.edu to make certain that your e-mail address and other information is correct.
   

6. ARCHIVES: One full business day's notice is required for access to materials located in the archives. No archival materials will be available on weekends.
   
   
7. CARRELS AND TABLES: Carrels and tables are not personal property. You may not claim carrel or table space for an extended period of time without actually occupying the seat. Carrels and tables will be cleared of ALL unattended items periodically throughout the day.
   
   Only laptop computers and other study aids may be plugged into outlets in the library carrels. No appliances are permitted in the library and will be removed if discovered. No extension cords will be permitted in the library, whether in carrels or for use with laptops on tables.
   
   
8. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: You may borrow materials from any of the University Libraries using your Penn State ID card. Each library will have its own circulation rules. You are expected to observe the rules of each library. Failure to return materials on time to these libraries will subject students and faculty to the penalties in Rule 5 and the penalties imposed by the other library.
   
   
9. ASSOCIATED COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: The Dickinson School of Law is a member of the ACLCP library consortium. Other member libraries include Albright College, Alvernia College, Bucknell University, Dickinson College, Elizabethtown College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Harrisburg Area Community College, Juniata College, Kutztown University, Lebanon Valley College, Lycoming College, Messiah College, Millersville University, Shippensburg University, the State Library of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University, U.S. Army War College, and York College of Pennsylvania. You may borrow at any ACLCP library using your Law School ID card. You are expected to observe the rules of that library. Failure to return books to the lending library will subject patrons to the penalties in Rule 5.
   
   
10. INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICES: Interlibrary loan service is available to all students. If you need materials that are not held by this library, please submit your request electronically using ILLiad. You must sign on to the system using your access ID and password. The first time you sign in, you will be required to complete your profile, including preferred pick-up location. Students are advised to plan in advance when interlibrary loans are anticipated, since loans from distant libraries can take several weeks to arrive.
    
    
11. CONFERENCE AND STUDY ROOMS: Several rooms in the library are reserved at particular times during the week for use by adjunct faculty or for seminars. Use of study rooms for study groups takes precedence over use by individuals. Please vacate these rooms at appropriate times and leave them neat and tidy.
    
    
12. DICKINSON COLLEGE LIBRARY: Dickinson College and The Dickinson School of Law have a policy limiting the use of study space by students of the other institution. Please refrain from studying in the College library unless you are using materials in its collection that are not available at the Law School.

    LIBRARY MATERIALS SHOULD BE RENEWED ONLINE. LIBRARY MATERIALS CAN NOT BE RENEWED BY TELEPHONE.