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Reference and Research Assistance Reference librarians, who generally have both JDs and graduate degrees in information science, are available to assist students in locating sources, using databases, developing research strategies, and finding a wide variety of information. Students may reach a reference librarian by visiting the Library, calling 702-895-2420, submitting a request online, or by contacting any of the library faculty directly.
Youngwoo Ban - 702-895-5819 -
Victoria Tokar - 702-895-2317 -
David McClure - 702-895-2430 - david.mcclure@unlv.edu
Jim Rich - 702-895-2409 - james.rich@unlv.edu
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Database Access Access to databases provided by the Library is available both on campus and remotely. To access the Library's online databases remotely, use the law school portal's list of Library databases. For assistance in using or accessing any of the online resources made available by the Library, students should contact Victoria Tokar (victoria.tokar@unlv.edu; 702-895-2317).
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Course Reserves and Past Exams For more information about course reserves and past exams, please click here.
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Study Rooms There are 12 study rooms located throughout the Law Library reserved for law student use. During the period that the law school has moved to remote instruction due to COVID-19, the study rooms are unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that you will remember to return to the Law Library and the study rooms once in-person instruction resumes.
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Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Circulating materials may be checked out by law students for three week periods. Students may renew items online for two subsequent three-week periods. Late fees are assessed on materials returned after the due date.
Materials not available in the Law Library's collections may be accessed at Lied Library or other campus libraries. Please consult the University Libraries catalog.
Interlibrary loan requests may be made for materials not available on campus by submitting the online form for books, articles or other materials.
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Instruction and Outreach From time to time the Library offers informal research instruction. Topics range from transactional practice research to foreign and international law research to cost-effective research strategies. Students may request trainings by contacting Victoria Tokar (victoria.tokar@unlv.edu; 702- 895-2317).
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Services for Law Review Materials needed for law review cite checks may be checked out on the law review account by any law review staff member.
Library faculty are available to provide training to law review staff on a variety of topics, including research methods and strategies, database use, interdisciplinary research sources, Bluebook citation format, and preemption checking.
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