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We offer two ways of searching our catalog: a law library only catalog and OCLC WorldCat. Other catalogs are also available. More
Expand your legal research options with online sources provided by the Gallagher Law Library. More
How do I search for laws on a particular subject? How can I compile a legislative history for a Washington (or federal) law? How can I locate court opinions about a topic? To answer these and other frequently asked questions, the reference librarians have prepared a series of legal research guides. Use these guides to get started on your research project when a reference librarian is not available to assist you or as a reminder as you conduct your research. More
Here, you will find a list of websites that provide legal information and materials (including laws, bills, court opinions, and related documents) and/or links to legal material. Most of these sites are freely available to all users with Internet access. Some sites are UW Restricted, that is, available to University of Washington faculty, students, and staff and visitors to UW Libraries.More
Updated May 2, 2011.
Summit consists of more than 30 academic libraries in Washington and Oregon that allow their users to directly borrow material from other participating libraries. This combined catalog contains over 22 million items.
When you use WorldCat Local, you can search specific groups, one of which is the Summit Libraries. Besides the Gallagher Law Library, four other law library catalogs are included in Summit:
UW School of Law faculty, staff, and students may borrow materials directly through Summit when using WorldCat. They may also use and check out library materials from any of the 30+ member libraries they visit in person by presenting their UW Husky Card.
Other users who are registered to borrow items from the Gallagher Law Library may search Summit, but they may not borrow materials via Summit.
Placing a request for an item found on Summit is easy.
Once you
find the item you want, use the "Request This Item" feature. When prompted to
“Choose your library…” select University of Washington Law. Then you will be
prompted to enter your UWNetID and password.
The item will be delivered to the Gallagher Law Library. UW law students can obtain the items requested at the Circulation Desk. Items requested by UW School of Law faculty and staff will be delivered to their mailboxes or offices.
Note: Summit borrowers generally cannot access e-books and other licensed commercial sources that are linked from Summit catalog records. Links to freely available web sources (such as documents published by U.S. government agencies) are the exception.
The loan period for items borrowed via Summit is 6 weeks. No renewals are allowed.
Return books and other items you have borrowed through Summit to the Gallagher Law Library Circulation Desk or any other library that participates in Summit.
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