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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
The Compact Stacks are located on Floor L2. The Compact Stacks are on motorized tracks, which allow the stacks to move to create aisles.
The Compact Stacks contain many large sets that researchers use by citation, not by browsing. For example, a researcher would seldom want to browse all of the Federal Register (1935-date). It is more likely that a researcher would have a citation to a specific volume, page, and date.
The structure of the Compact Stacks allows more material to be shelved in a smaller space.
The Compact Stacks include several distinct collections, some of which are arranged by call number and others that are not:
| Arranged by call number are court reporters; early series of the
American Law Reports; treaty series; historical collections of
the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record,
and the Federal Register; and superseded material. Arranged by court and then by docket number are court briefs from cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Washington Supreme and appellate courts. Shelved alphabetically by title are law reviews and other legal journals. |
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Catalog records refer to this location as the Compact Stacks.
Items from the Compact Stacks may be checked out. UW School of Law faculty and students may check out material from the Compact Stacks for an academic quarter; other users may check out items from the Compact Stacks for 2 weeks.
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To operate the Compact Stacks, press the green
arrow in the direction where you want an aisle to open.
If you need help, ask at the Circulation Desk or in the Reference Office. Redundant safety systems ensure that the stacks will not move while a person (or a book or chair) is in an open aisle. |
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