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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 Reference Office is located across from the Circulation Desk on Floor L1. Maps of the Reference Area and Floor L1 show the location of the Reference Office.
Reference librarians assist assist users in locating and using library materials and in learning legal research. Visit the Reference page for more information about our services and the Library Hours page for hours when reference librarians are on duty. Visit the extensive collection of librarian-prepared research guides for assistance when a reference librarian is not available.
Users may also email the reference librarians for assistance with legal research.
| The Reference Office contains almanacs, bibliographies,
biographical sources, citations guides, directories, indexes, legal
research guides, and other reference books, arranged by call number.
Catalog records refer to this location as Reference Office. When the Reference Office is closed, Circulation staff can retrieve books from the Office upon request. |
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