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(Updated June 23, 2011)

Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library Resources

  • Departments in the Law Library
    • Gallagher Law Library East Asian Law Department
      William H. Gates Hall, Rooms L137 and L138
      Phone: 206-543-7447
      Web Page: http://lib.law.washington.edu/eald/eald.html
      The East Asian Law Department handles the law of East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
    • Gallagher Law Library Reference Department
      William H. Gates Hall, L110
      Phone: 206-543-6794
      Web Page: http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/resref.html
      The Reference Department handles reference for United States law and the law of foreign jurisdictions except China, Japan, and Korea. The reference staff also handles international law questions, and many indexes to treaty materials are kept in the Reference Office.
    • Gallagher Law Library Circulation Department
      William H. Gates Hall (Main Entrance, L1)
      Phone: 206-543-4086
      Web Page: http://lib.law.washington.edu/circ/circ.html
      The Circulation Department provides a variety of services with respect to access to materials. If a book you need is checked out, you can put a hold on it.
    • Gallagher Law Library Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
      William H. Gates Hall, Room L177
      Phone: 206-543-4262
      Email: lawlibil [at] u.washington [dot] edu
      If a book or a journal you need is not available in the law library or on main campus, the Inter-Library Loan Department may be able to borrow it from another library. Inquire at the Circulation Desk.
  • Maps to East Asian Law Materials in the Collection
    (Adobe PDF files)
  • Library Classification (Call Number) System at Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library (MGGLL)
    • Materials are for the most part shelved by subject, not language. Keep in mind that due to differences in subject emphasis and other factors, materials relevant to your research topic may be shelved in different areas of the library. Exceptions to the rule of shelving by subject are special reference sections include the Reference Area (REF) on L1, in which special reference materials or highly used materials on various topics are placed together for convenience.
    • KNX is the classification for Japanese Law. Materials primarily on Japanese law are all in this classification, located on L2 in the CLAS (Classified Stacks) (CLAS), and in Reference (REF).
    • Some materials in Japanese or dealing with Japan may be found on L1 as well. For example, DS (Asian Studies), HD (Business), JS (Local Government), JQ (Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)), JZ (International Relations), and K (Comparative Law).
    • For more information on Foreign Law classification, see: http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/forcall.htm
  • Marian, the Law Library Catalog at the Gallagher Law Library (see: http://marian.law.washington.edu/) has bibliographic records (author, title, subject, publication information, etc.) for books and serials. Does NOT contain records for periodical articles or cases.
    (Note: For more information on viewing Japanese script on your computer, click here.
  • Japanese Newspapers
    See also under Web Resources
    The library subscribes to several Japanese language and Japan-related newspapers. Current issues are located on the newspaper shelf (NEWS). (Note that the UW East Asia Library subscribes to several other general interest newspapers.) Titles held by the Law Library include:
    • In Japanese
      • 法律新聞 [Hōritsu shinbun].  KNX6 .H672 at NEWS (Newspaper shelf)
    • In English
      • The Nikkei weekly.  HC461 .N4743 at NEWS (Newspaper shelf)
  • Periodical Articles
    Japanese legal periodicals, including reporters, are located on L2 in the CLAS (Classified Stacks) (CLAS), shelved by call number.  Periodicals on non-legal topics are located in the CLAS (Classified Stacks), shelved by call number according to their topic. Most English language law reviews (which sometimes contain articles on Japanese law) are shelved by the alphabetically by the title of the journal, along with other periodicals. Current issues are in the Reference Area (REF), and older issues are in Compact Stacks (CMPAC).
  • Sets on International or Comparative law
    These sets, which often include sections on Japan, are located in the CLAS (Classified Stacks) according to their topic, or in special sections such as the Reference Area (REF) or in Reference (REF) Some Examples:
    • Commercial laws of the world.  K1004.15 1976 at Reference Area
    • Tax laws of the world.  K4504.15 1974 at Reference Area
    • Constitutions of the countries of the world.  K3157.A2 B58 1971 at Reference Area
    • Industrial property laws and treaties.  K1500.A47 I5 at Reference Area
  • University of Washington Student Papers
    • Includes LLM papers and papers for other UW Law Courses
    • Available in microfiche (located in the microfiche cabinets (Ask Librarian for Location). Many are also available in paper (shelved according to their subject)
    • Searching for Student Papers in the Library Catalog
      • Most pre-1985 Papers
        To compile a list in the Marian library catalog, search in the title index for "Student papers"
      • Narrow the search by keyword, author, title or subject
      • Most papers written after 1985
        To compile a list in the Marian library catalog, search in the title index for "Student papers University of Washington. School of Law"
      • Narrow the search by keyword, author, title or subject
    • Microfilm/Microfiche materials
      (Mostly located in the Reference Area, William H. Gates Hall L1)
      • Various Japanese-language microfilms
      • Student papers on microfiche
  • Databases On CD ROM or Other Computer Formats Held By the Library
    (Currently two Japanese databases are available on computers in the East Asian Law Department.  To use these, inquire at EALD.  One is on CD ROM, 法律判例分権情報 (Hōritsu hanrei bunken jōhō), and the other is a database of Japanese laws in English mounted on EALD computers (see Bibliography on English-translated texts of Japanese laws and regulations )). Other materials on CD ROM (such as the CD ROM version of the annual labor report　"労働白書" are shelved with the printed form in the library stacks.)

University of Washington East Asia Library (EAL) Japanese Studies Resources
East Asia Library
3rd floor, Gowen Hall
Phone: 206-543-4490
The East Asia Library handles a wide range of topics relating to Japan.

Staff: Keiko Yokota-Carter, Japanese Librarian (email:   kyokotac [at] u.washington [dot] edu)

  • Japan Studies Guide:
    http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=68575

  • Japan Studies Page:
    http://www.lib.washington.edu/East-asia/japan/japanpg.html

  • The Japanese reference librarian at East Asia Library is available to help formulate search strategies and locate materials regarding the non-legal aspects of your research projects on Japan.
  • Subject areas Covered at EAL
    Although most materials in Japanese on law topics will be found in the Law Library, the East Asia Library still collects in several very specific law-related areas:
    • Constitutional history
    • Legal history
    • Classical texts which may be related to the study of law
    • Areas that overlap MGGLL collections:
      • Civil rights/human rights
      • Censorship
      • Legislative history
      • Press control
        • Indexes to periodical literature
        • Statistical sources
        • General and specialized dictionaries
  • Resources Available at EAL
    • Japanese Studies Databases and Resources Page
      (University of Washington Libraries)
      http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/JapaneseStudies/
    • Online Catalog
      University of Washington Libraries Catalog (http://catalog.lib.washington.edu:1087/search/)
      Includes the holdings of the University of Washington Libraries (does not include the Law Library). Has bibliographic records (author, title, subject, publication information, etc.) for books and serials. Does NOT contain records for periodical articles or cases. The on-line catalog contains approximately 30% of the materials held in the East Asia Library. All items acquired since 1987 are represented in the on-line catalog. Some materials acquired or published before this date have been re-cataloged and can be found in the on-line catalog rather than the card catalog. Users are advised to search the on-line catalog first and to consult the card catalog for titles not found.
      Note: The current (as of 11/22/99) UW Libraries Web catalog does not display Japanese (or Korean) characters. This capability is coming soon. Also note that the catalog Does NOT contain records for articles or cases.
    • Paper Card Catalogs
      • University of Washington Libraries Catalog
        Includes the holdings of the University of Washington Libraries for books and serials. (does not include the Law Library or the East Asia Library). Does NOT contain records for periodical articles or cases. This catalog is mostly on-line and users are advised to use the University Libraries web catalog first.
      • East Asia Library Card Catalog
        The card catalog is located in the reading room and is easily identified by the small signs which read "Main Catalog". It contains records for most materials received by the library before 1987. (When a book or periodical is re-cataloged into the on-line system, the cards representing that title are removed from the card catalog) Author, title and subject cards are filed in one alphabetical sequence. Cards are arranged in alphabetical order by romanized author, title, or series or English subject heading.
    • Japanese databases
    • Japanese Newspapers
      (In English and Japanese)

Other Campus Libraries With Japan-related materials