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Updated July 7, 2005.

This section is devoted to general information about the Gallagher Law Library and its collections, programs, and services:

Hours of operation, updated as appropriate with holiday and interim hours; also includes directions, bus routes, and parking information.

Directory and general information.

Gallagher Staff Directory, with photos and CVs.

Directions to William H. Gates Hall, where the Gallagher Law Library is located.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Gallagher Law Library.

Site Index is a keyword index to documents and links on the Gallagher Law Library website.

What and Where, a quick guide to services and facilities offered by the Gallagher Law Library.

Services and Facilities, covers access for persons with disabilities, photocopying services, the pay-to-print system, and the fee-based Copy & Send service.

Library policies concerning:

state regulations governing the Law Library on access to the Library, use of Library materials, and registration by users who are not associated with the University of Washington School of Law
the Law Library's mission statement
Code of Conduct
circulation services, including registration of borrowers, loan periods, and overdue fines
the East Asian Law Department
interlibrary loan services, covering when and how the Law Library staff will borrow books or obtain photocopies of material not available locally. Note that this service is only available to UW Law School faculty, students, and staff
the relationship between the Law Library and the UW Libraries
reference services, including the Law Library's policy on legal research and legal advice
the Library's privacy policy and
the website policy and purpose.

Descriptions of the Law Library's collections, including a general description of the size and arrangement of the Law Library and its Collection Development Policy and descriptions of special collections within the Law Library, including:

court briefs for Washington appellate courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals;
the East Asian Law collection;
U.S. government publications, including the Law Library's participation in the Federal Depository Library Program.

Contemporary Native American art located throughout the Law Library.