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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 Sept. 6, 2011.
The Law Library subscribes to many online services for legal research and the Law Library catalog is also online. This guide describes hardware and computing services in the Law Library.
See also the Gallagher guides on:
The Law Library has approximately 20 Dell desktop computers available to users.
Use of the public PCs is limited to 1 hour per day, except for the 3
legal research-only
PCs in the Reference Area, which are limited to 4 hours per day. A
software program monitors usage and users are automatically alerted when
their time is about to expire.
University of Washington faculty, students, and staff should sign in with their UW NetIDs. Other users who have registered to check out books from the Gallagher Law Library should sign in with their barcode number. Users who have not yet registered as library borrowers must register at the Circulation Desk to obtain a temporary password to use the computers.
Users are responsible for stopping their own work sessions if they want to use the remaining portion of their daily allotment. To stop your session, click on the Home icon and then the Stop Session button.
Do you need to read a diskette found in a library book? Go to the Circulation Desk and check out the portable diskette drive that is located on Reserve.
For information on printing from the public computers, see Printing.
All users with laptop or notebook computers may access the wireless network. See the Law School's page on wireless for specifications.
The wireless network is set up to require a UW NetID to access websites outside of the UW domain. For instance, the Law Library's catalog is in the UW domain; Google is not. If the URL does not include "washington.edu" it is a site outside of the UW domain. UW faculty, students, and staff should sign in with their UW NetIDs.
Visitors who want to access non-UW websites through the Law School's wireless network may obtain a temporary UW NetID at the Circulation Desk. Present your card with the Law Library's barcode. If you have not registered as a Law Library borrower before, you will need to do so to obtain a temporary UW NetID.
Neither the Law Library nor the Law School have staff to help visitors configure or trouble-shoot problems with their computers and the wireless network. UW students, faculty, and staff should seek assistance at one of the University's Technology Spaces.
Laptop users who want to print will need to download software to access the Library's Pharos printers (using the pay-to-print system). Visit the Law School's page on Printing on the Wireless Network to download the necessary software.
Laptops that are infected with computer viruses or worms will be denied access to the wireless network.
Guests may find useful the following information:
Other local libraries that offer wireless networks include:
The Legal Research Training Center, located in Rooms L201 and L202, is equipped with 24 Dell desktop computers and two trainer's stations. This facility is used for hands-on training for scheduled sessions.
UW School of Law faculty and staff may request training sessions via the Room Scheduler or by contacting the reference librarians.
The Law Library and the UW Libraries subscribe to many online services for legal, government, general, and interdisciplinary research. The Legal Databases & Indexes page identifies sources that are often used by legal researchers, including legal periodical indexes, online law reviews, and government and subject-specific resources.
Connecting to Online Library Resources describes which services are available to which users. CALR Access by UW Law Students, Faculty, Staff & Librarians covers LexisNexis, Westlaw, VersusLaw, and LoisLaw. Computer-Assisted Legal Research identifies databases available to all users and specific categories of users.
Please contact a reference librarian for additional information and assistance.
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