Services to Cleveland State University Faculty
Special Services for Faculty Research Assistants
The Law Library is committed to providing excellent support and services to the entire University community. You are welcome to utilize our collection and many of our services.
The Law Library Collection
The library collection consists of nearly 500,000 bound and microform volumes including multiple copies of all the published reports of United States federal courts, the statutes from all fifty states, all available codified federal and some state administrative rules and regulations, periodicals, treatises, and other Anglo-American legal materials. The Library is also a United States federal government documents selective depository.
The Law Library produces the Monthly Acquisitions List of New Materials. The list contains citations to materials that have been recently added to the collection of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library. The list is arranged in subject order and provides timely topical access to new materials added to the Law Library's collection. You may request materials from the list at your computer. You will be notified via email when the materials are available for pick up at the Law Library public services desk. You may have your research assistant or department administrative assistant pick up your materials if we have a permission form on file for them.
Library material, with the exception of microform materials, may be checked out by faculty for the following loan periods:
Circulating items: 15 weeks
Reserve and reference items: 7 days
Non-circulating items: 7 days
Audiovisual items: 7 days
Library items should be returned to the Law Library Circulation Desk or a request for renewal should be received by the Circulation department by the due date. You can also renew items yourself using the self-renewal feature on SCHOLAR. Items not returned by the due date are considered overdue and a notice will be sent to the faculty member requesting the return of the item. Renewals of items are made when requested and are renewed for the above loan periods. All materials are subject to being recalled by the library if requested by another patron. Items that are recalled by other patrons must be returned to the Law Library within 2 days or they will be considered overdue. If requested, the recalled items will be returned to the faculty member as soon as they are available from the patron. Lending policies for the University Library in Rhodes Tower may vary from the Law Library's policies. For more information or questions, contact Amy Burchfield at (216) 687-6885.
Photocopy Services
The Law Library offers several photocopying options. We have self-service coin-operated copy machines on all floors of the library. Copies are ten cents each, whether with cash or by using a Law Library copy card, which may be purchased with a dollar bill at the dispenser unit across from the Law Library Public Services Desk. The card is initially encoded with twenty cents. The initial cost of the copy card is $.80. This card can also be used for prints from microforms or printouts from the Legal Research Workstation printers. VikingCards do not work in the equipment. If permission is granted by the chair of your department, a copy card with a predetermined value may be purchased for your use or your research assistant’s use. You may also take advantage of the Law Library’s copying service. To do so, it is necessary for each individual to provide us with an account number in writing from his or her department. For more information or questions, contact Amy Burchfield at (216) 687-6885.
Special Services for Faculty Research Assistants
Special Borrowing Privileges
Research Assistants may check out materials in a faculty member’s name provided there is a signed form granting such permission on file at the Circulation desk. Forms are available at the Law Library's Public Services desk or you may print out the Research Assistant Form and return it to Amy Burchfield, Law Library, LL 113. For more information or questions, contact Amy Burchfield at (216) 687-6885.
Library Skills Training, Orientation, and Research Sessions for Faculty Research Assistants
At the request of a faculty member or Research Assistant, the Law Library can provide library orientation and training sessions for faculty Research Assistants. The sessions are designed to acquaint Research Assistants with library procedures and to help sharpen their research skills so that they can provide better quality assistance to the faculty. For more information or questions, contact Laura Ray at (216) 687-6880.
OhioLINK Pick-Up Location
If your office is located on the western end of campus, the Law Library may be a more convenient place for you to pick up your OhioLINK materials. When requesting materials via OhioLINK, choose the Law Library as your pick-up location and your materials will be delivered to us. We will call you when they are ready for pick-up. For more information or questions, contact Amy Burchfield at (216) 687-6885.
Research Services
The Law Library Research Librarians are trained and experienced in many areas of legal, general, and subject specific research. If you need to discuss a research problem with a librarian, they are available to help you. Stop by the library or make an appointment. Regular research services hours during the semester are : Monday- Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may also email your questions to them at research.services@law.csuohio.edu or call (216) 687-6877 . Research services hours change during breaks, holidays and exam periods. Also, appointments for research assistance may be made for times outside of regular reference hours. For more information or questions, contact Marie Rehmar at (216) 687-6879.
Research Lectures
The Law Library Research Librarians will be glad to assist you by presenting a research instruction session for your class. We discuss research strategies in particular subject areas, with a focus on both print and online sources, whether located at the Law Library or elsewhere. We can work with you to develop assignments related to this instruction. Some recent classes offered: Law and Public Administration, Labor Law, School Law. Please make arrangements early in your course planning. For more information or to arrange a lecture for your class contact Laura Ray at (216) 687-6880
Law Library Tours
The Law Library Research Librarians will be glad to provide individual or group tours of the Law Library for you, your Research Assistant or other students, and/or your visitors. Tours can be very brief or more specialized, as needed. Group tours are not scheduled during Reading or Exam Weeks and we ask that groups not exceed 15 people per tour. Advance notice is preferred (and is particularly important for groups), but we will try to accommodate your needs. For more information or questions, contact Marie Rehmar at (216) 687-6879.
Media Services
Faculty members may borrow Law Library audiovisual materials for seven days. Audiovisual materials include audiocassettes, sound/slide programs, ½-inch VHS videocassettes, and 3/4-inch videocassettes. The Government Information Librarian can provide bibliographies of Law Library audiovisual materials on a variety of topics related to College of Law curricula. For more information or questions, contact Schuyler Cook at (216) 687-4894.
Library Publications
The Law Library has an ongoing program of library publications designed to assist users of the library. These publications include research pathfinders, brochures, bio-bibliographies, and bibliographies. Suggestions for publications that could be of use to you, your colleagues, or students should be directed to any member of the Law Library staff. For more information or questions, contact Marie Rehmar at (216) 687-6879.
July 2007 (aeb)