Under "Collections & Loan Periods." Please return or renew materials in the stated loan periods so others may use them. (For instance, five hours for study rooms; two hours for reserve materials.)
Standards of Conduct
All library patrons are expected to show consideration of others and cooperate with other library users and staff.
Food and Drink
Acceptable:
Packaged snacks, cold sandwiches, fruits and vegetables.
Beverages in non-spillable containers.
Not:
Greasy, messy, liquid-based (soup), or strong-smelling foods such as fast-food and pizza.
Food deliveries are not permitted to the law library. Food deliveries must be made in the hallway outside of the Law Library or Opperman 197 – Byers Student Lounge.
Please clean up any spills or messes right away—if additional assistance is needed, contact the library staff. The Library reserves the right to ask any patron to remove food and/or beverage from the library if in the judgment of the staff it constitutes a violation of this policy.
Noise
Please be mindful of the amount of noise you are making and show consideration for others around you. Please turn off cell phone ringers in the library and hold conversations quietly and away from people who are working. Study and conference rooms are available for group work. There is also a lounge across from the library for visiting. Please note that noise can be particularly problematic in the library lobby area where sound travels easily.
Reshelving
Please re-shelve any items you pull from the library shelves after you finish using them in the library.
Lighting
The Law Library offers task lighting throughout the building. Switches can be found on one side of the end of the table lights, on both sides of every other end panel of bookstack sections, and underneath the carrel shelves. Most room lighting turns on with motion sensors. Please remember to turn off any lights you manually switch on.
Security
Although we hope you will come to feel at home in the Law Library, please remember that you are in a public building and you need to safeguard your personal belongings. The Law Library has taken a variety of measures to discourage thieves, including installing security cameras by the library doors, instituting a visitors’ log, and offering laptop security cables (locks) for law students to check out for daily use in the library. Ultimately, however, a determined thief can only be thwarted if you keep an eye on your personal possessions at all times.
