General Library Services | Faculty Research Support | Student Instructional Support
*The services described on this page are available only to members of the CUNY School of Law community*
General Library Services
General Questions & Reference
If you have questions about the Law Library, including queries about borrowing policies, using the online catalog, reference help, etc., contact Kathy Williams or Ricardo Pla . For additional information about the Library, its collection, and available services, please consult the Library Guide.
Document Delivery Services
With a citation, the Library Staff can find articles and other materials, including books via Inter Library Loan (ILL). Please contact Kathy Williams or Ricardo Pla for further assistance.
Suggest a Book or Other Resources for the Library
If you find a new title that appeals to you for your research, we may be able to order and obtain the book for our collection depending on budgetary constraints. Please contact Kathy Williams, Mary Godfrey-Rickards, or Raquel Gabriel.
Obtaining a Library Barcode
If you are interested in accessing one of our research databases from outside of the law school or borrowing books from another CUNY library, you will need a library barcode. Please contact Kathy Williams or Ricardo Pla.
Copyright Questions
CUNY has a Web site called ©opyright@CUNY, providing extensive information on copyright compliance to all CUNY faculty, staff and students.
Faculty Research Support Services
New Titles Awareness Service
New Library Acquisitions can be found on the Law Library’s Recent Acquisitions page. In addition, if you are interested in receiving notification when the Library receives titles dealing with specific topics, please contact Ricardo Pla, and you’ll be notified via email when new books arrive in that subject area. Recently added research databases can be found on the CUNY Law Library Electronic Resources page and looking in the right column for New/Trial Resources.
Routing Services
If there are particular publications you read regularly, the Library is happy to have these routed to your office. Please contact Kathy Williams or Ricardo Pla to learn which publications are available for routing to faculty members.
Alerts and Public Awareness Services
Alerts and public awareness services for new publications — such as BNA Bloomberg Law email updates, West Clips, and Lexis Alerts — can be set up to help you monitor your fields of interest or more specific research topics. Please contact Jonathan Saxon for additional information.
Research Assistant (RA) Training & Guidance
The Librarians present research training sessions for faculty Research Assistants (RAs) after the Spring semester. The Librarians are also available to teach research skills to RAs throughout the year and to provide guidance on specific research tasks and projects. Contact Yasmin Sokkar Harker or Douglas Cox to discuss setting up a training session for Research Assistants
Research Consultations
If you are working on a research project and would like to discuss your research plan, find resources, or troubleshoot, you can schedule a consult with a reference librarian. Contact Yasmin Sokkar Harker or Douglas Cox, who can connect you with the librarian best suited to your project.
Instructional Support for Students
Legal Research Database Training
The Library provides access to many electronic resources on our Legal Databases and Non-Legal Databases pages. The Librarians can provide one-on-one or group training on any of the resources. Please contact Jonathan Saxon for further information.
Research Consultations
If you are working on a research project and would like to discuss your research plan, find resources, or troubleshoot, you can schedule a consult with any of our reference librarians.