Faculty Services Overview
Contents
- Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - Midnight
- Friday: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Sunday: 9:00 am - Midnight
Extended or special hours during exams and holidays - call or check our hours page for more information.
- Main Library Phone: (305) 623-2330
- Circulation Desk: (305) 623-2332
- Reference: (305) 623-2331
- Faculty Services: (305) 623-2339 — If no answer, call Reference Desk for
assistance.
- Inter-Library Loans: (305) 623-2368
- Audio-Visual and Media Services: (305) 474-2428 — If no answer, call Circulation
Desk for assistance.
The Law Library Reference Department provides a wide range of services to faculty, including:
- Classroom Research Instruction: Law Librarians present topical library instruction at
the Professor’s request. Information on internet resources such as CCH Network, Hein-On-line, and interdisciplinary
sources as well as research instruction in paper-based sources are offered. We will also schedule Library tours for
students and new faculty.
- Individual Faculty Training in Library Sources: Individual training is available to
faculty members. Law librarians can provide instruction in internet resources such as Westlaw, Lexis, Hein-On-line,
CCH, BNA and many others. Help is available for MS Windows applications including PowerPoint and Word.
- Research and Reference: Our Law Librarians can find documents, research legislative
histories, pull cases and statues, and perform other library research required by the Law Faculty. Interdisciplinary
materials can also be pulled from the Main Library. Please contact Katie Brown with your research requests.
- Reference Librarians:
- Katie Brown, B.A., J.D., M.L.S.
Phone: (305) 623-2339
Email: kabrown@stu.edu
- Tony Soto, B.A., J.D., LL.M., M.L.S.
Phone: (305) 623-2378
Email: jasoto@stu.edu
- John Beatty, B.S., M.S.L.I.S.
Phone: (305) 474-2428
Email: jbeatty@stu.edu
- ILL Request Assistance: Inter-library Loans can supply many of the journal articles and
books needed for your research. Faculty inter-library loan service is available via phone or email. Please contact Katie Brown at
extension 2339 or use the email link.
Please see the Inter-Library
Loan page for more general information on inter-library loan.
- Research Assistant Instruction: Faculty utilizing student research assistants can refer
them to the library for training and assistance. Particularly helpful to upper division law students is instruction
in interdisciplinary sources, as well as foreign and international law. Please contact Katie Brown to set up an appointment.
- Web Course Set-Up and Modification (TWEN and Blackboard): Lexis and Westlaw web course
setup is provided by the Faculty Services Librarian. Both TWEN and Blackboard are equally supported by the law library.
Please provide a syllabus and password information for the initial set-up.
- Circulation: Faculty may borrow most items from the law library. See the Circulation Chart for more information. Items from the Main Library may also be borrowed.
- Current Awareness Services: The law library supplies faculty BNA E-mail Updates
everyday to your inbox. Notification services from Westlaw, Lexis, and CILP can be established to provide notice of new laws and
articles within your research areas.
The Law Library will, at a faculty member's request, purchase books, audiovisual items or other materials for the
Library collections. We will also handle ordering office copies of books for faculty. Please email Katie Brown with your purchase requests. Please specify if items are from your
office account or if you would like them added to the Law Library collection.
The Law Library, as well as acquiring and keeping faculty publications for our collection, keeps a glass display
case of recent faculty publications next to to the faculty offices. Please send two copies of your new publications
for display to the Faculty and Student Services Librarian. Older publications are displayed in the Law Library. The
Library also keeps an online list
of faculty publications from the last five years.
Each semester the law library provides course reserves for instructional
support. Library items are placed in special holdings for short-term use in the library. Providing a list of
materials as far in advance as possible ensures that the Library can have the items in place at the start of the
semester. Please contact Judith Peguero to place items on course reserve.
The Law Library Audio-Visual Department offers several services for faculty.
- Classroom Support: The Law Library supports technology in law school classrooms. If you require
use of any Audio-Visual items installed in classrooms including LCD projectors, televisions or sound systems or the
use of portable equipment for class, make a request 24 hours in advance through email. Requests for equipment or assistance for multiple
classes or for the entire semester should be directed to John Beatty,
Multimedia/Public Services Librarian. Limited support is available for law school classes in Main Campus classrooms.
For more information on classroom support, see our Audio-Visual Department
page
- Equipment Loans: The Law Library, in certain instances, will loan equipment to faculty members
for use outside of normal A/V Department hours. See John Beatty or Karl Gruben for more information.
- Video Recording: The Law Library will, at the request of the instructor, video record classes
for purposes including make-up classes or guest speakers. Copies of the recording will, unless otherwise requested,
be placed on course reserve for the remainder of the semester and given to the instructor at the end of the
semester.