The H. Douglas Barclay Library strives to offer you the best in information access and retrieval services. A skilled and dedicated library staff, supported by numerous student assistants, will assist you in discovering, obtaining, and understanding the complex research tools of the legal profession. The library pledges to offer convenient and timely access to our information resources. We welcome your comments and suggestions in our effort to reach our goal of excellence.

The library is pleased to offer services to alumni of the Syracuse University College of Law. Click here for detailed information on library services for College of Law alumni.

General Information

• Library Staff Directory
• Library Hours
• Laptop Wireless Internet Access
• Mission Statement
• Access to the Law Library
• Library Guidelines
• Borrowing Privileges and Policies
• Westlaw and Lexis Guidelines
• Reserve Policies
• Acquisition Request Form
• Location Guide (for Law Library materials/collections) [PDF]

Document Delivery Services

• The Law Library's Document Delivery Service offers fast, high quality duplication and dissemination of library documents via fax, email or print.
• Westlaw by Credit Card provides instant Internet access to a selection of Westlaw cases, statutes and journal articles. Registration is required for non-Westlaw subscribers, and a fee is imposed for each document retrieved.
• Lexis-Nexis by Credit Card allows any Lexis subscriber or credit card holder to retrieve cases and statutes over the Internet. Registration is required for non-Lexis subscribers, and a fee is imposed for printed or downloaded documents.

Interlibrary Loan Services

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services are available to SU College of Law Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, staff and students.

Interlibrary Loan requests are accepted by the Law Library if:

• The Law Library does not own the item or provide access to the item electronically
• The item is owned by the Law Library, but is lost or missing

College of Law patrons may submit an ILL book or periodical request by completing a print form available at the Circulation Desk or submitting an electronic request.

Patrons are responsible for returning all ILL materials on time and in the condition in which they were received.

• Interlibrary Loan Form--Books
• Interlibrary Loan Form--Periodicals

Reference Services
The reference staff is available from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday and 8:00am - 5pm on Friday, to assist you with questions regarding the services and facilities of the Library. The staff may not, however, provide legal advice or interpretation of the law.

You may contact a reference librarian by calling (315) 443-1792, or by completing a Reference Query Form.

• Response Time - We will respond to questions received between 8:00am-7:00pm, Monday - Thursday within 24 hours. We will respond to questions received at any other time on the following business day.
  
  
• Scope of Service - Reference staff will respond to ready reference questions, such as 1) verify case or statute citation, 2) locate an address in a directory, 3) check library holdings.
  
  Reference staff will direct patrons to relevant electronic or print sources and offer guidance or suggestions for using sources. For complex research problems, you may need to meet with a reference librarian.
  
  
• Referrals - If the reference staff cannot adequately handle the question, the patron may be referred to another library or resource.