From its humble beginnings of a single bookcase holding a set of The Pony Law Series, the Robert Crown Law Library has grown to a collection of over 500,000 print volumes and an incredible array of online databases. Our professional librarians and staff work closely with both faculty and students to answer a variety of research questions as well as help to identify and retrieve the legal and interdisciplinary materials.
The library is situated on four floors, with wireless internet access throughout. The first floor includes a beautiful, sunny reading room, with tables, carrels, and easy chairs along with computers and study rooms. The second floor includes, in addition to the reference staff, many resources for starting research. The second floor offers law students 24-hour access, a large reading room, an electronic information center, and a teaming area for collaborative projects. The third floor is ringed with study carrels situated among trees which grow on this floor — a peaceful place to work or relax.
| Regular Hours (Starting August 25, 2008) | 2008-09 Calendar |
|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 A.M. - Midnight |
| Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. |
| Saturday | 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. |
| Sunday | 10:00 A.M. - Midnight |
| Holiday & Special Hours | |
| 2008 | |
| September 1 (Labor Day) | Closed |
| November 26 (Thanksgiving Wednesday) | 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
| November 27 (Thanksgiving) | Closed |
| November 28 (Thanksgiving Friday) | Closed |
| November 29 (Thanksgiving Saturday) | Closed |
| * Restricted Access Policy December 4 - 18: use of reading rooms is limited to law students only | |
| December 5 (Special study hours, Fri.) | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| December 6 (Special study hours, Sat.) | 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| December 12 (Special study hours, Fri.) | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| December 13 (Special study hours, Sat.) | 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| December 19 (Reduced Hours) | 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| December 20 - January 1, 2009 (Holiday break) | Closed |
| 2009 | |
| January 19 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Closed |
| February 16 (Presidents' Day) | 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| March 7 (Reduced Hours) | 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
| *Restricted Access Policy March 11 - 20: use of reading rooms is limited to law students only | |
| March 13 (Special study hours, Fri.) | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| March 14 (Special Study hours, Sat.) | 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| March 22 (Reduced Hours) | 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| *Restricted Access Policy April 24 - May 6: use of reading rooms is limited to law students only | |
| April 24 (Special study hours, Fri.) | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| April 25 (Special study hours, Sat.) | 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| May 1 (Special study hours, Fri.) | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| May 2 (Special study hours, Sat.) | 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| May 10 SLS Graduation | Closed |
| May 25 (Memorial Day) | Closed |
| July 3 (Independence Day, Fri.) | Closed |
| September 7 (Labor Day) | Closed |
| Spring/Summer Break Hours 2008 | |
| Spring Break: March 23 - 26 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| Saturday | 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
| Summer Break: May 7 - August 23 | |
| Special Bar Prep. Hours: May 7 - July 31 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. |
| Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| Saturday & Sunday | 1:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. |
| Reduced Hours: August 1 - August 23 | |
| Monday - Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. |
| Saturday & Sunday | Closed |
Note: Library hours and access policies are subject to change. For any updates, please call 650 723.2477.
The Robert Crown Law Library welcomes Stanford students, faculty, and staff to delve into its collection of more than 500,000 books, 360,000 microform and audiovisual items, and approximately 8,000 periodicals, and invites them to turn to the Library's service-oriented staff with research questions.
For general questions about the Library, access, or services e-mail reference@law.stanford.edu or call 650 723.2477.
Stanford Law alumni/alumnae are always welcome to use the law library. If you are an alumnus or alumna and would like to obtain a special alumni library card (that will also grant access to other campus libraries), please fill out the online form or contact us at reference@law.stanford.edu. Please provide us with your name as you'd like it to appear on the card, your mailing address and your class year.
Attorneys may use the Library on a fee basis. For more information, e-mail reference@law.stanford.edu or call 650 723.2477.
Reference librarians are available to help you find your way around the Library and its legal materials, and assist you in locating materials that are not in our library. Reference assistance is available from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday through Thursday and 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Friday. The reference desk phone number and voice mail is 650 725.0800, and our e-mail address is reference@law.stanford.edu.
Socrates is the online catalog for all of the libraries at Stanford. All of the Law Library's collection is now on Socrates except for pre-1978 foreign materials and some statutes, court reporters, and reference books. Retrospective efforts are currently in progress and older material is continually being added to this online database.
Socrates is easy to use, but if you'd like assistance in using Socrates, please consult a reference librarian.
Monographs may be charged out for one month. Hardbound journals and pamphlets circulate out of the library for one day or longer to a carrel. The Course Reserve collection circulates for 2 hours. If you are unable to locate a book, please bring the call letters to the Circulation Desk for assistance; staff there can tell you which carrel the material is in or can initiate a recall or search. The Library uses an automated circulation system and all patrons who want to borrow will need a barcoded ID card.
If you wish to renew a book, you may not renew by telephone; however, you may renew by logging into My Account or sending an e-mail to CrownCirc@lists.stanford.edu.
Crown Law Library maintains agreements with libraries around the globe to obtain books, articles, documents, and other materials not available at Stanford's campus libraries. This service is available for Stanford Law School faculty, students and staff. If the research materials you need cannot be obtained at Stanford, fill out an Interlibrary Loan Request
Form. Please contact our Interlibrary Loan Specialist with any questions you may have at smoss@stanford.edu or 650 723.1932.
CourseWork is Stanford University's web based course management system that displays announcements, syllabi, readings, and much more. All law school classes have a CourseWork page.
Digital Reserves functions as an archive of course materials that contains exams, model answers and reading materials from pervious years. Access is limited to the law school community.
The Library has 2 photocopy machines, both of which offer letter, legal and ledger size (17" x 11") copies. One machine is in the small room behind the Loan Desk on the first floor. The other is located on the second floor in the Teaming Room. You may purchase a copy card in either room by using the black card dispensing machine. The cost of the card is $1.00. The new card must be activated by putting additional value onto it, again by using the card dispenser.
Carrels on the third floor of the library and cabinets on the first floor may be reserved by visiting law scholars, advanced degree law students and law students working on faculty research projects. To register for a carrel, please send an e-mail to reference@law.stanford.edu. If you have a special need and would like to reserve a carrel or a storage cabinet, please contact us.
Library borrowing must be set up through the law library before materials can be borrowed from campus libraries. Please check the authorized member lists from currently active journals and if your membership list is not posted, please do the following.
The Law Library—plus the Stanford University Libraries generally—provides access to hundreds of online research tools. For detailed descriptions of our most popular databases, please scroll down or click "i". To learn about these and other available tools from a reference librarian, please e-mail reference@law.stanford.edu or call 650 725.0800.
BNA publishes over 200 print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products that provide intensive coverage of legal and regulatory developments for decision makers in business and government. Please inquire at the Reference Desk. BNA access is limited to the Stanford Law School community. Stanford Law students and faculty can request electronic subscriptions to:
This product is from the well-known provider of business and financial news data and described as an "all inclusive tool providing in-depth legal analysis, filings, opinions, real-time and archival news, indexes, rankings, company and biographical information, research and streaming live trial coverage on a single, integrated desktop platform." Access is via either of the two dedicated Bloomberg terminals on the first floor of the law library or, more conveniently, using "Bloomberg Anywhere" together with a biometric device (called the "B-Unit") on any computer connected to the Internet/World Wide Web. For information, please inquire at the reference desk by telephone to 650 725.0800 or by e-mail to reference@law.stanford.edu. One new, publicly-accessible feature is the current Bloomberg Law Report library of topical law reports in areas like antitrust & trade, banking & finance, and director & officer liability, among others.
Free service (and a product of Lawriter, LLC, a division of Collexis Holdings, Corp., a "contextual" search software company) supported by the Casemaker Bar Consortium and its 475,000 attorney membership consisting of state bar associations across the United States. The suite of free materials includes case law, codes & statutes, medical support documents and experts, and languages. Each user signs up individually at the Member Login box.
CCH Legal Professional provides research products and tools in numerous key practice areas, including securities law and regulation, corporate governance, corporation and business organizations law, investment management, mergers and acquisitions, international business, banking, antitrust and trade regulation, insurance coverage litigation, products liability and safety, government contracts, intellectual property, and transportation law. It includes such titles as the Federal Securities Law Reporter, Blue Sky Laws and Regulations, the Federal Banking Law Reporter and the Trade Regulation Reporter. Access is limited to the Stanford Law School community. Users will be prompted to enter an email address.
China Law Express is a bi-lingual (Mandarin Chinese and English) electronic service of CCH focusing on commercial law and providing daily updates on developments in People's Republic of China (PRC) law. It includes such titles as China Law Reference Service, China Laws for Foreign Business and China Legal Watch. Access to China Law Express has been made possible by the generous gift of Tom and Betsy Shillinglaw and is limited to the Stanford Law School community. Users will be prompted to enter an email address. To enter China Law Express, select the "International Business" tab in CCH Legal Professional and scroll down to the China Law Express link (under Asia Publications).
Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 33 million pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
Published by the Environmental Law Institute, the ELR covers recent developments in the courts, Congress, and agencies and contains primary law sources and articles and analysis of environmental law issues. Stanford Law students and faculty can request the password at the Reference Desk.
Current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions from around the world. Foreign Law Guide access is limited to the Stanford Law School community.
Foreign Legal Periodicals indexes articles from over 450 legal periodicals from 1985 to the present. The index to Foreign Legal Periodicals is updated quarterly.
Access to Foreign Legal Periodicals Index is limited to the Stanford University community.
The Modern Link to Legal History...Hein-On-Line contains full text of many law journals dating back to the 1800's. Users may browse by journal name, author or article, and full-text searching is also available.
Access to Hein-On-Line is limited to the Stanford University community. For easy access use: HeinOnline EZPROXY
Bibliographic database citing articles from legal periodicals (including law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications) and indexing law books.
Access is limited to the Stanford University community.
Online information resources for legal professionals working in highly regulated industries, including securities, energy, and communication.
Access is limited to the Stanford Law School community Please inquire at the Reference Desk.
LLMC is a non-profit cooperative serving member libraries' needs for preservation, space recovery, and collection development on film and online. In its first 27 years of operation, it filmed over 7,500 titles, some 90,000 volumes, of interest to researchers in law and history. Its backfile comprises the world's largest collection of legal literature and government documents in microform. That backfile, and future filming of some 10,000 volumes per year, are being made available for online access on this website.
The Leadership Library Online provides who's who information from 14 sectors in the United States, including corporate, financial, government (federal, local and state) and non-profit.
Access is limited to the Stanford Law School community. Please inquire at the Reference Desk.
The Legal Scholarship Network publishes a series of electronic journals of abstracts -- of working papers as well as articles -- in various areas of law. The Legal Scholarship Network also publishes weekly Professional Announcements that include announcements such as important professional meetings, calls for papers and special issues of journals, and Professional Job Listings.
Our subscription is limited to the Stanford Law School Community. Please inquire at the Reference Desk.
In the Library:
Use the "hot line" phone located by the computer in the Library. No dialing is
needed, but the connection may take a few moments.
At Home:
Lexis/Nexis Customer Service: 1 800 45.LEXIS
Legal Education Applications Consultant: Jessica Bride
E-mail: jessica.bride@lexisnexis.com
Student Reps:
E-mail: lexis-help@lists.stanford.edu
Messages:
Messages for the student associates may be left in their mail slots downstairs
Loislaw.com's database includes statutes, acts, caselaw and administrative regs from all 50 states, decisions from federal appellate courts, and the U.S. Code, CFR and Federal Register. More databases probably will be added in the future.
An activation code is required to register. Please inquire at the Reference Desk.
Ten million pages of legal history from America and Britain. Full text searching of more than 21,000 works from casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches, etc. separated into 99 subject areas.
Access is limited to members of the Stanford community. For easy access use: Gale Group EZPROXY
More than 10,000 titles - and almost two million pages of fully searchable content – derived from the holdings of the law libraries of Harvard and Yale, as well as The Library of the Bar of the City of New York, about the courtroom dramas between 1600 and 1926 that rocked society in America, England and the British Empire. The texts give insights into familial relations and gender conventions, and may be the best source available for nineteenth-century divorce and marriage. The database also contains material offering constitutional value. Many trials engage important historical issues, including the Dred Scott case and the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Access is limited to members of the Stanford community. For easy access use: Gale Group EZPROXY
Newspapers (current and historical) such as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post can be accessed via ProQuest's Social Science Module on the Stanford University Databases webpage by searching under the subject "News" or for "ProQuest" or the individual newspaper's name.
Access is limited to members of the Stanford community.
RIA Checkpoint is a database of authoritative tax information, which includes current as well as archival tax research materials. Included in RIA is a complete library of federal, state, local and international tax materials, as well as WG&L treatises and daily updates of cases and rulings.
Please inquire at the Reference Desk if you would like to set up an account.
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index.
A password is required. Please inquire at the Reference Desk.
This is an alphabetical list of many networked databases available at Stanford. Many of the resources are restricted to members of the Stanford community.
Provides nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs from over 150,000 cases brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978. Also contains full-text search capabilities to more than 350,000 documents, including appellant's and appellee's briefs, oral transcripts, and petitions for writ of certiorari.
Access is limited to members of the Stanford community. For easy access use: Gale Group EZPROXY
TRACFED is a unique source of authoritative information about federal enforcement activities. Coverage includes all criminal matters recommended for prosecution in the federal courts and t he civil income tax audits by the IRS. TRACFED allows you to enter TRAC's massive data sets and order your own customized data package.
In the Library:
Use the "hot line" phones located in the Swig Room and the Bibliographic Room. No dialing is needed, but the connection will take a moment or two.
At Home:
West Customer Service: 1 800 850.WEST
West Reference Attorneys: 1 800 850.9378
West Academic Rep: Mark Cygnet
E-mail: Mark.Cygnet@thomsonreuters.com
Student Reps: Schedule
E-mail: westlaw-help@lists.stanford.edu
Messages:
Messages may be left for the student reps. in their mail slots downstairs.
WorldTradeLaw.net provides searchable full text of GATT/WTO Panel and Appellate Body reports; WTO arbitration awards and decisions; Uruguay Round agreements; Tokyo Round agreements; Doha decisions/declarations; NAFTA Chapter 20 Panel reports; NAFTA and related legal instruments; Dispute settlement commentaries (DSCs) for awards and decision, and primary source documents related to international trade law.
CourseWork is Stanford University's web based course management system that displays announcements, syllabi, readings, and much more.
If you have any questions about CourseWork, just stop by the reference desk or send your queries to reference@law.stanford.edu or by phone at 650 725.0800.
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