Moritz College of Law
The Law Library maintains an extensive collection of books and other print materials. Use the Law Library Map to see how the collection is organized:
Once you find a material that looks useful, browse the neighboring shelves to find more materials on the same subject. For example, items related to environmental law will be grouped together.
As a Moritz student, you have access to items owned by OSU Libraries as well as those available through OhioLINK and WorldCat. Use a catalog to search for books and other materials:
OSU Libraries has partnered with the HathiTrust Digital Library to archive a large portion of our materials and make them digitally available to students. To see whether a material is available, locate it using the OSU Libraries Catalog, then look for the HathiTrust logo.
Moritz students also have access to a wide collection of e-books. Use the instructions below to search the catalogs for e-books:
The Law Library has also compiled a list of databases with e-books. To access these resources, visit Legal Research Databases: Ebooks.
To find a book in the Law Library, you will need its call number. A call number is a combination of letters and numbers that indicates a material's location in the library. You can find an item's call number on its spine and on its catalog entry in the OSU Libraries Catalog. Use the call number and the Law Library Map to find the book. For example, Law Library Management During Fiscal Austerity (1992) corresponds with Call No. Z675.L2 G3 1992 and is located on the Mezzanine.
Once you have located a book, take it to the Circulation Desk to check the item out. You will need your BuckID. The Circulation Desk is staffed during the Law Library's operating hours.
In the OSU Libraries Catalog, use the red "Request This Item" button to check out a book. Clicking the button will prompt you to log into your Library Account using your BuckeyeMail username (lastname.#@osu.edu) and password. Next, select the Law Library as the location to which you would like the item delivered and submit. You will receive an email when the item arrives.
In the OhioLINK Catalog, use the green "Request" button to request a book to be delivered to the Law Library. To complete the request, you will need to enter your name, as it appears on your BuckID, and your University ID number, which is the shorter string of numbers on your BuckID. You will receive an email when the item arrives.
You can also access the OhioLINK Catalog through the OSU Libraries Catalog. When you find a book that OSU Libraries has, but that is not available to borrow, use the blue "OhioLINK Catalog" button to find the book at another academic library in Ohio.
If a book is unavailable through OSU Libraries or OhioLINK but available through WorldCat, you may request to borrow it by submitting an Interlibrary Loan Request via ILLiad. Click "Loan of a Book or Other Chapter," select the Law Library as the the delivery location, and use the information from the book's entry on the WorldCat Catalog to fill out the request. You will need to provide the author(s)/editor(s), title, year of publication, volume/edition, and ISBN/OCLC number. You will receive an email when the item arrives.
Alternatively, you can submit an orange Interlibrary Loan Request form, which is available at the Reference Desk.
The Law Library contains two scanners, both of which are located on the Second Floor. You can find them using the Law Library Map. Instructions are found near each of the scanners. If you need additional help, contact the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk.
Return books to the Circulation Desk. The Circulation Desk is staffed during the Law Library's operating hours.
Please return all books on time. You can check a book's due date on your Library Account; log in using your BuckeyeMail username (lastname.#@osu.edu) and password. You can also use your Library Account to renew materials.
Remember that you are personally responsible for material checked out on your Library Account.