Law Library Mission Statement
The College of Law Library is a service organization whose primary mission is to provide Willamette law students and faculty with information access and research support in a professional library environment.
To this end, we provide:
- a repository for scholarly monographs
- a sanctuary for reflection, study, research and writing
- digital content on demand at any time, any place, by simultaneous multiple users through internet protocol (IP) access
- information delivery, including access to print resources through consortia lending agreements
- reference services, both real time and virtual
- specialized research instruction
- 24/7 access to the library
- rules and procedures based on an honor code
- spacious facilities
We facilitate information access through:
Acquisitions
Cataloging
Circulation
Classification
Collection Development
Collection Maintenance
Resource Sharing:
- Interlibrary loan procedures
- Local library cooperation
- Orbis Cascade Alliance (36 NW academic libraries share a common online catalog and borrowing service)
- The Hatfield Library Consortium (The Oregon State Library, State of Oregon
- Law Library, Mark O. Hatfield Library & College of Law Library)
Rules and Procedures - Technology:
- Electronic databases
- Library home page
- Library integrated systems
- Online catalog
- The Internet
- University computer network
- Wireless local area network for the College of Law building
We provide research support through:
- Computer software support
- Internet training
- Lexis/Nexis training
- Reference service
- Research problem-oriented instruction workshops
- Specialized subject research classes
- Webpage link maintenance
- Westlaw training
- Winter Street Law Journal (the Law Library Newsletter)
Our library staff engage in continual professional development relevant to their responsibilities through the following means:
- AALL annual convention - American Association of Law Libraries
- AALS annual meeting - American Association of Law Schools
- III User group meetings - Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
- OCLC Regional workshops - Online Computer Library Center
- On-the-job training
- Orbis Cascade Alliance meetings
- Professional journals
- Westpac annual meeting - Western Pacific Chapter of the AALL
- WITS workshops - Willamette Integrated Technology Services
Last updated on 03-16-2012