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 user-friendly, professional, 24/7, instructional work environment.

As we begin the 21st Century 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, and
* specialized research instruction.

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 (http://www.willamette.edu/law/longlib)
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