Legal Research

Reference Desk Closing at 5pm on 8/28
The reference desk will be closing one hour early today, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at 5pm. We’ll reopen tomorrow at our normal time. View the law library hours.

Reference Desk Closed July 14-15
The Law Library Reference Desk will be closed on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15 due to the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Librarians. Please feel free to leave your questions on the Reference Desk voice mail, 503-768-6688, or send us an e-mail at lawlib@lclark...

Quick Rules for the Reference Desk
As we prepare for another batch of new 1Ls ? I wanted to share a quick video created by Mary Rumsey. ?My Rules for Using Law Library Reference? is good advice for everyone who plans to ask ?a quick question? at the Reference Desk...

rules for using the reference desk
With the imminent arrivals of 1Ls, you are probably preparing syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, even orientation materials. You might want to add this animated video clip by Mary Rumsey (Minnesota), setting out her "rules" for using the reference desk...

Summer Reference Hours
Beginning on Tuesday, April 15, the reference desk will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F.  Late reference (unti 7:00 p.m., M-Th) will resume with the beginning of the fall semester...

Meebo a reference librarian
Check out chat reference, available on our homepage. Currently a librarian will be available M-F 1-5, but soon we'll be available to chat with you whenever the reference desk is open...