Law Library
Located in the Faculty of Law Building at 1822 East Mall
Library Layout: http://www.library.ubc.ca/pubs/lawplan.pdf
Supports the study, reference, and research needs of the students and faculty of the Faculty of Law, and other members of the University community. As well, any person may use library resources for study and research in the Library.
Librarians Mary Mitchell, Anna Holeton, and Elim Wong
Reference help is available: Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm and from mid-September – April on Saturdays 12 pm – 5pm. Tel 604-822-9379, Fax 604-822-6864
General Inquiries Tel 604-822-2275, Fax 604-822-6864, Email lawlib@interchange.ubc.ca
Facilities & services: 6 photocopiers, a printer, video player, microfiche/film reader, and 15 public access computer terminals, 7 with MSWord processing.
The branch sells copy cards. For Circulation Desk Inquiries: book renewals, overdues, course reserves, traces Tel: 604-822-4238
Collection:
• Primary and secondary legal materials are acquired from the major common law jurisdictions of the world: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, as well as materials from other selected jurisdictions such as the European Community and the Pacific Rim
• Emphasis is on English language materials from common law jurisdictions. Civil law materials from Quebec, in both English and French are collected, as well as comparative and international law materials
• Present areas of research support include Aboriginal Law, Asian Law, Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Legal History, and Women and the Law
• Specialized Asian law collection comprises resources in English and in the vernacular, with focus on materials pertaining to the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
Electronic Databases
• CCH, Hein-On-Line, Justis CELEX, and some Canada Law Book databases
• Electronic legal indexes Criminal Justice Abstracts (1968-), Current Legal Information (CLI), Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (1985-), Legal Periodicals and Books (1981-), Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1918-1981), LegalTrac (1980-)
