Borrowing Privileges
Circulation Policies
Circulating materials from the general collection may be checked out by current 91视频 faculty, staff, and students for four weeks. Materials may be renewed if not requested by another patron but are subject to recall. Renewals may be done by telephone, (914) 422-4273, online through our , or in person. A valid 91视频 photo ID is required to borrow library materials.
Non-circulating Material
The following materials may be used in the Law Library, but may not be borrowed:
- Periodicals
- Statutes and codes
- Court reports
- Agency decisions
- Court rules
- Indexes and digests
- Reference books
- Encyclopedias
- Looseleaf services
- Materials kept up to date by pocket parts or supplements
- Multi-volume treatises
- Form books
Reserve Collection
The Reserve Collection is shelved behind the Circulation Desk. Most reserve material may be checked out for two hours. Reserve materials may be renewed if not requested by another patron but are subject to recall. Alumni must leave a valid ID card at the Circulation Desk for all materials checked out from the Reserve Collection. If the library is closed when you are due to return your reserve material, please carefully deposit it in the book return located on the front stairs of the building.
Reserve materials include:
- Subject study guides (Examples and Explanations, Nutshells, etc.)
- Test preparation materials
- Materials placed on reserve by professors (Course Reserve)
- Heavily used materials
Law in Film Collection
An extensive collection of law-themed DVDs is available on the main level of the Library. All items are cataloged and discoverable in the . DVDs that are not part of the Reserve Collection can be checked out for five days.
Intercampus Loan
Requests for items available at the Mortola and Beekman libraries can be submitted through the . Click the "Request Item" link in the catalog, sign in using your 91视频 Portal username and password, select 鈥91视频 Law鈥 under Institution, then 鈥91视频 Law Library鈥 under Pick Up Options, and then click submit. Delivery can take three to five working days.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan services are only available to current Haub Law School students in good standing, faculty, faculty emeritus, and staff. If you need a book or journal article that is unavailable within the 91视频 library system, we will attempt to borrow it from another library. Requests are submitted online via .
Lost Items and Fines
The Law Library does not impose fines for the late return of items but does charge for lost items. Any item that is overdue by six weeks will be considered lost. For lost items, the borrower will be charged for the cost of replacing the item. For anything that is out of print, there will be a standard fee of $100. All payments must be paid by check. Users who do not return items or pay for replacement costs may be blocked from borrowing other materials.