Inclement Weather Policy

Just a reminder about the law school's policy on inclement weather. Important note: The law school and the rest of the university do not always respond to a weather event in the same way. As a result, you should rely on communication from the law school to learn the operating status of the law school and the law library. Do not rely on public announcements made by the media or by the university because those announcements might not apply to the law school. The law school's official policy on inclement weather appears below.

If you are scheduled to work and the library is open, you are expected to arrive on time. Please call me, Mike or Maya if weather conditions will make it impossible to show up for your shift. Please be sure you have our home and cell phone numbers with you. In the event of inclement weather, we will communicate information about the operating status of the law school and the law library in three ways: 1) E-mail notice via the law school listservs, 2) Notice on the law school web site, and 3) Recording on the law school main telephone number (703-993-8000). For a weather event that develops overnight, we will try to make a decision and have it communicated before 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

Welcome New Circulation Assistant

Please welcome Kristen Kanaskie, 1L - Penn State: BA Public Relations, to the law library!

Welcome New Circulation Assistants

We have a few new faces at the circulation desk.  Welcome to the law library!

Sean Clerget, 1L-Wasbash College: BA Political Science

Raquel Duron, Interdisciplinary Studies (Religion, Culture, and Values)-Univ. of California: BA History

Megan Marinos, 1L-George Washington Univ: BA Communication

Jason Smith, 1L-Ouachita Baptist Univ: Political Science, History, and Spanish

Welcome Back!

Well, it's that time of year! Welcome back to those of you who are returning and welcome to those of you who are just joining us. You are the public face of the law library, and we are delighted to have you on board! For those of you who do not know me, I am Larry Reeves, the associate director of the law library. There have been a few organizational changes among the library staff over the summer. Christine is now the instructional services librarian, and I will have responsibililty for managing public services, which includes circulation. Mike and Maya will continue as your direct supervisors, but please feel free to come to me with any questions or concerns you may have. I will also be responsible for approving your time sheets. I will try to stop by and introduce myself for those of you I haven't met, but you should also feel free to stop by my office on the second floor and introduce yourself. I wish you all a happy and successful school year!

The Library Will Be Closed This Weekend

Due to a scheduled power outage, the library will close at 5pm on Friday, July 31 and will reopen on Monday, August 3 at 10am. No one will be admitted to Hazel Hall during this time.

BarBri Students

Non-GMU BarBri (Bar review) students must present their BarBri ID to use the law library. They do not have to sign the guestbook.

BarBri has been given a special code so that the students can use the wireless network. Questions about accessing the network should be directed to the Law School's Computing Services unit in room 362 of the law library. If you have any questions, please see Christine, Maya, or Mike. Thank you.

Welcome New Circulation Assistant

Dan Donahue has joined the circulation staff. He is a 2008 GMUSL graduate who will begin the Masters in Library Science program at Catholic University this summer.

Goodbye and Good Luck

Best of luck on your final exams and summer jobs.

A special congratulations to our graduates: Cheryl, Emily, Lauren, Joan, and Zach.

Amnesty for Library Fines

In honor of National Library Week (April 13-17), we will forgive fines of up to $10, provided that the books/materials have been returned. If a fine appears on a patron record when they are checking out materials, please let them know. Graduating students will not receive their diplomas until they've paid all fines. Please contact Mike, Maya, or Christine if you have questions.

Survey Says . . .

Beginning on Monday, March 16, the library will conduct a survey of all patrons. We are trying to learn which sources are used most often, so we will ask people what materials they use and we will keep track of books that are off the shelf. This information will be useful as we make decisions about what to add to and subtract from our collection. The survey will run for two weeks.

Thanks for your help as we try to determine how best to serve the students, faculty, and public patrons that visit the library.

Welcome New Circulation Assistants

We have a few new faces at the circulation desk.  Welcome to the law library!

Kasey Clemans, 1L-Brigham Young Univ: BA International Relations/Russian

Richard Peterson, 1L-Brigham Young Univ: BA Humanities-French Literature

Rachel Talbot, 2L-George Washington Univ: BA Business Administration 

Winter Weather

Just a reminder about the law school's policy on inclement weather.

Important note: The law school and the rest of the university do not always respond to a weather event in the same way. As a result, you should rely on communication from the law school to learn the operating status of the law school and the law library. Do not rely on public announcements made by the media or by the university because those announcements might not apply to the law school.

The law school's official policy on inclement weather appears below. If you are scheduled to work and the library is open, you are expected to arrive on time. Please call me, Maya, or Mike to let us know whether you will be able to make it here for your shift. Please be sure you have our home and cell phone numbers with you.

In the event of inclement weather, we will communicate information about the operating status of the law school and the law library in three ways:
E-mail notice via the law school listservs
Notice on the law school web site
Recording on the law school main telephone number (703-993-8000).

For a weather event that develops overnight, we will try to make a decision and have it communicated before 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

Scholarly Writing Papers

There is a collection box behind the circulation desk for these with my name on it. Students will drop off their papers here. Please do not put the box on the counter, but instead keep it behind the desk. Thanks!

Inauguration Day - Updated

The Provost has decided to close the Arlington campus on Inauguration Day. A make-up day has been scheduled for April 23, when we will observe a Tuesday class schedule.

Good Luck on Exams!

And thank you very much for your hard work at the circulation desk. There is a small token of our appreciation waiting behind the circ desk.

Very best wishes for the holidays!

New Student Circulation Assistant

Please welcome Alison Lanni, 1L - St. John Fisher College: BA Political Science/Pre-Law, to the law library!

ILL Direct Request

No more paper ILL forms to fill out! Now, you can make ILL (interlibrary loan) requests directly through WorldCat. For details and instructions, see Borrowing Materials Using WorldCat on the law library website: http://www.law.gmu.edu/library/guides/ill. Refer any questions to Mike, Christine, or Maya. Thanks!

Podium Keys

Inside the black key box, at the circulation desk, are two podium keys. Keys fit all podium drawers in the 1st and 2nd floor classrooms. Both keys are identical. They are attached to identical silver Mason keyrings and barcoded.

Podium keys can only be checked out to faculty and staff. If a student picks up a key for a professor, please check out the key to the professor. Thank you.

New Student Circulation Assistant

Please welcome Zach Martin, 3L - Patrick Henry College: BA Public Policy, to the law library!

PAST Program

PAST is a summer program here at the law school. These students are not regular enrollees and will not have the usual IDs. They DO have access to the computer labs.

Please verify their names on the enrollee list and give them a visitor code.