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.

Questions?

Questions about policies and procedures should be directed to one of the circulation supervisors - Mike, Maya, or me. With Maya off for the next few weeks, please call me or Mike at home if necessary. I would much rather that you call me with questions than hear about a problem after the fact, so please do not hesitate. Thank you!

Welcome New Circulation Assistants

We have two new faces at the circulation desk this summer. Welcome to the law library!

Kathryn Boylan, 2L-UNC Chapel Hill: BS Business Adminstration

Joan Rothenberg, 4E-Rutgers Univ: MS Food Science; Central Michigan Univ: MA Business Management; Univ of Florida: BS Agriculture/Food Science

Summer Hours

Hours have changed for the summer semester. We open at 9am instead of 8am during the week, and close earlier on Friday and Saturday nights. Current hours are listed on the law library's web site.

Peak Usage for Study Rooms

Exams are coming . . . effective Friday, April 18, peak usage rules apply:

1. The smaller study rooms require a minimum of 2 people; the larger ones require a minimum of 4 people.
2. Rooms may not be reserved for more than 4 hours at a time.
3. A group of students may not collectively sign up a room for more than 4 hours per day.
4. Study rooms can be reserved up to one week in advance.
   
5. We do take reservations over the phone.
6. These rules apply to all students, including the ones who work at the Circulation Desk.
   

Swipe Cards & Access

Just a reminder: student workers may use their swipe cards only when they are working. Student workers must use the main doors at all other times.

In addition, after-hours access is not permitted for student workers. When responsible for closing the library, you should be out of the library no more than 15 minutes after the closing time.

As always, if you have questions or comments about library policies, please see me, Maya, or Mike.