Law Library

For Students

Carrels

Carrel privileges are provided for William S. Richardson School of Law students only. All 1Ls, LLMs, and first year part-time students will be assigned individual carrels. Incoming students may also use the carrels in summer. All 2Ls and 3Ls will share carrels. There will be unassigned carrels scattered throughout the library for student use.  Questions on carrel assignment are handled by Circulation staff at lawcirc@hawaii.edu or call 956-7583.

It is important to keep the carrels clean and undamaged for the next batch of students who use these carrels. Students are expected to follow carrel use rules and keep their carrels clean and tidy. Items are not to be nailed or glued to the carrels. Posters, pictures and other materials are not to be posted on the outside of carrels. Library staff will periodically inspect the carrels for violation of library policies. Library materials may not be kept in carrels unless they have been checked out. The library reserves the right to check carrels for missing library materials. The Library is not responsible for any items left unattended in the carrels.

Computer Lab and Printing

For information about the Computer Lab and printing, please visit Information Technology.

Group Study Room

Room 111 is a group study room. Students may sign up to use the room as a group (2 or more people). Rooms 117 is also available for group study when not in use for classes and staff meetings and presentations. Use the sign-up sheet on the door.

Photocopiers

One self-service photocopier is located in the lobby area. Debit cards may be purchased from the debit card dispenser located in the Reference Area. These cards may be used at Hamilton and Sinclair libraries. All refunds and questions regarding debit cards are handled by Hamilton Library’s Business Office. The photocopier and debit card dispenser take $1, $5 and $20 bills. Copies are 9 cents per page using the debit card.

Reference and Research Assistance

The Library staff provides legal reference and research assistance to all students, faculty and staff. Librarians are available to direct students to various sources of information, instruct students on use of legal research tools, and to locate legal documents. Students and faculty members working on special projects are encouraged to consult with the librarians for research assistance. Librarians are available until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Librarians are also at the Reference Desk, Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Research and Subject Guides

Research and subject guides are compiled and written by the Library staff to assist library users in finding materials. They include guides to finding case decisions, researching legislative history in Hawai`i and finding the current codes of states & territories.