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Circulation of library material is limited primarily to students and employees of Seton Hall Law, Seton Hall University, and to alumni of Seton Hall who present a valid ID and are entered into our Catalog. Circulation of circulating library material is also available to Librarian members of the New Jersey Law Libraries Association. Other patrons (as specified here), are permitted to use 3 Hour Reserve materials, 28 Day Loan materials, and Non-circulating materials within the Library only.
Please be advised that we do not participate in reciprocal lending. If you would like to place an Interlibrary Loan request with us, please do so via your home institution.
Exceptions to our Circulation Policy are at the discretion of the Head of Public Services.
GENERAL LOAN RULES
28 Day Loans: Monographs from the 5th-floor collection (5AZ). Exceptions: multi-volume works, loose-leaf works, continuations.
Course Reserves: The Course Reserve materials are available for 3 hour loans.
Reserves: The Reserve materials which are available for 3 hour loans include study aids, current issues of newspapers, and Special Reserve materials.
Non-circulating items: Reporters, statutes, digests, encyclopedias, periodical indices, materials in special collections, microforms, serials and continuations, multi-volume works, materials in the Government Documents collections, and most materials on the fourth floor of the library, except for the Reserve/Course Reserve materials.
Study Rooms: Study rooms are available for SHU Law students only and may be reserved online, or at the iPad located at the circulation desk. Students are expected to adhere to Study Room Rules.
Renewal: Circulating materials may be renewed unless they are in high demand, or they have been placed on hold for another patron. Materials should be renewed by the patron at the Circulation Desk or by logging into the Law Library Catalog
Recall: Circulating materials are subject to immediate recall at the discretion of the Circulation Supervisor or a Reference Librarian. Recalled materials must be returned within one day from issuance of the notice--excluding weekends.
Current students, faculty, and staff are permitted to copy, scan, and print within the limits set by the IT/Legal Information Technology Department.
Other patrons, please review our Alumni & Visiting Attorneys policies page.
Notice: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The person using this equipment is liable for any infringement.