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GeorgiaLaw

University of

Law Library Faculty Services

Faculty Services LibrarianTJ Striepe706-542-5077tstriepe@uga.edu

GeorgiaLaw

Alexander Campbell King Law Library

Research Assistant TrainingThe Law Library offers training sessions for your research assistants at the beginning of each semester or by request.

Publication of ScholarshipExpressOThe law school has an institutional account with ExpressO, an online service that facilitiates submissions to law reviews. You may obtain a password by going to the ExpressO website and clicking on Create a New Account.

SSRNContact the Faculty Services Librarian for assistance in loading items into your SSRN account.

Digital CommonsDigital Commons@Georgia Law is the Law School’s institutional repository. The service captures the intellectual output of the Law School, preserves its institutional history, and enhances the access to faculty members’ publications. All faculty scholarship is loaded into the Digital Commons after the applicable copyright permissions are obtained in order to enhance accessibility of Georgia Law faculty publications.

Faculty BibliographiesThe Law Library updates the online bibliographies as new items are published. Contact the Faculty Services Librarian to make changes to your online bibliography.

Acqusition RequestsIf you have a recommendation for a title to add to the library, or you need an office copy that you would like the Law Library to acquire, please contact the Faculty Services Librarian.

Contact UsPlease do not hesitate to contact the Law Library for any of your information needs.

Carol A. Watson, Director of the Law Library (706) 542-5078 cwatson@uga.eduSharon Bradley, Special Collections Librarian (706) 542-5083 bradleys@uga.eduAnne E. Burnett, Foreign & International Law Librarian (706) 542-5298 aburnett@uga.eduMaureen Cahill, Student Services Librarian (706) 542-3825 mcahill@uga.eduJoEllen Childers, Instructional Support Specialist (706) 542-9120 joellen@uga.eduSuzanne Graham, Cataloging Services Librarian (706) 542-5082 srgraham@uga.eduWendy E. Moore, Acquisitions Librarian (706) 542-5081 wemoore@uga.eduTJ Striepe, Faculty Services Librarian (706) 542-5077 tstriepe@uga.eduJason Tubinis, Information Technology Librarian (706) 542-7365 jtubinis@uga.edu

GeorgiaLaw

Alexander Campbell King Law Library

Reference and Research SupportReference AssistanceFaculty members can obtain reference assistance and all services listed below at any time by contacting the Faculty Services Librarian or the reference desk (lawref@uga.edu) (706) 542-6591.

Research RefreshersThe Law Library is happy to provide one-on-one instruction and assistance in using any of the library’s databases including:

• GAVEL, the Law Library’s online catalog• GIL, the combined catalog of the libraries of the University System of Georgia• Hein• Westlaw• Lexis• Bloomberg/BNA• CCH• Knowledge Mosaic• ProQuest Congressional

Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law PasswordsContact the Special Collections Librarian to establish your Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law accounts or if you have any questions or issues.

Library Research Assistant ProgramThe Law Library provides trained student research assistants for short term projects, such as:

• Legal research on a variety of specific issues• Literature review• Legislative history• Locating data, cases, statutes, etc.• Cite checking• Bluebooking• Creation of PowerPoint presentations

Current AwarenessThe Faculty Services Librarian can assist you in setting up alert services through:

• Smart CILP• Bloomberg/BNA• CCH• SSRN• Westlaw• Lexis, or other online legal information resources• Routing specific print issues

Please see our current awareness webpage for more information (law.uga.edu/sign-email-alerts). You can also check our blog, Calling All Papers, for more news about legal scholarship opportunities (law.uga.edu/calling-all-papers/index.php)

Every year, the Faculty Services Librarian will contact the faculty to determine their research interests. In the meantime, if you find that your interests have changed, or that there is a new topic you would like us to watch for you, please contact the Faculty Services Librarian.

Delivery RequestsRequest delivery of books, print-outs of articles, etc. by submitting a request to the Faculty Services Librarian. The Main Library also delivers resources to faculty members.

Classroom SupportPresentationsThe Reference Librarians are available for presentations on research resources and methodology, targeted to your class.

Course ReserveMake sure resources are available for your students by placing them on Course Reserve. The list of materials currently on Course Reserve can be accessed through GAVEL.

Online Exams CollectionsWhile the Library no longer collects paper copies of old exams, the Library uploads past exams electronically through GAVEL.

Classroom TechnologyA dedicated instructional technology specialist is available to assist you in learning to operate the classroom technology.

E-Course ManagementThe Law Library provides support for TWEN (Westlaw) and Lexis Nexis Web Courses.