1. Columbia Journal of Law & the Art Library Research and Services Training
Presenting: Dana Neacsu Presentation Hunter Whaley & Dana Neacsu

2. Overview Locating Sources
Getting Materials from Other Libraries at Columbia University and Avoiding Fines
Law Library Shelf Collections / Avoiding Fines from the Law Library
Getting Materials from Outside Columbia University: Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
Understanding Citations
Law Library Locations
Scanners in the Law Library
Database Access
Major Databases: HeinOnline and More
Research Guides
Perma.cc
Academic Commons
Questions / Contact

3. Locating Sources
1. Unpack the citation, identifying the full and complete title of the source.
2. Search library catalogs
CLIO –
Most things Columbia University libraries hold or have access to,
including most Law Library materials. Good for interdisciplinary or non-law material.
Search for the title of the SOURCE.
For many (not all) articles, you can also search for the title of the article.
Pegasus –
Everything the Law Library holds or has access to.
3. Verify citation information
Google –
Check to see whether the open web has references to the source/article you’re seeking.
WorldCat –
A shared catalog of libraries all over the world, which indicates which libraries hold certain items.
Check to make sure the source exists as cited.
Indexes – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E-Resources > Periodical and Treatise Indexes)
Check the Periodical and Treatise Indexes to verify citation information.
4. STOP! If you still cannot identify a source, ask for help at the Reference Desk.

4. Getting Materials from Other Libraries at Columbia University
You are responsible for retrieving any sources on the Morningside Campus (no Borrow Direct, ILL, or delivery available), including from:
Butler Library (main Columbia University library)
Lehman Library (School of International and Public Affairs library)
etc.

5. Avoiding Fines from Other Libraries at Columbia University
Always keep track of the due date and remember to renew the book. Renewing is easy and can be done by logging in to your library account through CLIO (upper right hand side of the screen). Remember to check your for due date notices.
Ask your article editor where to store books from other CU libraries.
Best practices:
Keep the book in your own possession and leave scans in the journal office or put the scans in a digital dropbox.
If the book has to be shared among staffers, make sure you always know where it is so you can return it.
If you have overdue books and fines, the CU libraries will place a hold on your account, meaning that you cannot register for classes, receive a transcript, or get a diploma until the books have been returned and the fines cleared (participation in graduation will still be allowed).

6. Law Library Shelf Collections / Avoiding Fines from the Law Library
For books from the Law Library, always use a shelf collection to avoid paying any fines at graduation time. Students with outstanding fines or unreturned books will not receive a diploma or transcript until all books are returned and fines paid (but will be allowed to participate in graduation).
Shelf collections can be established using the article author’s name at the Circulation Desk. Each article can get a different shelf collection.
Books are checked out to a designated shelf in the Law Library on the 4th floor. The books are always available in one location for everyone on the staff to come and use. Books checked out to a shelf collection cannot leave the library.
The books never leave the library, so individual students are not held responsible.
Books are checked out to the shelf for the semester. This can be extended if still needed.
Only books from the Law Library can go on a shelf collection (no books from other Columbia University libraries or from ILL).

7. Getting Materials from Outside Columbia University: Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
ILL requests can only be made in person at the Reference Desk in the Law Library. Law students CANNOT make ILL requests online, or in person at other CU libraries.
Law students CANNOT use Borrow Direct.
All ILL requests are made under the assigning editor’s name.
When you make an ILL request, be ready to provide:
all the information you have on the source, including the original citation you are working from,
your assigning editor’s name and uni.
ILL requests can take up to 10 business days (2 weeks!) so do not wait until the last minute to make requests.
Remember, ILL books cannot go on Law Library shelf collections. Ask your article editor where to store ILL books.

8. Making an ILL request Am I the assigning Editor? No
Use assigning Editor’s name!
Yes
Use my Name!

9. Understanding Citations
Citations indicate where the idea in an article came from, so that readers can find the same information.
Sample journal citation: 41 COLUM. J.L. & ARTS 153 (2018)
Identifying sources from citations
Bluebook T13 (p ) has abbreviations for journals and frequently used words in titles.
Bluebook T1-T16 (p ) will help identify most citations.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations -
Prince's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations - only in print, in the Reference Office (KF246 .P )
Come ask a librarian at the Reference Desk!
Don’t have your Bluebook?
Available to borrow at the Circulation Desk (you must leave your ID)
Online - (personal subscription required)
Volume
Journal Title
1st page of article
Year

10. Law Library Locations Deciphering Law Library location names
Most location names are self-explanatory, e.g., Cellar, 2nd Floor, 3rd Core Collection, 3rd Floor Reference, 4th Floor
Cellar Storage, Treasure, SIPA1, TS Storage, or Special Offsite:
Come to the Reference Desk in person to fill out a retrieval form.
Cellar Room B-8:
This area is temporarily closed. Come to the Reference Desk in person to fill out a retrieval form.
Offsite Storage:
Click the Request link next to the barcode (Nimmer).
Microform:
Click the Request link next to the barcode. Fill out the request in Pegasus, being as specific as possible (example). Generally retrieved within 72 hours and available for pickup at the Circulation Desk. Microform reading machines are near the Circulation Desk.

11. Scanners in the Law Library
Scanners are located in:
3rd floor Core Collection area
4th floor corridor (near the bathrooms)
Free
Saves the environment
Can make searchable PDFs!

12. Database Access
Access databases via Pegasus (Law Library databases) or CLIO (other Columbia University library databases).
A simple Google search for a database name will not always provide you with the same access.
If you are trying to access a database from off campus, you may need to authenticate yourself with:
your CLS username/password (for Law Library databases)
your UNI/password (for other CU library databases).

13. Major Databases: HeinOnline
HeinOnline – closest to 1-stop shopping you’ll find.
Access via Pegasus (Pegasus > E-Resources > HeinOnline)
Great citation search function.
In PDF format and includes:
US-published (& many foreign) law review/journal articles, back to inception
Congressional resources (e.g., Congressional Record, Congressional Hearings)
Executive branch resources (e.g., Code of Federal Regulations, Public Papers of the Presidents)
Statutory resources (e.g., historical U.S. Codes & state statutes, Statutes at Large, state session laws)
International law resources (e.g., UN publications & yearbooks, treaties)
Foreign law resources (e.g., foreign constitutions, English Law Reports)

14. HeinOnline

15. Major Databases: U.S. Law
govinfo (Run by the U.S. Government Publishing Office)
PDF files of United States Code, Statutes at Large, Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and more.
Previously Fdsys, this old GPO site will shut down in December,
Legislative History resources – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E- Resources > US Legal Databases)
ProQuest Legislative Insight
ProQuest Congressional
Regulatory resources – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E-Resources > US Legal Databases)
ProQuest Regulatory Insight

16. Major Databases: International Law
United Nations material
UN Treaty Collection –
UN Documents –
Access UN – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E-Resources > International Law Databases)

17. Major Databases: Non-Law and Interdisciplinary
JSTOR – via CLIO
Scans of core scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication

18. Research Guides
Columbia Law Library Legal Research Guides – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E-Resources > Research Guides)
Foreign Law Guide – via Pegasus (Pegasus > E- Resources > Foreign Law Databases)
May help you determine what the statute compilations and reporters are called in other countries
Formerly known as “Reynolds & Flores”
GlobaLex –
International, comparative, and foreign law research guides
Many more available on the open web via Google search.

19. Perma.cc
The Bluebook (20th ed) in Rule (d) suports “born digital:”
“Archiving of Internet sources is encouraged, but only when a reliable archival tool is available.  For citations to Internet sources, append the archive URL to the full citation in brackets:”
Letter from Rose M. Oswald Poels, President/CEO, Wis. Bankers Ass’n, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Sec’y, SEC (Sept. 17, 2013),  13/s pdf[
You are all set to use Perma.cc (your journal has an account)
Using Perma:
Your editor may ask staffers to create their own accounts or you may all use one account;
Once you know where you archive your documents, input a URL.
Perma.cc downloads the material identified by that URL and gives back a new URL (a “Perma.cc link”) identifying the archived version for the footnoted source.
Use the perma link as shown in the example above.

20. Academic Commons
Journals use academic commons to publish their journals and archive already published content.
Free to access and deposit.
All content is assigned a DOI persistent identifier.
Academiccommons.columbia.edu
contact person:
Michelle Elizabeth Wilson,

21. Questions / Contact Reference Desk
Glass-walled office just inside the entrance of the Law Library, across from the Circulation Desk
Semester Hours
Monday – Thursday: 10 AM – 8 PM
Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday & Sunday: Noon – 6 PM
Shorter hours during law school breaks. See schedule at:
Phone: (212)
Not for ILL requests (those must be made in person)