All Law Library print and electronic materials are findable in the CLIO catalog. You may search for a book, journal, article, or electronic resource by title, author, or keyword. Use post-search filters to narrow your list of results, including limiting your results to Law Library-specific materials.
Once you have found a particular book or item, click to see its catalog record. Next to many books you'll see an option to "Pick-Up."
Columbia University Faculty, Staff, and Students can click the "Pick Up" link in Law Library CLIO records to have print materials routed to the on-campus library of their choice.
Where a "Pick Up" link does not exist (e.g. certain closed stacks locations or offsite storage facilities) email referencedesk@law.columbia.edu, and a reference librarian will put in the request for you, if the item can circulate, arrange for you to use the material on-site, or try to provide other options.
You may return Law Library books to the CUL Circulation Desk or drop box that is most convenient to you, although we continue to require that you return Course Reserve books and other time-sensitive loans to the Law Library Information Desk.
Items may be renewed by viewing My Borrowing Account on CLIO.
If you would like to conduct research in our Law Library stacks, email referencedesk@law.columbia.edu to make arrangements to visit the Law Library.
We do not provide borrowing privileges to Columbia Law School or Columbia University alumni, or other visitors.
However, alumni and visitors who have pre-arranged access may use our materials in the Law Library and make use of our book scanners on the 2nd and 4th floors of the library.
Please note that some of our collection is stored offsite and may take a few days to arrive. If, in CLIO, a book's location is Law Offsite ReCAP Facility or Law Offsite Clancy Facility, you should email referencedesk@law.columbia.edu in advance of your visit to ensure the books you would like to consult are available for you at the time of your visit.
Many law firms have borrowing privileges at the Law Library via the Columbia Law Library Subscription Service. Columbia Law School alumni can reach out to us directly and we can let you know whether your firm is a subscriber, or you can ask your firm librarian. If your firm does subscribe, the firm’s library would be the best way for you to obtain print or scanned materials from the collection of the Law Library or other Columbia University libraries. Your firm’s authorized contacts should email your requests to firmserv@law.columbia.edu.
If your firm is not a member, the Law Library may still be able to scan material for you or your firm’s library for a modest fee. Contact the Law Library’s Document Delivery Service at docdel@law.columbia.edu.