LLM Program Guide

The Law Library is an academic research center that supports the research and teaching needs of the faculty and students of Scalia Law. Before visiting, make sure to check the Library’s hours. 

Library Guides List: Looking for insight into materials dealing with a specific topic? Check our Library Guides – aka LibGuides. 

The Library catalog, searches books & more! 

• George Mason University’s library catalog (books and journal titles) for the Law Library and all other George Mason libraries 

• Resources drawn from most university subscription databases (including full text journal articles; note that materials on Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and some other legal databases are not included in results) 

• Electronic journals 

• Legal documents 

• Newspapers 

• Other scholarly content

Where do I find study aids?

 Print study aids are available for short term loan at the Circulation Desk. See the left side tab of this guide for details about online study aids. 

What can I check out? 

Most legal texts from the 3rd and 4th floors may be checked out. All treatises may also be checked out, with the exception of primary materials (codes, digests, statutes, reporters, etc.), reference materials, multi-volume works, periodicals, looseleaf sets, Virginia treatises, and rare books. 

How many books may I check out? 

The limit is 25 — Sorry, you’ll have to return some if you reach the limit. 

How do I reserve a study room? 

You can reserve study rooms through the Circulation Desk or its Online Reservation database.