Services

Circulation

The Circulation Desk is the first point of contact for anyone entering the Law Library. It is staffed during the hours that the Library is open and can be reached by telephone at (610) 519-7020. Behind the Circulation Desk is the Reserve collection, which includes Class Reserve and Permanent Reserve.

Borrowing Books

The Library’s collection is available to Library patrons for "in-library" research.

All current law students, faculty and staff and Villanova University faculty and staff may borrow materials from Villanova University Law Library. The Law Library is mainly a research library and most items do not circulate.

Materials should be checked out before leaving the Law Library.

Reserve Collection Borrowing

Reserve materials may be accessed by all Library patrons. Villanova Law School students, faculty and staff need their ID cards for the Circulation staff to loan requested material.

Non-Villanova law patrons need to supply their current driver’s license or a student ID from their school. This is held by Circulation until the Reserve material is returned.

Returning Books

Books should be returned by dropping them in the book slot at the Circulation Desk or leaving them on top of the Circulation counter.

Recalls/Renewals

Books can be recalled before the due date from a patron who has material checked out. Notify staff at the Circulation Desk by giving the author, title and call number of the desired item.

Circulation will notify the current patron and retrieve the book. The requesting patron will be notified by e-mail or telephone that the book is being held for him at Circulation. Circulation does not share with patrons the circulation information about a book.

Any patron may renew his book(s) a maximum of two times. This can be done in person at the Circulation Desk or by telephone through the Circulation Desk at (610) 519-7020. The patron may renew books within a week of their due dates.

Missing Materials

Circulation will search for any item that cannot be found by a patron in its proper location or is checked out. The staff searches for missing items three times. If they are, the patron is notified.

Student Employment

There are approximately 22 law student employees hired to work at the Circulation Desk during the school year during evening and weekend hours. For more information, contact Mary Cornelius, (610) 519-7189.

Loan Periods

Reserve Materials - one day; during exams and high-demand periods - two hours.

Treatises - 28 days for those qualified to borrow books.

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