Print Resources: The Law Library contains over 387,000 volumes, including the statutes and state digests of all 50 states and three territories, the complete National Reporter System, all cases prior to the reporter system, and an extensive collection of federal materials. The Law Library also holds many international and foreign law titles, significant materials for research in public policy and law, and an excellent collection of law journal and law review material. Other research materials include topical treatises, loose-leaf services, and other secondary resources of interest to the academic community, the practicing bar, and the community at large. Complete sets of U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, U.S. Congressional Committee Prints and Hearings, the Congressional Record, and the Federal Register are available in microform format, which may be printed or digitized to email or floppy disc.

Virginia and North Carolina Materials: Our Virginia and North Carolina holdings have been developed with the needs of the local bar in mind. Virginia materials include both the Code of Virginia and West’s Annotated Code of Virginia, official reporters, the Virginia and West VirginiaDigest, Shepard’s Virginia Citations, Michie’s Legal Encyclopedia, the Virginia Administrative Code, session laws, local ordinances, and more. Extensive practice materials are also available, including form books, pattern jury instructions, treatises, and a complete set of CLE materials.

North Carolina materials include the General Statutes, Shepard’s North Carolina Citations,Strong’s North Carolina Index, the North Carolina Administrative Code, and a variety of practice materials.

Electronic Resources: A variety of CD-ROM resources of interest to Virginia and North Carolina practitioners and paralegals are loaded on two stand-alone computers located near the Law Library entrance. CDs may be checked-out at Access Services with a valid driver’s license. To determine the availabilty of a particular resource, please consult the Online Catalog. Please note, our license agreements preclude access to Westlaw and Lexis by users other than students and faculty of the School of Law.