Library and Technology Services for Faculty
Book Check-out
Books may be checked-out in person at the Law Library’s Circulation Desk located on the first floor or by sending a request to your library liaison. You may also borrow materials from the other GMU campus libraries. Your library liaison will ask you to sign a Library Book Charges Proxy Form, so that he/she may check out GMU library materials on your behalf.
Book Return
There is a book return box outside of the faculty lounge. Please feel free to drop off your books to be returned to the law library including interlibrary loans or books from Fenwick Library. The box is kept locked so the books will be secure. Staff will check the contents twice a day. If you have lots of books to return, please call the Circulation Desk at 703993-8120.
BNA E-Mail Highlights
The Law Library subscribes to BNA ALL. To sign-up to receive e-mail highlights, go to http://www.bna.com/lawschool. Then at the bottom left, click on E-Mail Preferences and choose either BNA news services or BNA reference libraries. Please note that if you are off-campus you may need the GMU ID (gmulaw) and password (gmubna10) to access some of these services. For more information, contact your liaison.
CALI
The Law Library is a member of CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) which provides students with free access to over 600 interactive, computer-based tutorials available in 32 different legal subject areas. For more information, go to http://cali.org. In order to set-up a new account, students and faculty must enter the law school’s authorization code. Students may obtain the code by emailing Iva Futrell (ifutrell@gmu.edu) from their GMU email account or stopping by the Reference Office. Faculty should use this code: GEOGMAfac79.
Current Index to Legal Periodicals
Faculty members may sign-up for a customized weekly e-mail edition of the Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP) published by the University of Washington Law Library. This index provides current indexing of articles from major law reviews and journals. The customized version (SmartCILP) lets you choose to receive a table of contents from individual law reviews and/or items based on selected subject areas. To set up a customized profile, go to http://depts.washington.edu/scilp/scilp3.cgi. Your affiliation is George Mason University, and your authorization code is 1535. Also, please contact your library liaison if you need print copies of articles from CILP.
Interlibrary Loan
Materials not available in the Law Library may be obtained from libraries outside GMU through interlibrary loan. Please send your interlibrary loan requests to your library liaison.
Intranet
In addition to the public web site, the Law Library maintains the Law School’s Intranet which includes a document sharing program called DocuShare. To access the Intranet, go to http://www.law.gmu.edu/intranet. For a new account, please contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu). If you have forgotten your DocuShare password, please email Jeanette Blanchard (jcherry@gmu.edu) from your GMU email account.
Lexis & Westlaw
The Law Library subscribes to both LEXIS (http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool) and WESTLAW (http://lawschool.westlaw.com). For questions about your passwords, contact Iva Futrell (ifutrell@gmu.edu).
Library Catalog & Databases
The Law Library shares an online library catalog with the other GMU libraries as well as access to hundreds of electronic journals, research indexes and full-text databases. In addition to LEXIS and WESTLAW, the Law Library subscribes to a number of services including BNA Core Plus, HeinOnline, Index to Legal Periodicals, Law Library Microform Consortium Digital Collection, LexisNexis Congressional, U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978, Making of Modern Law, and RIA Checkpoint. For a complete list of databases and electronic journals, see http://www.law.gmu.edu/library/catalog. See http://www.law.gmu.edu/library/guides for a list of law library research guides that cover print and online materials in specific subject areas.
Note: If you are off-campus, be sure to access the library databases through the law library’s website so that you will be routed through our proxy server. You will be prompted to enter your GMU email login ID and password.
New Book Orders
Faculty members are encouraged to recommend material for the collection. Please email or send your recommendations to your library liaison.
Photocopy
The library staff will provide photocopies of cases, articles, and other library materials upon request. Please contact your library liaison for assistance.
Reference Assistance
The Law Library’s reference staff is available to assist faculty with locating print materials or providing assistance in the use of all electronic resources. Please call 993-8076 for general reference assistance or contact your library liaison.
Reserve/Assignments
To place materials on Reserve in the Law Library, please contact your library liaison for assistance. For complete information on reserve guidelines and copyright requirements, see http://www.law.gmu.edu/library/reserve.
The University requires that all course syllabi be placed on the web. Please email your syllabi and other course information to Paul Haas (phaas@gmu.edu) by the first day of classes.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
The library subscribes to the Social Science Research Network (http://www.ssrn.com), which is composed of a number of specialized research networks in selected areas of the social sciences. Faculty may sign up to receive electronic journals from SSRN. To subscribe, contact Paul Haas (phaas@gmu.edu). The School of Law publishes a SSRN Research Papers Series on Law & Economics (http://www.ssrn.com/link/george-masonlaw-econ.html). To post a research paper on SSRN, contact Paul Haas (phaas@gmu.edu).
TWEN
Many faculty use TWEN (The West Education Network) for posting course material and communicating with students. Contact your liaison for information on setting up a TWEN page for your classes.
Technology Support
The Law School's Computing Services department provides support for all computer hardware and software. Call 993-4855 for help or send e-mail to lawsupport@gmu.edu.
Classroom AV Support: Most of the Law School’s classrooms have built-in computers, projectors, DVD players and sound equipment for use with your classes. This equipment is supported by the University’s AV staff (DoIT). For more information, contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu). For help with using the equipment, contact DoIT at 993-8226.
Computer/Software Purchases: Each faculty is provided with a Faculty Research Account that can be used for purchasing personal computers, peripherals, or specialized software. For price quotes or to make a purchase, please contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu).
E-Mail: Each faculty member has an email account with 300MB of space provided by the University’s IT department. GMU email may be accessed on the web at https://mail.gmu.edu or by using a client like Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird. For more information, contact Law Support.
Exam Software: The Law School provides faculty with the option to allow their students to take essay exams on a personal laptop using the software program ExamSoft. For more information, contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu) or Pat Hupalo (phupalo@gmu.edu).
Law School Listservs: Faculty will be automatically subscribed to the law school’s listservs: teachfac@gmu.edu is the listserv for all full-time teaching faculty and senior administrators in the law school; tentrack@gmu.edu is limited to tenured and tenure-track law school faculty; and lawcom@gmu.edu is the listserv for all full-time or permanent faculty and staff in the law school. For questions about the listservs, please contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu.)
Network Login and File Server: The Law School uses a Windows file server for desktop login and file storage. Access to the file server is also available from home using a VPN. You can request a VPN account by filling out this form: http://tsd.gmu.edu/net/Forms/F0020_A.html . For account information and help with the file server, contact Law Support at 703-993-4855.
Software Licenses: The University provides faculty and staff with a free license to use Microsoft Office Professional on home computers, as well as certain statistical packages like SPSS and SAS. In addition, the Law Library has a site license for home use of WordPerfect Office X3. Please contact Law Support to obtain copies of this software. The University also offers a free copy of Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus which can be used on home computers. To download, see http://itusupport.gmu.edu/downloads/nortonAV.asp.
Technology Support (continued)
Spam: The University provides an automatic spam filter for all users on the GMU email system. To raise or lower the spam settings or view your spam, go to https://ironport-antispam.gmu.edu and login using your GMU email userid and password.
Web Pages: For information on creating a personal homepage, contact Deborah Keene (dkeene@gmu.edu).
Wireless Network: The Law School provides a wireless network in most areas of the building. In order to login to the network, go to a website outside of the GMU domain. From the login screen, enter your GMU email userid and password.
LIBRARIANS
Deborah Keene, Associate
Dean for the Library and Technology
993-8110; dkeene@gmu.edu
Christine Ciambella,
Instructional Services Librarian
993-8111; cciambel@gmu.edu
Iva Futrell, Head of
Research Services
993-8103; ifutrell@gmu.edu
Paul Haas, Research
Services Librarian
993-8104; phaas@gmu.edu
Cynthia Myers, Head of
Technical Services
993-8592; cmyersj@gmu.edu
Larry Reeves, Associate
Director
993-8593; lreeves4@gmu.edu
OTHER CONTACTS
Law School Computing Support
Jose Coradin,
Manager
Andy Tiea, Computing Services Specialist
Adnan Farid, Computing
Services Assistant
993-4855; lawsupport@gmu.edu
Law School Instructional Web Services
Zhiwu Xie
993-8180; zxie2@gmu.edu
DoIT - Classroom AV Support
LeAnn Pittman
993-8226; arlclass@gmu.edu
Circulation Desk
993-8120
Reference Desk
993-8076
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