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Manage Course Booklists

Your library liaison is available to help you locate appropriate readings for specific topics, to obtain any materials not in the library, and to assist with linking to articles or documents on your course Blackboard page. Once decisions are made, the library makes fair use judgments and obtains copyright clearance if necessary.

Course Packs

Course materials to be photocopied, regardless of the number of pages, must be submitted directly to the Law Library for copyright clearance prior to photocopying. Course packs, lists of course materials and/or syllabi should be sent to Pamela Bluh (Library Room 3302, 410-706-2736,

) or Jeff Elliott (Library Room 2204, 410-706-0784, ). Please allow sufficient time to have the materials checked, photocopied and available to students well before they will be needed.

Library Reserves

While linking to materials on Blackboard is the preferred method for distributing materials, the library will place course readings on reserve in the Reading Room. To place an item on reserve, please contact

Course Research Pages

Library liaisons create customized research pages for seminar courses that meet the advanced writing requirement as well as for all clinic and courses relating to trial practice and advocacy. Each research page is designed to serve as a starting point for research in a particular area of law. Pages track coverage of the particular courses and contain links to primary and secondary sources that will help students begin their research in the subject. A list of current course research pages is available online and a librarian is assigned to assist students taking these courses.

New Courses

If you are interested in teaching a new course, please submit a New Course Proposal Form to the Curriculum Committee by [deadline].