Library Services for Law Faculty

The Assistant Director for User Services, D'Angelo Law Library, will introduce you to Library resources and services, including:

• FacultyWeb, the Law School's web-based system for faculty research requests
• circulation and document delivery
• reference and research assistance
• Chicago Unbound, the Law School's institutional repository
• legal research and library instruction
• electronic resource and educational technology training
• current awareness services (e.g. Bloomberg Law newsletters, SmartCILP, alerts)
• empirical research support (e.g. locating, gathering, and manipulating data, technical advice, scripting and automation)
• scholarly communication and publishing support

To learn more about any of these services, visit their respective sections in this guide or contact Ariel Scotese.

Law School IT assists faculty and staff with their computing and other technology needs. If you need computing assistance, please email the Law School's helpdesk at helpdesk@law.uchicago.edu.

The University's IT Services also maintains an email helpdesk and a support line at 773-702-5800.

The Library will provide you with LexisNexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law passwords.  During your visit at the Law School, it is appropriate to use these passwords rather than your home institution's.

You can access your Library Account using your CNet ID and password. Your CNetID is a username that you select and will use to access most online services at the University of Chicago. If you don't know your CNet credentials (or need to change your password, etc.), visit University IT's CNet page, select the appropriate service, and complete the web forms.

As soon as you have a CNet ID, please go to the ID & Privileges Office in the Regenstein Library to obtain your Chicago card. You can set up your Library account then, or stop by the Reference Desk to get your library account set up.

If you arrive before you can claim your CNet ID, contact Ariel Scotese, Associate Director for User Services, or Connie Fleischer, Research Services Librarian, for assistance.

There are three main methods for delivering course materials to students. These options include:

• Course Textbooks: Send your textbook information to the Law School Registrar as far in advance as possible to make sure the bookstore will have enough copies. The D'Angelo Law Library will purchase a copy of the required and optional text for each class offered at the Law School to add to the course reserve collection. For more information about this service please see the Teaching Resources page.
• Canvas: Use the Canvas learning management system (see courses.uchicago.edu) to disseminate electronic course materials to students.
  • The Library can supply links to licensed databases for articles, cases, or other readings. Send a copy of your syllabus to Connie Fleischer to request links and/or advice about copyright issues. 
• Course Packet: Your faculty assistant can scan your selected readings and deliver them to the Law School Copy Center. Students purchase packets directly from the Copy Center. Your faculty assistant can work with D'Angelo Law Library staff to request copyright permissions for duplicating materials if necessary.