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Reference

Find these resources behind the Reference Desk:

• Washington primary materials
• Federal materials: United States Code, Statutes at Large, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), American Jurisprudence (AmJur), Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS)
• Legal journal indices
• State codes
• Superseded Washington materials

Reserve

The most popular library materials are located in the Reserve room behind the Circulation Desk.

• Study aids: Nutshells, Hornbooks, Examples & Explanations, Gilbert, Emmanuel
• Course reserves
• Practice exams (1972-2003)
• Videos/DVDs
• Current looseleaf services
• ALI Restatements
• Form books
• Practice aids: Washington Practice series, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, deskbooks and court rules

Micromedia Room

Located within the Reserve room, it contains the microfiche/microfilm collection along with the microform machines and video/DVD viewing stations.

• International, federal and state materials
• Bar journals
• Washington Briefs
• UN documents

Walkover & McNaughton Collections

Located in the alcove under the stairs on the main floor of the library.

• Recreational reading: fiction and non-fiction selections

In addition to carrels and study rooms, the third floor of the library houses the following materials:

• The Culp Collection
• Washington materials (duplicates)
• Federal case law and digests
• The California Digest and Reports
• The Pacific Digest and Reports
• American Law Reports (ALR)
• Treatises (Call numbers A - KE)

The 4th floor has been designated the quiet zone with many carrels and study rooms.  Materials housed there include:

• Treatises (Call numbers KF - Z)
• Washington CLE materials

Take the library elevator down to the basement to access the following materials:

• Older law reviews and journals
• Regional reporters
• General and Dicennial Digests
• Commonwealth materials
• Archival materials
• Rare books