Collection Services

Rooms 115 and 116
619-260-6813

Collection Services is responsible for interlibrary lending and borrowing, processing of microforms and government documents, and building and maintaining the collection in accordance with the  LRC Collection Policy.

The LRC collection contains over 500,000 volumes, including primary sources and secondary materials, such as scholarly treatises.  The scope is Anglo-American legal materials as well as international and some foreign materials. The collection is further enhanced with microform and electronic resources.

Interlibrary Loan

Circuit Borrowing                                                                                  
USD students, faculty, administrators and staff may borrow books from any of the major local university libraries and have them delivered to the LRC or Copley Library via the San Diego Library Circuit.  The Circuit  is a consortium of the libraries of California State University at San Marcos, San Diego State University, the University of California at San Diego, and USD, formed with the purpose of sharing library resources.  For more information, read this online guide.

Interlibrary Loan

To request materials from libraries outside the Circuit, follow these instructions and forms.

• Microform Collection

The LRC’s Microform Collection contains both microfilm and microfiche and is located in the lower level.  Most items are arranged using the Library of Congress classification system and can be located using SALLY.  Some notable resources on microform are congressional documents and hearings, United Nations publications, 18th and 19th century legal treatises, documents from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations, and canon law materials.

Microforms may be viewed on Minolta scanners and reader/printers which provide digitization capabilities as well as print output.  Print copies are ten cents each.  Contact the Circulation Desk for assistance with the equipment.

• Government Documents  

The LRC is a selective depository of U. S. and California government documents.  The LRC selects publications emanating from Congress, federal executive agencies, the Supreme Court, and California government publications.  Items selected reflect the research needs of law faculty and students. All documents are integrated into the main collection using the Library of Congress classification system.  Business, education, and health-related  government documents are available at Copley Library.  Internet access to electronic versions of government documents is provided via GPO Access, the official website of the Government Printing Office.  Assistance locating these materials is available at the Reference Desk.

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