>- Legal Research Center
Legal Research Center
Welcome to the Pardee Legal Research Center (LRC). In addition to a fine collection of books, the library offers computer research services, a very strong microforms and documents collection and generous space for work and study. The library is open seven days a week. Professional reference service is available during a majority of the library's operating hours.
Upcoming Trainings
Apr
30
WorldShare ILL training
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Pardee Legal Research Center 122
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Pardee Legal Research Center
Pardee Legal Research Center
Phone: (619) 260-4542
Fax: (619) 260-4616
Email Pardee Legal Research Center
News Center Spotlights
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Club of the Month
April Highlight: Tax Law Society
For our monthly library highlights, we display the library resources we have related to the law student organization of the month along with related links from other schools and associations.
Smart Study and Practice Tools
the LRC App of the month
iSCOTUSnow provides free, up-to-date information about cases currently before the Supreme Court of the United States and those cases decided in the preceding term. You will get case abstracts, immediate access to oral arguments, and transcripts with audio. Currently only available on the iPhone.
Google Indoor Maps
View the law library from the inside out!
The LRC has gone Google. Find floor maps of the library by visiting Google maps and then zooming in as far as you can go. Works best on mobile devices.
Meet library staff
Director of the LRC
Dean Gruben is the fearless leader of the law library. Don't be shy to ask him the hardest research questions you can come up with. He began his work as a librarian in 1977 and joined the USD School of Law faculty in 2009. Read more about his background.
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Law Library Blog
LRC – orbit: the USD legal research satellite
Making a difference in the lives of legal researchers one day at a time. Helpful tips and comments on current legal news and events from our legal reference librarians.
Info Station
Check out our legal tech center
Test legal apps, charge mobile devices, play library trivia, read and watch popular legal books and movies. Find the current schedule of legal tech talks.