Library & Info
Legal information
is at the core of the study and practice of law. For
this reason, Whittier Law School is committed to providing
a comprehensive, well-managed law library for its students
and faculty. Whittier's Law Library is open more than
100 hours per week. The Library provides professional
services for day and evening students. It is the largest
law library between Los Angeles and San Diego.
The Library contains in excess of
350,000 volumes to aid students with instruction and
research, and serves as a California state and federal
depository. The collection includes materials in print,
on laser disc, and on microform. Printers are available
for the microform materials. Low-cost photocopiers
are located in two alcoves in the library.
Students may study in the Segerstrom
Reading Room or one of the many carrels or tables located
in the book stacks. For student group meetings there
are fourteen Conference Rooms and rooms for viewing
video tapes. The library maintains an Adaptive Learning
Center for sight impaired students.
The library is located in Building
Four on the Campus and is connected to the Classroom
building. Student organizations have offices in these
buildings as well. The library has its own entrance,
adjacent to the student parking lot. The entire library
is on one floor and all the resources in the library
are easily accessible.
For more information about the collection
refer to the online catalog. Library
Computer Resources
The law library is equipped with
several important computer-based resources. In the
library computer lab, students have access to PCs,
Macintosh computers, and printers. These computers
are loaded with WordPerfect word-processing software,
and Computer-Assisted-Legal Instruction (CALI) programs,
which allow students to study specific subject areas
within the law.
There are also network computers
for access to the library CD-ROM collection, government
documents, WOLLFPAC (the
online public access catalog or OPAC), which affords
quick and convenient electronic access to the library's
collection, and commercial services, such as LEXIS/NEXIS
and WESTLAW/DIALOG. Printing is available for students
in the computer lab.
Students may access the Internet
from the student lab. The school provides e-mail accounts,
accessible from campus or home via the Internet.
In addition to the computer lab,
the school provides LEXIS and WESTLAW training centers.
These labs allow access to and training in commercial
legal data bases.
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