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Zief Materials
A Description of On-Site Collections
Contents
Introduction
The law library's collections consist of a mix of online, Internet-based, CD-ROM,
print and microform materials.
Digital collections include LEXIS, WESTLAW, LoisLaw, Hein-On-Line, BNA materials,
LegalTrac, WilsonWeb's Index to Legal Periodicals, the Index to Foreign Legal
Periodicals, UN Treaties and other UN documents, and various networked and stand-alone
CD-ROMs. Links to and more information about the Zief
Library's Web-based research tools are also available on this site.
In addition to its digital materials, the library maintains the various print
and microform collections described below.
For additional information and advice about legal research, consult the following:
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United States Law
The second floor houses the library's substantial collection of United States
case law, statutes, regulations, treatises, practice materials, and scholarly
books. (California materials are on the first floor.)
Call numbers from KF 1 to KFZ 9000 indicate United States law. Some heavily-used
United States materials are also kept on Reserve, as indicated by the phrase
"LAW RESERVE" accompanying the call number inIgnacio. Older U.S. materials
are in compact shelving on the lower level, as indicated by "LAW COMPACT
STORAGE" in the location phrase.
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California Law
The library's extensive collection of California materials includes cases,
statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, treatises, encyclopedias, practice
materials, and scholarly works. Call numbers from KFC 1 to KFC 1199 indicate
California materials. Most materials on California law are in the California
collection on the first floor. Some heavily-used California materials are on
Reserve and in Reference, as shown by the phrases "LAW RESERVE" "LAW
CEB RESERVE," or "LAW REFERENCE" in Ignacio. Older California
materials are in compact shelving on the lower level, as shown by the location
phrase "LAW COMPACT STORAGE."
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Law Reviews / Periodicals
The law library subscribes to virtually every law review and journal published
by accredited U.S. law schools, as well as to many other scholarly and practical
legal journals and magazines. Almost all law reviews and journals are shelved
at call numbers K 1 to K 29. (Some subject-specific journals are assigned call
numbers that match their topics.) Unbound law reviews are on Reserve on the
first floor. Post-1979 law reviews are shelved in the middle bay on the lower
level. Pre-1980 law reviews are in compact shelving on the lower level.
If you need articles about law for your research, visit our page on
finding law review articles.
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International, Comparative & Foreign Law
The library maintains a basic, working collection of international and comparative
law, and of English and Canadian law. The library also collects some essential
materials from non-Anglo-American legal jurisdictions, most notably the European
Union. Call numbers from JX 1 to KEZ 5000 and KG 1 to KZD 2000 indicate international,
comparative and foreign law. Heavily-used materials are shelved in the south
bay of stacks on the lower level. Other materials are in compact shelving on
the lower level.
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Reference Materials
The reference collection is on the first floor near the library entrance. It
contains not only general reference works, but also the following legal research
tools:
- legal dictionaries and encyclopedias (including Am. Jur. and C.J.S.)
- American Law Reports (ALR)
- West's national digests
- a set of West's Annotated California Codes
- multi-jurisdictional and federal form books
- atlases, almanacs, and directories (including Martindale-Hubbell)
- legal periodical indexes for finding articles by topic
The location phrase "LAW REFERENCE" in Ignacio indicates reference
materials. These materials must be used in the library.
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Reserve Materials
The Reserve collection, located behind the Circulation/Reserve Desk, contains
heavily-used materials which are for library use only. In Ignacio, Reserve items
have the location phrase "LAW...RESERVE." These materials include:
- current unbound periodicals
- hornbooks and nutshells
- Restatements
- faculty course reserves
- bar course outlines
- heavily-used California materials
- CEB (California Continuing Education of the Bar) books (Program materials
are in the California collection.)
- Daily Appellate Report (DAR)
- California Daily Opinion Service (CDOS)
If you need a Reserve item, ask the staff at the Circulation/Reserve Desk.
Patrons need a USF ID, an ID from their home institution, or a Bar card to
use Reserve materials. These materials are generally for library use only.
Electronic (Web-based) Reserves: Some faculty choose to make old exams
and other materials available in digital form. These Web-based reserves are
at http://www.usfca.edu/law_library/ecr/. Some
professors also maintain personal Web pages with course-related material. As
the library becomes aware of these, we link to them on our "Preparing
for Classes and Exams" page.
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DVDs and Videotapes
The law library owns DVDs and videos of feature films with legal themes, and
non-fiction videos on subjects such as constitutional law, evidence, advocacy,
professional responsibility, and alternative dispute resolution. DVDs and videos
are kept on Reserve and may be searched on Ignacio,
the online catalog, by title, key word, subject or author. The location phrase
for videos is "LAW RES AV." DVD/video players are available for each
group study room.
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Microforms
The law library's substantial microform collection is housed in the microform
room on the lower level. Reader/printers and hard-copy indexes to many microform
titles are also available in the microform room. A complete list of microform
titles appears in the Guide to the Microform Collection, copies
of which are available in the microform room and at the Reference and Circulation
Desks.
The following are among the important materials available in microform:
- CIS Publications of the United State Congress
- CIS U.S. Serial Set
- U.S. Supreme Court briefs from 1950
- California Supreme Court briefs
- Congressional Record
- Congressional Committee Prints
- Federal Register
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Superseded U.S. Code and U.S. Code Annotated volumes
- Superseded volumes of West's Annotated California Codes
- Duplicate copies of some National Reporter System case reporters
- Pre-1880's state court case reports
- Many state and local bar journals (since 1985/86)
- Back issues of the L.A. Daily Journal, the Recorder,
and the National Law Journal
- United States treaties not yet published in TIAS
- UN documents related to law, from 1971 to the present
- UN human rights documents, from 1946 to the present
- Reports of cases decided by the European Court of Justice
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