Law Library Student Services

You can tell what you have checked out, when it is due, and renew materials by logging into your library account using your UW Net ID and password. You can access your account via the "My Library Account" link on the library's home page (see below). Information about fines and fees, including appeals, is on the UW Libraries Library Account Services Fines page. 

Search for your book using the catalog. Log in to request it directly from the catalog. 

Law Library Materials

Other UW Libraries

Request materials from other UW Libraries through the catalog or visit the library in person to check materials out. Map of all UW Libraries. Most UW Libraries materials are checked out for 12 weeks, subject to recall.

Summit Libraries Materials

You can find materials at other Pacific Northwest academic institutions ("Summit Libraries") through the catalog. Log in to request that these materials be delivered for you to the hold shelf near the Info Desk. Most Summit materials are checked out for 12 weeks, subject to recall. Summit items are allowed one renewal. 

Interlibrary Loan & Scanning Services

We provide Interlibrary Loan borrowing services for materials needed for academic purposes that are not available at the Law Library or through the combined catalog. Request books and articles with your user account via the Interlibrary Loan page.

When you request items using the library catalog "Request UW Item", "Request Summit Item", or make an interlibrary loan request, your items will be placed on the hold shelf which is located in the small bookcase across from the Info Desk on L1. 

How long do books take to arrive after being requested? Approximate times:

• Law Library items: by the next open morning
• UW Libraries items: 1-4 days
• Summit items: 3-5 days
• Interlibrary Loan: 2-3 weeks

Hold shelf items expire: Most items generally stay on the hold shelf for two weeks after which your hold will expire.

Email notification: You will receive an email when the item arrives at the desk.

Check out your items: Please bring your hold items to the Information Desk to check out using our self-checkout machines or by asking staff at the desk. 

To locate Gallagher and UW Library books, go to the Law Library Catalog and simply find the title you want in the library catalog and then follow these steps:

(1) Make sure that you are logged in. If not, you'll see a green banner with a link for you to log in for all services:

(2) Click on the "Request UW item" button

(3) Select "Gallagher Law Library" as the Pickup/delivery location and then click "Submit"

That's it! You will receive an email notification once the book is received and available for you to pick up at the Law Library's Information Desk. If you are UW Law Faculty or staff, the library will deliver the item to your mailbox. 

To request a book via Summit, you first need to go to the Law Library Catalog and be logged in. You can do so using the link available in the catalog entry for the book you want to request as shown below (if you are already logged in, you won't see the "Log in" option and can proceed to the next step:

Next, click on the "Request via Summit" button:

Tip: If there is an option to select the item from UW LIbraries, follow the instructions above. You will receive the item UW Libraries items within 1-2 business days, whereas a Summit item may take between 5-7 business days. 

From the Pickup/delivery location drop-down that appears, select "Gallagher Law Library" and press "Submit":

That's it! You will receive an email notification once the book is received and available for you to pick up at the Law Library's Information Desk. If you are UW Law Faculty or staff, the library will deliver the item to your mailbox. 

Please return library items to any book drop located on a UW Seattle, Bothell, or Tacoma campus. All UW Libraries book returns can be found here. 

Gallagher Law Library has four book drops: 

• Two at the Info Desk (one inside the library & one outside the library entrance)
• At the entrance of the law school facing Memorial Way
• At the back entrance of the law school on 15th Ave