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Pence Law Library Circulation Desk

Closed Reserves

Closed Reserves are heavily used materials and materials on course reserve. These materials are available at the circulation desk. 

Professors may place a physical book on course reserve by filling out the Course Reserves Request Form. 

Open Reserves

The Open Reserve section is located on the first floor of the library, to the right of the Circulation Desk.

Popular materials are placed on reserve to ensure that all WCL students have equal access to these items. Materials in the open reserve section may be checked out for a period of 3 hours.  Reserve materials may not be renewed online.

Reserve materials include:

  • Subject study guides (Examples & Explanations, Nutshells)
  • Casebooks
  • Reference materials, directories, and other high-use materials

Reserve materials must be checked out, even if you only plan to use an item for a few minutes.  Please bring all reserve materials to the circulation desk to be checked out.