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Pence Law Library Circulation Desk

Course Reserves

Professors may place items on reserve for a particular course.  These items are available either in the reserve section or at the circulation desk in closed reserves.

Students may search for course reserves in Leagle, the library's online catalog.  You may search by professor name, course name, or course number. 

1L Casebooks on Course Reserve

Pence Law Library is keeping the cost of textbooks down by purchasing books that 1L students can share. Course reserve copies of all 1L casebooks are available for the convenience of students and can be checked out at the Circulation Desk.

  • Course reserve copies of casebooks may be checked out for a non-renewable period of 3 hours. 
  • Reserve materials may not be renewed online.
  • Students have an obligation to purchase required class texts; casebooks on reserve are not intended and should not be used as a substitute for the purchase of casebooks. 
  • Besides purchasing new casebooks in print, students may opt to purchase used or electronic copies, or rent copies where that option is available.

Searching for Course Reserves in the Library Catalog

Using the Advanced Search option, you can filter your search to only include results for books that have been placed on reserve for a particular course. 

  • You may search by professor name, course name, or course number. 
  • These items are available either in the reserve section or at the circulation desk in closed reserves. 

Contact Us

The main phone number for the circulation department is 202-274-4300. 
You may also email the circulation staff at circ@wcl.american.edu.
 
Jason Miller
Circulation Manager
jasonm@wcl.american.edu 
Rachel Silverboard
Circulation Manager
silverboard@wcl.american.edu