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Loan periods for library and ILL materials are being automatically extended and any fines will be waived. Students are not expected to return materials until AUWCL reopens.
Access to the library is limited to a small number of seats at a time, and only students with reservations will be permitted to enter. We will continue to offer reference services by email and chat.
Both of these reservation processes will operate through the LibCal system, available here. Use the dropdown at the top to toggle between Library Study Space and Library Services Reservations.
As President Burwell recently announced, AU has updated its COVID policies to require regular COVID-19 (PCR) screening for students, faculty and staff with a presence on campus. For students, the University is providing free testing at the Student Health Center. Please consult AU’s COVID testing website for information about where, when, and how often to obtain a COVID test. If you plan to come to campus, you must comply with this testing policy and with AU’s COVID health and safety requirements. Failure to do so will be considered an honor code violation.
Please review the Operating Policies before visiting the law library.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - All library users must exit for deep cleaning
As President Burwell recently announced, AU has updated its COVID policies to require regular COVID-19 (PCR) screening for students, faculty and staff with a presence on campus. For students, the University is providing free testing at the Student Health Center. Please consult AU’s COVID testing website for information about where, when, and how often to obtain a COVID test. If you plan to come to campus, you must comply with this testing policy and with AU’s COVID health and safety requirements. Failure to do so will be considered an honor code violation.
These policies are subject to change at any time as appropriate and as circumstances require.
Students who need to check out a book from the general collection may do so through the hold feature in the catalog or by emailing our circulation desk. These books will be available for pick up in the Yuma Street entrance where the printers are (there is also a book drop there to return library books). Please do not return a library laptop or charger to the book return; contact circulation to make arrangements to return those items.
Because we are operating with a skeleton staff, the library cannot scan casebook pages or other course-related materials for students. We do, however, accept scanning requests from professors and will fulfill them as our limited staffing allows.
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The library will scan materials for journal/brief source collection assignments and student research projects. We will fulfill the requests as our limited staffing allows but cannot guarantee a specific turnaround time. Please make your scanning requests through the law library catalog by logging in with your AU credentials, searching for the item, and looking for the “Chapter/Article Scan Request” link under the “Get It” heading. If you have difficulties finding the correct catalog entry, or if the library does not own the item you are requesting, please contact our circulation department at circ@wcl.american.edu for assistance.
For help accessing electronic resources, using the library catalog, or conducting research, contact the Pence Law Library reference librarians: reference@wcl.american.edu / 202-274-4352 (leave a message and we'll call you back). Or chat with us during reference hours.
Monday - Thursday | 10 am - 8 pm |
Friday | 10 am - 4 pm |
Saturday & Sunday | 12 pm - 5 pm |
You may also schedule a research consultation outside those hours by emailing reference@wcl.american.edu.
For help with your library account, contact circ@wcl.american.edu.
For questions related to interlibrary loan, contact ill@wcl.american.edu.