Library Services & Policies For Law Reviews

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  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL) for Cite-Checking

    If you cannot find material in our library or in Richter library, our Interlibrary Loan Department can most often borrow the material from another library. Occasionally we are unable to obtain certain materials through interlibrary loan, in which case you should work with your ACE and the article author to obtain the cited source material. The law library's interlibrary loan coordinator is Elizabeth Batista (ebatista@law.miami.edu; D137; 305-284-3728). The ILL department's hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

    Process to obtain an interlibrary loan for cite-checking:

    1. Check the library catalog (uSearch) and make sure to change the drop-down box to "All UM Libraries" to be sure that neither library already owns the material. If you have problems searching our catalog, please see a reference librarian.
    2. Check the Law Library and Richter Library subscription databases as well as the internet to see whether the materials are available online. If you need a print version of an article, some of the databases (notably Hein Online) feature pdf images of the print version, so check the databases before requesting an ILL.
    3. Only after being sure that the material is not available from the Law Library or Richter Library, request an interlibrary loan by submitting an interlibrary loan request form electronically (see links below). Please ONLY use the form designated for your law review and ONLY for cite checking assignments. This request will be sent directly to the law review's ILL liaison. The liaison will approve the request and forward it to the Law Library's ILL department.
    4. Do not make a request directly to our ILL Department. Only the liaison may request an ILL for the law review. Direct requests cannot be fulfilled.

    Please be sure to return the borrowed materials on time. Your Managing Editor is responsible to ensure that borrowed materials are not late. The Library must return the materials to our partner libraries in order to avoid compromising our interlibrary loan arrangement with the lender Library. The law review will be responsible for late fees and for replacement costs for lost or damaged materials.

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