| Reference service
is available to all patrons of the Thomas M. Cooley Law
School Library. The Reference
Service Policy for the Cooley Law Library sets out
the level of services and limits giving any legal advice
on law-related inquiries. Any response by Thomas M. Cooley
Reference Staff should not be construed or interpreted
as legal advice.
In addition to live, in person service
at the reference desk, Email, Chat and Phone Reference
is also available.
Electronic reference services include:
- Responding to questions and requests for information
which require "short answers."
- Confirming whether the library owns a particular
title.
- Answering questions requiring brief facts, statistics,
addresses, etc.
- Providing advice on resources to consult for a
project or paper.
- Suggesting research techniques using various resources.
- Assistance with passworded databases - For Cooley
Faculty and Students
Requests for specific documents (you have the citation
or title) are handled through our Document
Delivery Service.
Chat Reference Schedule
(EST/EDT):
| 10 a.m. - 12 Noon |
Monday - Friday** |
| 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
Monday - Friday** |
| 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Saturday** |
| 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
Saturday** |
**These times may be covered by the librarian staffing
the reference desk. A live question may take
precedence over a chat reference question during these
times. |
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