After-Hours Library Access
Copy/Delivery Service
Course Reserves
Faculty/Library Contact Program
Intercampus Delivery Service
Interlibrary Loan Services
New Books Lists
Remote Database Access
Research Assistant at Large
After-Hours Library Access
Contact Michael Mitsukawa at 617-552-2355.
Copy/Delivery Service
To have a book or article from the law library's collection delivered to your office, send an e-mail to the Information Desk. If you need a book immediately it is best to phone the Information Desk at 617-552-4434. The item will be delivered within the hour if at all possible. It also is possible to request a book via the online Quest catalog:
1. Locate the desired item in Quest
2. On the Search Results screen, click on the library name in the "Library/Call Number" column (the right-most column)
3. On the Holdings screen, click on the "Request" link that precedes the desired item
4. You will be prompted to enter your BC username and password
5. A window will open allowing you to specify a pick-up location. Choose Law.
6. Click "Send." You will see a window with the message "Your request has been registered."
7. The item will be delivered to your office. If your office is locked, the item will be delivered to the faculty mailroom.
The delivery service is available Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Faculty/Library Contact Program
The law library staff's goal is to increase further our ability to support faculty research and instruction even in the midst of what seems to all of us to be an information explosion. Your Faculty/Library contact person will periodically meet with you to gather information about your current research projects, explore ways in which we can help you in your classroom instruction, and determine what other assistance can be of the greatest help to you. In addition, we would like to refresh your memory about existing library services. Based on information gathered on those occasions, your contact will be responsible for staying abreast of your teaching and research interests to help you, your students and your research assistants be aware of pertinent research sources and how to use them effectively.
We want to be clear that the librarian who is your contact person is not your only library resource. We hope that the faculty contact program can indeed bring you more personalized service but it is meant to complement, not replace, existing services in the library. All members of the Education and Reference staff are ready to help you with reference questions and collection issues; the staff at the Information Desk will help you with circulation and delivery issues; and members of the Administrative and Technology Resources staff can help you with hardware and software concerns. You should feel free, however, to call your contact or the Information Desk (617-552-4434) when you don't know where within the library to turn for help. Your contact should be able to point you in the right direction if he or she is not the person who can answer your question.
If you are not sure who your Faculty/Library contact is, please contact Mark Sullivan at 617-552-2896.
Intercampus Delivery Service for Faculty
1. Locate the desired item in the online catalog in Quest
2. On the Search Results screen, click on the library name in the "Library/Call Number" column (the right-most column)
3. On the Holdings screen, click on the "Request" link that precedes the desired item
4. You will be prompted to enter your BC username and password
5. A window will open allowing you to specify a pick-up location. Choose Law.
6. Click "Send." You will see a window with the message "Your request has been registered."
7. The item will be delivered to the law library and then placed in your faculty mailbox or delivered to your office.
To request delivery of an article from a journal in the O'Neill Library collection:
1. Go to the Your Account feature of Quest.
2. Sign in and select "Request Document Delivery from O'Neill Library" from the list of options.
3. The document will be sent to you via email.
Delivery of the items from O'Neill Library may take several days. You will be notified if an item is unavailable.
Interlibrary Loan Services
If you need materials not owned by the Boston College Libraries we will attempt to borrow them for your use for a limited period of time.
New Books Lists
The library maintains a monthly database of recently received books searchable by 112 broad legal subject areas. Click on a title to link to the catalog and request the book. Archived lists for earlier months are also available.
Remote Database Access
Remote access to most electronic resources is available to current faculty, students and staff of Boston College. To access library resources from off-campus, you must sign in as a verified BC community member.
- When accessing restricted resources listed on the Libraries' web site and in Quest, the library catalog, you will be prompted to enter your BC username and password. Your username is the same username that you use to log in to email (username@bc.edu) For more information on BC passwords, see the BC username, password, PIN, and LDAChelp page
Additional BC remote access information from Information Technology Services:
- Remote Access (Dial-in): This service will allow direct dialing into the BC network using username and password.
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN): This software allows access to the BC network using most commercial Internet service providers. Also available, Configuring VPN for Windows XP. NOTE: You do not need VPN to access the Libraries' electronic resources
To report problems accessing library databases remotely, please contact the Information Desk at the Law Library, 617-552-4434 or lawref@bc.edu
Research Assistant at Large
The law library hires a Boston College law student who has completed his or her first year of law school to work as a Research Assistant at Large during the summer and the academic year. The student provides research assistance for full-time and visiting BC Law faculty members who do not hire research assistants or whose assistants are busy working on other projects. Generally, the Research Assistant at Large will take on short-term research projects that may be completed in two weeks or less. Service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Requests for research services should be sent via e-mail to lawlibra@bc.edu, or by calling the Information Desk at 617-552-4434.