Teaching Resources
Classroom Instruction
The Reference Librarians are available to provide library instruction to your students. Librarians can provide an overview of legal resources or provide instruction on specific areas of law. Librarians are also available to provide instruction in the effective and efficient use of Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and a multitude of other research databases including those outside the realm of law. To schedule a presentation for your class, please email Ask a Law Librarian.
Course Reserves
Books and other library materials may be placed on Course Reserve for use by students in your classes. Physical Course Reserves are located at the Circulation Desk and may be checked out by students for 4 hours. Electronic reserves may be linked to your course site through Canvas or accessed directly through the ASU Library Resource Organizer.
To place personal copies on Course Reserve, please bring the items to the Circulation Desk on the third floor. If you have questions about Course Reserves, contact Carrie Henteleff.
Past Exams
Releasable exams and sample answers are made available online through the Past Exams database from 2014 onwards. Exams administered prior to 2014 may be available in hardcopy at the Law Library Circulation Desk on the third floor. All past exams are accessible by current Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law students, faculty, and staff only.
Research Guides and Seminar Guides
Reference Librarians develop research guides on a wide variety of legal topics, with special emphasis on Law Library resources available to College of Law students. Our research guides in the areas of Law and Science, Indian Law, and International Law are especially helpful for classroom support.
We also tailor course-specific guides for all classes through which students can complete the Flexible Writing Requirement or Graduation Writing Requirement. These seminar guides can be found on the Topical Seminar Research Guides page as well as in the subject-specific guides listed on the main research guides page.
Textbook Review Copies
Many legal publishers will provide faculty with review copies of course textbooks at no or discounted cost. This list contains links to the review copy information pages for some of the most commonly used legal publishers.