Law books are for the most part shelved in the K section on the 6th floor of the library. To locate books, videos and other material in the Five College libraries use the link below.
Search results can be limited to print books and e-books by checking the appropriate formats on the left side. To search books not in the Five Colleges collection (which can be requested by interlibrary loan) uncheck "Limit to Five College Catalog/UMass electronic subscriptions".
Free to use for anyone to find records. Some results, and detailed information such as PDFs and full text links, are available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Subject search
In addition to keyword searching, you may also search by subject. Example subject headings in legal studies are listed below:
Brown v. Board of Education
Capital Punishment
Civil Rights Arab Americans
Dispute Resolution
Judicial Power
Jury
Law and Politics
Natural Law History
Prisoners Legal Status
Right to Die
Terrorism
For a complete list of Library of Congress subject headings used in the catalogs, consult the five volume set in Reference on the main floor of Du Bois at Ref Z695 L695. There is also a limited search function available at the Library of Congress web site.
