The University of Missouri Law Library is dedicated to supporting the scholarship of our faculty. The following research and teaching services are available for Law Faculty.
Faculty Library Resources
Law Library Faculty Services
Document Delivery
Law Library Reference Services obtains needed books and articles and delivers to Law Faculty.
SHB Research Associates
Professors can request short term research assistance through the Shook, Hardy, and Bacon Program. Research assistants will be assigned in order of request received.
Current Awareness
The Law Library provides many options to keep up with current awareness, including CILP Alerts and access online newspapers.
Research Support for your RA
The Law Librarians can train your Research Assistants in effective and efficient research techniques and provide them with added research support throughout the year as needed.
Book Requests
If you are unable to find and request a book through the Law Library Book Search, contact Abdulrahman Alzahrani, aalzahrani@missouri.edu, 573-882-6488 and he will request via OCLC. If you need a textbook review copy for a book you are considering adopting for a class, contact Cindy Shearrer, shearrerc@missouri.edu, 573-882-1125
Guest Lectures from Librarians
Need to reschedule a class? Reach out to a Law Librarian to teach a research lesson in your class subject.
Course Reserve
If you have books you would like to have accessible to students on a limited basis, the librarians can place them in the Course Reserve section of the Reserve Room. Books can be made available for checkout from two to 24 hours. Contact the Law Library Circulation Supervisor for assistance.
Online Exam Banks
Please send any past exams you would like to make available to students to Abdulrahman Alzahrani so they can be added to the Online Exam Bank.
Research Guides and Tutorials
If you would like a guide to be created for your subject, or you want something added to a current guide, contact the librarians.
Need to speak to a librarian?
The Mizzou Law Library has an extensive collection of legal research databases and print materials for study and research in all areas of the law. We have a team of law librarians — several with law degrees — IT professionals and staff to assist you in accessing and using the library’s collection.