You might be surprised to learn that quite a few of our books are available to check out. About a quarter of our collection is available to circulate (if you don’t count the case reporters and digests downstairs). Like most law libraries, we keep the primary sources and most multi-volume secondary sources here in the Law Library so that they will be available for everyone to use. But that means that there are still many secondary sources you can check out!
If you are unsure whether the book you want circulates, just look inside the front to see whether it is stamped “Library Use Only.” You can also double-check by looking it up in ANTPAC and checking the status column. If the status says “NOT CHCKD OUT” (as opposed to “LIB USE ONLY”) you’re free to check it out.
The standard check-out period for law students is three months.
Related links: UCI Law Library – Borrowing