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| NEBRASKA |
This collection is a comprehensive collection of material dedicated to the State of
Nebraska. Materials included in this collection are legislative, administrative and
judicial items as well as classified treatise and NCLE material. The treatise
material is arranged using the Library of Congress call number scheme KFN 1-599.
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| REFERENCE |
The Reference collection, located behind the Reference desk, contains material
readily available for answering straight forward reference questions. Included
in this collection are directories and statistical material.
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| INDEX-REF |
The Index-Ref area houses several distinct collections. One
collection contains various indexes to legal materials and dictionaries.
Another collection is the librarys video collection. Many of the videos in
this collection pertain to trial practice. Another collection in Index-Ref is the library's Popular Movie
Collection. The DVDs in this collection are law-related movies, many are classics. There is also a collection
of Self-Help Guides from Nolo Press.
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| RESERVES |
The Reserves collection is a closed collection containing items
put on reserve by faculty and some of the most current Nebraska Continuing
Legal Education materials, and Nebraska formbooks. For assistance with the
Reserve collection please see the circulation staff.
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| SHELVES |
The majority of the librarys classified collection is housed in the location
SHELVES. Materials are shelved using the Library of Congress call number
scheme, which arranges books by subject matter. The majority of the collection
is classified in the KF call number, which stands for American Law. The KF
call number range is further broken down into specific subject areas.
Creighton Law Library Subject Guide to Call Numbers is a guide to those
subject areas. The call numbers KF156 to Z are on the upper level of the
law library.
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| UNCLASSED |
Unclassed is the location where the librarys unclassified collection is
housed. Materials are shelved by jurisdiction and then alphabetically within
the jurisdiction. Included in this collection are Federal Reporters, Statutes,
and Administrative material; the National Reporter System; Digests; Shepards
Citators, Encyclopedias and ALRs.
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| READING ROOM |
Current state statutes are housed in the librarys Reading Room. Statutes are
arranged alphabetically. Also located in the Reading Room is the librarys
collection of current newspapers and magazines.
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| RAREBOOK |
The Rare Book Room, located in the Reading Room, is comprised of approximately
750 books and a variety of documents. The collection is primarily British
legal texts and treatises from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The collection
contains the classics of British legal jurisprudence from Bracton, Littleton,
Coke and Blackstone to name a few. Access to the collection is by appointment
only.
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| MICROFORM |
Various materials have been published on microfiche or microfilm. Included in
this collection are Nebraska and Federal legislative materials, United States
Supreme Court Records & Briefs, state session laws, 19th Century Legal
Treatises, and state bar journals.
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| LOWER LEVEL |
| PERIODICAL |
Located on the lower level, Periodical is where the librarys collection of Law
Reviews and other Journals are housed. The periodicals are arranged
alphabetically by journal title.
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| SHELVES |
The majority of the librarys classified collection is housed in the location
SHELVES. Materials are shelved using the Library of Congress call number scheme,
which arranges books by subject matter. The majority of the collection is
classified in the KF call number, which stands for American Law. The KF call
number range is further broken down into specific subject areas. Creighton Law
Library Subject Guide to Call Numbers is a guide to those subject areas.
The call numbers A to KF110 are on the lower level of the law library.
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| HISTORICAL |
Located on the lower level, houses historical state and federal statutes. State
Statutes are arranged alphabetically. The library retains all prior editions of
Nebraska and federal statutes.
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| VIRTUAL |
| INTERNET |
Many electronic resources are accessible through the librarys catalog, CLIC
and are assigned this location. Click on the URL at the top of the record to
access an electronic resource.
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