Welcome!
The purpose of this guide is to help incoming first year students prepare for the start of school. We encourage you to visit our Law Library User Guide, so that you can get the most out of the Law Library during your time in law school.
The Library is Here to Help
If you take nothing else away from this guide, please know that the library's goal is to help you succeed in law school and beyond. Do not hesitate to contact our Reference staff either:
In person on the 7th floor of the library
By email (lawlibref@ubalt.edu)
By phone (410-837-4559)
The ten-minute rule: If you are working on a research assignment and it takes you more than ten minutes to locate a particular source, ask us for guidance!
The Law Library subscribes to the three major legal research databases: Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law. These databases require a password and are available to UB law faculty, students, and staff. Your login information will be given to you at Orientation. If you have problems signing in, please contact the 7th floor service desk at 410-837-4559 or lawlibref@ubalt.edu.
The library has many additional databases besides these three. If you are on-campus, you will be able to access these databases with no interruptions. If you are off-campus, if you select a paid database, then you will have to go through a proxy server, signing in with the MyUB portal. After signing in, you will be taken directly back to the database.
Available to current UBalt Law students, faculty and staff. Individual login credentials required.
One of the three major legal research platforms that provides access to case law, statutes, regulations, administrative decisions (primary law) from all 50 states and federal resources.
Eligible users can register for an account here using their UBalt email address. An activation code is not required.
Available to current UBalt Law students, faculty and staff. Individual login credentials required.
Access case law, statutes, regulations, and administrative decisions (primary law) from all 50 states and federal resources. Additional material includes select law school case briefs, Headnotes, the Shepard's citator, Citing Decisions, and a large selection of secondary sources. One of the three major legal research databases.
Available to current UBalt Law students, faculty and staff. Individual login credentials required.
Access case law, statutes, regulations, and administrative decisions (primary law) from all 50 states and federal resources. Additional material includes Headnotes, the West Key Number System, the KeyCite citator, Notes to Decisions, and a large selection of secondary sources. One of the three major law databases; owned by Thomson Reuters.