The Law Library's collection is located on the second and third floors of the main building and in the Annex addition to the law building. Below is a detailed description of what materials can be found where in the library. We are always glad to provide tours of the library. To arrange for a tour, contact the reference librarians at lawref@maine.edu.
If you have a suggestion for a new acquisition, you can contact anyone on the the library staff. Faculty requests for new acquisitions are generally honored unless the item is unduly expensive or outside the scope of our collection development policy. The final decision on faculty requests lies with the Director.
Second Floor—Main Building
The law library's collection of primary legal resources can be found on the second floor of the library, in the law school's main building. Here you will find federal primary legal resources, as well as ALR and ALR Federal. In addition, the second floor of the main law building houses the state primary legal materials and the law library's classified collections.
Third Floor-Main Building
On the third floor of the law library you will find the Circulation and Reference Departments as well as the library's extensive law review collection. Also on the third floor reference area houses the Maine materials, including Maine cases, statutes, legislative documents and regulatory information.
First Floor Annex
In the first floor of the annex you will find the library's Commonwealth Collection.
The Second Floor Annex is primarily a space for students to study. There are several large tables that can be used by library patrons. Also in this area, you will find the end of the Library's classified collection KF 8218-ZA 5055.
The Third Floor Annex is primarily a place to hold large group meetings and a place for students to study.
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Subject |
Call Number |
Subject |
Call Number |
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Administrative Law |
KF 5401 |
Immigration |
KF 4801 |
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Admiralty |
KF 1111 |
Insurance |
KF 1163 |
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Antitrust |
KF 1631 |
Intellectual Property |
KF 2971 |
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Animal Rights |
KF 3841 |
Jurisprudence |
KF 379 |
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Banking & Bankruptcy |
KF 966, 1510 |
Juvenile |
KF 9700 |
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Business Associations |
KF 1365 |
Labor |
KF 3301 |
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Business Planning |
KF6450 |
Land Use Planning |
KF 5691 |
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Civil Procedure |
KF8810 |
Landlord-Tenant, Housing |
KF 586, 5721 |
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Civil Rights |
KF 4741, JX 4000 |
Legal Aid |
KF 336 |
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Collective Bargaining |
KF 3408, HD 6480 |
Legal Research & Writing |
KF 240 |
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Commercial Transactions |
KF 871, 956 |
Legislation |
KF 4945 |
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Communications |
KF 2161 |
Medical-Legal |
KF 3821 |
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Conflicts of Law |
KF 400 |
Negotiable Instruments |
KF 957 |
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Constitutional Law |
KF 4501 |
Partnerships |
KF 1375 |
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Consumer Credit |
KF 1039, 1601 |
Products Liability |
KF 1296 |
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Contracts |
KF 801 |
Professional Responsibility |
KF 305 |
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Copyright, Patents, & Trademarks |
KF 2986 |
Real Property |
KF 566 |
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Corporations |
KF 1384 |
Remedies |
KF 9010 |
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Creditors’ Rights |
KF 1501 |
Securities |
KF 1431 |
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Criminal Law & Procedure |
KF 9201 |
Secured Transactions |
KF 1050 |
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Domestic Relations |
KF 501 |
Social Welfare Law |
KF 3300 |
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Education |
KF 4119 |
State & Local Government |
KF 5300 |
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Employment Practices |
KF 3457 |
Taxation |
KF 6271, 6763 |
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Environmental Law |
KF 3775 |
Torts |
KF 1246 |
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Estates & Trusts |
KF 577, 726 |
Trade Regulations |
KF 1600 |
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Evidence |
KF 8931, 9660 |
Trial Tactics |
KF 8911 |
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Family Law |
KF 501 |
Trusts & Estates |
KF 726 |
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Federal Jurisdiction |
KF 4600, 8739 |
Wills |
KF 750, 6584 |
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Food, Drug, & Cosmetics |
KF 3864 |
Workers’ Compensation |
KF 3611 |
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Future Interests |
KF 605 |
Zoning Law |
KF 5698 |
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Housing, Landlord-Tenant |
KF 586, 5721 |
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Publication |
Location |
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Am Jur (American Jurisprudence) |
Online for current, 2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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ALR |
Online for current, 2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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ALR Federal |
Online for current, 2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) |
Online for current, 2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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Current Index To Legal Periodicals |
Electronic Resource: See Reference Librarian for Help. |
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Federal Court Reports |
Online Only: LexisNexis, Westlaw or Bloomberg for students and faculty. Available on Fastcase for public. |
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Federal Register |
Online only |
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Index To Legal Periodicals |
3rd Floor Reference Collection--Print Only |
| Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals | HeinOnline - 3rd Floor Reference Collection--Print Only. |
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CFR List of Statutes Affected |
2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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Reporters for Maine |
3rd Floor Reference Room, 3rd Floor Circ. Desk Special Reserve |
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Shepard’s Citators for Maine Statutes and Cases |
3rd Floor Reference Room |
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Shepard’s Citators: State and Federal |
Electronic Resource: LexisNexis for students & faculty. Via LexisNexis Patron access for Public. Note: Library only gets print Shepard’s for Maine. |
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Maine Statutes |
3rd Floor Reference Room, 3rd Floor Special Reserve |
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US Code, USCA, USCS |
Current online, 2nd Floor Federal Primary Room/Reading Room |
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US Government Manual |
3rd Floor Reference Collection (JK 421 A3) |
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West’s Maine Digest |
3rd Floor Reference Room, |
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West’s Regional Digest
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Note: Library has Atlantic Digest only, in the 2nd floor Reading Room. |
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Hornbooks |
2nd Floor Law Stacks, Select Titles 3rd Floor Special Reserve, online via West Academic Study Aids Package. |
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Restatements |
2nd Floor Law Stacks, Select Titles 3rd Floor Special Reserve |
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Treatises |
2nd Floor Law Stacks, (Select Titles 3rd Floor Special Reserve) |
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Law Reviews & Journals |
Print located 3rd Floor Periodical Room (alphabetical by title) Also available online via HeinOnline, LexisNexis and Westlaw |
