Directory - Southern University Law Center

Library Services
The Law Library contains more than 472,000 volumes,
1,000,000 microfiche, 35,000 rolls of microfilm, and 1,000 law
reviews. The library offers research assistance and reference
service to students, faculty, and the public.
Its collection adequately supports the curriculum and conforms to
the standards of the American Bar Association. Both the federal
and Louisiana state governments have designated Southern
University Law Center Library as an official depository for government
documents.
Summer Abroad Program
A summer abroad program is offered by the Southern University
Law Center. The program is held at London City University. Approximately
30 students each year will have the opportunity to
earn six credit hours while savoring the thousand-year-old roots
of America’s legal heritage. During their six weeks in London,
students will visit some or all of the following: Chancery Lane,
The Law Society, inns of court, Royal Courts of Justice, Central
Criminal Court (the Old Bailey), House of Commons, and House
of Lords.
The program is limited to students in American law schools who
have successfully completed one year of study. Students of law
schools other than Southern University Law Center must submit
a letter of good standing from their dean or registrar, together with
proof of successful completion of one year of law studies.
More information on this program can be found at the Summer
Abroad’s web site, http://www.sulc.edu/summerabroad.htm
A complete collection of Louisiana legal materials, including Continuing
Legal Education materials of the Louisiana Bar Association,
is provided in the library. Although library acquisitions reflect the
civil law tradition of Louisiana, sufficient materials for research in
the common law and a substantial number of basic legal reference
works are available. Media equipment in the library includes
copying machines for printed materials and microform.
The Law Center subscribes to Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis, computerized
legal research systems. Training sessions are conducted
each semester by library staff to assist students in the proper use
of the systems.
The library occupies a 30,000 square ft. area, which includes two
computer labs and a multimedia law learning center.
Cooperative arrangements with the Louisiana State University
Law Center Library provide access to one of the largest Anglo-
American and civil law resource collections in the southern region.
Interlibrary loans from other libraries can be made through the
Southern University Law Center Library.
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