The Law Library
The Elon Law Library strives to be a warm and welcoming place for all members of the Elon Law community. We wish to be a resource in your educational and personal growth during your time here at Elon Law School. The Law Library recognizes the close relationship between a positive environment and its use by patrons. This concept relies on having as few impediments as possible for patrons to use the library facility and its services. Thus, both food and drink are allowed in the library. We encourage students to make themselves at home, within reason, remembering that they are sharing the facilities with their classmates, alumni and often members of the practicing bar.
Library Hours are posted on the Library website and on the bulletin board outside of the library doors.
A complete description of the library services available to students can be found on the library website.
The Elon Library provides materials in multiple formats to accommodate patron preferences. In addition to online databases, Elon Law School students can access material in either digital format or paper (hardcopy). The lending rules vary by format.
Borrowing Digital Titles from the Elon Law Digital Library
Students may borrow digital library material from the Digital Library with their network username and Elon Library Card number located on the back of their Phoenix Card. Material can be borrowed from any location with an internet connection. Material is lent for four hours. Material not returned is automatically retrieved by the system at the end of the loan period.
There are no overdue fines/charges assessed for use of the digital materials.
Borrowing Hard-copy Material
Students may borrow library material on their Phoenix cards for loan periods ranging from 4 hours to 3 weeks, based on the type of material being borrowed. In order to make material readily available to all students, overdue fines are charged for material not returned in a timely manner. The fines are assessed as follows, and payment is expected by the end of the trimester.
Reserve materials:$.50/hour
Up to maximum $20.00/item
Non‑Reserve materials:$.25/day for first 10 days
After 10 days fine increases to $.50 per day Up to maximum $20.00/item
Recalled Material which is not returned will incur an additional $.25 per fine period (hour or day)
Lost and Damaged Materials
If an item is damaged or not returned within 45 days of the time it becomes overdue (or 3 days in the case of Reserve material), the Library declares the material lost and charges the borrower a $40.00 processing fee (this includes the outstanding fine) plus current replacement cost, whether or not the item is repurchased.
Lost InterLibrary Loan (ILL) material is billed a minimum charge of $250.00 or the lending library’s bill plus $40.00, whichever is greater.