Introduction       The University       Admission       Registration, Tuition, and Fees       Academic Policies and Procedures       Student Services       Libraries and Other Academic Resources          The University of Texas Libraries          Dolph Briscoe Center for American History          Harry Ransom Center          Legal Research: Tarlton Law Library          Other Libraries in Austin          McDonald Obervatory          Texas Natural Science Center          University of Texas Press          KUT and KUTX Public Radio          Computing Resources          Marine Science Institute          Hogg Foundation for Mental Health          Institute of Latin American Studies       Appendices       Index

• Introduction
• The University
• Admission
• Registration, Tuition, and Fees
• Academic Policies and Procedures
• Student Services
• Libraries and Other Academic Resources
  • The University of Texas Libraries
  • Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
  • Harry Ransom Center
  • Legal Research: Tarlton Law Library
  • Other Libraries in Austin
  • McDonald Obervatory
  • Texas Natural Science Center
  • University of Texas Press
  • KUT and KUTX Public Radio
  • Computing Resources
  • Marine Science Institute
  • Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
  • Institute of Latin American Studies
• Appendices
• Index

Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research: Tarlton Law Library

The Tarlton Law Library in the Jamail Center for Legal Research supports the research and curricular needs of the students and faculty of the School of Law, as well as the research needs of the University community, members of the bar, and the public. The highly qualified library staff provides reference services, offers individual and group instruction, and maintains and organizes the collection for efficient use.

The Tarlton Law Library is one of the largest academic law libraries in the country, with a physical collection of more than a million volumes and equally extensive electronic resources. In addition to a comprehensive collection of United States primary and secondary legal materials in print and digital formats, the library has a broad interdisciplinary collection from the social sciences and humanities. Special collections at Tarlton include significant foreign and international law resources; the papers of former United States Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark; feature films and fiction related to law and popular culture; and, in the library’s Gavel Archive, a collection of feature films, TV shows, and fiction related to law and popular culture, in addition to a collection of recent winners of the American Bar Association’s prestigious Silver Gavel Award. The library is a depository for United States, European Union, and Canadian government documents. The library’s collection of rare and antiquarian law books exceeds ten thousand volumes and includes noted collections of early legal dictionaries, Texas law, and the works of John Selden.

The library offers law students access to BloombergLaw, LexisNexis and Westlaw, the major online legal research services. Computers, a building-wide wireless network, and printers and scanners are available for law student use. The facility has group study rooms and a student lounge, and tables, carrels, and comfortable seating throughout. The Tarlton Law Library Web site  offers a number of online resources and finding aids, including digital collections highlighting Texas legal history and law school traditions.

Almost 1000 paintings, prints, documents, textiles, and pieces of furniture from the Hyder Collection enhance the ambience of the library and create an intellectually rich environment for research and study.

The library’s facilities and information services are open to the University community and to visitors. Non-University borrowers may purchase a guest borrower card. Fees are waived for visitors with valid TexShare cards. Most library materials, including primary source materials, digests, looseleaf binders, microforms, periodicals, and reference resources generally do not circulate outside the library.