MacMillan Law Library - General Information

Our Reference Desk, located at the 2nd Floor Service Desk, is staffed by our five dual-degreed law librarians Monday through Friday as indicated below.  Note, this is our target schedule and some librarian shifts may vary.  We hope you will stop by and see us sometime!

Have a quick question for a librarian?  Want to schedule a one-on-one consultation?  Use this form to ask us anything!
Submit a Student Research Question.

Use this form to submit questions like:

• What is a preemption check and how do I do one?
• What can I do if Emory doesn't have the book I want?
• How can I do an "advanced" search on my topic?
• I'm cite-checking for a journal and I can't find this source, what should I do?
• I found an article I want to read but it is behind a paywall, what can I do?
• I lost my Bloomberg Law password, how to I request a new one?
• Is this a proper Bluebook citation for this resource?

Use this form to reqeust a one-on-one research consultations for situations such as:

• I've started my research, but I have way to many resources.  What can I do to narrow my research?
• I've started my research, but I have only a few resources.  What can I do to expand my research?
• I've read a lot of cases, but none of them seem to be on-point.  What can I do to find cases on-point?
• I don't know where to start my research, what secondary sources should I use to get started?

Not sure how the law librarians can help you? 

Here are some sample questions you can ask us at the Reference Desk or submit through our Student Research Question form:

• How can study aids make law school simpler?
• Are there resources to help improve my bluebooking skills?
• How can I find a book on the shelf in the library?
• What is a preemption check and how do I do one?
• What can I do if Emory doesn't have the book I want?
• How can I do an "advanced" search?
• I'm cite-checking for a journal and I can't find this source, what should I do?
• I found an article I want to read but it is behind a paywall, what can I do?
• I lost my Bloomberg Law password, how to I request a new one?
• Is this a proper Bluebook citation for this resource?

Here are some sample questions that are more appropriate for one-on-one research consultations:

• I've started my research, but I have way to many resources.  What can I do to narrow my research?
• I've started my research, but I have only a few resources.  What can I do to expand my research?
• I've read a lot of cases, but none of them seem to be on-point.  What can I do to find cases on-point?
• I don't know where to start my research, what secondary sources should I use to get started?

Faculty Research Question?
Please submit a Faculty Request form.

Student Research Question?
Please submit a Student Research Question form. 

Still have questions? 
Stop by our Reference Desk to chat with us in person.

MacMillan Library Hybrid Research Services:

          Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
          Saturday - Sunday: Closed 

MacMillan Library Building Hours (August 18, 2025 - November 2, 2025)*:

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 12am
Friday: 8am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 12pm - 12am
*Extended hours begin Monday, November 3, 2025.

Reference Desk (August 18, 2025 - December 11, 2025):
Monday: 10am - 4pm 
Tuesday: 10am - 4pm 
Wednesday: 10am - 1pm, 2:30pm - 4pm
Thursday: 10am - 4pm
Friday: 10am - 4pm 
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

IT Help Desk:
Monday - Friday: 
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Emory Law Archives:
Physical archives: By appointment only.
Digital archives: More information available here. 
Limited remote services are available on a case-by-case basis. 
Questions?  Email Anna Sturgill, Law Librarian for Archives and Assessment Services