MacMillan Law Library Services and Response to COVID-19: Faculty Support

General Questions? 
Please complete this Questions for the Law Library? form.

Faculty Research Question?
Please complete our Faculty Request form.

Student Research Question?
Please complete our Student Research Request form. 

MacMillan Library Virtual Research Services (January 4, 2021 - May 14, 2021):

          Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm

MacMillan Library Building Hours (January 19, 2021 - May 14, 2021)

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 9pm
Friday: 8am - 6:30pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Noon - 6pm

Virtual Reference Desk (Zoom Meeting ID: 930-5184-4067) 
Monday - Thursday: 10am - 4pm
Friday: 10am - 2pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

IT Help Desk:
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm 
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

IT Virtual Help Desk
Email us at lawstudent-help@emory.edu and we'll reach out to you via Zoom.

Have something checked out from us?

And need to return it but you haven't been cleared to return to campus or are not in the Atlanta area?  Please see our Returning Library Materials guidelines for additional information.   

If you are graduating in December, please return all library materials by December 1st.  If you are not in the Atlanta area, see Returning Library Materials guidelines for instructions for self-shipping your library items.  

Please contact lawcirc@emory.edu for additional assistance.

Research Services will continue to operate as normal, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. 

Document Delivery

Please continue to use the Faculty Request System to submit document delivery requests.

• If the document is available electronically, the request will be fulfilled as normal.
• If the document is available in print only and
  • Is in the Emory Libraries collection, the request will be fulfilled, however, delivery times may be longer than normal.
  • Is not in the Emory Libraries collection (and therefore only available via inter-library loan), we will submit an ILL request, however, delivery times cannot be guaranteed.  Interlibrary loan is temporarily suspended due to reduced staff at lending libraries.

Research Requests

Please continue to use the Faculty Request System to submit research requests.

Want help using the digitized portion of the Emory Law Archives?  Email Erin Grimes, Law Librarian for Archives and Research Services.

NEW for Fall 2020 - West's Academic Assessment - a self-assessment platform - is now available to all ELS students and faculty.   

West Academic Assessment Introduction (Video 9:11) 

To submit copyrighted material for Course Reserves, please continue to use the Faculty Request System here.  

Where eBooks are not available, faculty may consider posting some of the course reading to Emory's Course Reserves System.  Copyright issues are still a factor to consider when posting copyrighted materials and, as a rule of thumb, only 10% of a published work is considered "fair use for educational purposes" in copyright situations.  Emory University has many options for posting copyrighted material if that material exceeds 10% of the published work.  In order to take advantage of these options, copyrighted material MUST be posted in the Course Reserves Systems and linked to Canvas rather than loading content onto Canvas directly.  By using the Course Reserves System, Emory University can obtain appropriate copyright clearance as well as track the number of students actually accessing the content.

When considering which materials to submit to the Course Reserves System, we ask that you consider only posting materials in one- or two-week increments until the end of the semester so (1) we can efficiently process and obtain copyright clearance for eminent classes, and (2) to further strengthen the "fair use" argument that this short-term stop gap is not suitable substitution for students buying the textbooks as normal.

If you have any questions at all, the best way to hear from the library is still to use the Faculty Request System.

The 21st Edition of the Bluebook is now available online.  Individual subscriptions are available starting at $39 per year.

Be prepared: Libraries & Information Technology offers multiple workshops related to remote teaching, such as Zoom Practice Session, Canvas Essentials for Remote Teaching and Canvas Quiz Tool. See the training calendar to register for a session that fits your needs. 

• You will need your NetID and Password to access OPUS (student records system) and Canvas (learning management system).
• You will need DUO Mobile (Emory’s online security system) so that you can access OPUS and Canvas when you are off campus.
  • For assistance, please go to http://it.emory.edu/security/services/two_factor/walkthrough.html or call (404) 727-7777.

Online Instruction Technology:

OPUS - Emory University's student records system. 

• Questions regarding OPUS, please email lawregistrar@emory.edu OR call central IT at 404-727-777

Canvas - Emory University's learning management system.

• For more information on teaching remotely via Canvas, see the Keep Teaching With Canvas page created by the Teaching and Learning Technologies division of LITS.  This page includes information on 
  • Essentials for Remote Teaching,
  • Considering your Course Priorities,
  • Making a Plan, and
  • Contact information for Help Support.
• Additional information on teaching with Canvas can be found on the LITS For Faculty help page.
• Questions regarding Canvas, please email http://it.emory.edu/canvas OR call Canvas at 844-765-2516

Zoom - Emory University's video conferencing service.

Emory University's version of Zoom has been upgraded to support up to 300 users per Zoom meeting. Corky Gallo (Emory Law IT) has prepared this short how-to video (5:25) for reference: How to Record a Lecture using Zoom. 

• Pre-Recording a Lecture/Class Using Zoom
  • Log into Emory Zoom using your campus credentials (NETID and password)
  • Under the Meetings tab (left sidebar) Schedule a New Meeting
  • Title the meeting (class name/date or a meaningful title of your choice)
  • Ignore date or duration of the meeting, as the recording ends when you click End Meeting.
  • For Video, click ON for Host
  • Under Meeting Options, click Record the meeting automatically, and then click In the Cloud
  • Hit Save
  • You can then Start this Meeting (upper right). The provided video link goes into greater detail about Screen Sharing.
  • When finished, hit End Meeting. The recording will then be processed in the cloud, and you will get an email with the link once it’s done, which you can then share with students or post to Canvas
• Scheduling a Live Class Using Zoom
  • Log into Emory Zoom using your campus credentials (NETID and password)
  • Under the Meetings tab (left sidebar) Schedule a New Meeting
  • Title the meeting with a meaningful title such as: Property 545-007 Prof. Smith
  • For Date and Time click Recurring Meeting, and in the drop-down menu for Recurrence, select No Fixed Time. The link being sent to students will remain consistent and you will be able to use this meeting as your regular classroom meeting.
  • For Video, you can click ON for Host, or you can leave it unchecked and turn the camera on when you start the class. You can do the same for participants. They can easily turn their camera on or off as needed.
  • Under Meeting Options,
    1. Typically, it is best to leave the ‘Enable join before host’ button checked.
    2. You may want to Record the meeting automatically. If so, check the box, and then click In the Cloud.
  • Hit Save
  • The page for the meeting will now be displayed, with a blue Join URL address halfway down. This is the link you would copy and send to the students or post to Canvas. As mentioned, if you set this up as a recurring meeting, this address will remain the same for all subsequent classes.
  • Whenever you’re ready to teach, navigate to this meeting and click Start this Meeting (upper right).
  • You have the option of using the Screen Sharing feature to display PowerPoint, web pages, etc.
  • When finished, hit End Meeting. If you’re recording the class, the recording will then be processed in the cloud, and you will get an email with the link once it’s done, which you can then share with students or post to Canvas.

IT Support Contact Information:

• Using OPUS: email lawregistrar@emory.edu OR call central IT at 404-727-777
• Getting and/or resetting your Emory NetID and Password, or accessing your Emory email: call central IT at 404-727-7777
• Law School IT Help: lawhelp@emory.edu.