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The library staff will assist with use of the library and its collections, but they cannot conduct legal research on behalf of a user. Library staff can help locate information, identify relevant resources, and develop search strategies. Library staff cannot provide advice on a legal problem, help fill out legal forms or draft legal documents, interpret legal materials, or explain how the law applies to a particular situation.

The Jameson Law Library is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. After hours, only Alexander Blewett III School of Law students, faculty, and staff may use the library. After-hours library users may not prop open library doors or allow admittance to anyone who cannot swipe in with a valid Griz Card that allows after-hours law library access.

Behavior that interferes with the appropriate use of the library is not permitted. This includes excessive noise, altercations, theft, vandalism, inappropriate sexual behavior, harassment and violence. Specifically, unpermitted behavior includes, but is not restricted to:

• Removal or attempted removal of library materials, furniture or property without checking them out or without authorization.
• Mutilation of library materials, furniture or equipment by marking, underlining, scratching, removing pages or portions of pages, removing binding, removing electronic-theft detection devices, or in any other way injuring or defacing the library building, library materials, furniture, or equipment.
• Concealing library materials in the library for the exclusive use of an individual or group or for the express purpose of preventing use by others.
• Harassing library staff or users.
• Failing to cooperate with library staff.
• Being in an unauthorized area of the library.
• Remaining in the library when requested to leave at closing, or when requested to leave during emergency situations or drills.
• Having bodily hygiene so offensive as to constitute a nuisance to other.

In order to preserve a quiet study environment, library users must either turn-off cell phones and pagers or set them to vibrate or a non-audible signal. All cell phone conversations must be held outside of the library where you will not disturb others.

There are four public-use computers in the Jameson Law Library reading room. These computers may only be used for legal research and use is restricted to 30 minutes if other users are waiting. Printing costs 20 cents per page, cash only. The library computer lab is reserved for law students at all times.

Food and drink are permitted in the Jameson Law Library but users must clean up all areas they use and throw-away all garbage. Drinks must be in covered, spill-proof containers. Users may be asked to reimburse the library for damage caused by spills.

Neither the Jameson Law Library nor the Alexander Blewett IIISchool of Law is responsible for loss, theft, or damage to personal belongings. Library staff cannot watch personal belongings. Do not leave personal belongings unattended in the library. Please bring any found items to the Circulation Desk.

To protect the privacy of library users, no photography or filming is allowed in the library. Limited exceptions may be granted by the Dean of the Alexander Blewett III School of Law or the Dean’s designee. Filming or photographing of official law school events is permissible so long as no library users are captured on film without their permission.

All children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult while in the Jameson Law Library, except for users under the age of 15 who have a valid student Griz Card. All users of the Jameson Law Library are subject to this Library Use Policy. Access to, or use of, the internet by minor children who are not students of the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú is solely the responsibility of the child’s parent or legal guardian. Library staff will facilitate access to government documents and legal information to all patrons regardless of age.

The Jameson Law Library reserves the right to enforce this Library Use Policy and will call campus police as necessary. Violators may face criminal prosecution and/or disciplinary action under The ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú Student Conduct Code or Law School Honor Code. Failure to comply with this Library Use Policy may result in permanent revocation of Law Library use privileges.

Current students, faculty, and staff may use interlibrary loan (ILL) to borrow books, journal articles, or other materials from thousands of other libraries.

How do I make a request?

• Submit an
• Or email Diane Yancy at diane.yancy@umontana.edu with your request.

Requests from the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú State Prison in Deer Lodge for books must be made through OCLC. Requests from the ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú State Prison in Deer Lodge for articles will generally be made to the State Law Library as per the longstanding agreement between the state law library and the state prison. Requests that circumvent this agreement will be returned to the requestor. Requests from the Crossroads Correctional Facility in Shelby for articles and cases will be filled as follows: The inmate will request the article and or case in writing and notify the Jameson Law Library via the U.S. Postal Service. Library staff will then determine the number of pages that must be reproduced to fulfill the request and the amount that the copies will cost (at 15 cents per page single-sided), and let the inmate know via the U.S. Postal Service. The inmate will then obtain a money order from the Crossroads Correctional Facility payable to The Jameson Law Library for the indicated amount and send it to the Jameson Law Library before any photocopying is done. On receipt of the money order, the case or article will be sent to the inmate via the U.S. Postal Service. Requests from the Crossroads Correctional Facility in Shelby for books will be filled as follows: There is currently no mechanism in place to lend books directly to the Crossroads Correctional Facility.