Reference & Research Services
Full-time, professional reference librarians, specialized in law and legal research, are available to assist you in accessing the library's services and resources and finding the information you need. Please stop by the library's Reference Desk to take advantage of their assistance.
Because of the ongoing renovation and expansion of the Osgoode Hall Law School building, including the library, Osgoode Library Services, including the Reference Desk and all reference and research services, have been temporarily relocated to Room HNES 018 on the lower ground floor of the Health, Nursing & Environmental Studes building (conveniently located directly next door to the law school).
- Consult Opening Hours for our hours of service
- Consult Contact Us for a list of our reference librians
Please note that Reference Librarians will give answers to only legal reference questions but will not give legal advice, counsel or opinion. Students and faculty are advised to book appointments with reference librarians for extensive and time consuming research.
In addition to general reference services and guidance, the Reference Librarians offer the following special services:
Passwords for Online Legal Research
All Osgoode faculty and students are entitled to personal educational passwords for the major CALR (Computer-assisted Legal Research) services, including Lexis/Quicklaw and Westlaw Canada. Please contact the Reference Desk for details and information.
Library Liaison/Advisor Services
All Osgoode faculty members are assigned a personal "Library Liaison" and graduate students are assigned a specific "Library Advisor" to assist them with accessing library services and resources and to assist them with their research.
Research Guides
The reference librarians have produced a number of research guides on specific legal topics to assist you with your research. If you have any changes or additions to suggest for these guides, or have any ideas or recommendations for additional research guides, please do not hesitate to submit your comments to the Reference Desk.
Library Tours
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer tours of the library during the law school renovation and our relocation to temporary facilities.
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