Here you will find information on all Library services offered to faculty and staff at the Cleveland State University College of Law. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about these services, please contact us at faculty.servicesnull@law.csuohio.nulledu.
Research and Circulation Services
Instructional Support Services
Faculty Scholarship on Institutional Respository - The College of Law’s institutional repository (IR), created and maintained by the law library, is part of the University's IR, EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University. The repository collects all of CSU|LAW's scholarship in one place. The materials are open access, with optimized discoverability on the internet, which heightens the visibility of law faculty work product and of the school itself. Additionally, a variety of statistics about usage of IR materials can be generated and authors can automatically receive monthly download reports for their papers.
The Law Library maintains Pure Reserach Gallery author pages for faculty within EngagedScholarship. In addition to published works, the author pages can contain a bio, curriculum vitae, disciplines / research areas, and courses taught. (CONTACT: Lisa Smilnak)
The Law Library strives to acquire print copies of publications by Cleveland State University College of Law faculty. The library asks that faculty inform library staff of new publications, and reprint copies/donations are appreciated. Recent faculty publications are added to EngagedScholarship and displayed in the Law Library. Publications not cataloged in the regular collection are maintained in a Faculty Publications file in the Library’s Special Collections room.
Book Purchase Request - In support of teaching and research needs, each full-time law faculty member may request that the Law Library purchase titles (books, e-books, audiobooks, DVDs, periodicals etc.) on their behalf. The budget for faculty allowance titles is set annually by the law school and is based on available, sponsored funds. Faculty allowance titles are not barcoded or stamped by Law Library. Faculty receive the items unmarked and may keep them permanently or choose donate them to the Law Library when finished with them. Law faculty may also request that an item not currently owned by the Law Library be added to the collection and that this item be checked out to them when it arrives. These titles must fit within the Law Library’s collection development policy (available here: https://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/collectiondevelopment) Titles can include print, electronic resources or other non-print media (CONTACT: faculty.servicesnull@law.csuohio.nulledu).
Faculty Research Assistant Form - You can permit your RA to check out library materials in your name.